F. Puente-Sanchez

Identification of bacteria involved in non-sulfate based hydrogen sulfide production in an aquaculture environment

The paper identifies bacteria involved in non-sulfate-based hydrogen sulfide production in aquaculture systems and compares their activity with sulfate-reducing bacteria.

Geographic population structure and distinct population dynamics of globally abundant freshwater bacteria

The paper examines geographic population structure and dynamics of freshwater bacteria using metagenomes and genomes, finding significant spatial differentiation and contrasting population dynamics across species.

Cross-biome microbial networks reveal functional redundancy and suggest genome reduction through functional complementarity

This study identifies general assembly principles of microbial communities by analyzing cross-biome data, revealing functional redundancy and links between genome reduction and cooperation.

A consensus protocol for the recovery of mercury methylation genes from metagenomes

The paper presents a standardized protocol and bioinformatic pipeline for detecting and quantifying mercury methylation genes (hgcAB) in metagenomes, showing comparable efficiency between single and co-assembly approaches.

Bacterioplankton taxa compete for iron along the early spring-summer transition in the Arctic Ocean

The paper examines iron competition among bacterioplankton taxa in the Arctic Ocean during early spring-summer, finding Bacteroidetes act as cheaters by relying on siderophores synthesized by Gammaproteobacteria.

Out of the blue: the independent activity of sulfur-oxidizers and diatoms mediate the sudden color shift of a tropical river

The paper investigates the microbial and chemical processes in Rio Celeste, revealing that sulfur-oxidizers and diatoms drive the formation of light-scattering particles responsible for the river's sky-blue color.

Rapid shift in microbial community structure in a neutral hydrothermal hot spring from Costa Rica

The paper characterizes the microbial community and geochemistry of a neutral hot spring, showing a rapid shift from sulfur-related chemoautotrophs to chemoheterotrophs downstream.

Temperature and elemental sulfur shape microbial communities in two extremely acidic aquatic volcanic environments

The paper analyzes microbial communities in two acidic volcanic environments, finding that temperature and elemental sulfur drive differences in community composition between them.

Untapped microbial composition along a horizontal oxygen gradient in a Costa Rican volcanic influenced acid rock drainage system

The paper analyzes microbial community shifts along an oxygen gradient in a volcanic acid rock drainage system using 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding.

Intra-species diversity ensures the maintenance of functional microbial communities under changing environmental conditions

The paper examines how intra-species diversity, or microdiversity, contributes to microbial community stability across changing environmental conditions in temperate bog lakes.