Micro-Eco Discussion Group

MICRO-ECO:

MBL MICRO-ECO DISCUSSION GROUP

Meets Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 PM, Lillie 103, unless otherwise stated

MBL Micro-Eco Discussion Group, Spring 2016

January 28 Rika Anderson

Bendall, M. L., Stevens, S. L., Chan, L.-K., Malfatti, S., Schwientek, P., Tremblay, J., … Malmstrom, R. R. (2016). Genome-wide selective sweeps and gene-specific sweeps in natural bacterial populations. The ISME Journal.

February 4 Linda Amaral Zettler

Stulberg E et al. (2016) An assessment of US microbiome research. Nature Microbiology. DOI: 10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2015.15

February 11 Joe Vallino

Sugihara G, May R, Ye H, Hsieh C-h, Deyle E, Fogarty M, and Munch S (2012) Detecting causality in complex ecosystems.Science 338:496-500.

February 18 - no MicroEco. School break week.

Feb. 25 -- No MicroEco

March 3-- Zoe Cardon

Aanderud ZT, Jones SE, Fierer N, and Lennon JT (2015) Resuscitation of the rare biosphere contributes to pulses of ecosystem activity. Frontiers in Microbiology 6:24. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.00024

March 10 Eric Edsinger

Bik, E. M. et al. Marine mammals harbour unique microbiotas shaped by and yet distinct from the sea. Nat. Commun. 7:10516 doi: 10.1038/ncomms10516 (2016)
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Sanders, J. G. et al. Baleen whales host a unique gut microbiome with similarities to both carnivores and herbivores. Nat. Commun. 6:8285 doi: 10.1038/ncomms9285 (2015).

March 17 - (likely no MicroEco - "PRO-MICROBES" meeting on Tuesday March 15th)

March 24 - Caroline Fortunato

Seitz et al. 2016 Genomic reconstruction of a novel, deeply branched sediment archaeal phylum with pathways for acetogenesis and sulfur reduction. ISME journal

March 31 -- Julie Huber

Knowles et al. 2016. Lytic to temperate switching of viral communities. Nature. 531, 466–470.

An overview in Nature about the article:

Thingstad and Bratbak. 2016. Microbial Oceanography: Viral strategies at sea. Nature. 531, 454–455.

April 7 -- Gretta Serres

Schulz-Bohm K, Zweers H, de Boer W and Garbeva P (2015) A fragrant neighborhood: volatile mediated bacterial interactions in soil. Front. Microbiol. 6:1212. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01212

April 14 -- Joe Vineis

Glaeser et al. (2016) Non-pathogenic Rhizobium radiobacter F4 deploys plant beneficial activity independent of its host Piriformospora indica. ISME Journal 10:871-884.

April 21 - School break

April 28 -- Elena Lopez Peredo

Research examining transcriptomes of green algae

May 5 --