C. M. Duarte

The paper presents a dataset of marine picoplankton metagenomes from 11 vertical profiles, providing insights into functional and taxonomic connectivity between photic and bathypelagic zones.

This study investigates how ecological mechanisms shape picoplankton communities across different ocean depths, finding that selection decreases and dispersal limitation increases with depth.

This paper develops SLAPTAG, a molecular tag derived from Lactobacillus acidophilus SlpA, for affinity chromatography, demonstrating its efficiency, stability, and potential for magnetic purification.

The paper shows that a significant portion of deep ocean heterotrophic bacteria can be cultured, with isolates matching abundant 16S ASVs in bathypelagic samples.

The paper analyzes deep ocean viral communities to show that water mass age influences their taxonomic composition and auxiliary metabolic gene content.

This study examines how microbial associations change across different ocean depths and regions, finding that most surface associations disappear with depth and that associations are highly variable across space.

This study investigates the role of dissolved organic matter quality in shaping the active bathypelagic microbiome, finding that free-living prokaryotes contribute significantly in DOM-depleted regions.

The paper quantifies the rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2, showing three new effective RBD variants emerge daily, challenging human defenses and advocating for anticipatory strategies.

The paper identifies oceanic PETase variants in marine metagenomes, showing their prevalence and potential role in plastic degradation.

The paper shows that tag forces on animals depend on lifestyle, not just mass, challenging the 3% mass limit for animal tags.

The paper presents a framework and workflow to integrate genes of unknown function into genomic analysis, quantifying their diversity and relevance across biomes and providing a resource for studying Cand. Patescibacteria.

The paper isolates and analyzes marine heterotrophic bacteria from various oceanic regions, revealing distribution patterns and high similarity between photic and aphotic isolates.

The paper analyzes deep ocean microbial metagenomes to reveal functional diversity and metabolic strategies in the dark ocean.