Tyler P. Barnum

This paper develops a scalable transposon mutagenesis system for non-model bacteria, identifying functional configurations and applying them to study gene function in Comamonas testosteroni.

This paper develops a genetic toolkit for Sporosarcina pasteurii, enabling genome modification and uncovering genes involved in biocementation.

This paper develops genome-based models to predict microbial growth conditions using amino acid composition, showing high accuracy for oxygen tolerance, temperature, salinity, and pH.

The paper benchmarks an improved metagenomic growth rate predictor, showing better performance on mixed-species communities and providing guidelines for data preprocessing.

The paper identifies an iron-dependent enzyme in plants that completes the lysine catabolism pathway, showing structural and functional conservation across species.