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Derek A. Smith

Case Western Reserve UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3675-9153Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Sarah C. BagbyiD· 3 shared Ahmed A. ZayediD· 2 shared Ben J. WoodcroftiD· 2 shared Gene W. TysoniD· 2 shared Jessica G. ErnakovichiD· 2 shared Malak TfailyiD· 2 shared Patrick CrilliD· 2 shared R. K. VarneriD· 2 shared

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

Jiarong Guo, Samuel T. N. Aroney, Guillermo Domínguez‐Huerta, Derek A. Smith, Dean Vik, Carlos Owusu-Ansah, Akbar Adjie Pratama, Sergei A. Solonenko, Funing Tian, Cristina Howard‐Varona, Zhi-Ping Zhong, Aminata Fofana, Garrett J. Smith, Suzanne B. Hodgkins, Dylan Cronin, , Sarah C. Bagby

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

Nature Microbiology · Jun 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

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

Taiwo Mercy Akanbi, Mariana Labat, Tyler Sun, Derek A. Smith, Sarah C. Bagby

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

Microbiology Spectrum · Dec 9, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

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

Dylan R. Cronin, Hannah E. Holland-Moritz, Derek A. Smith, Samuel T. N. Aroney, Suzanne B. Hodgkins, Mikayla Borton, Yueh-Fen Li, Ahmed Zayed, Kieran Healy, Andreas Persson, IsoGenie Field & Analytic Teams, Malak Tfaily, Patrick Crill, Carmody Kathryn Mccalley, Kelly C. Wrighton, , Virginia I. Rich

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

bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology