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Laura Meredith

University of ArizonaORCID 0000-0003-4244-4366Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:metagenomics· 4 Organism:bacteria (other)· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Malak M. TfailyiD· 2 shared Simon RouxiD· 2 shared Adriana C. Gomez-BuckleyiD· 1 shared Adrienne B. NarroweiD· 1 shared Albert BarberániD· 1 shared Alexander J. ProbstiD· 1 shared Alexander SczyrbaiD· 1 shared Alise J. PonseroiD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 3/yr

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5 papers

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Soil viral response to drought disturbance and ecosystem recovery in an artificial rainforest

María Touceda-Suárez, Alise J. Ponsero, Linnea K. Hernandez, Juliana Gil-Loaiza, Jane Fudyma, Meara Clark, Christiane Werner, S. Nemiah Ladd, Malak M. Tfaily, Albert Barberán, Laura K. Meredith

This study examines how soil viral communities respond to drought and recovery in an artificial rainforest, finding they are more influenced by soil heterogeneity than moisture changes.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Transcriptional and metabolic stasis define desiccation-induced dormancy in the soil bacterium Arthrobacter sp. AZCC_0090 until water vapor initiates resuscitation.

Paul Carini, Adriana C. Gomez-Buckley, Christina R. Guerrero, Melanie R Kridler, Isabella A. Viney, Roya AminiTabrizi, M. M. Tfaily, Peter Moma, Laura Meredith, Katherine Louie, Benjamin P. Bowen, Trent R. Northen, Oona Snoeyenbos-West, Ryan P. Bartelme

This study shows that desiccation-induced dormancy in Arthrobacter sp. AZCC_0090 preserves mRNA and metabolite profiles, with changes only occurring during drying and rehydration transitions.

mSystems · Feb 6, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Genomic and metagenomic survey of microbial carbonic anhydrase genes reveals novel clades, high diversity, and biome-specificity

Mario E E Franco, Esther Singer, Simon Roux, Laura Meredith, Jana M. U’Ren

The paper analyzes genomic and metagenomic data to identify novel carbonic anhydrase clades, their diversity, and biome-specific distribution across microbial taxa.

ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Aridity drives global convergence of desert microbiomes and biogeochemical activities

Pok Man Leung, Sean K. Bay, Wei Wen Wong, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, Stephen D. Archer, Julian E. Beaman, Ameur Cherif, Steven L. Chown, Don Arthur Cowan, Cecilia S. Demergasso, Asunción de los Rı́os, Jocelyne DiRuggiero, Bo Elberling, Beat Frey, Osnat Gillor, , Chris Greening

This study identifies aridity as the primary driver of microbial community structure and biogeochemical activities in deserts across seven continents.

bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

A five-fold expansion of the global RNA virome reveals multiple new clades of RNA bacteriophages

Uri Neri, Yuri I. Wolf, Simon Roux, Antônio Pedro Camargo, Benjamin Lee, Darius Kazlauskas, I. Min Chen, Natalia Ivanova, Lisa Zeigler Allen, David Páez-Espino, Donald A. Bryant, Devaki Bhaya, Adrienne B. Narrowe, Alexander J. Probst, Alexander Sczyrba, , Vincent J. Denef

The paper expands the global RNA virome by five-fold, identifying new clades of RNA bacteriophages and revealing novel virus-host interactions.

Cell · Sep 28, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics