John Moreau

A global perspective on bacterial diversity in the terrestrial deep subsurface.

A Soares, A Edwards, D An, A Bagnoud, J Bradley, E Barnhart, M Bomberg, K Budwill, SM Caffrey, M Fields, J Gralnick, V Kadnikov, L Momper, M Osburn, A Mu, JW Moreau, D Moser, L Purkamo, SM Rassner, CS Sheik, et al.

Journal article  |  2023  |  Microbiology (Reading)

While recent efforts to catalogue Earth's microbial diversity have focused upon surface and marine habitats, 12-20 % of Earth's bi..

A consensus protocol for the recovery of mercury methylation genes from metagenomes

Eric Capo, Benjamin D Peterson, Minjae Kim, Daniel S Jones, Silvia G Acinas, Marc Amyot, Stefan Bertilsson, Erik Bjoern, Moritz Buck, Claudia Cosio, Dwayne A Elias, Cynthia Gilmour, Marisol Goni-Urriza, Baohua Gu, Heyu Lin, Yu-Rong Liu, Katherine McMahon, John W Moreau, Jarone Pinhassi, Mircea Podar, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES

Mercury (Hg) methylation genes (hgcAB) mediate the formation of the toxic methylmercury and have been identified from diverse envi..

Characterisation of uranium-pyrite associations within organic-rich Eocene sediments using EM, XFM-& micro;XANES and & micro;XRD

Susan A Cumberland, Katy Evans, Grant Douglas, Martin de Jonge, Louise Fisher, Daryl Howard, John W Moreau

Journal article  |  2021  |  ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS

Sediments that are rich in organic matter (OM) can trap and accumulate metals, including uranium (U), and provide favourable condi..

Secondary lanthanide phosphate mineralisation in weathering profiles of I-, S- and A-type granites

Marcos Y Voutsinos, Jillian F Banfield, John W Moreau

Journal article  |  2021  |  MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE

Rare earth elements (REEs, 'lanthanides') constitute a vital commodity for technological applications. Although these elements occ..

Mercury methylation by metabolically versatile and cosmopolitan marine bacteria

Heyu Lin, David B Ascher, Yoochan Myung, Carl H Lamborg, Steven J Hallam, Caitlin M Gionfriddo, Kathryn E Holt, John W Moreau

Journal article  |  2021  |  ISME JOURNAL

Microbes transform aqueous mercury (Hg) into methylmercury (MeHg), a potent neurotoxin that accumulates in terrestrial and marine ..

The effect of heavy metals on thiocyanate biodegradation by an autotrophic microbial consortium enriched from mine tailings

Farhad Shafiei, Mathew P Watts, Lukas Pajank, John W Moreau

Journal article  |  2020  |  APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bioremediation systems represent an environmentally sustainable approach to degrading industrially generated thiocyanate (SCN-), w..

Bacterial predation limits microbial sulfate-reduction in a coastal acid sulfate soil (CASS) ecosystem

Yu-Chen Ling, John W Moreau

Journal article  |  2020  |  SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Microbial iron and sulfate reduction are the primary drivers of coastal acid sulfate soil (CASS) passive bioremediation schemes. M..

Genome-Resolved Metagenomics and Detailed Geochemical Speciation Analyses Yield New Insights into Microbial Mercury Cycling in Geothermal Springs

Caitlin M Gionfriddo, Matthew B Stott, Jean F Power, Jacob M Ogorek, David P Krabbenhoft, Ryan Wick, Kathryn Holt, Lin-Xing Chen, Brian C Thomas, Jillian F Banfield, John W Moreau

Journal article  |  2020  |  APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Geothermal systems emit substantial amounts of aqueous, gaseous, and methylated mercury, but little is known about microbial influ..

Subsurface carbon monoxide oxidation capacity revealed through genome-resolved metagenomics of a carboxydotroph

Andre Mu, Brian C Thomas, Jillian F Banfield, John W Moreau

Journal article  |  2020  |  ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS

Microbial communities play important roles in the biogeochemical cycling of carbon in the Earth's deep subsurface. Previously, we ..

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Stainless Steel by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria: A Tale of Caution

MA Javed, WC Neil, G McAdam, JW Moreau, SA Wade

Journal article  |  2020  |  CORROSION

The influence of different experimental media composition and air purging on the potential for microbiologically influenced corros..