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Horia Leonard Banciu

Babeș-Bolyai UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6563-3226Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Adorján CristeaiD· 1 shared Aharon OreniD· 1 shared Alexandru Eugeniu MizeranschiiD· 1 shared Alina CăruntaiD· 1 shared Ana S. RamíreziD· 1 shared Andrei Marian PanaitiD· 1 shared Bernardo GonzáleziD· 1 shared Bonnie K. BaxteriD· 1 shared

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MEGAHIT k-mer range tuning trades computational efficiency for improved recovery of functional genes across cave sediment and wastewater metagenomes

Alina Cărunta, Horia Leonard Banciu, Alexandru Eugeniu Mizeranschi

The paper evaluates how different k-mer settings in MEGAHIT affect functional gene recovery in metagenomes, showing trade-offs between computational efficiency and gene discovery.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Metagenomics reveal allopatric speciation and higher connectivity among coastal vs. inland hypersaline lakes and solar salterns

Tomeu Viver, Juan F. Gago, Esteban Bustos-Caparros, Borja Aldeguer‐Riquelme, Luis M. Rodriguez‐R, Ana S. Ramírez, Luciana Albuquerque, Souad Amiour, Aharon Oren, Mehmet Burçin Mutlu, Stephanus N. Venter, Bonnie K. Baxter, María Eugenia Llames, Bernardo González, Gustavo Rodríguez-Valdecantos, , Ramon A. Rossello-Mora

The paper uses metagenomics to compare microbial communities in coastal and inland hypersaline lakes, finding higher connectivity and allopatric speciation in coastal systems.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Community-level physiological profiling of carbon substrate metabolization by microbial communities associated to sediments and water in karstic caves from Romania

Diana Felicia Bogdan, Andrei Marian Panait, Adorján Cristea, Erika Andrea Levei, Oana Teodora Moldovan, Horia Leonard Banciu

This study uses CLPP to assess carbon substrate utilization by microbial communities in Romanian karstic caves, revealing environmental drivers and distinct metabolic patterns.

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Biologia · Jun 25, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology