Cyanobacteria are recognised for their pivotal roles in aquatic ecosystems, serving as primary producers and major agents in diazotrophic processes. Currently, the primary focus of cyanobacterial research lies in gaining a more detailed understanding of these well-established ecosystem functions. However, their involvement and impact on other crucial biogeochemical cycles remain understudied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe investigations on ecological processes that structure abundant and rare sub-communities are limited from the benthic compartments of tropical brackish lagoons. We examined the spatial and temporal patterns in benthic bacterial communities of a brackish lagoon; Chilika. Abundant and rare bacteria showed differences in niche specialization but exhibited similar distance-decay patterns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImplementing a genetic-based approach to achieve the full potential of classical biocontrol programs has been advocated for decades. The availability of genome-level information brings the opportunity to scrutinize biocontrol traits for their efficacy and evolvability. However, implementation of this advocacy remains limited to few instances.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rich diversity of morphology and behavior displayed across primate species provides an informative context in which to study the impact of genomic diversity on fundamental biological processes. Analysis of that diversity provides insight into long-standing questions in evolutionary and conservation biology and is urgent given severe threats these species are facing. Here, we present high-coverage whole-genome data from 233 primate species representing 86% of genera and all 16 families.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPersonalized genome sequencing has revealed millions of genetic differences between individuals, but our understanding of their clinical relevance remains largely incomplete. To systematically decipher the effects of human genetic variants, we obtained whole-genome sequencing data for 809 individuals from 233 primate species and identified 4.3 million common protein-altering variants with orthologs in humans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Personalized genome sequencing has revealed millions of genetic differences between individuals, but our understanding of their clinical relevance remains largely incomplete. To systematically decipher the effects of human genetic variants, we obtained whole genome sequencing data for 809 individuals from 233 primate species, and identified 4.3 million common protein-altering variants with orthologs in human.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ecological diversity patterns and community assembly processes along spatio-temporal scales are least studied in the bacterioplankton sub-communities of brackish coastal lagoons. We examined the biogeographic patterns and relative influences of different assembly processes in structuring the abundant and rare bacterioplankton sub-communities of Chilika, the largest brackish water coastal lagoon of India. Rare taxa demonstrated significantly higher α- and β-diversity and biogeochemical functions than abundant taxa in the high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequence dataset.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeagrasses are complex benthic coastal ecosystems that play a crucial role in organic matter cycling and carbon sequestration. However, little is known about how seagrasses influence the structure and carbon utilization potential of benthic bacterial communities. This study examined the bacterial communities in monospecific and mixed meadows of seagrasses and compared with bulk (unvegetated) sediments from Chilika, a brackish water coastal lagoon of India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLong-term captive populations often accumulate genetic changes that are detrimental to their survival in the wild. Periodic genetic evaluation of captive populations is thus necessary to identify deleterious changes and minimize their impact through planned breeding. Pygmy hog () is an endangered species with a small population inhabiting the tall sub-Himalayan grasslands of Assam, India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn a recent paper, "Environmental DNA: What's behind the term? Clarifying the terminology and recommendations for its future use in biomonitoring," Pawlowski et al. argue that the term eDNA should be used to refer to the pool of DNA isolated from environmental samples, as opposed to only extra-organismal DNA from macro-organisms. We agree with this view.
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