Thomas Möck

A genomic catalog of Earth's bacterial and archaeal symbionts

This study uses machine learning to predict symbiotic lifestyles in microbial genomes, identifying 15-23% of uncultivated microbes as potential symbionts and creating a new catalog of symbiont genomes.

Diatoms maintain metabolic activity in deep ocean twilight zones

This study isolates a deep ocean diatom and shows it maintains metabolic activity through latent photosynthesis and carbon utilization in the twilight zone.

The genetic repertoire of the deep sea: from sequence to structure and function

This study analyzes the genetic diversity of the deep sea, linking protein structures to genetic variants and identifying biotechnologically relevant features.

The genomic basis of evolutionary stasis in the 500-million-year-old red seaweed genus Ahnfeltia

This study investigates the genomic basis of evolutionary stasis in the ancient red seaweed genus Ahnfeltia by analyzing chromosome-scale genomes and population genomics.

Global Metagenomics Reveals Plastid Diversity and Unexplored Algal Lineages

This study uses global metagenomics to discover new plastid sequences and challenge existing models of plastid evolution in photosynthetic eukaryotes.

Multimodal AI Decodes Extreme Environment Functional Dark Matter Beyond Homology

The paper develops ACCESS, a multimodal graph neural network to annotate functional dark matter proteins from extreme environments beyond homology-based methods.

From microbial diversity to function; evaluating dimensionality reduction methods

The paper evaluates dimensionality reduction methods for microbial oceanography data, finding that Self Organizing Maps (SOM) better identify functionally distinct microbial ecotypes than Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA).

Genome-resolved expansion of Nucleocytoviricota and Mirusviricota reveals new diversity, functional potential, and biotechnological applications

The paper expands the database of giant virus genomes, identifies new viral taxa and functions, and highlights potential biotechnological applications.

Characterizing organisms from three domains of life with universal primers from throughout the global ocean

The paper introduces GRUMP, a database of global ocean microbial communities using universal primers, enabling direct comparison of taxonomic ratios across samples and domains.

A CRISPR-Cas9 assisted analysis of single-cell microbiomes for identifying rare bacterial taxa in phycospheres of diatoms

This study uses CRISPR-Cas9 to improve single-cell 16S sequencing of diatom microbiomes, revealing rare bacterial taxa and host-genotype associations.

Community-wide interactions sustain life in geothermal spring habitats

The paper studies how a geothermal spring community responds to diurnal stressors, revealing structured biotic interactions across domains of life.

A five-fold expansion of the global RNA virome reveals multiple new clades of RNA bacteriophages

The paper expands the global RNA virome by five-fold, identifying new clades of RNA bacteriophages and revealing novel virus-host interactions.

Disentangling the genomic complexity of the Fragilariopsis cylindrus (CCMP1102) genome

This paper presents a novel haplotype-specific assembly method to resolve the complex genome of Fragilariopsis cylindrus, revealing triploidy, aneuploidy, and sexual reproduction.

Genome evolution of a non-parasitic secondary heterotroph, the diatom Nitzschia putrida

This study reports the diploid genome of the free-living diatom Nitzschia putrida and identifies genetic changes associated with its transition from a photosynthetic to a non-parasitic secondary heterotrophic lifestyle.

A cellular and molecular atlas reveals the basis of chytrid development.

This study creates a cellular and molecular atlas of chytrid development using Rhizoclosmatium globosum, revealing specialized biological processes and subcellular structures.

Mitotic interhomolog recombination drives genomic diversity in diatoms

The paper shows that mitotic interhomolog recombination generates genomic diversity in diatom clonal populations, with recombination rates exceeding 4% per cell division and increasing under stress.

The Seminavis robusta genome provides insights into the evolutionary adaptations of benthic diatoms

The paper reports the genome of Seminavis robusta, a benthic diatom, revealing gene family expansions and adaptations related to light and oxygen sensing, and provides insights into genetic diversity and gene function in benthic diatoms.