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Vinitra Nathan

Boston UniversityORCID 0000-0003-2611-827XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Ahcène BoumendjeliD· 1 shared Amina PattersoniD· 1 shared Ann PearsoniD· 1 shared Arthur ReveillardiD· 1 shared Christopher R. GermaniD· 1 shared Eva SpieckiD· 1 shared Everett L. ShockiD· 1 shared Fabien PierreliD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 1, 2026

Microbial Growth in an Enceladus Ocean Analog Medium Informed by Mineral Stability Modeling

Sabrina M. Elkassas, Tucker D. Ely, Teodora Zhivkova…·Julie A. Huber

The paper tests microbial survival in an Enceladus ocean analog medium using thermodynamic modeling and Earth-based samples, finding stress-tolerant heterotrophic bacteria can persist under simulated conditions.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.29.735333

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedFeb 20, 2025

A novel quinone biosynthetic pathway illuminates the evolution of aerobic metabolism

Felix J. Elling, Fabien Pierrel, Sophie-Carole Chobert…·Ann Pearson

The paper identifies a novel ancestral high redox potential quinone, methyl-plastoquinone, and shows its evolutionary origin predates the Great Oxygenation Event.

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bacteria (other)comparative / phylogenetic analysis

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