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Trinidad Alfaro

Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryORCID 0000-0002-9189-3857Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Kirsten HofmockeliD· 2 shared Amar D. ParvateiD· 1 shared Amy ZimmermaniD· 1 shared Deseree J Reid· 1 shared Garry W. BuchkoiD· 1 shared James E. EvansiD· 1 shared John CortiD· 1 shared K.P. BattaileiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMar 26, 2026

A truncated soil phage catechol 1,2-dioxygenase illustrates how viruses preserve and disseminate auxiliary catalytic functions in the soil microbiome

Ruonan Wu, Garry W. Buchko, John Cort…·Kirsten Hofmockel

The paper identifies a truncated viral catechol 1,2-dioxygenase from soil phages that retains catalytic activity and expands host metabolic versatility.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.25.714067

metagenomicsstatistical model

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MicrobiologyFrontiers in AgronomyPeer-reviewedMar 9, 2026

Improving the visualization of viruses in soil

Amar D. Parvate, Trinidad Alfaro, Regan McDearis…·James E. Evans

This study improves virus visualization in soil using a simple spin filtration method combined with cryo-electron microscopy, revealing previously unseen morphotypes.

DOI 10.3389/fagro.2025.1711814

imagingcryo-EM

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