Bethany Cristine Kolody

This study identifies microbial cohorts in rice paddies that modulate methane emissions by shifting redox processes over the growing season.

The paper identifies jumbo circular extrachromosomal elements in Methanoperedens archaea, which integrate into chromosomes and carry metabolic and defense genes not found in the host.

The paper analyzes microbial autotrophy in soils using metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data, finding widespread RuBisCO genes and prevalence in deep, saturated soils.

The paper identifies and characterizes Borgs and mini-Borgs in Methanoperedens archaea, revealing their evolutionary origins and genomic relationships.

The paper uses genomic and hydrographic data to show that ocean circulation structures microbial diversity and function in the South Pacific.