V. J. Orphan

Physiological adaptation of sulfate reducing bacteria in syntrophic partnership with anaerobic methanotrophic archaea

This study examines the metabolic adaptations of sulfate-reducing bacteria in syntrophic partnerships with methanotrophic archaea, revealing unique evolutionary changes in protein pathways.

Evolutionary Diversification of Methanotrophic Ca. Methanophagales (ANME-1) and Their Expansive Virome

The paper expands the phylogenetic diversity of ANME-1 archaea and discovers new virus families specific to their virome, revealing evolutionary links and gene displacement mechanisms.

Comparative genomics reveals electron transfer and syntrophic mechanisms differentiating methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea

The paper compares genomes of methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea to identify differences in electron transfer and metabolic pathways.

Experimentally-validated correlation analysis reveals new anaerobic methane oxidation partnerships with consortium-level heterogeneity in diazotrophy

The paper identifies a specific ANME-2b and SEEP-SRB1g partnership in anaerobic methane oxidation consortia and shows consortium-level variation in nitrogen fixation roles.

Sequestration of Methane by Symbiotic Deep-Sea Annelids: Ancient and Future Implications of Redefining the Seep Influence

The paper identifies new deep-sea annelid-bacterial symbioses that actively consume methane, expanding the known spatial extent of methane seeps and their ecological impact.

Metabolic marker gene mining provides insight in global mcrA diversity and, coupled with targeted genome reconstruction, sheds light on metabolic versatility of the Methanomassiliicoccales

The paper uses marker gene mining to assess global mcrA diversity and reconstruct genomes from the Methanomassiliicoccales, showing its effectiveness in identifying novel lineages and reducing computational costs.

Trace metal imaging of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea at single-cell resolution by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging

The paper uses synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging to analyze trace metal distribution in sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea at the single-cell level.