K. D. Dooley

The repercussions of timing in the invasion of synthetic bacterial communities

This study shows that microbial communities are more vulnerable to invasion during transient dynamics, with invaders having greater impact before communities stabilize.

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

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

Richness and density jointly determine context dependence in bacterial interactions

The paper investigates how community richness and density affect bacterial interactions, finding that these factors influence interaction strength and predictability across different contexts.

Novel integrative elements and genomic plasticity in ocean ecosystems

The paper identifies tycheposons, mobile genetic elements in Prochlorococcus, that drive genomic plasticity through gene exchange and contribute to microbial adaptation in ocean ecosystems.