D. Scanlan

Glyceroglycolipids are essential for Burkholderia cenocepacia intracellular survival by preventing phagolysosome acidification

The long and short of it: Benchmarking viromics using Illumina, Nanopore and PacBio sequencing technologies

This paper benchmarks viromics using Illumina, Nanopore, and PacBio sequencing technologies to assess their impact on viral community reconstruction and error rates.

Meta-exoproteomics identifies active plant-microbe interactions operating in the rhizosphere

This study uses meta-exoproteomics to identify active plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere of Brassica spp., revealing metabolic shifts linked to plant growth.

A highly active phosphate-insensitive phosphatase is widely distributed in nature

This paper identifies PafA, a phosphate-insensitive phosphatase in Bacteroidetes, which plays a major role in phosphate remineralization in the environment and is important for phosphorus cycling in nature.

Lipidomic analysis of roseobacters of the pelagic RCA cluster and their response to phosphorus limitation

This study reports lipidomic analysis of six RCA roseobacter isolates, revealing unique phospholipid synthesis and adaptation to phosphorus limitation.

Pili allow dominant marine cyanobacteria to avoid sinking and evade predation

The paper shows that type IV pili in picocyanobacteria help them avoid sinking and evade predation by increasing drag and maintaining suspension in the water column.

Novel mechanisms for phosphate acquisition in abundant rhizosphere-dwelling Bacteroidetes

This study identifies novel phosphate mobilization mechanisms in Flavobacterium strains from the rhizosphere, including unique phosphatases, hypothetical genes, and SusCD transporters.

Riding the wave of genomics, to investigate aquatic coliphage diversity and activity

The paper isolates and characterizes coliphages from coastal UK and Poland locations, revealing genetic diversity and identifying potential new species and genus within specific viral groups.