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S. J. Blazewicz

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Viral but not bacterial community succession is characterized by extreme turnover shortly after rewetting dry soils

C. Santos-Medellin, S. J. Blazewicz, J. Pett-Ridge, J. B. Emerson

The paper examines viral and bacterial community dynamics in dry soils after rewetting, finding that viral communities show extreme turnover while bacterial communities remain more stable.

bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2023Microbiology

A standardized quantitative analysis strategy for stable isotope probing metagenomics

D. Vyshenska, P. Sampara, K. Singh, A. Tomatsu, W. B. Kauffman, E. Nuccio, S. J. Blazewicz, J. Pett-Ridge, N. Varghese, M. Kellom, A. Clum, R. Riley, S. Roux, E. A. Eloe-Fadrosh, R. M. Ziels, R. R. Malmstrom

This paper introduces a standardized analysis framework and R package for quantifying isotopic enrichment in SIP metagenomics to identify active microbial genomes.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2022Microbiology

A subset of viruses thrives following microbial resuscitation during rewetting of a seasonally dry California grassland soil

A. M. Nicolas, E. T. Sieradzki, J. Pett-Ridge, J. F. Banfield, M. E. Taga, M. K. Firestone, S. J. Blazewicz

The paper investigates virus-host dynamics in soil following rewetting, finding that a subset of viruses thrive and drive microbial lysis, contributing to CO2 efflux.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2022Microbiology

Divergent microbial traits influence the transformation of living versus dead root inputs to soil carbon

N. Sokol, M. Foley, S. J. Blazewicz, A. Battacharyya, K. Estera-Molina, M. K. Firestone, A. Greenlon, B. A. Hungate, J. Kimbrel, J. Liquet, M. Lafler, M. Marple, P. Nico, E. Slessarev, J. Pett-Ridge

The paper investigates how microbial traits affect soil carbon transformation from living and dead root inputs under different moisture conditions.

bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2022 · PreprintEcology

HT-SIP: A semi-automated Stable Isotope Probing pipeline identifies interactions in the hyphosphere of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

E. E. Nuccio, S. J. Blazewicz, M. Lafler, A. N. Campbell, A. Kakouridis, J. A. Kimbrel, J. Wollard, D. Vyshenska, R. Riley, A. Tomatsu, R. Hestrin, R. Malmstrom, M. K. Firestone, J. Pett-Ridge

The paper introduces a semi-automated DNA-SIP pipeline to improve efficiency and reproducibility in microbial community studies, demonstrating its application in analyzing the hyphosphere of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Functional succession of actively growing soil microorganisms during rewetting is shaped by precipitation history

E. T. Sieradzki, A. Greenlon, A. M. Nicolas, M. K. Firestone, J. Pett-Ridge, S. J. Blazewicz, J. Banfield

The paper investigates how precipitation history affects microbial succession in rewetted soils by analyzing functional traits and gene abundance over time.

bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Quantitative stable-isotope probing (qSIP) with metagenomics links microbial physiology and activity to soil moisture in Mediterranean-climate grassland ecosystems

A. Greenlon, E. T. Sieradzki, O. Zablocki, B. J. Koch, M. M. Foley, J. A. Kimbrel, B. A. Hungate, S. J. Blazewicz, E. E. Nuccio, C. L. Sun, A. Chew, C.-J. Mancilla, M. B. Sullivan, M. K. Firestone, J. Pett-Ridge, J. F. Banfield

This study uses qSIP with metagenomics to link microbial activity and physiology to soil moisture in Mediterranean grasslands, finding that precipitation levels influence microbial growth and phage dynamics.

bioRxiv · May 2, 2022Microbiology

Plant-associated fungi support bacterial resilience following water limitation

R. Hestrin, M. Kan, M. Lafler, J. Wollard, J. Kimbrel, P. Ray, S. J. Blazewicz, R. Stuart, K. D. Craven, M. K. Firestone, E. E. Nuccio, J. Pett-Ridge

This study shows that plant-associated fungi enhance bacterial resilience to water limitation by protecting their growth and diversity in hyphospheres.

bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2022Ecology

Active communities and growth of soil microorganisms are framed by mean annual precipitation in three California annual grasslands

