L. A. Hug

Legacy copper/nickel mine tailings potentially harbor novel iron/sulfur cycling microorganisms within highly variable communities

The paper examines microbial communities in Cu/Ni mine tailings, finding high variability in diversity and composition linked to geochemical factors like pH and metal concentrations.

Giant genes are rare but implicated in cell wall degradation by predatory bacteria

The paper identifies giant genes in predatory bacteria, showing they are associated with prey adhesion and cell wall degradation.

Microbial methane cycling in a landfill on a decadal time scale

This study examines microbial methane cycling in landfill waste over 39 years, showing that anaerobic methanogens dominate new waste while aerobic methanotrophs persist in leachate, and highlights the potential for anaerobic methane oxidation in older landfills.

Cloacimonadota metabolisms include adaptations for engineered environments that are reflected in the evolutionary history of the phylum

The paper examines the metabolic adaptations and evolutionary history of the Cloacimonadota phylum, revealing distinct genomic and metabolic traits associated with engineered versus natural environments.

Adapting macroecology to microbiology: using occupancy modelling to assess functional profiles across metagenomes

The paper adapts occupancy modelling from macroecology to assess functional profiles in metagenomes, finding positive correlation between methanogenesis and methanotrophy genes across environments.

High diversity and heterogeneity define microbial communities across an active municipal landfill

This study examines microbial diversity in a landfill using 16S rRNA and metagenomic sequencing, revealing high heterogeneity at lower taxonomic levels despite conserved phylum-level patterns.

Groundwater Elusimicrobia are metabolically diverse compared to gut microbiome Elusimicrobia and some have a novel nitrogenase paralog

The paper analyzes genomes of Elusimicrobia from various environments, finding groundwater-associated species show diverse metabolic capabilities and some encode novel nitrogenase paralogs.

Composition of the North American wood frog (Rana sylvatica) skin microbiome and seasonal variation in community structure

This study examines seasonal changes in the skin microbiome of North American wood frogs and finds significant seasonal variation in microbial composition.

The phylogenetic and global distribution of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastic degrading genes

The paper screens metagenomes and metagenome-assembled genomes to identify and characterize the global distribution and phylogenetic diversity of PHA depolymerase genes across environments.

High functional diversity among Nitrospira populations that dominate rotating biological contactor microbial communities in a municipal wastewater treatment plant

This study identifies high functional diversity among Nitrospira populations in wastewater treatment plant biofilms, revealing distinct metabolic capabilities and spatial distributions.