Köstlbacher, Stephan


Publications
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Phylogenomics and ancestral reconstruction of Korarchaeota reveals genomic adaptation to habitat switching

Citation
Tahon et al. (2023).
Names
“Korarchaeum calidifontum” “Caldabyssikora” “Korarchaeum” “Caldabyssikoraceae” “Caldabyssikora taketomiensis” “Caldabyssikora guaymasensis” “Thermotainarokoraceae” “Thermotainarokora guaymasensis” “Thermotainarokora taketomiensis” “Hydrocaminikoraceae”
Abstract
AbstractOur knowledge of archaeal diversity and evolution has expanded rapidly in the past decade. However, hardly any genomes of the phylum Korarchaeota have been obtained due to the difficulty in accessing their natural habitats and – possibly – their limited abundance. As a result, many aspects of Korarchaeota biology, physiology and evolution remain enigmatic. Here, we expand this phylum with five high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes. This improved taxon sampling combined with sophistic

The Fish Pathogen “Candidatus Clavichlamydia salmonicola”—A Missing Link in the Evolution of Chlamydial Pathogens of Humans

Citation
Collingro et al. (2023). Genome Biology and Evolution 15 (8)
Names
“Clavichlamydia salmonicola”
Abstract
Abstract Chlamydiae like Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci are well-known human and animal pathogens. Yet, the chlamydiae are a much larger group of evolutionary ancient obligate intracellular bacteria that includes predominantly symbionts of protists and diverse animals. This makes them ideal model organisms to study evolutionary transitions from symbionts in microbial eukaryotes to pathogens of humans. To this end, comparative genome analysis has served as an importan