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Phylogenomics-based reclassifications in the genus Psychrobacter including emended descriptions of Psychrobacter pacificensis, Psychrobacter proteolyticus and Psychrobacter submarinus
The taxonomic status of 43 Psychrobacter species was examined based upon the genome sequences of their type strains. Three groups of type strains were found to be conspecific, Psychrobacter salsus Shivaji et al. ...
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Microbiome and Human Health: From Dysbiosis to Therapeutic Interventions
Human body is a complex system housing multiple biomes such as virome, microbiome, and eukaryome which governs human health. Unicellular archaea, bacteria, virus, and multicellular eukaryotes together regulate...
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DNA barcoding, an effective tool for species identification: a review
DNA barcoding is a powerful taxonomic tool to identify and discover species. DNA barcoding utilizes one or more standardized short DNA regions for taxon identification. With the emergence of new sequencing tec...
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Microbial Journey: Mount Everest to Mars
A rigorous exploration of microbial diversity has revealed its presence on Earth, deep oceans, and vast space. The presence of microbial life in diverse environmental conditions, ranging from moderate to extre...
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Comparative proteomics unravelled the hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers specific responses in an archetypical HCH degrading bacterium Sphingobium indicum B90A
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is a persistent organochlorine pesticide that poses threat to different life forms. Sphingobium indicum B90A that belong to sphingomonad is well-known for its ability to degrade HCH is...
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A healthy gut is predominantly occupied by bacteria which play a vital role in nutrition and health. Any change in normal gut homeostasis imposes gut dysbiosis. So far, efforts have been made to mitigate the g...
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Reconciling Hygiene and Cleanliness: A New Perspective from Human Microbiome
The term hygiene is deeply rooted with the concept of maintaining sound health and alertness towards cleanliness, while “hygiene hypothesis” depicts the protective role of microbial community exposure in devel...
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Sustainable poultry practices are needed to maintain an adequate supply of poultry products to the increasing human population without compromising human wellbeing. In order to achieve the understanding of the...
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Genome Sequencing Revealed the Biotechnological Potential of an Obligate Thermophile Geobacillus thermoleovorans Strain RL Isolated from Hot Water Spring
In the present study, we report the draft genome sequence of an obligate thermophile Geobacillus thermoleovorans strain RL isolated from Manikaran hot water spring located atop the Himalayan ranges, India. Strain...
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Infection and Microbiome: Impact of Tuberculosis on Human Gut Microbiome of Indian Cohort
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Microbial taxonomy in the era of OMICS: application of DNA sequences, computational tools and techniques
The current prokaryotic taxonomy classifies phenotypically and genotypically diverse microorganisms using a polyphasic approach. With advances in the next-generation sequencing technologies and computational t...
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Human Microbiome: Implications on Health and Disease
Human body is a chimera of 40 trillion native cells and 60 trillion foreign cells in the form of microbes colonizing its various organ systems. The sum-total of microorganisms that colonize the human body- col...
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Open AccessComparative genomic analysis of novel Acinetobacter symbionts: A combined systems biology and genomics approach
The increasing trend of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter drastically limits the range of therapeutic agents required to treat multidrug resistant (MDR) infections. This study focused on analysis of novel Ac...