Patricia Q. Tran

The paper shows RNA polymerase backtracking promotes type III-A CRISPR DNA targeting by inhibiting GreA anti-backtracking factors, which suppress Cas10-Csm activity.

This study shows that Staphylococcus epidermidis rapidly deletes anti-MGE defense regions, increasing HGT, with environmental conditions influencing the balance between defense and genetic novelty.

The paper characterizes microbial succession and niche differentiation across landfill depth and age, revealing patterns linked to landfill life cycle phases and implications for management.

This study shows that phage infection reduces β-lactam resistance and virulence in MRSA by altering gene expression and genetic profiles.

The paper investigates diel and seasonal electron cycling in Trout Bog Lake by electroactive bacterioplankton, finding evidence of DOM cycling between oxidized and reduced states through EET-based metabolism.

The paper introduces fai and zol for large-scale comparative analysis of gene clusters and MGEs, enabling comprehensive orthology inference and evolutionary studies across thousands of genomes.

The paper analyzes a 20-year viral time-series in a freshwater lake to uncover seasonal dynamics, environmental drivers, and evolutionary patterns of viral diversity and ecology.

This study identifies keystone taxa in Lake Mendota's microbial networks and shows their role in nutrient cycling and adaptability to environmental changes.

METABOLIC is a software tool for analyzing microbial genomes to predict metabolic functions, interactions, and contributions to biogeochemical cycles, showing better performance than existing tools.

The paper identifies diverse microbial guilds in a sulfate-enriched lake that possess the mercury methylation trait, highlighting the ecological distribution of this process.