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Shelby J. Barnes

University of Southern California

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Catie S. Cleveland· 3 shared Anjali M Bhatnagar· 2 shared Eric A. WebbiD· 2 shared Alejandro De SantiagoiD· 1 shared Chuankai ChengiD· 1 shared Cole J. HideriD· 1 shared Conner Y. KojimaiD· 1 shared Haiwei LuoiD· 1 shared

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Catie S. Cleveland

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Spatiotemporal conservation of bacteria in the Trichodesmium microbiome

Anjali M Bhatnagar, Nina Yang, Catie S. Cleveland, Shelby J. Barnes, Eric A. Webb

The paper examines how Trichodesmium subclade diversity influences epibiont community structure across ocean basins using metagenomics.

bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Genomics and biogeography of novel Trichodesmium isolates from the Sargasso Sea

Catie S. Cleveland, Anjali M Bhatnagar, Shelby J. Barnes, Yiming Zhao, Eric A. Webb

The paper isolates and characterizes 25 novel Trichodesmium Thieb strains from the Sargasso Sea, revealing subclade-specific differences in morphology, gene content, and temperature preference, with implications for future ocean biogeochemistry under warming.

bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Pseudoalteromonas is a novel symbiont of marine invertebrates that exhibits broad patterns of phylosymbiosis

Alejandro De Santiago, Shelby J. Barnes, Tiago José Pereira, Mirayana Marcelino-Barros, Lekeah A. Durden, Min Khant Han, J. Cameron Thrash, Holly M. Bik

This study identifies Pseudoalteromonas as a novel symbiont of marine invertebrates showing phylosymbiosis across multiple phyla and geographic regions.

The ISME Journal · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

New isolates refine the ecophysiology of the Roseobacter CHAB-I-5 lineage

V. Celeste Lanclos, Xiaoyuan Feng, Chuankai Cheng, Mingyu Yang, Cole J. Hider, Jordan T. Coelho, Conner Y. Kojima, Shelby J. Barnes, Catie S. Cleveland, Mei Xie, Yanlin Zhao, Haiwei Luo, James Cameron Thrash

The paper isolates two new CHAB-I-5 strains, analyzes their genomes, and proposes a new genus and species, highlighting ecological and physiological differences.

ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology