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Benjamin D. Peterson

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0000-0001-5290-9142Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Katherine D. McMahoniD· 2 shared Patricia Q. TraniD· 2 shared Anna G. SchmidtiD· 1 shared Charles N. OlmstediD· 1 shared Danielle GoudeauiD· 1 shared David P. KrabbenhoftiD· 1 shared Donald A. BryantiD· 1 shared Elizabeth McDanieliD· 1 shared

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Cryptic cycling by electroactive bacterioplankton in Trout Bog Lake

Charles N. Olmsted, Mark R. Gahler, Eric Roden, Benjamin D. Peterson, James Lazarcik, Patricia Q. Tran, Maureen Berg, Donald A. Bryant, Danielle Goudeau, Rex R. Malmstrom, Mohan Qin, Katherine D. McMahon

The paper investigates diel and seasonal electron cycling in Trout Bog Lake by electroactive bacterioplankton, finding evidence of DOM cycling between oxidized and reduced states through EET-based metabolism.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Jun 20, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Mercury methylation trait dispersed across diverse anaerobic microbial guilds in a eutrophic sulfate-enriched lake

Benjamin D. Peterson, Elizabeth McDaniel, Anna G. Schmidt, Ryan F. Lepak, Sarah E. Janssen, Patricia Q. Tran, Robert A. Marick, Jacob M. Ogorek, John F. DeWild, David P. Krabbenhoft, Katherine D. McMahon

The paper identifies diverse microbial guilds in a sulfate-enriched lake that possess the mercury methylation trait, highlighting the ecological distribution of this process.

Environmental Science & Technology · Nov 24, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics