Evolution in action: habitat transition from sediment to the pelagial leads to genome streamlining in Methylophilaceae
- M. Salcher, Daniel Schaefle, Melissa Kaspar, S. Neuenschwander, R. Ghai
- Biology, Environmental ScienceThe ISME Journal
- 10 July 2019
This study provides first genomic evidence of genome reduction taking place during habitat transitions, and identifies genes providing adaptations to oligotrophic conditions that have been transmitted horizontally from pelagic freshwater microbes.
Evolution in action: Habitat-transition leads to genome-streamlining in Methylophilaceae (Betaproteobacteriales)
- M. Salcher, Daniel Schaefle, Melissa Kaspar, S. Neuenschwander, R. Ghai
- Biology, Environmental SciencebioRxiv
- 27 May 2019
This study provides first genomic evidence of genome-reduction taking place during habitat transitions, and identifies genes providing adaptations to oligotrophic conditions that have been transmitted horizontally from pelagic freshwater microbes.
DNA microarray-based characterization and antimicrobial resistance phenotypes of clinical MRSA strains from animal hosts
- S. Schmitt, R. Stephan, Ella Huebschke, Daniel Schaefle, A. Merz, S. Johler
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Veterinary Sciences
- 25 June 2020
The results of this study extend the current body of knowledge on the population structure, resistance phenotypes, and virulence and resistance gene profiles of MRSA from livestock and companion animals.