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List of works by Mostafa S Elshahed

A fast and reliable procedure for spore collection from anaerobic fungi: Application for RNA uptake and long-term storage of isolates.

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A multifunctional GH39 glycoside hydrolase from the anaerobic gut fungus Orpinomyces sp. strain C1A

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Abundance, composition, diversity and novelty of soil Proteobacteria

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Aestipascuomyces dupliciliberans gen. nov, sp. nov., the First Cultured Representative of the Uncultured SK4 Clade from Aoudad Sheep and Alpaca

scientific article published on 05 November 2020

Anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota): advances in understanding their taxonomy, life cycle, ecology, role and biotechnological potential

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Anaerobic fungi in the tortoise alimentary tract illuminate early stages of host-fungal symbiosis and Neocallimastigomycota evolution

scientific article published in 2024

Anaeromyces contortus, sp. nov., a new anaerobic gut fungal species (Neocallimastigomycota) isolated from the feces of cow and goat

scientific article published on 01 May 2018

Ancestral Absence of Electron Transport Chains in Patescibacteria and DPANN

scientific article published on 17 August 2020

Assessing anaerobic gut fungal diversity in herbivores using D1/D2 large ribosomal subunit sequencing and multi-year isolation

scientific article published on 12 July 2020

Assessing the global phylum level diversity within the bacterial domain: A review

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Assessment of the diversity, abundance, and ecological distribution of members of candidate division SR1 reveals a high level of phylogenetic diversity but limited morphotypic diversity

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Bacterial communities associated with hydraulic fracturing fluids in thermogenic natural gas wells in North Central Texas, USA

scientific article published on November 1, 2011

Bacterial communities associated with production facilities of two newly drilled thermogenic natural gas wells in the Barnett Shale (Texas, USA).

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Bacterial diversity and sulfur cycling in a mesophilic sulfide-rich spring

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Biodegradation of low-molecular-weight alkanes under mesophilic, sulfate-reducing conditions: metabolic intermediates and community patterns

scientific article published on 19 March 2010

Candidatus Krumholzibacterium zodletonense gen. nov., sp nov, the first representative of the candidate phylum Krumholzibacteriota phyl. nov. recovered from an anoxic sulfidic spring using genome resolved metagenomics

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Candidatus Mcinerneyibacterium aminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., the first representative of the candidate phylum Mcinerneyibacteriota phyl. nov. recovered from a high temperature, high salinity tertiary oil reservoir in north central Oklahoma, USA

scientific article published on 22 January 2020

Characterization and rank assignment criteria for the anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycota)

scientific article published on 19 July 2022

Comparative genomics and divergence time estimation of the anaerobic fungi in herbivorous mammals

Comparison of species richness estimates obtained using nearly complete fragments and simulated pyrosequencing-generated fragments in 16S rRNA gene-based environmental surveys

scientific article published on 26 June 2009

Defined enzyme cocktail from the anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. strain C1A effectively releases sugars from pretreated corn stover and switchgrass

scientific article published on 06 July 2016

Development of an RNA interference (RNAi) gene knockdown protocol in the anaerobic gut fungus Pecoramyces ruminantium strain C1A.

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Diversity of the microeukaryotic community in sulfide-rich Zodletone Spring (Oklahoma)

scientific article published in October 2005

Diversity rankings among bacterial lineages in soil

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Draft Genome Sequence of the Environmental Isolate Chryseobacterium sp. Hurlbut01.

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

Draft Genome of the Arthrobacter sp. Strain Edens01.

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Effect of warming and drought on grassland microbial communities

scientific article published on March 31, 2011

Evaluating the utility of hydrothermolysis pretreatment approaches in enhancing lignocellulosic biomass degradation by the anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. strain C1A.

scientific article published on 24 June 2014

Evidence for aceticlastic methanogenesis in the presence of sulfate in a gas condensate-contaminated aquifer

scientific article published in September 2005

Feramyces austinii, gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic gut fungus from rumen and fecal samples of wild Barbary sheep and fallow deer

scientific article published on 01 May 2018

Fine-scale bacterial beta diversity within a complex ecosystem (Zodletone Spring, OK, USA): the role of the rare biosphere

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Genomic Characterization of Candidate Division LCP-89 Reveals an Atypical Cell Wall Structure, Microcompartment Production, and Dual Respiratory and Fermentative Capacities

scientific article published on 02 May 2019

Global Distribution Patterns and Pangenomic Diversity of the Candidate Phylum "Latescibacteria" (WS3).

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Global patterns of abundance, diversity and community structure of the Aminicenantes (candidate phylum OP8)

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Haladaptatus paucihalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a low-salt, sulfide-rich spring

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Haloferax sulfurifontis sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a sulfide- and sulfur-rich spring

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Halosarcina pallida gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a low-salt, sulfide-rich spring

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Horizontal gene transfer as an indispensable driver for Neocallimastigomycota evolution into a distinct gut-dwelling fungal lineage

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Horizontal gene transfer as an indispensible driver for Neocallimastigomycota evolution into a distinct gut-dwelling fungal lineage: Entire supplementary document

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Identification and isolation of a Castellaniella species important during biostimulation of an acidic nitrate- and uranium-contaminated aquifer

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In Silico Analysis of the Metabolic Potential and Niche Specialization of Candidate Phylum "Latescibacteria" (WS3).

scientific article published on 3 June 2015

Influence of the Drilling Mud Formulation Process on the Bacterial Communities in Thermogenic Natural Gas Wells of the Barnett Shale

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Insights into the metabolism, lifestyle and putative evolutionary history of the novel archaeal phylum 'Diapherotrites'

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Metagenomic analysis of the microbial community at Zodletone Spring (Oklahoma): insights into the genome of a member of the novel candidate division OD1

scientific article published in November 2005

Metatranscriptomic analysis of a high-sulfide aquatic spring reveals insights into sulfur cycling and unexpected aerobic metabolism

scientific article published on 22 September 2015

Methylotrophy, alkane-degradation, and pigment production as defining features of the globally distributed yet-uncultured phylum Binatota

scientific article published on 2 October 2020

Microbial Diversity and Sulfur Cycling in an Early Earth Analogue: From Ancient Novelty to Modern Commonality

scientific article published on 08 March 2022

Microbial communities mediating algal detritus turnover under anaerobic conditions

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Microbial processes in oil fields: culprits, problems, and opportunities.

scientific article published on January 2009

Molecular Dating of the Emergence of Anaerobic Rumen Fungi and the Impact of Laterally Acquired Genes

scientific article published on 27 August 2019

Novel High-Rank Phylogenetic Lineages within a Sulfur Spring (Zodletone Spring, Oklahoma), Revealed Using a Combined Pyrosequencing-Sanger Approach

scientific article published on February 3, 2012

Novelty and uniqueness patterns of rare members of the soil biosphere

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Partial genome assembly for a candidate division OP11 single cell from an anoxic spring (Zodletone Spring, Oklahoma).

scientific article published on 9 September 2011

Patterns and determinants of halophilic archaea (class halobacteria) diversity in tunisian endorheic salt lakes and sebkhet systems.

scientific article published on 24 April 2015

Paucimyces polynucleatus gen. nov, sp. nov., a novel polycentric genus of anaerobic gut fungi from the faeces of a wild blackbuck antelope

scientific article published in 2021

Pecoramyces ruminantium, gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic gut fungus from the feces of cattle and sheep

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Phylogenetic and metabolic diversity of Planctomycetes from anaerobic, sulfide- and sulfur-rich Zodletone Spring, Oklahoma

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Phylogenetic diversities and community structure of members of the extremely halophilic Archaea (order Halobacteriales) in multiple saline sediment habitats

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Phylogenetic diversity and community structure of anaerobic gut fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota) in ruminant and non-ruminant herbivores

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Response of the rare biosphere to environmental stressors in a highly diverse ecosystem (Zodletone spring, OK, USA).

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Seven new Neocallimastigomycota genera from wild, zoo-housed, and domesticated herbivores greatly expand the taxonomic diversity of the phylum

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Spatiotemporal analysis of microbial community dynamics during seasonal stratification events in a freshwater lake (Grand Lake, OK, USA).

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Species richness in soil bacterial communities: a proposed approach to overcome sample size bias

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Stimulation of methanogenic crude oil biodegradation in depleted oil reservoirs

scientific article published in 2018

Survey of archaeal diversity reveals an abundance of halophilic Archaea in a low-salt, sulfide- and sulfur-rich spring

scientific article published in April 2004

Survival of the anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. strain C1A after prolonged air exposure.

scientific article published on 4 November 2014

Taxonomy of the anaerobic gut fungi (Neocallimastigomycota): a review of classification criteria and description of current taxa

scientific article published in 2022

Testudinimyces gracilis gen. nov, sp. nov. and Astrotestudinimyces divisus gen. nov, sp. nov., two novel, deep-branching anaerobic gut fungal genera from tortoise faeces

scientific article published in 2023

The Draft Genome Sequence of Xanthomonas sp. Strain Mitacek01 Expands the Pangenome of a Genus of Plant Pathogens.

scientific article published on 10 December 2015

The Wood-Ljungdahl pathway as a key component of metabolic versatility in candidate phylum Bipolaricaulota (Acetothermia, OP1)

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

The extraradical proteins of Rhizophagus irregularis: A shotgun proteomics approach

scientific article published on 10 December 2019

The genome of the anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. strain C1A reveals the unique evolutionary history of a remarkable plant biomass degrader

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Transcriptomic analysis of lignocellulosic biomass degradation by the anaerobic fungal isolate Orpinomyces sp. strain C1A.

scientific article published on 8 December 2015

Trehalose/2-sulfotrehalose biosynthesis and glycine-betaine uptake are widely spread mechanisms for osmoadaptation in the Halobacteriales

scientific article published on 19 September 2013

Utilizing Anaerobic Fungi for Two-stage Sugar Extraction and Biofuel Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass

scientific article published on 11 April 2017