Our most recent paper is out @NatureEcoEvo! We characterized the temporal dynamics of viral, bacterial, and relic DNA via a highly replicated microcosm setup: 4 grassland soils, 7 time points, 144 viromes, 84 metagenomes, and 84 16S rRNA gene profiles.
https://t.co/e9Uu0Xr4ir
First step in a community project to provide a uniformly assembled, annotated and searchable set of bacterial genomes, our preprint on our initial release of 1.9 million genome assemblies+taxonomic estimates. (figure compares with previous 661k dataset)
https://t.co/RLQiUBZJNk
This is *why* methods matter for #SoilHealth indicators: the 24 hr interval of the #HaneyTest represents an entirely different microbial community activity than at 72 or 96 hrs (as in the Cornell test).
Despite vast compositional differences across soils, rewetting of dry soils consistently resulted in a bloom of viral diversity (up to a >30-fold increase in vOTU richness 24 h after wet-up!), followed by extreme turnover of viral populations.
Thanks to @jemersonmicro and the rest of the team for all their support. Thanks also to @j_kosmopoulos and @KarthikGeomicro for this wonderful commentary: https://t.co/9CGzYrtVki
Our most recent paper is out @NatureEcoEvo! We characterized the temporal dynamics of viral, bacterial, and relic DNA via a highly replicated microcosm setup: 4 grassland soils, 7 time points, 144 viromes, 84 metagenomes, and 84 16S rRNA gene profiles.
https://t.co/e9Uu0Xr4ir
New paper alert!🌋🌊🧬🦠 I'm so excited to share our paper "Viruses interact with hosts that span distantly related microbial domains in dense hydrothermal mats" 1/ https://t.co/HtPUWbFvbL
🚨Preprint alert!
Excited to share our newest #preprint on #virus diversity and activity in high-altitude soils.
A joint effort with @simroux_virus and @elbrodie’ Group 🙏.
Check it out here: https://t.co/gJN3UJS7XQ
Happy to share a new preprint with @jemersonmicro. Viral communities with minimal compositional overlap display remarkably similar successional trends upon rewetting dry soils.
https://t.co/xrun7NxwV7
Our lab at UC Davis is looking for a soil viral ecology postdoc, but we can't formally advertise it yet, due to [recent successful negotiations that will absolutely be accounted for]. Avail. now, open to waiting for right candidate. More hopefully soon!
Viruses are tiny, but play a big ecological role. Researchers @ucdavis, @ucmerced, @UCBerkeley & @Livermore_Lab monitored areas of grasslands, with some only getting 50% of average rainfall. They found the viruses reacted quickly to the drought conditions: https://t.co/9MlRj861Av