X. Mayali

Scarcity of fixed carbon transfer in a model microbial phototroph-heterotroph interaction

This study quantifies carbon transfer in a microbial alga-bacterium interaction, finding limited carbon flow and bacterial vitamin B12 synthesis despite algal lysis.

A toxic environment selects for specialist microbiome in poison frogs

This study shows that alkaloid exposure in poison frogs increases skin microbiome diversity and enables specific microbial adaptations to toxic environments.

THE DUAL ROLE OF THE MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA MICROBIOME ON CYANOTOXIN PRODUCTION: COMPETITION FOR AND REMINERALIZATION OF ORGANIC NITROGEN

This study investigates how organic nitrogen inputs and associated microbial communities affect Microcystis growth and toxin production, showing that microbial interactions influence nitrogen availability and cyanotoxin levels.

Differential substrate affinity and catabolite repression enable preferential use of urea by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

The paper shows that ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms use different regulatory strategies for ammonia and urea, enabling coexistence by minimizing competition.

The Western Lake Erie Culture Collection: A promising resource for evaluating the physiological and genetic diversity of Microcystis and its associated microbiome

The paper isolates and sequences 21 Microcystis cultures from Lake Erie, revealing genomic diversity and toxin production variability, along with associated bacterial communities.

Single cell carbon and nitrogen incorporation and remineralization profiles are uncoupled from phylogenetic groupings of diatom-associated bacteria

The paper quantifies single-cell carbon and nitrogen exchange between diatoms and bacteria, finding functional categories not linked to phylogeny.

Dynamic Phaeodactylum tricornutum Exometabolites Shape Surrounding Bacterial Communities

This study identifies specific exometabolites from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum that influence bacterial community composition in isolation and in a community setting.

A proton pump enhancing photosynthesis links phagocytosis to marine algae symbiogenesis

The paper identifies a proton pump enhancing photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton and links it to phagocytosis in symbiogenesis.

Identification of effector metabolites using exometabolite profiling of diverse microalgae

This study identifies exometabolites from diverse microalgae using metabolomic analysis and shows some compounds affect algal growth.

Bacterial response to spatial gradients of algal-derived nutrients in a porous microplate

The paper develops a hydrogel-based microplate to study bacterial responses to spatial nutrient gradients from algae, showing taxon-specific community development influenced by nutrient availability.

Community RNA-Seq: Multi-kingdom responses to living versus decaying root inputs in soil

The paper uses community RNA-Seq to analyze multi-kingdom microbial responses to living and decaying root inputs in soil, finding shifts in microbial community composition and substrate preferences.

Influence of light on particulate organic matter utilization by attached and free-living marine bacteria

This study shows light affects particle degradation and C/N incorporation by marine bacteria, altering microbial community structure and metabolism.