Joan L. Slonczewski

This study uses global metagenomics to discover new plastid sequences and challenge existing models of plastid evolution in photosynthetic eukaryotes.

The paper compares denitrification and nitrogen cycle genes across seven microbiomes, finding differences in gene abundance and environmental factors influencing denitrifier activity.

The paper analyzes microbial taxa and antibiotic resistance genes in four ponds, linking their prevalence to environmental factors like pH and tannins.

This study reports experimental evolution of Halobacterium sp. NRC-1 under acid stress, identifying mutations in arginine transport and catabolism genes associated with acid adaptation.

Genome Constellation improves taxa assignment and discovers novel taxa in metagenomic datasets by clustering genomes based on k-mer similarities.

This paper shows that experimental evolution of E. coli under CCCP selects for mutations increasing EmrA activity or reducing other PMF-driven efflux pumps, enhancing CCCP resistance.