Kirsten Hofmockel

The paper examines GI activity in a microbial consortium under stress, finding increased excision and expression compared to monocultures, and highlights the importance of community context in GI dynamics.

The paper identifies a truncated viral catechol 1,2-dioxygenase from soil phages that retains catalytic activity and expands host metabolic versatility.

This study improves virus visualization in soil using a simple spin filtration method combined with cryo-electron microscopy, revealing previously unseen morphotypes.

This study examines how changes in matric and osmotic potential affect the transcription of Variovorax beijingensis, finding distinct but overlapping gene expression responses to these water potential shifts.

This study characterizes the chemodiversity of root exudates in tall wheatgrass, revealing a diverse lipid composition and higher carbon content in hydrophobic exudates.

The paper investigates how soil moisture and structure affect microbial phenotypes in a simplified soil analog system, revealing key roles of chitin-degrading bacteria and stress responses in carbon use efficiency.

The paper compiles a global soil virus dataset to assess biodiversity and biogeochemical impacts, finding most viral diversity remains unexplored and viruses may influence carbon and nutrient cycling.

The paper demonstrates the use of methyl bromide as a synthetic signaling molecule in a model soil consortium to report on gene expression and environmental conditions.

The paper identifies 24,000 soil viral sequences and their hosts, revealing new viral diversity and roles in carbon metabolism across soil ecosystems.