Markus Bill

Methanol-specific methyltransferase isozymes have large carbon kinetic isotope effects that impact methane isotopic signatures

This study identifies the methanol-specific methyltransferase complex as the source of large carbon and hydrogen isotope effects in methanol-driven methane production, showing these effects are consistent across isozymes and persist at low methanol concentrations.

Coordinated organic and inorganic nitrogen transformations fuel soil microbial blooms and increase nitrogen retention during snowmelt

The paper shows that microbial blooms during snowmelt drive nitrogen transformations, increasing nitrogen retention through organic and inorganic pathways.

CRISPR-enabled control of gene expression sets the isotopic composition of microbial methane

This study manipulates Methanosarcina acetivorans growth rate via CRISPR to show isotopic composition of methane depends on MCR expression and growth rate.

Taxonomically and metabolically distinct microbial communities with depth and across a hillslope to riparian zone transect

The paper investigates microbial community structure and metabolic potential along a hillslope to riparian zone transect using genome-resolved metagenomics and stable isotopes, finding distinct communities and functions across depth and landscape position.