The paper compares the evolutionary histories of universal single-copy genes (USCGs) and 16S rDNA in Vibrio, finding that USCGs produce more resolved and congruent phylogenies than rDNA.

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · Sep 21, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Effect of pH on the secretome profile of the human pathogen

Asier Ramos‐Pardo, Guillermo Quindós, Elena Eraso, Elena Sevillano, Vladimir R. Kaberdin

This study identifies C. auris secreted polypeptides under pH 5.5 and pH 7.5, revealing pH-dependent virulence factor secretion and potential host-pathogen interaction strategies.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Independent colonisations of serpentine habitats highlight species-specific evolutionary histories of lineage diversification

Pablo Arrufat, Noelia Hidalgo Triana, Nazaret Keen, Jaime Francisco Pereña-Ortiz, Andrés Vicente Pérez Latorre, Amaia Leunda-Esnaola, Alexandra Garcia-Florez, Vladimir R. Kaberdin, Filip Kolář, David López‐Idiáquez, Peter B. Pearman

The paper examines genomic and phenotypic differentiation in three plant species across serpentine and non-serpentine soils, finding species-specific evolutionary patterns and multiple colonizations of serpentine habitats.

bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

NAD+ capping of RNA in Archaea and Mycobacteria

Olatz Ruiz‐Larrabeiti, Roberto Benoni, Viacheslav Zemlianski, Nikola Hanišáková, Marek Schwarz, Barbora Brezovská, Barbora Benoni, Jarmila Hnilicová, Vladimir R. Kaberdin, Hana Cahová, Monika Vítězová, Martin Převorovský, Libor Krásný

The paper identifies NAD+ capping in archaeal and mycobacterial organisms, showing its prevalence in stationary phase and involvement of specific promoter elements.

bioRxiv · Dec 14, 2021 · PreprintMolecular Biology