Modeling and Simulation


Publications
11

Refinement of the “ Candidatus Accumulibacter” genus based on metagenomic analysis of biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot-scale plants operated with reduced aeration

Citation
Stewart et al. (2024). mSystems 9 (3)
Names
“Accumulibacter”
Abstract
ABSTRACT Members of the “ Candidatus Accumulibacter” genus are widely studied as key polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) in biological nutrient removal (BNR) facilities performing enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). This diverse lineage includes 18 “ Ca . Accumulibacter” species, which have been proposed based on the phylogenetic divergence of the polyphosphate kinase 1 (

A comprehensive overview of the Chloroflexota community in wastewater treatment plants worldwide

Distribution, abundance, and ecogenomics of the Palauibacterales , a new cosmopolitan thiamine-producing order within the Gemmatimonadota phylum

Citation
Aldeguer-Riquelme et al. (2023). mSystems
Names
Palauibacteraceae Palauibacterales Palauibacter Benthicola Humimonas Caribbeanibacter Carthagonibacter Indicimonas Kutchimonas Humimonas hydrogenitrophica Ts Caribbeanibacter nitroreducens Ts Benthicola marisminoris Ts Indicimonas acetifermentans Ts Benthicola azotiphorus Palauibacter soopunensis Ts Palauibacter scopulicola Palauibacter rhopaloidicola Palauibacter poriticola Palauibacter australiensis Palauibacter irciniicola Palauibacter denitrificans Carthagonibacter metallireducens Ts Kutchimonas denitrificans Ts Palauibacter polyketidifaciens Palauibacter ramosifaciens
Abstract
ABSTRACT The phylum Gemmatimonadota comprises mainly uncultured microorganisms that inhabit different environments such as soils, freshwater lakes, marine sediments, sponges, or corals. Based on 16S rRNA gene studies, the group PAUC43f is one of the most frequently retrieved Gemmatimonadota in marine samples. However, its physiology and ecological roles are completely unknown since, to date, not a single PAUC43f isolate or me

Metagenomic Discovery of “ Candidatus Parvarchaeales”-Related Lineages Sheds Light on Adaptation and Diversification from Neutral-Thermal to Acidic-Mesothermal Environments

Citation
Rao et al. (2023). mSystems 8 (2)
Names
“Jingweiarchaeaceae” “Rehaiarchaeum fermentans” “Parvarchaeales” “Haiyanarchaeum thermophilum” “Jingweiarchaeum tengchongense” “Parvarchaeum tengchongense” “Haiyanarchaeum” “Jingweiarchaeum” “Haiyanarchaeaceae” “Jingweiarchaeales” “Rehaiarchaeum”
Abstract
“ Candidatus Parvarchaeales” microbes may represent a lineage uniquely distributed in extreme environments such as AMD and hot springs. However, little is known about the strategies and processes of how they adapted to these extreme environments.

Comparative Genomic Insights into the Evolution of Halobacteria -Associated “ Candidatus Nanohaloarchaeota”

Citation
Zhao et al. (2022). mSystems 7 (6)
Names
Ca. Nanohaloarchaeota
Abstract
The DPANN superphylum is a group of archaea widely distributed in various habitats. They generally have small cells and have a symbiotic lifestyle with other archaea.

Naming the unnamed: over 65,000 Candidatus names for unnamed Archaea and Bacteria in the Genome Taxonomy Database

Citation
Pallen et al. (2022). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 72 (9)
Names
“Afabia udivosa” “Afabia” “Afabiaceae” “Afabiales” “Afabiia” “Afabiota” “Paenistieleria bergensis”
Abstract
Thousands of new bacterial and archaeal species and higher-level taxa are discovered each year through the analysis of genomes and metagenomes. The Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) provides hierarchical sequence-based descriptions and classifications for new and as-yet-unnamed taxa. However, bacterial nomenclature, as currently configured, cannot keep up with the need for new well-formed names. Instead, microbiologists have been forced to use hard-to-remember alphanumeric placeholder labels. Here

Reevaluation of the Phylogenetic Diversity and Global Distribution of the Genus “CandidatusAccumulibacter”

Citation
Petriglieri et al. (2022). mSystems 7 (3)
Names
“Accumulibacter” “Accumulibacter adiacens” “Accumulibacter meliphilus” “Accumulibacter propinquus” “Accumulibacter contiguus” “Accumulibacter vicinus” “Accumulibacter cognatus” “Accumulibacter affinis” “Accumulibacter proximus” “Accumulibacter necessarius” “Accumulibacter iunctus” “Accumulibacter similis” “Accumulibacter conexus” “Propionivibrio dominans” “Accumulibacter adjunctus” “Proximibacter danicus” “Proximibacter”
Abstract
“CandidatusAccumulibacter” is the most studied PAO, with a primary role in biological nutrient removal. However, the species-level taxonomy of this lineage is convoluted due to the use of different phylogenetic markers or genome sequencing approaches. Here, we redefined the phylogeny of these organisms, proposing a comprehensive approach which could be used to address the classification of other diverse and uncultivated lineages.

Comparative Genomics Reveals Thermal Adaptation and a High Metabolic Diversity in “ Candidatus Bathyarchaeia”

Citation
Qi et al. (2021). mSystems 6 (4)
Names
Bathyarchaeia
Abstract
Ca . Bathyarchaeia MAGs from terrestrial hot spring habitats are poorly revealed, though they have been studied extensively in marine ecosystems.

Deciphering Symbiotic Interactions of “ Candidatus Aenigmarchaeota” with Inferred Horizontal Gene Transfers and Co-occurrence Networks

Citation
Li et al. (2021). mSystems 6 (4)
Names
Ca. Aenigmarchaeota
Abstract
Recent advances in sequencing technology promoted the blowout discovery of super tiny microbes in the Diapherotrites , Parvarchaeota , Aenigmarchaeota , Nanoarchaeota , and Nanohaloarchaeota (DPANN) superphylum. However, the unculturable properties of the majority of microbes impeded our investigation of their behavior and symbiotic lifestyle in the corresponding c

Comparative Genomics Reveals Ecological and Evolutionary Insights into Sponge-Associated Thaumarchaeota

Citation
Zhang et al. (2019). mSystems 4 (4)
Names
“Cenoporarchaeum stylissae” “Cenoporarchaeum”
Abstract
Sponges represent ecologically important models to understand the evolution of symbiotic interactions of metazoans with microbial symbionts. Thaumarchaeota are commonly found in sponges, but their potential adaptations to a host-associated lifestyle are largely unknown. Here, we present three novel sponge-associated thaumarchaeal species and compare their genomic and predicted functional features with those of closely related free-living counterparts. We foun