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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2026

Unraveling the diversity and functional potential of cyanosphere microbiomes assembled from terrestrial cyanobacteria.

Brianne Palmer, Estelle M Couradeau, Jeffrey R Johansen, Tania Kurbessoian, Jose Ortega Carranza, Jason E Stajich, Ryan Ward, Nicole Pietrasiak

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Environmental Adaptation inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Brianne PalmerBonn Institute of Organismic Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4940-2719
Estelle M CouradeauDepartment of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3947-2529
Jeffrey R JohansenBiology Department, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0794-9417
Tania KurbessoianDepartment of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3946-0867
Jose Ortega CarranzaPlant and Environmental Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Jason E StajichDepartment of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7591-0020
Ryan WardPlant and Environmental Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9537-2461
Nicole PietrasiakPlant and Environmental Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4636-8006

Funding

National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management JOTR-2006-SCI-0018National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management MOJA-2008-SCI-0024National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management MOJA-2009-SCI-0039National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management UT-06-032-12-PNational Science Foundation DEB-0842702National Science Foundation DEB-841734National Science Foundation DEB-9870201USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hatch Appropriations CA-R-PPA-5062-HUSDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hatch Appropriations PEN04949
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cyanosphere is composed of non-cyanobacterial microorganisms living within the exopolysaccharide sheath of cyanobacteria, interacting with the cyanobacterial hosts and their surrounding environment. Understanding the interactions between cyanobacteria and their cyanospheres can help predict the success of terrestrial cyanobacteria in providing ecosystem services in nutrient-poor environments. However, knowledge of the microbial diversity and functions within the cyanosphere remains limited. Here, we used metagenomic sequencing to reconstruct 415 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from cyanosphere-associated microbes linked to 56 terrestrial cyanobacteria cultures, representing 12 cyanobacterial orders. Our findings showed that the composition of cyanosphere microbial communities was significantly shaped by environmental factors such as habitat of host origin, including precipitation and temperature. Three microbial genera,

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CyanobacteriaMicrobiotaSoil MicrobiologyMetagenomeMetagenomicsPhylogenybiological soil crustdesertssoilsubaerialtropicswet walls

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PMID42474201
PMCPMC13488342

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