Sarah C. Bagby

Mobile genetic elements that shape microbial diversity and functions in thawing permafrost soils

The paper analyzes mobile genetic elements in thawing permafrost soils to assess their impact on microbial diversity and function using meta-omic data.

Isolation and characterization of TayeBlu, a novel bacteriophage of Azotobacter vinelandii

The paper isolates and characterizes a novel bacteriophage TayeBlu that infects Azotobacter vinelandii, showing nitrogen availability affects infection dynamics and revealing its genomic features.

TaRTLEt: Transcriptionally-active Riboswitch Tracer Leveraging Edge deTection

TaRTLEt identifies riboswitch-mediated transcription termination from RNA-seq data, showing agreement with in vitro results and enabling analysis of uncharacterized loci.

Stable states in an unstable landscape: microbial resistance at the front line of climate change

The paper examines microbial responses to warming in thawing permafrost peatlands over seven years, finding habitat-specific stability despite environmental changes.