Microbes in porous environments: from active interactions to emergent feedback

C Jin, A Sengupta - Biophysical Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Microbes thrive in diverse porous environments—from soil and riverbeds to human lungs
and cancer tissues—spanning multiple scales and conditions. Short-to long-term …

Formation and emergent dynamics of spatially organized microbial systems

K Cremin, SJN Duxbury, J Rosko… - Interface …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Spatial organization is the norm rather than the exception in the microbial world. While the
study of microbial physiology has been dominated by studies in well-mixed cultures, there is …

Partitioning of the denitrification pathway and other nitrite metabolisms within global oxygen deficient zones

IH Zhang, X Sun, A Jayakumar, SG Fortin… - ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Oxygen deficient zones (ODZs) account for about 30% of total oceanic fixed nitrogen loss via
processes including denitrification, a microbially mediated pathway proceeding stepwise …

Hidden comet tails of marine snow impede ocean-based carbon sequestration

R Chajwa, E Flaum, KD Bidle, B Van Mooy, M Prakash - Science, 2024 - science.org
Gravity-driven sinking of “marine snow” sequesters carbon in the ocean, constituting a key
biological pump that regulates Earth's climate. A mechanistic understanding of this …

Lichen-associated microbial members are prevalent in the snow microbiome of a sub-arctic alpine tundra

D Touchette, C Gostinčar, LG Whyte… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Snow is the largest component of the cryosphere, with its cover and distribution rapidly
decreasing over the last decade due to climate warming. It is imperative to characterize the …

Bacterial clustering amplifies the reshaping of eutrophic plumes around marine particles: A hybrid data-driven model

GE Kapellos, HJ Eberl, N Kalogerakis… - PLOS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Multifaceted interactions between marine bacteria and particulate matter exert a major
control over the biogeochemical cycles in the oceans. At the microbial scale, free-living …

Microscale advection governs microbial growth and oxygen consumption in macroporous aggregates

R Shen, B Borer, D Ciccarese, MM Salek, AR Babbin - Msphere, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Most microbial life on Earth is found in localized microenvironments that collectively exert a
crucial role in maintaining ecosystem health and influencing global biogeochemical cycles …

Age, metabolisms, and potential origin of dominant anammox bacteria in the global oxygen-deficient zones

R Zhao, IH Zhang, A Jayakumar, BB Ward… - ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Anammox bacteria inhabiting oxygen-deficient zones (ODZs) are a major functional group
mediating fixed nitrogen loss in the global ocean. However, many basic questions regarding …

Origin, age, and metabolisms of dominant anammox bacteria in the global oxygen deficient zones

R Zhao, IH Zhang, A Jayakumar, BB Ward, AR Babbin - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Anammox bacteria inhabiting oxygen deficient zones (ODZs) are a major functional group
mediating fixed nitrogen loss and thus exerting a critical control on the nitrogen budget in the …

Physical structure and interstitial flows govern microbial life in microenvironments

R Shen, B Borer, D Ciccarese, MM Salek, AR Babbin - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Most microbial life on Earth is found in localized microenvironments that collectively exert a
crucial role in maintaining ecosystem health and influencing global biogeochemical cycles …