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R. E. Conrad

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A natural ANI gap that can define intra-species units of bacteriophages and other viruses

B. Aldeguer Riquelme, R. E. Conrad, J. Anton, R. Rossello-Mora, K. T. Konstantinidis

The paper identifies a 99.5% ANI gap in bacteriophage genomes that can define intra-species units, proposing 'genomovars' as a standardized classification.

bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2024Microbiology

An ANI gap within bacterial species that advances the definitions of intra-species units

L. M. Rodriguez-R, R. E. Conrad, T. Viver, D. J. Feistel, B. G. Lindner, S. N. Venter, L. H. Orellana, R. Amann, R. Rossello-Mora, K. T. Konstantinidis

The paper identifies an ANI gap within bacterial species, proposing a more precise definition for intra-species diversity units.

mBio · Jan 16, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Sulfur oxidation and reduction are coupled to nitrogen fixation in the roots of a salt marsh foundation plant species

J. L. Rolando, M. Kolton, T. Song, Y. Liu, P. Pinamang, R. E. Conrad, J. T. Morris, K. T. Konstantinidis, J. E. Kostka

This study shows sulfur oxidation and reduction are coupled to nitrogen fixation in the roots of Spartina alterniflora, with a novel symbiosis involving Candidatus Thiodiazotropha.

bioRxiv · May 1, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Towards estimating the number of strains that make up a natural bacterial population

T. Viver, R. E. Conrad, L. M. Rodriguez-R, A. S. Ramirez, S. N. Venter, J. Rocha-Cardenas, M. L. Segura, R. Amann, K. T. Konstantinidis, R. Rossello-Mora

The paper estimates the number of strains in a natural bacterial population using genomic and metagenomic data, finding up to 5,500 to 11,000 genomovars in one pond.

bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2023Microbiology

Novel municipal sewage-associated bacterial genomes and their potential in source tracking

B. G. Lindner, B. Suttner, R. E. Conrad, L. M. Rodriguez-R, J. K. Hatt, K. J. Zhu, J. Brown, K. T. Konstantinidis

This study identifies sewage-specific bacterial genomes from wastewater treatment plants and shows their utility in tracking sewage contamination in waterbodies.

bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Metagenome-based comparisons of decay rates and host-specificity of fecal microbial communities for improved microbial source tracking

B. Suttner, B. G. Lindner, M. Kim, R. E. Conrad, L. M. Rodriguez, L. H. Orellana, E. R. Johnston, J. K. Hatt, K. J. Zhu, J. Brown, K. T. Konstantinidis

This study tracks cow, pig, and human fecal pollution in lake water over time using metagenomics and benchmarks novel protocols against standard culture-based and qPCR tests for water quality monitoring.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Toward quantifying the adaptive role of bacterial pangenomes during environmental perturbations

R. E. Conrad, T. Viver, J. F. Gago, J. K. Hatt, F. Venter, R. Rossello-Mora, K. T. Konstantinidis

The paper investigates how bacterial pangenomes adapt to environmental changes by analyzing gene abundance in Salinibacter ruber under manipulated salinity and light conditions.

bioRxiv · Mar 15, 2021Microbiology

The Ceratodon purpureus genome uncovers structurally complex, gene rich sex chromosomes

S. B. Carey, J. Jenkins, J. T. Lovell, F. Maumus, A. Sreedasyam, A. C. Payton, S. Shu, G. P. Tiley, N. Fernandez-Pozo, K. Barry, C. Chen, M. Wang, A. Lipzen, C. Daum, C. A. Saski, , S. McDaniel

The paper compares genomes of male and female mosses to study sex chromosome evolution, finding gene-rich, non-degenerated UV sex chromosomes.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology