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P. Q. Tran

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A 20-year time-series of a freshwater lake reveals seasonal dynamics and environmental drivers of viral diversity, ecology, and evolution

Z. Zhou, P. Q. Tran, C. Martin, R. R. Rohwer, B. Baker, K. McMahon, K. Anantharaman

The paper analyzes a 20-year viral time-series in a freshwater lake to uncover seasonal dynamics, environmental drivers, and evolutionary patterns of viral diversity and ecology.

bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2024Microbiology

Viromes vs. mixed community metagenomes: choice of method dictates interpretation of viral community ecology

J. C. Kosmopoulos, K. M. Klier, M. V. Langwig, P. Q. Tran, K. Anantharaman

This study compares viral communities from viromes and metagenomes across diverse environments, showing method choice affects ecological interpretation and recommending both approaches for comprehensive analysis.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2023Ecology

Viral impacts on microbial activity and biogeochemical cycling in a seasonally anoxic freshwater lake

P. Q. Tran, S. C. Bachand, B. Peterson, S. He, K. McMahon, K. Anantharaman

The paper examines how seasonal anoxia affects viral and microbial biogeochemical cycling in a freshwater lake using metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data.

bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Diversity, distribution, and expression of opsin genes in freshwater lakes

S. He, A. M. Linz, S. L. R. Stevens, P. Q. Tran, F. Moya-Flores, B. O. Oyserman, J. R. Dwulit-Smith, K. T. Forest, K. D. McMahon

This study investigates opsin gene diversity, distribution, and expression in freshwater lakes, finding that opsin abundance correlates with lake optical properties and DOC levels, and highlights the role of rhodopsin-based phototrophy in clearwater lakes.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2022Microbiology

The sulfur cycle connects microbiomes and biogeochemistry in deep-sea hydrothermal plumes

Z. Zhou, P. Q. Tran, A. M. Adams, K. Kieft, J. A. Breier, R. K. Sinha, K. P. Krishnan, P. J. Kurian, C. S. Fortunato, C. S. Sheik, J. A. Huber, M. Li, G. J. Dick, K. Anantharaman

This study links sulfur metabolism in deep-sea hydrothermal plumes to microbial biogeography and biogeochemical cycling using genomic data from 37 plumes across 8 ocean basins.

bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Environmental predictors of electroactive bacterioplankton in small boreal lakes.

C. N. Olmsted, R. Ort, P. Q. Tran, E. A. McDaniel, E. E. Roden, D. R. Bond, S. He, K. D. McMahon

The paper identifies environmental predictors of electroactive bacterioplankton in small boreal lakes by analyzing EET genes and their correlation with DOM.

bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2022Microbiology

Microbial cysteine degradation is a source of hydrogen sulfide in oxic freshwater lakes

P. Q. Tran, S. C. Bachand, J. C. Hotvedt, K. Kieft, E. A. McDaniel, K. D. McMahon, K. Anantharaman

This study identifies bacteria in oxic freshwater lakes that produce hydrogen sulfide through cysteine degradation, revealing a new pathway for sulfur cycling in oxygenated environments.

bioRxiv · Nov 30, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Depth-discrete metagenomics reveals the roles of microbes in biogeochemical cycling in the tropical freshwater Lake Tanganyika

P. Q. Tran, S. C. Bachand, P. B. McIntyre, B. M. Kraemer, Y. Vadeboncoeur, I. A. Kimirei, R. Tamatamah, K. D. McMahon, K. Anantharaman

This study uses depth-discrete metagenomics to reveal microbial roles in biogeochemical cycling in Lake Tanganyika's anoxic waters.

The ISME Journal · Feb 9, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Expanded Phylogenetic Diversity and Metabolic Flexibility of Microbial Mercury Methylation

E. A. McDaniel, B. Peterson, S. L. R. Stevens, P. Q. Tran, K. Anantharaman, K. McMahon

This study identifies a broader phylogenetic and metabolic diversity of microbial mercury methylators using genome-resolved metagenomics and metatranscriptomics.

bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Genome diversification in globally distributed novel marine Proteobacteria is linked to environmental adaptation

Z. Zhou, P. Q. Tran, K. Kieft, K. Anantharaman

The paper characterizes novel marine Proteobacteria from hydrothermal vents using multi-omics, revealing their metabolic diversity and environmental adaptation strategies.

bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2019Microbiology