Thomas Schweder

β-glucan utilization in marine Bacteroidota is controlled by a membrane-spanning one-component system

This paper identifies a one-component regulatory system in marine Bacteroidota that controls laminarin utilization, showing it activates gene clusters and operates without phosphorylation.

Sulfated mannan helps diatoms domesticate their microbiome

This paper shows diatoms exude sulfated mannan to selectively nourish bacteria, shaping their microbiome to enhance productivity and carbon cycling.

Resource partitioning in organosulfonate utilization by free-living heterotrophic bacteria during a North Sea microalgal bloom

This study analyzes metagenomic, metatranscriptomic, and metaproteomic data from a North Sea microalgal bloom to show resource partitioning among bacterial clades utilizing different organosulfur compounds.

Marine Gammaproteobacteria use SusC/D-like proteins in fructan utilization

This study identifies SusC/D-like proteins in marine Gammaproteobacteria for fructan utilization, challenging the notion that these proteins are exclusive to Bacteroidota.

Host-microbe interactions in the chemosynthetic Riftia pachyptila symbiosis

This study identifies host-symbiont interaction mechanisms in Riftia pachyptila by analyzing transcriptome and metaproteomic data under different energy conditions.