MBL Micro-Eco Discussion Group, Spring 2013
January 24 -- postponed due to illness...
January 31 -- Angus Angermeyer
Reed, HE, & Martiny, JB (2012) Microbial composition affects the functioning of estuarine sediments. The ISME Journal 1–12.
Feb. 7 -- Anne Giblin and Zoe Cardon
Dong L. F. et al. (2009) Changes in benthic denitrification, nitrate ammonification, and anammox process rates and nitrate and nitrite reductase gene abundances along an estuarine nutrient gradient (the Colne Estuary, United Kingdom). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75:3171-3179.
Also used:
Schreiber F, Wunderlin P, Udert KM, Wells G. (2012) Nitric oxide and nitrous oxide turnover in natural and engineered microbial communities: biological pathways, chemical reactions, and novel technologies. Frontiers in Microbiology, 3: 1-24 doi:10.3389/fmicb.2012.00372
Feb. 14 -- Snow Day! No MicroEco
Feb. 21--School Vacation Week No MicroEco
Feb. 28-- Joe Vallino
Taylor and Stocker (2012) Trade-Offs of Chemotactic Foraging in Turbulent Water. Science, 338 (6107): 675-679 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/338/6107/675.full.html
March 7-- Linda Amaral-Zettler
Pedrós-Alió, Carlos (2012) The Rare Bacterial Biosphere. Annu. Rev. Mar. Sci. 2012. 4:449–66
doi: 10.1146/annurev-marine-120710-100948
March 14-- **2:45 - 3:45** Julie Huber
Milucka et al. (2012) Zero-valent sulphur is a key intermediate in marine methane oxidation. Nature 491: 541-546 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v491/n7425/full/nature11656.html
An introductory commentary is provided by S. Joye:
Joye, S. (2012) A piece of the methane puzzle. Nature 491:538-539 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v491/n7425/full/nature11749.html
March 21-- Jessica Mark Welch
Smith et al. (2013) Gut Microbiomes of Malawian Twin Pairs Discordant for Kwashiorkor. Science 339: 548-554
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6119/548.full
March 28 -- Jonathan Gitlin
Schönknecht, G. et al. (2013) Gene Transfer from Bacteria and Archaea Facilitated Evolution of an Extremophilic Eukaryote. Science 339: 1207- 1210. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6124/1207.full.pdf
April 4 -- Bob Campbell
Engel, P., Martinson, V.G. and Moran, N.A. 2012. Functional diversity within the simple gut microbiota of the honey bee. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109:11002-11007.
http://www.pnas.org.library.proxy.mbl.edu/content/109/27/11002.full.pdf
April 11 -- Lois Maignien
Gibbons S. M. et al. (2013) Evidence for a persistent microbial seed bank throughout the global ocean. PNAS, 110: 4651-4655
http://www.pnas.org.library.proxy.mbl.edu/content/110/12/4651.full.pdf+html
April 18-- Spring School Break
April 25-- Zoe Cardon - research
Desert green microalgae and what they may be hinting about the evolution of desiccation tolerance in the broad green plant clade
May 2-- Julie Meyer
JG Sanders, RA Beinart, FJ Stewart, EF Delong and PR Girguis (2013).Metatranscriptomics reveal differences in in situ energy and nitrogen metabolism among hydrothermal vent snail symbionts. ISME Journal.
May 9 (not in Lillie 103)--
May 16 (back in Lillie 103)-- IGERT student presentation (tentative)
