Giorgio Bianchini
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View article: Evolution of the olfactory system during the radiation of Heliconiini butterflies
Evolution of the olfactory system during the radiation of Heliconiini butterflies Open
Sensory system evolution plays a crucial role in shaping species’ interactions with their environment, yet the extent to which olfactory system diversity reflects ecological and evolutionary pressures at a macroevolutionary scale remains u…
View article: Genome of <i>Rhodovulum iodosum</i> , a marine photoferrotroph
Genome of <i>Rhodovulum iodosum</i> , a marine photoferrotroph Open
Photoferrotrophs drove primary production in the Earth’s early oceans and are still abundant in modern environments. We present a draft genome sequence of a model photoferrotroph, Rhodovulum iodosum UT/N1. By comparing it with its close re…
View article: Evolution of the olfactory system during the radiation of Heliconiini butterflies
Evolution of the olfactory system during the radiation of Heliconiini butterflies Open
Sensory system evolution plays a crucial role in shaping species’ interactions with their environment, yet the extent to which olfactory system diversity reflects ecological and evolutionary pressures at a macroevolutionary scale remains u…
View article: Inhibition of phototrophic iron oxidation by nitric oxide in ferruginous environments
Inhibition of phototrophic iron oxidation by nitric oxide in ferruginous environments Open
View article: Stochastic Character Mapping, Bayesian Model Selection, and Biosynthetic Pathways Shed New Light on the Evolution of Habitat Preference in Cyanobacteria
Stochastic Character Mapping, Bayesian Model Selection, and Biosynthetic Pathways Shed New Light on the Evolution of Habitat Preference in Cyanobacteria Open
Cyanobacteria are the only prokaryotes to have evolved oxygenic photosynthesis paving the way for complex life. Studying the evolution and ecological niche of cyanobacteria and their ancestors is crucial for understanding the intricate dyn…
View article: <scp>TreeViewer</scp>: Flexible, modular software to visualise and manipulate phylogenetic trees
<span>TreeViewer</span>: Flexible, modular software to visualise and manipulate phylogenetic trees Open
Phylogenetic trees illustrate evolutionary relationships between taxa or genes. Tree figures are crucial when presenting results and data, and by creating clear and effective plots, researchers can describe many kinds of evolutionary patte…
View article: Inhibition of photoferrotrophy by nitric oxide in ferruginous environments
Inhibition of photoferrotrophy by nitric oxide in ferruginous environments Open
Anoxygenic phototrophic Fe(II)-oxidizers (photoferrotrophs) are thought to have thrived in Earth’s ancient ferruginous oceans and played a primary role in the precipitation of Archean and Paleoproterozoic (3.8-1.85 Ga) banded iron formatio…
View article: The occurrence of 2‐methylhopanoids in modern bacteria and the geological record
The occurrence of 2‐methylhopanoids in modern bacteria and the geological record Open
The 2‐methylhopanes (2‐MeHops) are molecular fossils of 2‐methylbacteriohopanepolyols (2‐MeBHPs) and among the oldest biomarkers on Earth. However, these biomarkers’ specific sources are currently unexplained, including whether they reflec…
View article: sMap: Evolution of independent, dependent and conditioned discrete characters in a Bayesian framework
sMap: Evolution of independent, dependent and conditioned discrete characters in a Bayesian framework Open
Trait evolution analyses enable the comparison of characters amongst different species—a useful technique when inferring ancestral phenotypes based on a phylogeny of living taxa. The evolution of discrete characters can be mapped on the br…
View article: Insights Into the Evolution of Picocyanobacteria and Phycoerythrin Genes (mpeBA and cpeBA)
Insights Into the Evolution of Picocyanobacteria and Phycoerythrin Genes (mpeBA and cpeBA) Open
Marine picocyanobacteria, Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus, substantially contribute to marine primary production and have been the subject of extensive ecological and genomic studies. Little is known about their close relat…
View article: Reply to Nakov et al.: Model choice requires biological insight when studying the ancestral habitat of photosynthetic eukaryotes
Reply to Nakov et al.: Model choice requires biological insight when studying the ancestral habitat of photosynthetic eukaryotes Open
After reanalyzing the dataset presented by Sanchez-Baracaldo et al. (1), and contrary to their findings, Nakov et al. (2) conclude that the most-recent common ancestor of the Archaeplastida inhabited marine habitats. Nakov et al. (2) imple…