Dekas, Anne E.


Publications
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An essential role for tungsten in the ecology and evolution of a previously uncultivated lineage of anaerobic, thermophilic Archaea

Citation
Buessecker et al. (2022). Nature Communications 13 (1)
Names
Wolframiiraptor gerlachensis Ts Wolframiiraptor Wolframiiraptoraceae Benthortus lauensis Ts Geocrenenecus dongiae Ts Geocrenenecus arthurdayi Geocrenenecus huangii Terraquivivens ruidianensis Terraquivivens tengchongensis Terraquivivens yellowstonensis Benthortus Geocrenenecus Terraquivivens Terraquivivens tikiterensis Ts Wolframiiraptor sinensis Wolframiiraptor allenii
Abstract
AbstractTrace metals have been an important ingredient for life throughout Earth’s history. Here, we describe the genome-guided cultivation of a member of the elusive archaeal lineage Caldarchaeales (syn. Aigarchaeota), Wolframiiraptor gerlachensis, and its growth dependence on tungsten. A metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) of W. gerlachensis encodes putative tungsten membrane transport systems, as well as pathways for anaerobic oxidation of sugars probably mediated by tungsten-dependent ferredox

Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs

Citation
Eloe-Fadrosh et al. (2016). Nature Communications 7 (1)
Names
“Kryptoniota” Kryptonium thompsonii Ts Kryptonium “Chryseopegocella kryptomonas”
Abstract
AbstractAnalysis of the increasing wealth of metagenomic data collected from diverse environments can lead to the discovery of novel branches on the tree of life. Here we analyse 5.2 Tb of metagenomic data collected globally to discover a novel bacterial phylum (‘Candidatus Kryptonia’) found exclusively in high-temperature pH-neutral geothermal springs. This lineage had remained hidden as a taxonomic ‘blind spot’ because of mismatches in the primers commonly used for ribosomal gene surveys. Geno