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Yansong Zhao

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyORCID 0000-0001-5973-1834Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Andrew D. FarriD· 2 shared Paul B. RaineyiD· 2 shared Christina VasileiouiD· 1 shared David W. RogersiD· 1 shared Kaumudi PrabhakaraiD· 1 shared Kristian Ullrich· 1 shared Yue MaiD· 1 shared

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EcologyEnvironmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedJun 25, 2026

Diverse microbial communities assemble on both recalcitrant and labile carbon sources

Kaumudi Prabhakara, Yansong Zhao, Kristian Ullrich…·Paul B. Rainey

The paper tracks microbial community dynamics on cellulose, cellulose broth, and glucose, finding stable specialist communities on cellulose and rapid succession on glucose, with comparable diversity levels.

DOI 10.1111/1462-2920.70351

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MicrobiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedOct 28, 2025

Jumbo phage-mediated transduction of genomic islands

Yansong Zhao, Yue Ma, Christina Vasileiou…·Paul B. Rainey

The paper describes the acquisition of mobile genetic elements by Pseudomonas fluorescens through jumbo phage-mediated transduction, revealing new insights into horizontal gene transfer mechanisms.

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