Howard Ochman

This study provides a genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic analysis of wax synthesis in Dactylopius opuntiae, identifying 26 FAR genes and their evolutionary expansion.

This study redefines species boundaries in the genus Bacteroides based on gene flow patterns across nearly 2,000 genomes, revealing inconsistencies with traditional classification methods.

The paper identifies proto-genes in E. coli by analyzing the LTEE dataset, showing non-genic sequences evolve transcription and translation, often due to promoter formation and chromosomal events.