All Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Function articles
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NewsUndiscovered diversity of Micropsalliota: Seven new species and one newly recorded species in southern China
Multi-gene phylogeny and morphological characters reveal seven new species of Micropsalliota (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from southern China, with an updated key for the species distributed in China.
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NewsCoral identified as oldest bioluminescent organism, suggesting new model of ancient ecology
Researchers have identified eight organisms with previously unknown luminosity. Using genetic findings, they estimated coral bioluminescence originated about 540 million years ago in the Cambrian period, making them the earliest bioluminescent organisms.
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NewsThe who’s who of bacteria: A reliable way to define species and strains
Scientists investigated natural divisions in bacteria with a goal of determining a scientifically viable method for organizing them into species and strains.
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FeaturesShining a light on microbes from the past with molecular paleomicrobiology
Is there a way to objectively address the history of microorganisms?
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Long ReadsThe long and winding road of an elephant mortality investigation
Discover how researchers unravelled the cause of elephant mortality in northwestern Zimbabwe.
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FeaturesAncient skeletal remains and the invention of agriculture: effects on the oral microbiome
How the oral microbiome adapted to the system of agricultural subsistence across the millennia of paleolithc and neolithic history.
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FeaturesThe pandemic potential of poxvirus infections
What can the causes of ancient pandemics, smallpox and viral evolution tell us about future threats?
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CareersOn the road with the Culture Collections
Have you ever wondered what it’s like on the other side of the table at scientific conferences?
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NewsGenome studies uncover common ancestor for 600 scattered fungal species
About 600 seemingly disparate fungi that never found a good fit along the fungal family tree have been shown to have a common ancestor, according to a University of Alberta-led research team that used genome sequencing to give these peculiar lifeforms their own taxonomical grouping.
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CareersThe Eloe-Fadrosh Group
The work of the Eloe-Fadrosh group is focused on developing computational tools and resources to uncover microbial diversity across Earth’s ecosystems.
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NewsResearchers create ‘Wikipedia of resistant bacteria’ based on 214k microbiome samples
Researchers at DTU in Denmark have created a new tool in the fight against resistant bacteria that, based on 214,000 microbiome samples, can create an overview of the problem across countries, people and environments.
