Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

This study shows that multispecies biofilm structure and matrix composition influence phage susceptibility, with V. anguillarum protecting E. coli and K. cryocrescens from lytic phages.

The paper analyzes microbial metabolic potential for CO2 and CH4 emissions in prawn ponds using genome-resolved metagenomics, finding that seasonal dynamics influence functional gene abundances more than management practices.

The paper uses whole genome sequencing of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae isolates from Danish potato farms to trace disease spread and identify potential phage-based biocontrol strategies.

TaxVAMB improves metagenome binning by combining tetranucleotide frequencies and co-abundances with taxonomic annotations, outperforming existing methods on benchmark and real datasets.

The paper identifies virulent phage genomes in bacterial assemblies, challenging the assumption that virulent phages cannot persist in bacterial cells.

The paper quantifies bacterial genetic responses to stress using single-strain mobilome sequencing, revealing increased activity of IS elements, prophages, and other mobile genetic elements under copper and SDS stress.

The paper examines cultivar-dependent Pseudomonas microdiversity in wheat rhizosphere, linking it to disease resistance and root diameter.

The paper isolates and characterizes novel bacteriophages targeting wheat phyllosphere bacteria, identifies DNA modifications and single-strand breaks, and finds widespread distribution of similar phages in public metagenomes.

This study shows that polyphenol intake interacts with parasitic whipworm infection in mice, altering immune responses and gut microbial metabolism.

The paper links gut microbiome composition and its metabolic traits to lipoprotein distribution profiles in healthy individuals.

The paper evaluates metagenomic software tools using realistic datasets, highlighting improvements in assembly and taxon profiling while identifying remaining challenges in virus/archaea detection and reproducibility.

The paper presents the complete genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. USK10, which can fully mineralize Benzophenone-3, a UV filter harmful to aquatic life.

This study identifies a mutation in RRP7A linked to primary microcephaly, showing its role in neurogenesis, ribosomal biogenesis, and ciliary resorption in neural stem cells.

This paper presents the first whole genome sequence and mRNA transcriptome of the copepod Apocyclops royi, providing genomic resources for further study.

The paper reports the first genome and transcriptome of Acartia tonsa, revealing a 14-fold genome size difference among copepods and expanding genetic resources for evolutionary studies.

The paper analyzes the facial and gut microbiomes of vultures to identify microbial elements that contribute to their adaptation to scavenging diets.

This paper presents the complete genome sequence of Aminobacter sp. MSH1, revealing its genomic structure and plasmid dynamics related to BAM degradation.

The paper benchmarks computational metagenomics software using complex datasets, showing strengths and limitations in assembly, binning, and taxonomic profiling.

The paper analyzes circular DNA elements in rat gut microbiomes from two environments, finding differences in element size and antibiotic resistance gene diversity linked to human impact.