Jennifer B. Glass

The paper investigates anaerobic methane oxidation in the Orca Basin, identifying ANME-2a's role at high salinity and revealing microbial communities involved in methane cycling.

The paper identifies TMED127/Methylaequorales bacteria as the most transcriptionally active methylotrophs in oligotrophic surface seawater, showing a diel cycle of key methylotrophy gene expression.

The paper demonstrates that Fe2+ cleaves RNA via a non-oxidative in-line mechanism, is more reactive than Mg2+, and is stably associated with ribosomes under anaerobic conditions.