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[Chris Greening @greeninglab]

Good morning South Africa! Join the Climate Change Roundtable at #ISME19, 5:30 today. I'll discuss how microbial biotech is critical for mitigation and adaptation. Our new preprint below sets the scene for why we need microbial ecology to guide this space. https://t.co/KvZr5TK9Jm

[Chris Greening @greeninglab]

Introducing aerotrophy! New preprint shows that aerated caves are continually energised by atmospheric trace gases. The most abundant and active microbes fix carbon using hydrogen and methane gas. Huge collective effort led with @Sean_K_Bay and @chownlab. https://t.co/UNQBrW0GrC

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

@R_Pei_ @DOME_Vienna @HolgerDaims @MichiWagner4 @tina_kaiser7 All the best!

[Chris Greening @greeninglab]

Our huge new preprint is out, the sequel to our Huc paper.
1. Isolation of enzyme that consumes carbon monoxide from air
2. Discovery of quinone extraction as a new mechanism of energy coupling
3. Determination of structural basis of these activities
https://t.co/FeMZCQSwpv 1/

[Chris Greening @greeninglab]

So proud of Dr @RachaelLappan (group leader / DECRA fellow) and Dr @SophieIHolland (postdoc) who have just arrived in Antarctica to conduct a month of fieldwork. Representing Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (@saef_arc). Looking the part in the pics below!

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

@Science_Academy @greeninglab @ScienceGovAu @VenomsLab @UQ_News @IMBatUQ @JudiStutchbury @QLDEducation @JohnCurtinCol @MonashUni @MonashBDI Massive congratulations Chris!

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

@liuyuchen94 @Soares_UK @voflab Well done Yuchen!

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

@Sean_K_Bay Feel better soon!

[Gergely J Szöllősi @sllsi]

Most of life's diversity and history is microbial with a meagre fossil record that precludes resolving evolution in deep time. We infer ancestral transitions to aerobicity and use the rise of oxygen as a new constraint to resolve the timetree of Bacteria. https://t.co/p8hNb0SO2n

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

Exciting work!

[Chris Greening @greeninglab]

1/4 Sneak peak below of our new paper that shifts multiple principles and rewrites textbooks on hydrogen cycling / hydrogenases. A vast team effort, blending genomics, biochemistry, and phylogenetics, co-led with @BanfieldLab, @Berggrenlab and @anjspa1. https://t.co/m2SNgsy4f6

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

@SophieIHolland @greeninglab @Chownlab @MonashUni @saef_arc Welcome!

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

Here we review the ecological distribution, physiological adaptations, and application and implications of nitrification under these challenging conditions.

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

Our latest review article on nitrification at acidic and alkaline environments, published in Essays in Biochemistry, with @BobLeung4, @anne_daebeler, @gjhua316, Shihu Hu, @MBiogeochem, @graemewnicol, @HolgerDaims and @greeninglab
Link to open access: https://t.co/RyTYrzWXYt

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

Nitrification at acidic and alkaline conditions has always been a fascinating topic, due to limited number of organisms being identified, and challenges in overcoming substrate limitation, pH homeostasis, and toxicity of nitrogen compounds.

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

@BioMinnie @AUSSOCMIC @MicrobioSoc Congratulations!

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

Have you wondered what is the first step for life to colonise newly formed lands? Today at 10 am (Room 1), I'll be presenting our work at @greeninglab and with @Sean_K_Bay about the functional basis of primary succession in glacial forelands at #ASM2023, thank you @AUSSOCMIC

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

7 more days before it closes. This really should be done.

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

Link to FindAPhD:
https://t.co/cXSliFLejL

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

We are hiring - an exciting PhD project aimed at the adaptation of Mycobacterium to acidic pH. From fundamental questions to environmental, medical and industrial implications. With stellar mentors @greeninglab and @gjhua316. Spread the word!

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

We are hiring - an exciting PhD project aimed at the adaptation of Mycobacterium to acidic pH. From fundamental questions to environmental, medical and industrial implications. With stellar mentors @greeninglab and @gjhua316. Spread the word!

[Gaofeng @gaofengni]

Such great job Bob!

[Bob Leung @BobLeung4]

@greeninglab Massive thanks, Chris! Certainly a lot of tears. From the days of receiving no PhD offer but still rejecting your offer, to taking up the second chance and finishing up an amazing PhD. It wouldn’t be possible without your brilliant supervision and leadership. You’re a supernova!!