The ISME Journal

Uncultivated microbes—in need of their own nomenclature?

Aharon Oren — 2018-01-18

Uncultivated microbes—in need of their own nomenclature?

The ISME Journal 12, 309 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.188

Authors: Aharon Oren & George M Garrity

Build your own soil: exploring microfluidics to create microbial habitat structures

Kristin Aleklett — 2018-01-18

Build your own soil: exploring microfluidics to create microbial habitat structures

The ISME Journal 12, 312 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.184

Authors: Kristin Aleklett, E Toby Kiers, Pelle Ohlsson, Thomas S Shimizu, Victor EA Caldas & Edith C Hammer

Function-related replacement of bacterial siderophore pathways

Hilke Bruns — 2018-01-18

Function-related replacement of bacterial siderophore pathways

The ISME Journal 12, 320 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.137

Authors: Hilke Bruns, Max Crüsemann, Anne-Catrin Letzel, Mohammad Alanjary, James O McInerney, Paul R Jensen, Stefan Schulz, Bradley S Moore & Nadine Ziemert

Acetoclastic Methanosaeta are dominant methanogens in organic-rich Antarctic marine sediments

Stephanie A Carr — 2018-01-18

Acetoclastic Methanosaeta are dominant methanogens in organic-rich Antarctic marine sediments

The ISME Journal 12, 330 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.150

Authors: Stephanie A Carr, Florence Schubotz, Robert B Dunbar, Christopher T Mills, Robert Dias, Roger E Summons & Kevin W Mandernack

Cyanophage-encoded lipid desaturases: oceanic distribution, diversity and function

Sheila Roitman — 2018-01-18

Cyanophage-encoded lipid desaturases: oceanic distribution, diversity and function

The ISME Journal 12, 343 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.159

Authors: Sheila Roitman, Ellen Hornung, José Flores-Uribe, Itai Sharon, Ivo Feussner & Oded Béjà

Individual-level trait diversity predicts phytoplankton community properties better than species richness or evenness

Simone Fontana — 2018-01-18

Individual-level trait diversity predicts phytoplankton community properties better than species richness or evenness

The ISME Journal 12, 356 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.160

Authors: Simone Fontana, Mridul Kanianthara Thomas, Mirela Moldoveanu, Piet Spaak & Francesco Pomati

Bacteria alone establish the chemical basis of the wood-fall chemosynthetic ecosystem in the deep-sea

Dimitri Kalenitchenko — 2018-01-18

Bacteria alone establish the chemical basis of the wood-fall chemosynthetic ecosystem in the deep-sea

The ISME Journal 12, 367 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.163

Authors: Dimitri Kalenitchenko, Nadine Le Bris, Laetitia Dadaglio, Erwan Peru, Arnaud Besserer & Pierre E Galand

Mycorrhizal fungi show regular community compositions in natural ecosystems

Erik Verbruggen — 2018-01-18

Mycorrhizal fungi show regular community compositions in natural ecosystems

The ISME Journal 12, 380 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.169

Authors: Erik Verbruggen, Merlin Sheldrake, Luke D Bainard, Baodong Chen, Tobias Ceulemans, Johan De Gruyter & Maarten Van Geel

Microbiome and infectivity studies reveal complex polyspecies tree disease in Acute Oak Decline

Sandra Denman — 2018-01-18

Microbiome and infectivity studies reveal complex polyspecies tree disease in Acute Oak Decline

The ISME Journal 12, 386 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.170

Authors: Sandra Denman, James Doonan, Emma Ransom-Jones, Martin Broberg, Sarah Plummer, Susan Kirk, Kelly Scarlett, Andrew R Griffiths, Maciej Kaczmarek, Jack Forster, Andrew Peace, Peter N Golyshin, Francis Hassard, Nathan Brown, John G Kenny & James E McDonald

The plant circadian clock influences rhizosphere community structure and function

Charley J Hubbard — 2018-01-18

The plant circadian clock influences rhizosphere community structure and function

The ISME Journal 12, 400 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.172

Authors: Charley J Hubbard, Marcus T Brock, Linda TA van Diepen, Loïs Maignien, Brent E Ewers & Cynthia Weinig

Metabolic shift at the class level sheds light on adaptation of methanogens to oxidative environments

Zhe Lyu — 2018-01-18

Metabolic shift at the class level sheds light on adaptation of methanogens to oxidative environments

The ISME Journal 12, 411 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.173

Authors: Zhe Lyu & Yahai Lu

Characterization of ecologically diverse viruses infecting co-occurring strains of cosmopolitan hyperhalophilic Bacteroidetes

