Mesorhizobium ventifaucium sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium escarrei sp. nov., two novel root-nodulating species isolated from...
The Role of Fatty Acid Metabolites in Vaginal Health and Disease: Application to Candidiasis
Although the vast majority of women encounters at least one vaginal infection during their life, the amount of microbiome-related research performed in this area lags behind compared to alternative niches such as the intestinal tract. As a result, effective means of diagnosis and treatment, especially of recurrent infections, are limited. The role ...
Immunological Assays used to Support Efficacy of Zika Virus Vaccines.
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease
In February of 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika virus (ZIKV) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This prompted a rapid response from both the private and public sector resulting in the generation of several promising vaccine candidates. In this review, we discuss published scientific efforts associated with th...
The capabilities of bacteria and archaea to alter natural building stones : a review
Microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, algae and fungi, colonize natural building stones. Bacteria are among the most relevant colonizers, as they impact substrates in multiple forms, primarily attributed to their high diversity. They alter rock properties, induce discoloration, dissolution or precipitation, which can lead to degradation over...
Gluconacetobacter dulcium sp. nov., a novel Gluconacetobacter species from sugar- rich environments
A phylogenomic analysis based on 107 single-copy core genes revealed that three strains from sugar-rich environments, i.e. LMG 1728T, LMG 1731 and LMG 22058, represented a single, novel Gluconacetobacter lineage with Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens as nearest validly named neighbour. OrthoANIu and digital DNA-DNA hybridization analyses among these s...
Minimal standards for the description of new genera and species of rhizobia and agrobacteria.
...Published in International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Herein the members of the Subcommittee on Taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes review recent developments in rhizobial and agrobacterial taxonomy and propose updated minimal standards for the description of new species (and genera) in these groups. The essential requirements (minimal sta...
Food Supplements to Mitigate Detrimental Effects of Pelvic Radiotherapy
Pelvic radiotherapy has been frequently reported to cause acute and late onset gastrointestinal (GI) toxicities associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although the underlying mechanisms of pelvic radiation-induced GI toxicity are poorly understood, they are known to involve a complex interplay between all cell types comprising the int...
Uncovering the Uncultivated Majority in Antarctic Soils: Toward a Synergistic Approach
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Although Antarctica was once believed to be a sterile environment, it is now clear that the microbial communities inhabiting the Antarctic continent are surprisingly diverse. Until the beginning of the new millennium, little was known about the most abundant inhabitants of the continent: prokaryotes. From then on, however, the rising use of deep se...
Metabarcoding free-living marine nematodes using curated 18S and CO1 reference sequence databases for species-level taxo...
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Published in Ecology and evolution
High-throughput sequencing has the potential to describe biological communities with high efficiency yet comprehensive assessment of diversity with species-level resolution remains one of the most challenging aspects of metabarcoding studies. We investigated the utility of curated ribosomal and mitochondrial nematode reference sequence databases fo...
High N2O consumption potential of weakly disturbed fen mires with dissimilar denitrifier community structure
Peat soils can be strong sources of atmospheric nitrous oxide (N2O), but at the same time act as sinks for the greenhouse gas N2O. However, the role of N2O reduction to dinitrogen (N-2) here is still not fully understood. In particular, this applies to pristine or weakly disturbed fen mires. These types of peatland ecosystems are characterised by a...