M. M. Foley, S. J. Blazewicz, K. J. McFarlane, A. Greenlon, M. Hayer, J. A. Kimbrel, B. J. Koch, V. Monsaint-Queeney, K. Morrison, E. M. Morrissey, B. A. Hungate, J. Pett-Ridge

The paper examines how mean annual precipitation affects microbial community growth and soil carbon cycling in three California grasslands, finding that growth rates and community composition vary with precipitation.

bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2021Ecology

Edaphic controls on genome size and GC content of bacteria in soil microbial communities

P. F. Chuckran, C. Flagg, J. Propster, W. A. Rutherford, E. T. Sieradzki, S. J. Blazewicz, B. A. Hungate, J. A. Pett-Ridge, E. Schwartz, P. Dijkstra

The paper uses soil metagenomes to show that pH, soil carbon content, and nutrient availability influence bacterial genome size, GC content, and amino acid composition.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2021Ecology

The Functional Significance of Bacterial Predators

B. A. Hungate, J. C. Marks, M. E. Power, E. Schwartz, K. J. van Groenigen, S. J. Blazewicz, P. F. Chuckran, P. Dijkstra, B. K. Finley, M. K. Firestone, M. M. Foley, A. Greenlon, M. Hayer, K. Hofmockel, B. J. Koch, , J. Pett-Ridge

This study quantifies the growth and carbon assimilation rates of predatory bacteria across 15 sites, showing obligate predators grow faster and assimilate more carbon than non-predatory bacteria.

bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2021Ecology

Ecology of active viruses and their bacterial hosts in frozen Arctic peat soil revealed with H218O stable isotope probing metagenomics

G. Trubl, J. Kimbrel, J. Liquet-Gonzalez, E. E. Nuccio, P. K. Weber, J. Pett-Ridge, J. K. Jansson, M. Waldrop, S. J. Blazewicz

This study identifies active viral and bacterial populations in frozen Arctic peat soil using H218O SIP metagenomics, showing significant microbial activity and viral influence on carbon cycling during winter.

bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Minnesota peat viromes reveal terrestrial and aquatic niche partitioning for local and global viral populations

A. M. ter Horst, C. Santos-Medellin, J. W. Sorensen, L. A. Zinke, R. M. Wilson, E. R. Johnston, G. G. Trubl, J. Pett-Ridge, S. J. Blazewicz, P. J. Hanson, J. P. Chanton, C. W. Schadt, J. E. Kostka, J. B. Emerson

The paper analyzes viromes from a boreal peatland to reveal niche partitioning of viruses between terrestrial and aquatic environments, showing distinct viral community patterns.

bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2020Microbiology

Stable isotope informed genome-resolved metagenomics uncovers potential trophic interactions in rhizosphere soil

E. P. Starr, S. Shi, S. J. Blazewicz, B. J. Koch, A. J. Probst, B. A. Hungate, J. Pett-Ridge, M. K. Firestone, J. F. Banfield

This study uses stable isotope-informed genome-resolved metagenomics to trace carbon flow in rhizosphere soil and identify microbial interactions with plants and phages.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2020Microbiology

Measurement error and resolution in quantitative stable isotope probing: implications for experimental design

E. T. Sieradzki, B. J. Koch, A. Greenlon, R. Sachdeva, R. R. Malmstrom, R. L. Mau, S. J. Blazewicz, M. K. Firestone, K. Hofmockel, E. Schwartz, B. A. Hungate, J. Pett-Ridge

This paper evaluates measurement error and resolution in qSIP, finding that variance decreases with taxon abundance and that nine density fractions balance cost and precision.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2020Microbiology

Stable isotope informed genome-resolved metagenomics reveals that Saccharibacteria utilize microbially processed plant derived carbon

E. P. Starr, S. Shi, S. J. Blazewicz, A. J. Probst, D. J. Herman, M. A. Firestone, J. F. Banfield

The paper identifies a Saccharibacteria genome in rhizosphere soil that relies on externally-derived nucleotides and utilizes plant-derived carbon through fermentation and potential aerobic respiration.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2017Microbiology