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Ferrán García‐Pichel

Arizona State UniversityORCID 0000-0003-1383-1981Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Genomics· 1

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Trent R. NortheniD· 2 shared Alicia ClumiD· 1 shared Andrew R. OsborniD· 1 shared Axel ViseliD· 1 shared Benjamin P. BoweniD· 1 shared Chris G. DaumiD· 1 shared Christopher C. EbmeieriD· 1 shared Corey NelsoniD· 1 shared

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Signaling metabolites spatially organize a multispecies mutualism in the soil microbiome

Jake A. Drewes, Finlay Warsop Thomas, Julie Bethany, Emily A. Higgins Keppler, Corey Nelson, Suzanne M. Kosina, Trent R. Northen, Heather D. Bean, Ferrán García‐Pichel

The paper shows that signaling metabolites from Microcoleus vaginatus repel soil bacteria and promote mutualistic partners under nutrient limitation.

bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Cyanoexosortase B is essential for motility, biofilm formation and scytonemin production in a filamentous cyanobacterium

Gabriel A. Parrett, Daniel H. Haft, M Ledezma de Ruiz, Ferrán García‐Pichel, Christopher C. Ebmeier, Douglas D. Risser

This study shows that cyanoexosortase B (CrtB) is essential for motility, biofilm formation, and scytonemin production in Nostoc punctiforme.

mSphere · May 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Long-read metagenomics of soil communities reveals phylum-specific secondary metabolite dynamics

Marc W. Van Goethem, Andrew R. Osborn, Benjamin P. Bowen, Peter F Andeer, Tami L. Swenson, Alicia Clum, Robert W. Riley, Guifen He, Maxim Koriabine, Laura Sandor, Mi Yan, Chris G. Daum, Yuko Yoshinaga, Thulani Peter Makhalanyane, Ferrán García‐Pichel, , Trent R. Northen

This study uses long-read metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to analyze soil communities, revealing phylum-specific secondary metabolite dynamics during wetting events.

Communications Biology · Nov 18, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics