C. M. Duarte

Marine picoplankton metagenomes from eleven vertical profiles obtained by the Malaspina Expedition in the tropical and subtropical oceans

The paper presents a dataset of marine picoplankton metagenomes from 11 vertical profiles, providing insights into functional and taxonomic connectivity between photic and bathypelagic zones.

Global biogeography of the smallest plankton across ocean depths

This study investigates how ecological mechanisms shape picoplankton communities across different ocean depths, finding that selection decreases and dispersal limitation increases with depth.

Adaptation of the binding domain of Lactobacillus acidophilus S-layer protein as a molecular tag for affinity chromatography development.

This paper develops SLAPTAG, a molecular tag derived from Lactobacillus acidophilus SlpA, for affinity chromatography, demonstrating its efficiency, stability, and potential for magnetic purification.

Abundant deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria are culturable

The paper shows that a significant portion of deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria can be cultured, with isolates matching abundant 16S ASVs in bathypelagic samples.

Water mass age structures the auxiliary metabolic gene content of free-living and particle-attached deep ocean viral communities

The paper analyzes deep ocean viral communities to show that water mass age influences their taxonomic composition and auxiliary metabolic gene content.

Disentangling marine microbial networks across space

This study examines how microbial associations change across different ocean depths and regions, finding that most surface associations disappear with depth and that associations are highly variable across space.

The quality of dissolved organic matter shapes the biogeography of the active bathypelagic microbiome

This study investigates the role of dissolved organic matter quality in shaping the active bathypelagic microbiome, finding that free-living prokaryotes contribute significantly in DOM-depleted regions.

Rapid Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Challenges Human Defenses

The paper quantifies the rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2, showing three new effective RBD variants emerge daily, challenging human defenses and advocating for anticipatory strategies.

Rapid Evolution of Plastic-degrading Enzymes Prevalent in the Global Ocean

The paper identifies oceanic PETase variants in marine metagenomes, showing their prevalence and potential role in plastic degradation.

Forces experienced by instrumented animals depend on lifestyle

The paper shows that tag forces on animals depend on lifestyle, not just mass, challenging the 3% mass limit for animal tags.

Unifying the known and unknown microbial coding sequence space

The paper presents a framework and workflow to integrate genes of unknown function into genomic analysis, quantifying their diversity and relevance across biomes and providing a resource for studying Cand. Patescibacteria.

Diversity patterns of marine heterotrophic culturable bacteria along vertical and latitudinal gradients

The paper isolates and analyzes marine heterotrophic bacteria from various oceanic regions, revealing distribution patterns and high similarity between photic and aphotic isolates.

Metabolic Architecture of the Deep Ocean Microbiome

The paper analyzes deep ocean microbial metagenomes to reveal functional diversity and metabolic strategies in the dark ocean.

Marked changes in diversity and relative activity of picoeukaryotes with depth in the global ocean

The paper examines picoeukaryotic communities across ocean depth layers, finding stratification and distinct activity patterns, with highest activity in the mesopelagic layer.