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Ryan W. Paerl

North Carolina State UniversityORCID 0000-0003-3980-8181Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Catherine C. BannoniD· 1 shared Elden E. RowlandiD· 1 shared Erin M. BertrandiD· 1 shared Gregor LuetzenburgiD· 1 shared Lasse RiemanniD· 1 shared Liang Zhao· 1 shared Meriel BittneriD· 1 shared Nathaniel P. CurtisiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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EcologyLimnology and OceanographyPeer-reviewedSep 1, 2026

Novel connections between B-vitamins and microbial communities along biogeochemical gradients in a large temperate estuary

Meriel Bittner, Catherine C. Bannon, Elden E. Rowland…·Ryan W. Paerl

The paper quantifies B-vitamins and microbial communities in a temperate estuary, finding key B-vitamins influence plankton composition and revealing spatial and temporal dynamics.

DOI 10.1002/lno.70508

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintMay 29, 2026

Quantitative metagenomics reveals fine-scale population dynamics across bacteria, archaea, and microbial eukaryotes in an estuarine-coastal continuum

Liang Zhao, Nathaniel P. Curtis, Ryan W. Paerl, Scott Gifford

This study uses quantitative metagenomics to track microbial population dynamics across estuarine and coastal waters, revealing niche partitioning and ecological interactions.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.28.728481

metagenomicsstatistical model

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