Paradis, CJ, JI Miller, J-W Moon, SJ Spencer, LM Lui, JD Van Nostrand, D Ning, AD Steen, LD McKay, AP Arkin, J Zhou, EJ Alm, TC Hazen Sustained Ability of a Natural Microbial Community to Remove Nitrate from Groundwater (2021) Groundwater [DOI]:10.1111/gwat.13132 OSTI:1807518 A consortium of ENIGMA researchers at University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National […]
A Simple, Cost-Effective, and Automation-Friendly Direct PCR Approach for Bacterial Community Analysis
November 22, 2021 Simple, cost-effective, and automation-friendly direct-PCR-based 16S rRNA sequencing method to study the dynamics, microbial interaction, and assembly of various microbial communities in a high-throughput format
Automating Culturing Technology Aids In Scaling Bacterial Growth Experiments
An automated multiplexed turbidometric and data collection system for measuring growth kinetics of anaerobes dependent on gaseous substrates Hunt, KA; J Forbes, F Taub, N Elliott, J Hardwicke, R Petersen, N Stopnisek, DAC Beck, DA Stahl; Journal of Microbiological Methods, [DOI]:10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106294 For decades, the cloudiness (turbidity) of a culture has been used to monitor the […]
Fostering interest in science and engineering through community college outreach
Recently, ENIGMA Principal Investigator Romy Chakraborty hosted college student Mariam Alsaid; an intern who participated in the The Transfer-to-Excellence Research Experiences for Undergraduates (TTE REU)program. She worked with ENIGMA postdocs Mon Oo Yee, and Kristine Cabugao. Mariam shared her experience with the program in the following interview
Host Bacteria Are Helped By Viral Genomes
Kothari, Ankita.; S. Roux, H. Zhang, A. Prieto, J-M Chandonia, S. Spencer, X. Wu, A M. Deutschbauer, A. P. Arkin, E J. Alm, R. Chakraborty, A Mukhopadhyay (2021) Ecogenomics of groundwater viruses suggests niche differentiation linked to specific environmental tolerance. mSystems [doi]:1128/mSystems.00537-21 {PMID}: 34184913 PMCID: PMC8269241 OSTI:1807913 Niche Specific Genes from Phage Genomes are Advantageous for Communities […]
Anne Otwell Receives AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship
Dr Anne Otwell receives a prestigious Science and Technology Policy Fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Congratulations Annie! Currently in David Stahl’s lab, working on understanding the biotic and abiotic factors controlling denitrification activity, including the production and consumption of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. We had a chance to catch up […]
Terry Hazen Receives 2021 ASM Award for Environmental Research
The 2021 ASM Award for Environmental Research recognizes an outstanding scientist with distinguished research achievements that have improved our understanding of microbes in the environment, including aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric settings. For more information click through to see all ASM Awardees https://asm.org/Academy/Award-Winners He will be presented the award on June 23rd, 2021 at […]
Understanding how microbes adapt to stressful conditions
Adaptation to previous stressors influence which genes acquire mutations during experimental evolution M.L. Kempher, X. Tao, R. Song, B. Wu, D.A. Stahl, J.D. Wall, A.P. Arkin, A. Zhou, J. Zhou. “Effects of genetic and physiological divergence on the evolution of a sulfate-reducing bacterium under conditions of elevated temperature.” mBio, 11(4), e00569-20 (2020). [doi: 10.1128/mBio.00569-20] The […]