Author

Kevin W. Becker

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielORCID 0000-0001-6317-1884Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Microbiology· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Felix J. EllingiD· 2 shared Ahcène BoumendjeliD· 1 shared Ann PearsoniD· 1 shared Arthur ReveillardiD· 1 shared Benjamin A. S. Van MooyiD· 1 shared Cornelia Ulrike WelteiD· 1 shared Daniel MuratoreiD· 1 shared Daniel R. MendeiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2020-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 17 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersMicrobiology

Felix J. EllingORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintApr 12, 2026

Adaptation of the freshwater anaerobic methanotroph 'Ca. Methanoperedens vercellensis' to low pH levels reveals membrane lipid remodelling

Vojtěch Tláskal, Reinier A. Egas, Wei Wang…·Cornelia Ulrike Welte

This study shows that Ca. Methanoperedens vercellensis adapts to low pH by remodelling membrane lipids, maintaining methane oxidation activity despite increased energy demands.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.11.717812

proteomicsexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky

MicrobiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedFeb 20, 2025

A novel quinone biosynthetic pathway illuminates the evolution of aerobic metabolism

Felix J. Elling, Fabien Pierrel, Sophie-Carole Chobert…·Ann Pearson

The paper identifies a novel ancestral high redox potential quinone, methyl-plastoquinone, and shows its evolutionary origin predates the Great Oxygenation Event.

30 citationstop 2%

bacteria (other)comparative / phylogenetic analysis

𝕏 PostBluesky

Molecular BiologyThe ISME JournalPeer-reviewedOct 8, 2020

Combined pigment and metatranscriptomic analysis reveals synchronized diel patterns of phenotypic light response across domains in the open ocean

Kevin W. Becker, Matthew J. Harke, Daniel R. Mende…·Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy

The paper analyzes pigment and metatranscriptomic data to show synchronized diel patterns of phytoplankton light response across domains in the open ocean.

46 citations

metagenomicsproteomics

𝕏 PostBluesky