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G. Wegener

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Assay:metagenomics· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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A. Boetius· 2 shared R. Laso-Perez· 2 shared A. O. Leu· 1 shared A. Teske· 1 shared C. J. Hahn· 1 shared C. Morgan-Lang· 1 shared C. T. Skennerton· 1 shared C. Zhang· 1 shared

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F420 reduction as a cellular driver for anaerobic ethanotrophy

O. N. Lemaire, G. Wegener, T. Wagner

This study identifies F420 reduction as a key driver in anaerobic ethanotrophy by characterizing archaeal enzymes and their structural interactions with F420-reductase modules.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2024 · PreprintBiochemistry

The majority of microorganisms in gas hydrate bearing subseafloor sediments ferment macromolecules

C. Zhang, Y.-X. Fang, X. Yin, H. Lai, Z. Kuang, T. Zhang, X.-P. Xu, G. Wegener, J.-H. Wang, X. Dong

This study identifies fermentation of macromolecules as the dominant energy source for microorganisms in gas hydrate-bearing subseafloor sediments.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2022Microbiology

Comparative genomics reveals electron transfer and syntrophic mechanisms differentiating methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea

G. L. Chadwick, C. T. Skennerton, R. Laso-Perez, A. O. Leu, D. R. Speth, H. Yu, C. Morgan-Lang, R. Hatzenpichler, D. Goudeau, R. Malmstrom, W. J. Brazelton, T. Woyke, S. J. Hallam, G. W. Tyson, G. Wegener, , V. J. Orphan

The paper compares genomes of methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea to identify differences in electron transfer and metabolic pathways.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2021Microbiology

Candidatus Ethanoperedens, a thermophilic genus of archaea mediating the anaerobic oxidation of ethane

C. J. Hahn, R. Laso-Perez, F. Volcano, K.-M. Vaziourakis, R. Stokke, I. H. Steen, A. Teske, A. Boetius, M. Liebeke, R. Amann, K. Knittel, G. Wegener

This paper cultivates and genomes a novel thermophilic archaeon, Candidatus Ethanoperedens, that oxidizes ethane and provides insights into its unique metabolic pathways.

mBio · Apr 28, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology