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J. W. Becker

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Approach:experimental assay· 6 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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S. W. Chisholm· 6 shared K. Dooley· 3 shared R. Braakman· 3 shared A. Arellano· 2 shared A. Coe· 2 shared A. Cubillos-Ruiz· 2 shared E. B. Kujawinski· 2 shared K. Longnecker· 2 shared

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Global niche partitioning of purine and pyrimidine cross-feeding among ocean microbes

R. Braakman, B. Satinsky, T. J. O'Keefe, K. Longnecker, S. L. Hogle, J. W. Becker, R. C. Li, K. Dooley, A. Arellano, M. C. Kido Soule, E. B. Kujawinski, S. W. Chisholm

The paper identifies purine and pyrimidine cross-feeding networks among ocean microbes, revealing niche partitioning and potential cryptic nitrogen cycles driven by Prochlorococcus and SAR11 interactions.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2024 · PreprintEcology

Novel isolates expand the physiological diversity of Prochlorococcus and illuminate its macroevolution

J. W. Becker, S. Pollak, J. W. Berta-Thompson, K. W. Becker, R. Braakman, K. D. Dooley, T. Hackl, A. Coe, A. Arellano, K. N. LeGault, P. M. Berube, S. J. Biller, A. Cubillos-Ruiz, B. A. S. Van Mooy, S. W. Chisholm

The paper isolates and characterizes four new Prochlorococcus strains, revealing physiological and genomic features that expand the understanding of its macroevolutionary history.

bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Metabolite diversity among Prochlorococcus strains belonging to divergent ecotypes

E. B. Kujawinski, R. Braakman, K. Longnecker, S. W. Chisholm, J. W. Becker, K. Dooley, M. C. Kido Soule, G. J. Swarr, K. Halloran

This study profiles metabolite diversity across three Prochlorococcus ecotypes, revealing strain-specific differences in intracellular and extracellular metabolite accumulation and release.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2022Microbiology

Environmental and taxonomic drivers of bacterial extracellular vesicle production in marine ecosystems

S. Biller, A. Coe, A. A. Arellano, K. Dooley, J. S. Gong, E. A. Yeager, J. W. Becker, S. W. Chisholm

This paper investigates how environmental and taxonomic factors influence bacterial extracellular vesicle production in marine ecosystems, showing significant variation across species and environmental conditions.

bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2022Microbiology

Bacterial quorum sensing signal arrests phytoplankton cell division and protects against virus-induced mortality

S. B. Pollara, J. W. Becker, B. L. Nunn, R. Boiteau, D. Repeta, M. C. Mudge, G. Downing, D. Chase, E. L. Harvey, K. E. Whalen

This study shows that the bacterial quorum sensing signal HHQ causes DNA damage in phytoplankton, arrests cell division, and protects against viral mortality.

bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Toward a genetic system in the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus

R. Laurenceau, C. Bliem, M. S. Osburne, J. W. Becker, S. J. Biller, A. Cubillos-Ruiz, S. W. Chisholm

This paper reports unsuccessful attempts to develop genetic transformation methods for Prochlorococcus and describes progress in optimizing electroporation parameters and protocols for axenic colony formation and cell viability assessment.

bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2019Microbiology

Co-culture and biogeography of Prochlorococcus and SAR11

J. W. Becker, S. L. Hogle, K. Rosendo, S. W. Chisholm

This study co-cultures Prochlorococcus and SAR11 isolates to examine their interactions and biogeography, finding SAR11 grows faster with Prochlorococcus but not vice versa, and Prochlorococcus meets SAR11's carbon needs.

bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2018Microbiology