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G. W. Tyson

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B. J. Woodcroft· 5 shared V. I. Rich· 4 shared A. O. Leu· 3 shared K. C. Wrighton· 3 shared S. R. Saleska· 3 shared D. H. Parks· 2 shared G. Trubl· 2 shared H. B. Jang· 2 shared

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SingleM and Sandpiper: Robust microbial taxonomic profiles from metagenomic data

B. J. Woodcroft, S. T. N. Aroney, R. Zhao, M. Cunningham, J. A. M. Mitchell, L. Blackall, G. W. Tyson

SingleM and Sandpiper improve microbial taxonomic profiling in metagenomic data by detecting novel species and showing most environments are dominated by unrepresented taxa.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2024Microbiology

Methylotrophy in the Mire: direct and indirect routes for methane production in thawing permafrost

J. B. Ellenbogen, M. A. Borton, B. B. McGivern, D. R. Cronin, D. W. Hoyt, V. Freire-Zapata, C. K. McCalley, R. K. Varner, P. M. Crill, R. A. Wehr, J. P. Chanton, B. J. Woodcroft, M. M. Tfaily, G. W. Tyson, V. I. Rich, K. C. Wrighton

This study identifies methylotrophic methanogenesis and bacterial methylotrophy as significant contributors to methane production in thawing permafrost.

mSystems · Jan 23, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Nitrate-driven anaerobic oxidation of ethane and butane by bacteria

M. Wu, J. Li, C. Lai, A. O. Leu, S. Sun, R. Gu, D. V. Erler, L. Liu, L. Li, G. W. Tyson, Z. Yuan, S. J. McIlroy, J. Guo

This study demonstrates nitrate-dependent anaerobic oxidation of ethane and butane by Candidatus Alkanivorans nitratireducens, revealing the fumarate addition pathway's role in SCGA metabolism.

bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2023Microbiology

Population ecology and potential biogeochemical impacts of ssDNA and dsDNA soil viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient

G. Trubl, S. Roux, M. A. Borton, A. Varsani, Y.-F. Li, C. Sun, H. B. Jang, B. J. Woodcroft, G. W. Tyson, K. C. Wrighton, S. R. Saleska, E. A. Eloe-Fadrosh, M. B. Sullivan, V. I. Rich

The paper analyzes ssDNA and dsDNA soil viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient to assess their ecological roles and biogeochemical impacts on carbon processing.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Diverse Arctic lake sediment microbiota shape methane emission temperature sensitivity

J. B. Emerson, R. K. Varner, M. Wik, D. H. Parks, R. B. Neumann, J. E. Johnson, C. M. Singleton, B. J. Woodcroft, R. Tollerson, A. Owusu-Dommey, M. Binder, N. L. Freitas, P. M. Crill, S. R. Saleska, G. W. Tyson, V. I. Rich

This study shows that spatial variations in sediment microbiota influence methane emission temperature sensitivity in Arctic lakes.

Nature Communications · Oct 5, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Comparative genomics reveals electron transfer and syntrophic mechanisms differentiating methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea

G. L. Chadwick, C. T. Skennerton, R. Laso-Perez, A. O. Leu, D. R. Speth, H. Yu, C. Morgan-Lang, R. Hatzenpichler, D. Goudeau, R. Malmstrom, W. J. Brazelton, T. Woyke, S. J. Hallam, G. W. Tyson, G. Wegener, , V. J. Orphan

The paper compares genomes of methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea to identify differences in electron transfer and metabolic pathways.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2021Microbiology

Lateral gene transfer drives metabolic flexibility in the anaerobic methane oxidising archaeal family Methanoperedenaceae

S. J. McIlroy, A. O. Leu, J. Ye, D. H. Parks, V. Orphan, G. W. Tyson

This study identifies novel respiratory strategies in Methanoperedenaceae archaea acquired through lateral gene transfer, expanding their metabolic flexibility in anaerobic methane oxidation.

bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2020Microbiology

Soil viruses are underexplored players in ecosystem carbon processing

G. Trubl, H. B. Jang, S. Roux, J. B. Emerson, N. Solonenko, D. R. Vik, L. Solden, J. Ellenbogen, A. T. Runyon, B. Bolduc, B. J. Woodcroft, S. R. Saleska, G. W. Tyson, K. C. Wrighton, M. B. Sullivan, V. I. Rich

This study identifies 53 viral populations in permafrost thawing soils, revealing their ecological diversity and potential role in carbon cycling through host infection and auxiliary metabolic genes.

bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2018Microbiology