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V. I. Rich

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Assay:metagenomics· 8 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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B. J. Woodcroft· 4 shared G. W. Tyson· 4 shared K. C. Wrighton· 4 shared S. R. Saleska· 4 shared S. Roux· 4 shared M. A. Borton· 3 shared M. B. Sullivan· 3 shared P. M. Crill· 3 shared

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8 papers

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Metabolic interactions underpinning high methane fluxes across terrestrial freshwater wetlands

E. K. Bechtold, J. B. Ellenbogen, J. A. Villa, D. K. de Melo Ferreira, A. M. Oliverio, J. E. Kostka, V. I. Rich, R. K. Varner, S. Bansal, E. J. Ward, G. Bohrer, M. A. Borton, K. C. Wrighton, M. J. Wilkins

The paper integrates multi-omics data from wetlands to link microbial communities to methane fluxes, identifying conserved genera and metabolic interactions that influence emissions.

Nature Communications · Jan 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Methylotrophy in the Mire: direct and indirect routes for methane production in thawing permafrost

J. B. Ellenbogen, M. A. Borton, B. B. McGivern, D. R. Cronin, D. W. Hoyt, V. Freire-Zapata, C. K. McCalley, R. K. Varner, P. M. Crill, R. A. Wehr, J. P. Chanton, B. J. Woodcroft, M. M. Tfaily, G. W. Tyson, V. I. Rich, K. C. Wrighton

This study identifies methylotrophic methanogenesis and bacterial methylotrophy as significant contributors to methane production in thawing permafrost.

mSystems · Jan 23, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Population ecology and potential biogeochemical impacts of ssDNA and dsDNA soil viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient

G. Trubl, S. Roux, M. A. Borton, A. Varsani, Y.-F. Li, C. Sun, H. B. Jang, B. J. Woodcroft, G. W. Tyson, K. C. Wrighton, S. R. Saleska, E. A. Eloe-Fadrosh, M. B. Sullivan, V. I. Rich

The paper analyzes ssDNA and dsDNA soil viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient to assess their ecological roles and biogeochemical impacts on carbon processing.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Diverse Arctic lake sediment microbiota shape methane emission temperature sensitivity

J. B. Emerson, R. K. Varner, M. Wik, D. H. Parks, R. B. Neumann, J. E. Johnson, C. M. Singleton, B. J. Woodcroft, R. Tollerson, A. Owusu-Dommey, M. Binder, N. L. Freitas, P. M. Crill, S. R. Saleska, G. W. Tyson, V. I. Rich

This study shows that spatial variations in sediment microbiota influence methane emission temperature sensitivity in Arctic lakes.

Nature Communications · Oct 5, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Ecology and molecular targets of hypermutation in the global microbiome.

S. Roux, B. G. Paul, S. C. Bagby, M. A. Allen, G. Attwood, R. Cavicchioli, L. Chistoserdova, S. Hallam, M. E. Hernandez, M. Hess, W.-T. Liu, M. A. O'Malley, X. Peng, V. I. Rich, S. Saleska, E. A. Eloe-Fadrosh

The paper analyzes metagenome-derived DGRs to show their evolutionary origin, mutation bias, ecological niches, and role in microbial community dynamics.

Nature Communications · May 24, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Glacier ice archives fifteen-thousand-year-old viruses

Z.-P. Zhong, N. E. Solonenko, Y.-F. Li, M. C. Gazitua, S. Roux, M. E. Davis, J. L. Van Etten, E. Mosley-Thompson, V. I. Rich, M. B. Sullivan, L. G. Thompson

This paper develops clean sampling methods to study microbes and viruses in glacier ice, revealing 33 viral populations including potential novel genera and their associations with bacteria.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2020Ecology

Soil viruses are underexplored players in ecosystem carbon processing

G. Trubl, H. B. Jang, S. Roux, J. B. Emerson, N. Solonenko, D. R. Vik, L. Solden, J. Ellenbogen, A. T. Runyon, B. Bolduc, B. J. Woodcroft, S. R. Saleska, G. W. Tyson, K. C. Wrighton, M. B. Sullivan, V. I. Rich

This study identifies 53 viral populations in permafrost thawing soils, revealing their ecological diversity and potential role in carbon cycling through host infection and auxiliary metabolic genes.

bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2018Microbiology

Microbial Network, Phylogenetic Diversity And Community Membership In The Active Layer Across A Permafrost Thaw Gradient

R. Mondav, C. K. McCalley, S. B. Hodgkins, S. Frolking, S. R. Saleska, V. I. Rich, J. P. Chanton, P. M. Crill

The paper examines microbial community changes across permafrost thaw stages, finding shifts in composition, diversity, and network structure linked to radiative forcing.

bioRxiv · May 29, 2017Ecology