John Moreau

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..

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 ..

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

Farhad Shafiei, Mathew Watts, Lukas Pajank, John Moreau

Journal article  |  2020

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

Mercury methylation by metabolically versatile and cosmopolitan marine bacteria

Heyu Lin, David Ascher, Yoochan Myung, Carl Lamborg, Steven Hallam, Caitlin Gionfriddo, Kathryn Holt, John Moreau

Journal article  |  2020

Microbes transform aqueous mercury (Hg) into methylmercury (MeHg), a potent neurotoxin in terrestrial and marine food webs. This p..

Genome-resolved metagenomics and detailed geochemical speciation analyses yield new insights into microbial mercury cycling in geothermal springs

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

Journal article  |  2020

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

Ancient DNA from marine sediments: Precautions and considerations for seafloor coring, sample handling and data generation

Linda H Armbrecht, Marco JL Coolen, Franck Lejzerowicz, Simon C George, Karita Negandhi, Yohey Suzuki, Jennifer Young, Nicole R Foster, Leanne K Armand, Alan Cooper, Martin Ostrowski, Amaranta Focardi, Michael Stat, John W Moreau, Laura S Weyrich

Journal article  |  2019  |  EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

The study of ancient DNA (aDNA) from sediments (sedaDNA) offers great potential for paleoclimate interpretation, and has recently ..

Genome-resolved metagenomics of an autotrophic thiocyanate-remediating microbial bioreactor consortium

Mathew P Watts, Liam P Spurr, Kim-Anh Le Cao, Ryan Wick, Jillian F Banfield, John W Moreau

Journal article  |  2019  |  WATER RESEARCH

Industrial thiocyanate (SCN-) waste streams from gold mining and coal coking have polluted environments worldwide. Modern SCN- bio..

A global perspective on microbial diversity in the terrestrial deep subsurface

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

Journal article  |  2019

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