Janet K. Hatt

This study analyzes metagenomic data from the Gulf of Mexico to show unique microbial diversity and the long-range effects of freshwater input.

This study examines the decay and solid-liquid partitioning of mpox and vaccinia viruses in wastewater to improve wastewater-based epidemiology practices.

The paper defines rare biosphere and generalists using metagenomic and macroecological metrics, showing their roles in microbial resilience to disturbances like tropical cyclones and warming.

The paper shows SAR11 bacteria use promiscuous recombination to form sequence-discrete species with lower ANI thresholds than other microbes.

The paper identifies ecological cohesiveness and homologous recombination as mechanisms maintaining microbial species and genomovars in two bacterial species.

The paper curates nine genomic databases for fecal source tracking, summarizes their source-specificity, and tests their utility with mock water samples.

The paper introduces GROS, a database of microbial genomes from oiled environments, revealing niche specialization and highlighting the prevalence of novel species in oil-contaminated ecosystems.

This study uses metagenomics to analyze microbial diversity in Anones Lagoon, Puerto Rico, showing increased diversity and changes in community composition after military activities ceased.