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Rhizobia–diatom symbiosis fixes missing nitrogen in the ocean

Citation
Tschitschko et al. (2024). Nature 630 (8018)
Names
“Tectiglobus diatomicola”
Abstract
AbstractNitrogen (N2) fixation in oligotrophic surface waters is the main source of new nitrogen to the ocean1 and has a key role in fuelling the biological carbon pump2. Oceanic N2 fixation has been attributed almost exclusively to cyanobacteria, even though genes encoding nitrogenase, the enzyme that fixes N2 into ammonia, are widespread among marine bacteria and archaea3–5. Little is known about these non-cyanobacterial N2 fixers, and direct proof that they can fix nitrogen in the ocean has s

Inference and reconstruction of the heimdallarchaeial ancestry of eukaryotes

Citation
Eme et al. (2023). Nature 618 (7967)
Names
Asgardarchaeota
Abstract
AbstractIn the ongoing debates about eukaryogenesis—the series of evolutionary events leading to the emergence of the eukaryotic cell from prokaryotic ancestors—members of the Asgard archaea play a key part as the closest archaeal relatives of eukaryotes1. However, the nature and phylogenetic identity of the last common ancestor of Asgard archaea and eukaryotes remain unresolved2–4. Here we analyse distinct phylogenetic marker datasets of an expanded genomic sampling of Asgard archaea and evalua

Biosynthetic potential of the global ocean microbiome

Citation
Paoli et al. (2022). Nature 607 (7917)
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“Eudoremicrobium malaspinii” “Eudoremicrobiaceae” “Eudoremicrobium”
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AbstractNatural microbial communities are phylogenetically and metabolically diverse. In addition to underexplored organismal groups1, this diversity encompasses a rich discovery potential for ecologically and biotechnologically relevant enzymes and biochemical compounds2,3. However, studying this diversity to identify genomic pathways for the synthesis of such compounds4 and assigning them to their respective hosts remains challenging. The biosynthetic potential of microorganisms in the open oc

Asgard archaea illuminate the origin of eukaryotic cellular complexity

Citation
Zaremba-Niedzwiedzka et al. (2017). Nature 541 (7637)
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Asgardarchaeota “Odinarchaeota”
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