C. Pelikan

Conservation of energetic pathways for electroautotrophy in the uncultivated candidate order Tenderiales

The paper identifies a conserved extracellular electron uptake pathway in the uncultivated order Tenderiales using comparative genomics.

Anaerobic microbial degradation of protein and lipid macromolecules in subarctic marine sediment

This study identifies microorganisms and their genomic features involved in anaerobic degradation of proteins and lipids in subarctic marine sediments using stable isotope probing and metagenomics.

Glacial runoff promotes deep burial of sulfur cycling-associated microorganisms in marine sediments

This study shows that glacial runoff increases sedimentation rates, promoting the deep burial of sulfur-cycling microorganisms in marine sediments.

DNA-foraging bacteria in the seafloor

This study identifies DNA-foraging bacteria in marine sediments and shows they degrade and recycle DNA, contributing to nutrient cycling in the seafloor.

Diversity decoupled from sulfur isotope fractionation in a sulfate reducing microbial community

The paper investigates whether gene diversity affects sulfur isotope fractionation in a sulfate-reducing microbial community and finds no correlation between diversity indices and net isotope fractionation.

Long-term transcriptional activity at zero growth by a cosmopolitan rare biosphere member

This study shows a rare biosphere microbe is metabolically active without growing, challenging assumptions about low abundance and metabolic activity.

Peatland Acidobacteria with a dissimilatory sulfur metabolism

The paper identifies novel Acidobacteria in peatlands with sulfur metabolism capabilities, including both sulfate respiration and sulfur oxidation, and highlights their ecological roles in organic matter decomposition.

Bottled aqua incognita: Microbiota assembly and dissolved organic matter diversity in natural mineral waters

This study investigates microbiota and dissolved organic matter (DOM) in bottled natural mineral waters, finding that a low-diversity bacterial community thrives on refractory DOM molecules.