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Cynthia C. Becker

Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionORCID 0000-0002-7174-2306Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Systems Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Amy M. ApprilliD· 2 shared Brianna M. GarciaiD· 2 shared Elizabeth B. KujawinskiiD· 2 shared Gretchen J. SwarriD· 2 shared Laura WeberiD· 2 shared Melissa C. Kido SouleiD· 2 shared Allison R. CauviniD· 1 shared Andrew Charles BakeriD· 1 shared

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EcologybioRxivPreprintJan 12, 2026

Habitat and Hydrodynamics Influence Coral Reef and Seagrass Microbial and Exometabolite Dynamics

Brianna M. Garcia, Sharon L. Grim, Yan Jia…·Amy M. Apprill

The paper examines how habitat and hydrodynamics affect microbial and exometabolite dynamics in coral reef and seagrass ecosystems.

1 citation

metabolomicsexperimental assay

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintDec 22, 2025

Markers of resilience to stony coral tissue loss disease and probiotic potential in the microbiome of the threatened coral, Orbicella faveolata

Cynthia C. Becker, Allison R. Cauvin, Karen L. Neely…·Julie L. Meyer

The paper identifies probiotic potential in the microbiome of Orbicella faveolata corals that may contribute to resilience against stony coral tissue loss disease.

DOI 10.64898/2025.12.21.695810

non-human primatemetagenomics

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Systems BiologyJournal of Proteome ResearchPeer-reviewedMay 23, 2024

Advancing Reef Monitoring Techniques through Exometabolomics: Quantification of Labile Dissolved Organic Metabolites on Coral Reefs

Brianna M. Garcia, Cynthia C. Becker, Laura Weber…·Elizabeth B. Kujawinski

This study quantifies polar exometabolites on coral reefs using chemical derivatization and mass spectrometry, identifying 23 previously undetected metabolites and showing geographic variability.

11 citations

metagenomicsmetabolomics

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