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HEPN-MNT Toxin-Antitoxin System: The HEPN Ribonuclease Is Neutralized by OligoAMPylation by Songailiene, Inga, Juozapaitis, Jonas, Tamulaitiene, Giedre, Ruksenaite, Audrone, Šulčius, Sigitas, Sasnauskas, Giedrius, Venclovas, Česlovas, Siksnys, Virginijus

“…Prokaryotic toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are composed of a toxin capable of interfering with key cellular processes and its neutralizing antidote, the…”
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Viruses of freshwater bloom‐forming cyanobacteria: genomic features, infection strategies and coexistence with the host by Morimoto, Daichi, Šulčius, Sigitas, Yoshida, Takashi

“…Summary Freshwater bloom‐forming cyanobacteria densely grow in the aquatic environments, leading to an increase in the viral‐contact rate. They possess…”
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Cyanophage Distribution Across European Lakes of the Temperate-Humid Continental Climate Zone Assessed Using PCR-Based Genetic Markers by Jaskulska, Aleksandra, Šulčius, Sigitas, Kokociński, Mikołaj, Koreivienė, Judita, Nájera, Arnoldo Font, Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joanna

“…Studies of the diversity and distribution of freshwater cyanophages are generally limited to the small geographical areas, in many cases including only one or…”
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The predation paradox: Synergistic and antagonistic interactions between grazing by crustacean predator and infection by cyanophages promotes bloom formation in filamentous cyanobacteria by Šulčius, Sigitas, Slavuckytė, Kristina, Paškauskas, Ričardas

“…In this study, we assessed the impact of synergistic/antagonistic interactions between grazing by crustacean predator (Daphnia magna) and infection by…”
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The profound effect of harmful cyanobacterial blooms: From food-web and management perspectives by Šulčius, Sigitas, Montvydienė, Danguolė, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Kasperovičienė, Jūratė, Rulevičius, Rokas, Cibulskaitė, Živilė

“…Sustainable and effective water management plans must have a reliable risk assessment strategies for harmful cyanobacterial blooms (HABs) that would enable…”
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Genomic Characterization of Cyanophage vB_AphaS-CL131 Infecting Filamentous Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Reveals Novel Insights into Virus-Bacterium Interactions by Šulčius, Sigitas, Šimoliūnas, Eugenijus, Alzbutas, Gediminas, Gasiūnas, Giedrius, Jauniškis, Vykintas, Kuznecova, Jolita, Miettinen, Sini, Nilsson, Emelie, Meškys, Rolandas, Roine, Elina, Paškauskas, Ričardas, Holmfeldt, Karin

“…While filamentous cyanobacteria play a crucial role in food web dynamics and biogeochemical cycling of many aquatic ecosystems around the globe, the knowledge…”
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Increased risk of exposure to microcystins in the scum of the filamentous cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae accumulated on the western shoreline of the Curonian Lagoon by Šulčius, Sigitas, Pilkaitytė, Renata, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Kasperovičienė, Jūratė, Ezhova, Elena, Błaszczyk, Agata, Paškauskas, Ričardas

“…[Display omitted] •Cyanotoxins concentration increases by up to 300-fold in the near-shore waters.•First report on the toxic blooms of Planktothrix agardhii in…”
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Viruses of microorganisms in the Baltic Sea: current state of research and perspectives by Šulčius, Sigitas, Holmfeldt, Karin

“…This paper reviews the current state of research into viruses of microorganisms in the Baltic Sea. Field and experimental studies reveal the great phenotypic…”
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Contrasting Ecotoxic Effects of Landfill Leachate and Cyanobacterial Biomass on Aquatic Organisms by Montvydienė, Danguolė, Šulčius, Sigitas, Jurgelėnė, Živilė, Makaras, Tomas, Kalcienė, Virginija, Taraškevičius, Ričardas, Kazlauskas, Mindaugas, Kazlauskienė, Nijolė

“…The ecotoxicological effect of multicomponent mixtures (landfill leachate (LL) and biomass of harmful cyanobacterial bloom (cyanoHAB)) on growth and mortality…”
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Influence of environmental variation on the bacterioplankton community and its loss to viral lysis in the Curonian Lagoon by Šulčius, Sigitas, Reunamo, Anna, Paškauskas, Ričardas, Leskinen, Piia

“…Coastal lagoons are continuously exposed to strong environmental gradients that determine the distribution and trophic interactions of microbial communities…”
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Nitrogen Flow in Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Is Altered by Cyanophage Infection by Kuznecova, Jolita, Šulčius, Sigitas, Vogts, Angela, Voss, Maren, Jürgens, Klaus, Šimoliūnas, Eugenijus

“…Viruses can significantly influence cyanobacteria population dynamics and activity, and through this the biogeochemical cycling of major nutrients. However,…”
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Size-selective microzooplankton grazing on the phytoplankton in the Curonian Lagoon (SE Baltic Sea) by Grinienė, Evelina, Šulčius, Sigitas, Kuosa, Harri

“…Dilution experiments were performed to estimate phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates at two sites: freshwater (Nida) and brackish water…”
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Underestimation of microzooplankton grazing in dilution experiments due to inhibition of phytoplankton growth by Stoecker, Diane K., Nejstgaard, Jens C., Madhusoodhanan, Rakhesh, Pohnert, Georg, Wolfram, Stefanie, Jakobsen, Hans Henrik, Šulčius, Sigitas, Larsen, Aud

“…Microzooplankton dilution grazing experiments conducted in phytoplankton rich waters, particularly in polar and subpolar seas, often result in calculation of…”
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Insights into cyanophage-mediated dynamics of nodularin and other non-ribosomal peptides in Nodularia spumigena by Šulčius, Sigitas, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Vitonytė, Irma, Kvederavičiūtė, Kotryna, Kuznecova, Jolita, Šimoliūnas, Eugenijus, Holmfeldt, Karin

“…•Novel cyanophage infecting toxic Nodularia spumigena was isolated and characterized.•Cyanophage infection significantly altered cellular NOD quota in N…”
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Exploring Viral Diversity in a Gypsum Karst Lake Ecosystem Using Targeted Single-Cell Genomics by Šulčius, Sigitas, Alzbutas, Gediminas, Juknevičiūtė, Viktorija, Šimoliūnas, Eugenijus, Venckus, Petras, Šimoliūnienė, Monika, Paškauskas, Ričardas

“…Little is known about the diversity and distribution of viruses infecting green sulfur bacteria (GSB) thriving in euxinic (sulfuric and anoxic) habitats,…”
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A closely-related clade of globally distributed bloom-forming cyanobacteria within the Nostocales by Driscoll, Connor B., Meyer, Kevin A., Šulčius, Sigitas, Brown, Nathan M., Dick, Gregory J., Cao, Huansheng, Gasiūnas, Giedrius, Timinskas, Albertas, Yin, Yanbin, Landry, Zachary C., Otten, Timothy G., Davis, Timothy W., Watson, Susan B., Dreher, Theo W.

“…[Display omitted] •Eight new Nostocales genomes derived from cultures or metagenomes from recent HABs.•New genus-level clade of HAB-forming…”
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Establishment of axenic cultures from cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae akinetes by micromanipulation and chemical treatment by Šulčius, Sigitas, Slavuckytė, Kristina, Januškaitė, Milda, Paškauskas, Ričardas

“…Filamentous cyanobacteria are an environmentally and biotechnologically important species. However, the isolation and purification techniques for these…”
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Characterization of a lytic cyanophage that infects the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae by Šulčius, Sigitas, Šimoliūnas, Eugenijus, Staniulis, Juozas, Koreivienė, Judita, Baltrušis, Paulius, Meškys, Rolandas, Paškauskas, Ričardas

“…Vb-AphaS-CL131 is a novel cyanosiphovirus that infects harmful Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. This cyanophage has an isometric head, 97 nm in diameter and a long,…”
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The dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum at the edge of the salinity tolerance: The growth is slower but cells are larger by Olenina, Irina, Vaičiukynas, Evaldas, Šulčius, Sigitas, Paškauskas, Ričardas, Verikas, Antanas, Gelžinis, Adas, Bačauskienė, Marija, Bertašiūtė, Vilma, Olenin, Sergej

“…In this study we examine how the projected climate change driven decrease in the Baltic Sea salinity can impact the growth, cell size and shape of the recently…”
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Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Bacteriophage vB_BceS_KLEB30-3S by Šimoliūnienė, Monika, Tumėnas, Deividas, Kvederavičiūtė, Kotryna, Meškys, Rolandas, Šulčius, Sigitas, Šimoliūnas, Eugenijus

“…In this study, we present the genomic characterization of the temperate bacteriophage vB_BceS_KLEB30-3S (KLEB30-3S), which was induced from strain KR3M-30,…”
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