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W. J. Brazelton

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Assay:metagenomics· 8 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 6 Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1

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B. C. Miller· 2 shared C. R. Dangerfield· 2 shared G. L. Chadwick· 2 shared J. M. McGonigle· 2 shared A. Boetius· 1 shared A. M. Hoffman· 1 shared A. O. Leu· 1 shared B. B. Bowen· 1 shared

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Bacterial Diversity and Chemical Ecology of Natural Product-Producing Bacteria from Great Salt Lake Sediment

E. R. Bring Horvath, W. J. Brazelton, M. C. Kim, R. Cullum, M. A. Mulvey, W. Fenical, J. M. Winter

The paper investigates bacterial diversity and natural product potential in Great Salt Lake sediment, identifying a new Saccharomonospora species and characterizing genomic features of Actinomycetota.

bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2023Ecology

Metagenome mining and functional analysis reveal oxidized guanine DNA repair at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field

P. H. Utzman, V. P. Mays, B. C. Miller, M. C. Fairbanks, W. J. Brazelton, M. P. Horvath

The paper identifies and functionally characterizes oxidized guanine DNA repair genes at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field, suggesting early evolutionary pressure for DNA repair mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Metabolic strategies shared by basement residents of the Lost City hydrothermal field

W. J. Brazelton, J. M. McGonigle, S. Motamedi, H. L. Pendleton, K. I. Twing, B. C. Miller, W. J. Lowe, A. M. Hoffman, C. A. Prator, G. L. Chadwick, R. E. Anderson, E. Thomas, D. A. Butterfield, K. A. Aquino, G. L. Früh-Green, , S. Q. Lang

This study identifies key microbial species and metabolic strategies in hydrothermal fluids from the Lost City field, revealing adaptations to geochemically driven energy sources.

bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2022Microbiology

Metabolic Potential of Microbial Communities in the Hypersaline Sediments of the Bonneville Salt Flats

J. M. McGonigle, J. A. Bernau, B. B. Bowen, W. J. Brazelton

This study examines the metabolic potential of microbial communities in hypersaline sediments of the Bonneville Salt Flats, revealing diverse metabolic pathways and their relevance to subsurface ecosystems on Mars.

bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2021Microbiology

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

G. L. Chadwick, C. T. Skennerton, R. Laso-Perez, A. O. Leu, D. R. Speth, H. Yu, C. Morgan-Lang, R. Hatzenpichler, D. Goudeau, R. Malmstrom, W. J. Brazelton, T. Woyke, S. J. Hallam, G. W. Tyson, G. Wegener, , V. J. Orphan

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

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2021Microbiology

Diversity and Metabolic Potential of Microbial Communities in a Serpentinite-Hosted Spring at the Tablelands

E. Dart, W. J. Brazelton

This study investigates microbial communities in serpentinite-hosted springs to determine their diversity and metabolic potential, distinguishing subsurface from surface contaminants.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Succession of bacterial communities on carrion is independent of vertebrate scavengers

C. R. Dangerfield, E. H. Frehner, E. R. Buechley, C. H. Sekercioglu, W. J. Brazelton

This study shows that microbial community succession on carrion follows consistent patterns regardless of vertebrate scavenger activity.

bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2019Microbiology

Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining on Microbial Ecosystem Services

B. N. Orcutt, J. Bradley, W. J. Brazelton, E. J. Estes, J. M. Goordial, J. A. Huber, R. M. Jones, N. Mahmoudi, J. J. Marlow, S. Murdock, M. Pachiadaki

This paper evaluates the potential impacts of deep-sea mining on microbial ecosystem services, highlighting varying levels of impact and recommending baseline assessments and protected areas.

bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2018Microbiology

Bacterial communities affected by experimental disturbances to canopy soils of a temperate rainforest

C. R. Dangerfield, N. M. Nadkarni, W. J. Brazelton

This study characterizes canopy soil bacterial communities in a temperate rainforest and shows that their composition is influenced by connection to the host tree rather than just canopy conditions.

bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2016Microbiology