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M. W. Henson

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Microbial ecology of coastal northern Gulf of Mexico waters

M. W. Henson, C. Thrash

The paper characterizes microbial communities in coastal northern Gulf of Mexico waters using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, identifying habitat preferences and brackish-water specialists.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

The AEGEAN-169 clade of bacterioplankton is synonymous with SAR11 subclade V (HIMB59) and metabolically distinct

E. W. Getz, V. C. Lanclos, C. Y. Kojima, C. Cheng, M. W. Henson, M. E. Schon, T. J. Ettema, B. C. Faircloth, J. C. Thrash

This paper demonstrates that SAR11 subclade V is synonymous with the AEGEAN-169 clade and shows they have distinct metabolic capabilities compared to SAR11.

bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2023Microbiology

Ecophysiology and genomics of the brackish water adapted SAR11 subclade IIIa

V. C. Lanclos, A. N. Rasmussen, C. Y. Kojima, C. Cheng, M. W. Henson, B. C. Faircloth, C. A. Francis, C. Thrash

This study presents the most comprehensive pangenomic analysis of SAR11 subclade IIIa, revealing ecological and metabolic differentiation across its subgroups and bridging marine and freshwater adaptations.

bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2022Microbiology

Ecophysiology of the cosmopolitan OM252 bacterioplankton (Gammaproteobacteria)

E. R. Savoie, V. C. Lanclos, M. W. Henson, C. Cheng, E. W. Getz, S. J. Barnes, D. E. LaRowe, M. S. Rappe, J. C. Thrash

The paper investigates the physiology, metabolism, and distribution of the OM252 clade of Gammaproteobacteria using genomic and phenotypic data, revealing their potential for both heterotrophic and lithoautotrophic growth.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2021Microbiology

Mechanisms Driving Genome Reduction of a Novel Roseobacter Lineage Showing Vitamin B12 Auxotrophy

X. Feng, X. Chu, Y. Qian, M. W. Henson, V. C. Lanclos, F. Qin, Y. Zhao, C. Thrash, H. Luo

The paper identifies a novel Roseobacter lineage, CHUG, with reduced genomes and vitamin B12 auxotrophy, suggesting a free-living lifestyle and genome reduction driven by relaxed purifying selection.

bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Expanding the diversity of bacterioplankton isolates and modeling isolation efficacy with large scale dilution-to-extinction cultivation

M. W. Henson, V. C. Lanclos, D. M. Pitre, J. L. Weckhorst, A. M. Lucchesi, C. Cheng, B. Temperton, C. Thrash

This paper expands the diversity of cultivated bacterioplankton using dilution-to-extinction cultivation and develops a model to predict taxon viability and improve isolation success.

bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2020Microbiology

Cultivation and genomics of the first freshwater SAR11 (LD12) isolate

M. W. Henson, V. C. Lanclos, B. C. Faircloth, J. C. Thrash

The paper isolates and genomes the first freshwater SAR11 (LD12) bacterium, revealing metabolic features and evolutionary adaptations to freshwater environments.

bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2018Microbiology

Nutrient dynamics and stream order influence microbial community patterns along a 2914 km transect of the Mississippi River

M. W. Henson, J. Hanssen, G. Spooner, P. Flemming, M. Pukonen, F. Stahr, J. C. Thrash

This study examines microbial community patterns along the Mississippi River, finding distinct microbial trends and associations with nutrient levels at different river orders.

bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2017Microbiology