The paper investigates microbial communities in hydrothermal vent discharge, finding geographic influences on community structure despite similar environmental conditions.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2023Microbiology

Metabolic strategies shared by basement residents of the Lost City hydrothermal field

W. J. Brazelton, J. M. McGonigle, S. Motamedi, H. L. Pendleton, K. I. Twing, B. C. Miller, W. J. Lowe, A. M. Hoffman, C. A. Prator, G. L. Chadwick, R. E. Anderson, E. Thomas, D. A. Butterfield, K. A. Aquino, G. L. Früh-Green, , S. Q. Lang

This study identifies key microbial species and metabolic strategies in hydrothermal fluids from the Lost City field, revealing adaptations to geochemically driven energy sources.

bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2022Microbiology

Seafloor incubation experiment with deep-sea hydrothermal vent fluid reveals effect of pressureand lag time on autotrophic microbial communities

C. S. Fortunato, D. A. Butterfield, B. Larson, N. Lawrence-Slavas, C. Algar, L. Z. Allen, J. F. Holden, G. Proskurowski, E. Reddington, L. C. Stewart, B. D. Topcuoglu, J. J. Vallino, J. A. Huber

The paper compares in situ and shipboard microbial incubations of deep-sea hydrothermal vent fluids, finding that pressure and lag time affect microbial community activity and gene expression.

bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2020Microbiology

Validating the Cyc2 neutrophilic Fe oxidation pathway using meta-omics of Zetaproteobacteria iron mats at marine hydrothermal vents

S. M. McAllister, S. W. Polson, D. A. Butterfield, B. T. Glazer, J. B. Sylvan, C. S. Chan

The paper validates the Cyc2-based Fe oxidation pathway in Zetaproteobacteria using meta-omics data from marine hydrothermal vent iron mats.

mSystems · Feb 11, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology