Spencer Diamond

This study uses metagenome-guided substrate selection to enrich Terriglobus, identify co-occurring taxa, and isolate a novel species from soil.

This paper introduces bridge recombinase for versatile genome editing in bacteria, achieving large insertions, inversions, and excisions across multiple phyla and gut communities.

This study identifies microbial and metabolic differences in 6-month-old infants at high asthma risk versus healthy controls, linking Bacteroides cellulosilyticus and other species to metabolic profiles associated with asthma risk.

The paper introduces MODIFI, a tool for detecting DNA modifications in metagenomes, and identifies ECE-host linkages in environmental and human samples.

This study investigates how Asparagopsis supplementation affects rumen microbiota, finding reduced methane production and changes in microbial gene expression and function.

The paper uses phages to manipulate Variovorax species in microbiomes, confirming thiamine interdependencies and laying groundwork for targeted microbiome research.

The paper characterizes microbiomes in underground research labs, finding genomic conservation and similar functional profiles despite environmental differences.

The paper identifies a novel class of inorganic carbon transporters in chemoautotrophic bacteria through a genome-wide screen and characterizes their function as energy-coupled bicarbonate pumps.

The paper links genomically novel soil microbes to depth-stratified carbon and nitrogen cycling by analyzing metagenomic and proteomic data from grassland soils.