O. S. Soyer

Ammonia leakage can underpin nitrogen-sharing among soil microbes

The paper shows that ammonia leakage from bacteria enables nitrogen sharing with fungi in soil, highlighting a previously underappreciated mechanism of microbial interaction.

Cellular coordination underpins rapid reversals in gliding filamentous cyanobacteria and its loss results in plectonemes

This study investigates gliding motility in filamentous cyanobacteria, finding that cellular coordination enables rapid reversals, while loss of coordination leads to plectoneme formation.

Emergence of synchronised growth oscillations in filamentous fungi

This study observes synchronized growth oscillations in Serendipita indica fungi during sporulation using a microfluidic setup and links it to cell-cell communication.

Can Single Cell Respiration be Measured by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM)?

This study investigates whether single-cell respiration can be measured using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) by analyzing oxygen consumption rates in HeLa cells.

Niche formation and metabolic interactions result in stable diversity in a spatially structured cyanobacterial community

The paper investigates a spatially structured cyanobacterial community, finding that niche formation and metabolic interactions maintain stable diversity over time.

Thioflavin T indicates membrane potential in mammalian cells and can affect it in a blue light dependent manner.

This paper shows Thioflavin T (ThT) can indicate mitochondrial membrane potential in mammalian cells and affects it under blue light, with implications for its use in research and diagnosis.

Novel microbial syntrophies identified by longitudinal metagenomics

Longitudinal study of microbial communities identifies novel species and predicts their interactions and role in community function.

Scanning ion conductance microscopy reveals differences in the ionic environments of gram positive and negative bacteria

This paper uses scanning ion conductance microscopy to compare the ionic environments of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, finding significant differences in surface charge and conductivity.

Thermodynamic modelling of synthetic communities predicts minimum free energy requirements for sulfate reduction and methanogenesis.

The paper develops a thermodynamic model to predict minimum free energy requirements for sulfate reduction and methanogenesis in synthetic microbial communities using experimental data.

Predicting the structure and function of coalesced microbial communities

The paper shows that mixing methanogenic communities leads to increased methane production, driven by dominant, resource-efficient communities rather than average species performance.