M. A. Borton

Mapping the soil microbiome functions shaping wetland methane emissions

The paper maps soil microbiome functions in wetlands to understand methane emissions by analyzing microbial communities and gene expression across spatial and temporal gradients.

Time resolved multi-omics reveals diverse metabolic strategies of Salmonella during diet-induced inflammation

This study uses multi-omics to analyze Salmonella's metabolic strategies in mice on different diets over time, identifying phase-specific gene expression linked to infection stages and therapeutic targets.

Methylotrophy in the Mire: direct and indirect routes for methane production in thawing permafrost

This study identifies methylotrophic methanogenesis and bacterial methylotrophy as significant contributors to methane production in thawing permafrost.

Meta-metabolome ecology reveals that geochemistry and microbial functional potential are linked to organic matter development across seven rivers

The paper links geochemistry and microbial functional potential to organic matter development across seven rivers using DOM characterization, geochemical analyses, and shotgun metagenomics.

Dominant nitrogen metabolisms of a warm, seasonally anoxic freshwater ecosystem revealed using genome resolved metatranscriptomics

This study uses genome resolved metatranscriptomics to reveal dominant nitrogen metabolisms in a warm, seasonally anoxic tropical lake, identifying key microbial taxa and functional pathways involved in nitrogen cycling.

A functional microbiome catalog crowdsourced from North American rivers

The paper creates GROWdb, a microbiome database from North American rivers, revealing microbial community structures and functional traits across watersheds.

Population ecology and potential biogeochemical impacts of ssDNA and dsDNA soil viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient

The paper analyzes ssDNA and dsDNA soil viruses along a permafrost thaw gradient to assess their ecological roles and biogeochemical impacts on carbon processing.

Spatial and temporal metagenomics of river compartments reveals viral community dynamics in an urban impacted stream

The paper analyzes spatial and temporal metagenomic data from a wastewater-impacted river to reveal viral and microbial community dynamics and their potential roles in biogeochemical cycles.

Exposing New Taxonomic Variation with Inflammation-A Murine Model-Specific Genome Database for Gut Microbiome Researchers

The paper presents a genomic catalog of the CBA/J murine gut microbiome, revealing taxonomic and functional changes during Salmonella-induced inflammation.

Genome-resolved metaproteomics decodes the microbial and viral contributions to coupled carbon and nitrogen cycling in river sediments

The paper integrates metagenomic, metaproteomic, and metabolomic data from river sediments to uncover microbial and viral roles in carbon and nitrogen cycling, creating a genomic resource called HUM-V.

Variation in root exudate composition influences soil microbiome membership and function

This study shows that different root exudate compositions from sorghum genotypes alter soil microbial community structure and function, with implications for crop production.

DRAM for distilling microbial metabolism to automate the curation of microbiome function

DRAM automates microbiome function curation by translating genomic data into microbial traits, accurately assigning metabolic roles in soil and gut communities.

Clades of huge phage from across Earth’s ecosystems

The paper identifies major clades of large phage genomes across diverse ecosystems and highlights their expanded genetic repertoires and potential functional roles.