Nat Microbiol April 2016 PMID 27572647

A new view of the tree of life.

Laura A Hug, Brett J Baker, Karthik Anantharaman, Christopher T Brown, Alexander J Probst, Cindy J Castelle, Cristina N Butterfield, Alex W Hernsdorf, Yuki Amano, Kotaro Ise, Yohey Suzuki, Natasha Dudek, David A Relman, Kari M Finstad, Ronald Amundson

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The collective discussions demonstrate strong support for the new view of the tree of life, citing examples like bacterial diversity, metagenomic discoveries, and the shift from a traditional 'tree' to a network model. The tone combines enthusiasm with technical references, reflecting both engagement and a recognition of significant implications in evolutionary biology.

AgreementModerate agreement

Many discussions express support for the new perspective on microbial diversity and bacterial dominance, reflecting general agreement with the publication’s findings.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show high curiosity, especially with references to metagenomics and the implications of discovering new microbial lineages, indicating strong interest.

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Several comments delve into scientific details, such as the shift from visualizing life as a tree to a network, demonstrating active engagement.

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Discussions recognize the importance of these findings for understanding evolution and microbial ecology, indicating a meaningful impact on scientific perspectives.

Abstract in brief

  • The study presents an expanded and updated view of the tree of life, incorporating genomic data from over 1000 previously unstudied organisms, which reveals greater diversity, especially among bacteria.
  • Traditional views focused on deep evolutionary relationships or well-known groups like eukaryotes, but this new approach emphasizes the importance of uncultivated microbes and their roles in ecosystems.
  • The findings highlight the dominance of bacterial diversification, especially among organisms without isolated representatives, and suggest that these hidden lineages are crucial for understanding evolution and microbial contributions to biogeochemical processes.]

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GAMA Miguel Angel
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Fun fact: there is no presentation where you talk about the new microbial species discovered by #metagenomics and not show the tree of Hug et al. If you don't put it into your slides, the

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MU-Peter Shimon
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#DarwinDay Lunch “It is necessary to look forward to a harvest, however distant that may be, when some fruit will be reaped, some good effected.” ― Charles Darwin A new view of the tree of life

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Luis E. Valentín-Alvarado
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Happy international microorganism day! Metagenomics and the discovery and analysis of innumerable lineages of new organisms, including CPR! @LAHug_ et al. A new view of the Tree of Life, Nature Microbiology (2016) Luef et al. 2015, Nature Comm. @BanfieldLab @UCBerkeley @igisci https://t.co/xX0kSyJTvY

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A new view of the tree of life https://t.co/QbHAvrVb8N

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@lostsioux1 A new view of the tree of life https://t.co/zueQxBA3XT

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STCmicrobeblog
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A Whiff of Taxonomy – Atribacter laminatus by Christoph — The image is way too large to show it here, but when you join me and Hug et al. (2016) for "A new view of the tree of life" here, you can spot a bunch of names of bacterial phyla in the top... Read more > tinyurl.com/bdznnd54 #MicroSky

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Fungi, Animals, & Plants are clades: their members are more closely related to each other than to anything else Protists are an obsolete trash bin group, found in & outside the 6 kingdoms of multicellular life All are inside Archaea Bacteria are separate & more diverse than all of the above

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❤️Harold Coxeter is my math hero, prove me wrong.
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#DarwinDay Lunch “It is necessary to look forward to a harvest, however distant that may be, when some fruit will be reaped, some good effected.” ― Charles Darwin A new view of the tree of life

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STCmicrobeblog
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A Whiff of Taxonomy – Atribacter laminatus by Christoph — The image is way too large to show it here, but when you join me and Hug et al. (2016) for "A new view of the tree of life" here, you can spot a bunch of names of bacterial phyla in the top... Read more > tinyurl.com/bdznnd54 #MicroSky

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GAMA Miguel Angel
@miangoar · X

Fun fact: there is no presentation where you talk about the new microbial species discovered by #metagenomics and not show the tree of Hug et al. If you don't put it into your slides, the

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Luis E. Valentín-Alvarado
@luisarchaeota · X

Happy international microorganism day! Metagenomics and the discovery and analysis of innumerable lineages of new organisms, including CPR! @LAHug_ et al. A new view of the Tree of Life, Nature Microbiology (2016) Luef et al. 2015, Nature Comm. @BanfieldLab @UCBerkeley @igisci https://t.co/xX0kSyJTvY

Sep 17, 2022 · 19 likes · 2 shares · 2,662 followers View post →
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https://t.co/fFLdlekSjL A new view of the “tree of life”. Long, but worth it for a different perspective on evolution [spoiler...] as #network instead of tree.

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A new view of the tree of life https://t.co/QbHAvrVb8N

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Lemaître
@AhmetYl27490733 · X

A 2016 (metagenomic) representation of the tree of life using ribosomal protein sequences. Hug, Laura A.; Baker, Brett J.; Anantharaman, Karthik; Brown, Christopher T.; et al. (11 April 2016). "A new view of the tree of life". Nature Microbiology. 1 (5). 16048. https://t.co/IHVvBt40NB

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Saioa Manzano-Morales
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Haeckel, E. Generelle Morphologie der Organismen (1866) Hug, L. A. et al. A new view of the tree of life, Nature Microbiol. 1, 16048 (2016)

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A new view of the tree of life, 4 years old https://t.co/IxmGRU74Xx

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Bojan Tunguz
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A new view of the tree of life https://t.co/aeDdsD3tYn via @rightrelevance thanks @michael_nielsen

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41564_2016_Article_BFnmicrobiol201648_Fig1_HTML.jpg (946×1134) https://t.co/PMz9saaFmJ

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A new view of the tree of life | Nature Microbiology https://t.co/vhMMuQtxPq

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Teemu Ihalainen
@ihisteemu.bsky.social · Bluesky

Jos ajattelemme koko ”elämän puuta” on se aivan käsittämättömän laaja. Kuvassa oikealla alhaalle on vihreällä merkitty aitotumalliset, joihin mekin kuulumme. (”A new view of the tree of life” Nature Microbiology 2016, 16048)

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“A new view of the tree of life” http://buff.ly/1Sxwl9f

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Francesco Santini
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A new view of the tree of life http://www.nature.com/articles/nmicrobiol201648

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