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Jul 31

Identifying biologically relevant differences between metagenomic communities.

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Identifying biologically relevant differences between metagenomic communities.
Bioinformatics. 2010 Mar 15;26(6):715-21
Authors: Parks DH, Beiko RG
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MOTIVATION: Metagenomics is the st…

Jul 31

Characterization of halotolerant Bicosoecida and Placididea (Stramenopila) that are distinct from marine forms, and the phylogenetic pattern of salinity preference in heterotrophic stramenopiles.

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Characterization of halotolerant Bicosoecida and Placididea (Stramenopila) that are distinct from marine forms, and the phylogenetic pattern of salinity preference in heterotrophic stramenopiles.
Environ Microbiol. 2…

Jul 31

First-order correct bootstrap support adjustments for splits that allow hypothesis testing when using maximum likelihood estimation.

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First-order correct bootstrap support adjustments for splits that allow hypothesis testing when using maximum likelihood estimation.
Mol Biol Evol. 2010 Jul;27(7):1621-9
Authors: Susko E
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Jul 31

Phylogenomic evidence for separate acquisition of plastids in cryptophytes, haptophytes, and stramenopiles.

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Phylogenomic evidence for separate acquisition of plastids in cryptophytes, haptophytes, and stramenopiles.
Mol Biol Evol. 2010 Jul;27(7):1698-709
Authors: Baurain D, Brinkmann H, Petersen J, Rodríguez-Ezpe…

Jul 31

Abundant 5S rRNA-like transcripts encoded by the mitochondrial genome in amoebozoa.

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Abundant 5S rRNA-like transcripts encoded by the mitochondrial genome in amoebozoa.
Eukaryot Cell. 2010 May;9(5):762-73
Authors: Bullerwell CE, Burger G, Gott JM, Kourennaia O, Schnare MN, Gray MW
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Jul 31

Distinguishing microbial genome fragments based on their composition: evolutionary and comparative genomic perspectives.

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Distinguishing microbial genome fragments based on their composition: evolutionary and comparative genomic perspectives.
Genome Biol Evol. 2010;2:117-31
Authors: Perry SC, Beiko RG
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Jul 31

Complex array of endobionts in Petalomonas sphagnophila, a large heterotrophic euglenid protist from Sphagnum-dominated peatlands.

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Complex array of endobionts in Petalomonas sphagnophila, a large heterotrophic euglenid protist from Sphagnum-dominated peatlands.
ISME J. 2010 Sep;4(9):1108-20
Authors: Kim E, Park JS, Simpson AG, Matsunaga…

Jul 31

Clarifying the taxonomic identity of a phylogenetically important group of eukaryotes: Planomonas is a junior synonym of Ancyromonas.

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Clarifying the taxonomic identity of a phylogenetically important group of eukaryotes: Planomonas is a junior synonym of Ancyromonas.
J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2010 May-Jun;57(3):285-93
Authors: Heiss AA, Walker…

Jul 31

A wide diversity of previously undetected free-living relatives of diplomonads isolated from marine/saline habitats.

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A wide diversity of previously undetected free-living relatives of diplomonads isolated from marine/saline habitats.
Environ Microbiol. 2010 Oct;12(10):2700-10
Authors: Kolisko M, Silberman JD, Cepicka I, Yu…

Jul 31

Efficient learning of microbial genotype-phenotype association rules.

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Efficient learning of microbial genotype-phenotype association rules.
Bioinformatics. 2010 Aug 1;26(15):1834-40
Authors: MacDonald NJ, Beiko RG
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MOTIVATION: Finding biologically causa…