Malak Tfaily

Soil viral response to drought disturbance and ecosystem recovery in an artificial rainforest

This study examines how soil viral communities respond to drought and recovery in an artificial rainforest, finding they are more influenced by soil heterogeneity than moisture changes.

Viruses help rewire carbon metabolism in a methane-suppressed peat microcosm

The paper investigates how viral dynamics influence carbon metabolism in peat microcosms amended with catechin, showing that viral lysis redistributes intermediates to sustain methane suppression.

Microbial communities in tropical soils are highly resilient to fluctuating redox conditions

This study examines how fluctuating redox conditions affect microbial communities and carbon cycling in tropical soils, finding that microbial communities adapt to dynamic redox conditions and distinct carbon compounds are cycled under varying redox regimes.

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.

Transcriptional and metabolic stasis define desiccation-induced dormancy in the soil bacterium Arthrobacter sp. AZCC_0090 until water vapor initiates resuscitation.

This study shows that desiccation-induced dormancy in Arthrobacter sp. AZCC_0090 preserves mRNA and metabolite profiles, with changes only occurring during drying and rehydration transitions.

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.

Stochastic Assembly and Metabolic Network Reorganization Drive Microbial Resilience in Arid Soils

This study shows microbial resilience in arid soils arises from dynamic network reorganization and stochastic processes, with Thermoproteota playing a key keystone role in nitrogen cycling.

Northern peatland microbial networks exhibit resilience to warming and acquire electron acceptor from soil organic matter

This study investigates microbial networks in northern peatlands under warming, finding resilience and alternative electron acceptor acquisition from soil organic matter.

Continental-scale integration of soil metagenomes and metabolomes reveals ubiquitous microbial capacity for recalcitrant carbon decomposition.

The paper integrates soil metagenomes and metabolomes across the US to show microbial potential for decomposing recalcitrant carbon compounds, revealing metabolic specialization among bacterial and archaeal taxa.

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.

Polyphenol rewiring of the microbiome reduces methane emissions

This study shows that catechin reduces methane emissions in peatlands by altering microbial metabolism and depriving methanogens of substrates.

Methylotrophy in the Mire: direct and indirect routes for methane production in thawing permafrost

This study identifies methylotrophic methanogenesis and bacterial methylotrophy as significant contributors to methane production in thawing permafrost.

MetaboDirect: An Analytical Pipeline for the processing of FTICR-MS-based Metabolomics Data

MetaboDirect is an open-source pipeline for processing FTICR-MS metabolomics data, offering automated analysis, visualization, and biochemical network generation.

Multi omics comparison reveals metabolome biochemistry, not microbiome composition or gene expression, corresponds to elevated biogeochemical function in the hyporheic zone

The paper compares multi-omics data to show that metabolome biochemistry, not microbiome composition or gene expression, correlates with elevated biogeochemical function in hyporheic zones.