Kevin W. Becker

This study shows that Ca. Methanoperedens vercellensis adapts to low pH by remodelling membrane lipids, maintaining methane oxidation activity despite increased energy demands.

The paper identifies a novel ancestral high redox potential quinone, methyl-plastoquinone, and shows its evolutionary origin predates the Great Oxygenation Event.

The paper isolates and characterizes four new Prochlorococcus strains, revealing physiological and genomic features that expand the understanding of its macroevolutionary history.

The paper analyzes pigment and metatranscriptomic data to show synchronized diel patterns of phytoplankton light response across domains in the open ocean.