T. L. V. Bornemann

Metaproteogenomics resolution of a high-CO2 aquifer community suggests an active symbiotic lifestyle of groundwater Gracilibacteria

The paper investigates Gracilibacteria activity in a high-CO2 aquifer using metaproteogenomics, suggesting they may function as microbial predators.

Dancing the Nanopore limbo - Nanopore metagenomics from small DNA quantities for bacterial genome reconstruction

This study evaluates using lower DNA quantities for Nanopore sequencing in metagenomics, showing that high-quality MAGs can be recovered from as little as 35 ng of input DNA.

Host-associated phages disperse across the extraterrestrial analogue Antarctica

The paper tracks host-associated phages across Antarctica using metagenomic data, finding long-distance dispersal of Ralstonia phages with implications for Astrobiology and Planetary Protection.

Rates of primary production in groundwater rival those in oligotrophic marine systems

The paper measures carbon fixation rates in groundwater and finds they rival those in oligotrophic marine systems.

Genomic remnants of ancestral hydrogen and methane metabolism in Archaea drive anaerobic carbon cycling

The paper identifies genomic remnants in Archaea that reveal ancestral hydrogen and methane metabolism, showing their role in anaerobic carbon cycling.

The economical lifestyle of CPR bacteria in groundwater allows little preference for environmental drivers

This study investigates Patescibacteria in groundwater, finding they have minimal metabolic pathways and show little adaptation to environmental drivers, suggesting an economical lifestyle with broad host interactions.

An archaeal symbiont-host association from the deep terrestrial subsurface

The paper identifies a host-symbiont relationship between two uncultivated archaea in a deep aquifer, showing co-occurrence and metabolic interdependence.