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Sabrina M. Elkassas

Pennsylvania State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4724-4606Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Julie A. HuberiD· 2 shared Amina PattersoniD· 1 shared Begüm D. TopçuoğluiD· 1 shared Benjamin T. Larson· 1 shared Chloe KongiD· 1 shared Christopher Kenneth AlgariD· 1 shared Christopher R. GermaniD· 1 shared Claudia FortunatoiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Beyond the Plastisphere: Phylogenetic and Biogeographic Diversity of Marine Microorganisms with Putative Plastic-Degradation Potential

Chloe Kong, Sabrina M. Elkassas

The paper identifies marine microorganisms and proteins with potential plastic-degradation capabilities beyond the plastisphere, highlighting their phylogenetic and biogeographic diversity.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Microbial Growth in an Enceladus Ocean Analog Medium Informed by Mineral Stability Modeling

Sabrina M. Elkassas, Tucker D. Ely, Teodora Zhivkova, Amina Patterson, Katelyn M. Weeks, Vinitra Nathan, Lydia A. Hayes‐Guastella, Sarina Mitchell, Margrethe Hauge Serres, Everett L. Shock, Peter R. Girguis, Christopher R. German, Frieder Klein, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Julie A. Huber

The paper tests microbial survival in an Enceladus ocean analog medium using thermodynamic modeling and Earth-based samples, finding stress-tolerant heterotrophic bacteria can persist under simulated conditions.

bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Metabolic and Population Profiles of Active Subseafloor Autotrophs in Young Oceanic Crust at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents

Sabrina M. Elkassas, Claudia Fortunato, Sharon L. Grim, D. A. Butterfield, James F. Holden, Joseph J. Vallino, Christopher Kenneth Algar, Lisa Zeigler Allen, Benjamin T. Larson, Giora Proskurowski, Emily Reddington, Lucy C. Stewart, Begüm D. Topçuoğlu, Julie A. Huber

This study identifies active subseafloor autotrophs at deep-sea hydrothermal vents using RNA-SIP and metatranscriptomics, revealing their metabolic strategies and population dynamics.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Oct 16, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology