Comparative genomics of Fervidobacterium: a new phylogenomic landscape of these wide-spread thermophilic anaerobes.

Background: Fervidobacterium is a genus of thermophilic anaerobic Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria belonging to the phylum Thermotogota. They can grow through fermentation on a wide range of sugars and protein-rich substrates. Some can also break down feather keratin, which has significant biotechnological potential.

subsp. subsp. nov., a Novel Feather-Degrading Anaerobic Thermophile.

subsp. subsp. nov.

sp. nov., a novel thermophilic cellulose- and starch-degrading member of the from a geothermal aquifer in Kazakhstan.

A thermophilic, aerobic and heterotrophic filamentous bacterium, designated strain ZKZ2, was isolated from a pipeline producing hydrothermal water originating from a >2.3 km deep subsurface geothermal source in Zharkent, Almaty region, Kazakhstan. The isolate was Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, heat-resistant and capable of producing a variety of extracellular hydrolases.

Draft Genome Sequence of Agrobacterium radiobacter Strain MD22b, Isolated from a Grape Plant in Tajikistan.

Agrobacterium radiobacter strain MD22b was isolated from infected fruit from Vatan Farm, a dekhkan farm in Yangibog (Tursunzade, Tajikistan). The 5.7-Mbp draft genome sequence presented here shares homology with chromosomes 1 and 2, as well as with the Ti plasmid from agrobacteria.

subsp. subsp. nov., a Novel Feather-Degrading Anaerobic Thermophile.

subsp. subsp. nov.

Analysis of Salivary Mycobiome in a Cohort of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients From Sudan Identifies Higher Salivary Carriage of as an Independent and Favorable Predictor of Overall Survival.

Background: Microbial dysbiosis and microbiome-induced inflammation have emerged as important factors in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) tumorigenesis during the last two decades. However, the "rare biosphere" of the oral microbiome, including fungi, has been sparsely investigated. This study aimed to characterize the salivary mycobiome in a prospective Sudanese cohort of OSCC patients and to explore patterns of diversities associated with overall survival (OS).

Metagenomics and Culture-Based Diversity Analysis of the Bacterial Community in the Zharkent Geothermal Spring in Kazakhstan.

Diversity of the microbial community in the Zharkent geothermal hot spring, located in the southeastern region of Kazakhstan, was assessed using both culture-dependent and -independent approaches. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing of DNA extracted from the spring water yielded 11,061,725 high-quality sequence reads, totaling >1,67 Gb of nucleotide sequences. Furthermore, water samples were enriched in nutrient broth at varying high temperatures, and colonies isolated by being streaked onto nutrient agar.