Grasby, Stephen E.


Publications
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Ecological and genomic analyses of candidate phylum <scp>WPS</scp>‐2 bacteria in an unvegetated soil

Citation
Sheremet et al. (2020). Environmental Microbiology 22 (8)
Names
Ca. Rubrimentiphilum “Rubrimentiphilum” “Rubrimentiphilales”
Abstract
SummaryMembers of the bacterial candidate phylum WPS‐2 (or Eremiobacterota) are abundant in several dry, bare soil environments. In a bare soil deposited by an extinct iron–sulfur spring, we found that WPS‐2 comprised up to 24% of the bacterial community and up to 108 cells per g of soil based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and quantification. A single genus‐level cluster (Ca. Rubrimentiphilum) predominated in bare soils but was less abundant in adjacent forest. Nearly complete genomes of Ca. Rubri

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