Judith Villamor — 2018-01-18

Characterization of ecologically diverse viruses infecting co-occurring strains of cosmopolitan hyperhalophilic Bacteroidetes

The ISME Journal 12, 424 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.175

Authors: Judith Villamor, María Dolores Ramos-Barbero, Pedro González-Torres, Toni Gabaldón, Ramón Rosselló-Móra, Inmaculada Meseguer, Manuel Martínez-García, Fernando Santos & Josefa Antón

Bacterial secretion of D-arginine controls environmental microbial biodiversity

Laura Alvarez — 2018-01-18

Bacterial secretion of D-arginine controls environmental microbial biodiversity

The ISME Journal 12, 438 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.176

Authors: Laura Alvarez, Alena Aliashkevich, Miguel A de Pedro & Felipe Cava

Soil microbial diversity drives the priming effect along climate gradients: a case study in Madagascar

Kanto Razanamalala — 2018-01-18

Soil microbial diversity drives the priming effect along climate gradients: a case study in Madagascar

The ISME Journal 12, 451 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.178

Authors: Kanto Razanamalala, Tantely Razafimbelo, Pierre-Alain Maron, Lionel Ranjard, Nicolas Chemidlin, Mélanie Lelièvre, Samuel Dequiedt, Volaniaina H Ramaroson, Claire Marsden, Thierry Becquer, Jean Trap, Eric Blanchart & Laetitia Bernard

Clonal expansion behind a marine diatom bloom

Maria Valeria Ruggiero — 2018-01-18

Clonal expansion behind a marine diatom bloom

The ISME Journal 12, 463 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.181

Authors: Maria Valeria Ruggiero, Domenico D'Alelio, Maria Immacolata Ferrante, Mariano Santoro, Laura Vitale, Gabriele Procaccini & Marina Montresor

Degradation of hydrogen peroxide at the ocean’s surface: the influence of the microbial community on the realized thermal niche of Prochlorococcus

Lanying Ma — 2018-01-18

Degradation of hydrogen peroxide at the ocean’s surface: the influence of the microbial community on the realized thermal niche of Prochlorococcus

The ISME Journal 12, 473 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.182

Authors: Lanying Ma, Benjamin C Calfee, J Jeffrey Morris, Zackary I Johnson & Erik R Zinser

Contrasting the relative importance of species sorting and dispersal limitation in shaping marine bacterial versus protist communities

Wenxue Wu — 2018-01-18

Contrasting the relative importance of species sorting and dispersal limitation in shaping marine bacterial versus protist communities

The ISME Journal 12, 485 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.183

Authors: Wenxue Wu, Hsiao-Pei Lu, Akash Sastri, Yi-Chun Yeh, Gwo-Ching Gong, Wen-Chen Chou & Chih-Hao Hsieh

Electron carriers in microbial sulfate reduction inferred from experimental and environmental sulfur isotope fractionations

Christine B Wenk — 2018-01-18

Electron carriers in microbial sulfate reduction inferred from experimental and environmental sulfur isotope fractionations

The ISME Journal 12, 495 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.185

Authors: Christine B Wenk, Boswell A Wing & Itay Halevy

Stress response of a marine ammonia-oxidizing archaeon informs physiological status of environmental populations

Wei Qin — 2018-01-18

Stress response of a marine ammonia-oxidizing archaeon informs physiological status of environmental populations

The ISME Journal 12, 508 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.186

Authors: Wei Qin, Shady A Amin, Rachel A Lundeen, Katherine R Heal, Willm Martens-Habbena, Serdar Turkarslan, Hidetoshi Urakawa, Kyle C Costa, Erik L Hendrickson, Tony Wang, David AC Beck, Sonia M Tiquia-Arashiro, Fred Taub, Andrew D Holmes, Neeraja Vajrala, Paul M Berube, Todd M Lowe, James W Moffett, Allan H Devol, Nitin S Baliga, Daniel J Arp, Luis A Sayavedra-Soto, Murray Hackett, E Virginia Armbrust, Anitra E Ingalls & David A Stahl

The impact of elevated CO2 on Prochlorococcus and microbial interactions with ‘helper’ bacterium Alteromonas

Gwenn MM Hennon — 2018-01-18

The impact of elevated CO2 on Prochlorococcus and microbial interactions with ‘helper’ bacterium Alteromonas

The ISME Journal 12, 520 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.189

Authors: Gwenn MM Hennon, J Jeffrey Morris, Sheean T Haley, Erik R Zinser, Alexander R Durrant, Elizabeth Entwistle, Terje Dokland & Sonya T Dyhrman

Phage mobility is a core determinant of phage–bacteria coexistence in biofilms

Matthew Simmons — 2018-01-18

Phage mobility is a core determinant of phage–bacteria coexistence in biofilms

The ISME Journal 12, 531 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.190

Authors: Matthew Simmons, Knut Drescher, Carey D Nadell & Vanni Bucci

Changes in bacterioplankton community structure during early lake ontogeny resulting from the retreat of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Hannes Peter — 2018-01-18

Changes in bacterioplankton community structure during early lake ontogeny resulting from the retreat of the Greenland Ice Sheet

The ISME Journal 12, 544 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.191

Authors: Hannes Peter, Erik Jeppesen, Luc De Meester & Ruben Sommaruga

In situ metabolomic- and transcriptomic-profiling of the host-associated cyanobacteria Prochloron and Acaryochloris marina

Lars Behrendt — 2018-01-18

In situ metabolomic- and transcriptomic-profiling of the host-associated cyanobacteria Prochloron and Acaryochloris marina

The ISME Journal 12, 556 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.192

Authors: Lars Behrendt, Jean-Baptiste Raina, Adrian Lutz, Witold Kot, Mads Albertsen, Per Halkjær-Nielsen, Søren J Sørensen, Anthony WD Larkum & Michael Kühl

Cyanobacterial photosynthesis under sulfidic conditions: insights from the isolate Leptolyngbya sp. strain hensonii

Trinity L Hamilton — 2018-01-18

Cyanobacterial photosynthesis under sulfidic conditions: insights from the isolate Leptolyngbya sp. strain hensonii

The ISME Journal 12, 568 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.193

Authors: Trinity L Hamilton, Judith M Klatt, Dirk de Beer & Jennifer L Macalady

Immune loss as a driver of coexistence during host-phage coevolution

Jake L Weissman — 2018-01-18

Immune loss as a driver of coexistence during host-phage coevolution

The ISME Journal 12, 585 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.194

Authors: Jake L Weissman, Rayshawn Holmes, Rodolphe Barrangou, Sylvain Moineau, William F Fagan, Bruce Levin & Philip L F Johnson

What intrinsic and extrinsic factors explain the stoichiometric diversity of aquatic heterotrophic bacteria?

Casey M Godwin — 2018-01-18

What intrinsic and extrinsic factors explain the stoichiometric diversity of aquatic heterotrophic bacteria?

The ISME Journal 12, 598 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.195

Authors: Casey M Godwin & James B Cotner

Specific substrate-driven changes in human faecal microbiota composition contrast with functional redundancy in short-chain fatty acid production

Nicole Reichardt — 2018-01-18

Specific substrate-driven changes in human faecal microbiota composition contrast with functional redundancy in short-chain fatty acid production

The ISME Journal 12, 610 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.196

Authors: Nicole Reichardt, Maren Vollmer, Grietje Holtrop, Freda M Farquharson, Daniel Wefers, Mirko Bunzel, Sylvia H Duncan, Janice E Drew, Lynda M Williams, Graeme Milligan, Thomas Preston, Douglas Morrison, Harry J Flint & Petra Louis

Microbial life on a sand grain: from bulk sediment to single grains

David Probandt — 2018-01-18

Microbial life on a sand grain: from bulk sediment to single grains

The ISME Journal 12, 623 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.197

Authors: David Probandt, Thilo Eickhorst, Andreas Ellrott, Rudolf Amann & Katrin Knittel

Soil protist communities form a dynamic hub in the soil microbiome

Wu Xiong — 2018-01-18

Soil protist communities form a dynamic hub in the soil microbiome

The ISME Journal 12, 634 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.171

Authors: Wu Xiong, Alexandre Jousset, Sai Guo, Ida Karlsson, Qingyun Zhao, Huasong Wu, George A Kowalchuk, Qirong Shen, Rong Li & Stefan Geisen

Recent expansion of heat-activated retrotransposons in the coral symbiont Symbiodinium microadriaticum

Jit Ern Chen — 2018-01-18

Recent expansion of heat-activated retrotransposons in the coral symbiont Symbiodinium microadriaticum

The ISME Journal 12, 639 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.179

Authors: Jit Ern Chen, Guoxin Cui, Xin Wang, Yi Jin Liew & Manuel Aranda

Dispersal timing determines the importance of priority effects in bacterial communities

Pavel Svoboda — 2018-01-18

Dispersal timing determines the importance of priority effects in bacterial communities

The ISME Journal 12, 644 (February 2018). doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.180

Authors: Pavel Svoboda, Eva S Lindström, Omneya Ahmed Osman & Silke Langenheder