K. T. Konstantinidis

The paper identifies an ANI gap within bacterial species, proposing a more precise definition for intra-species diversity units.

The paper investigates phage resistance in E. coli due to O-antigen expression and finds that most E. coli in the gut are resistant, limiting phage impact on bacterial composition.

The paper identifies a bacterial culture from acidic soil that reduces N2O to N2 at pH 4.5, challenging the assumption that microbial N2O reduction is limited to circumneutral pH.

The paper compares microbial communities in dry air and rainfall in Metro Atlanta, finding dry air has more human pathogens and allergens, but no strong seasonal patterns.

This study shows sulfur oxidation and reduction are coupled to nitrogen fixation in the roots of Spartina alterniflora, with a novel symbiosis involving Candidatus Thiodiazotropha.

The paper estimates the number of strains in a natural bacterial population using genomic and metagenomic data, finding up to 5,500 to 11,000 genomovars in one pond.

This study identifies sewage-specific bacterial genomes from wastewater treatment plants and shows their utility in tracking sewage contamination in waterbodies.

This study tracks cow, pig, and human fecal pollution in lake water over time using metagenomics and benchmarks novel protocols against standard culture-based and qPCR tests for water quality monitoring.

This study characterizes soil microbial communities in the Luquillo Experimental Forest using metagenomics, revealing differences in nitrogen cycling genes compared to temperate soils.

This study compares survival strategies of environmental and enteric E. faecalis isolates under freshwater conditions, finding similar decay rates but distinct rRNA:rDNA ratios and limited evidence of habitat adaptation.

This study shows high arsenic levels increase transcriptional activity of arsenic metabolism genes in paddy soils without significantly affecting their diversity or abundance.

The paper investigates how bacterial pangenomes adapt to environmental changes by analyzing gene abundance in Salinibacter ruber under manipulated salinity and light conditions.

The paper analyzes metagenomic data from geothermal springs over time, finding stable microbial communities dominated by novel sulfur-oxidizing chemoautotrophs.

This paper develops a ddPCR assay for human mtDNA to track fecal sources, finding it more sensitive than a common bacterial marker in human feces from three regions.

This study shows that microbial adaptation reduces soil carbon loss under long-term warming by decreasing temperature sensitivity of respiration.

The paper characterizes microbial communities in creek sediments from an agricultural region using metagenomics, finding low public health risk and high antibiotic resistance gene levels.

This study compiles 1,635 metagenome-assembled genomes from 134 biogas reactor datasets to explore microbial diversity and functional traits in anaerobic digestion.