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Elizabeth G. Wilbanks

University of California, Santa BarbaraORCID 0000-0002-2387-2886Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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An Quang Thien BuiiD· 1 shared Angela A. PitenisiD· 1 shared Anna E Warsaw· 1 shared Bartholomew P. DiFioreiD· 1 shared Holly V. MoelleriD· 1 shared Joseph R. PetersiD· 1 shared Kelsey Husted· 1 shared Lisa K. MånssoniD· 1 shared

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Multiscale mechanics of granular biofilms

Lisa K. Månsson, Anna E Warsaw, Elizabeth G. Wilbanks, Angela A. Pitenis

The paper characterizes the mechanical properties of pink berry granular biofilms using multiscale experiments, revealing a soft EPS matrix surrounding stiffer bacterial microcolonies.

Tribology Letters · Dec 18, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Maturing giant kelp develop depth-specific microbiomes

Sevan Esaian, An Quang Thien Bui, Bartholomew P. DiFiore, Joseph R. Peters, Michelle Lepori‐Bui, Kelsey Husted, Holly V. Moeller, Elizabeth G. Wilbanks

This study examines how the microbiome of giant kelp changes with age and depth, finding increased richness and depth-specific community types in mature blades.

bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology