Our most recent paper is out @NatureEcoEvo! We characterized the temporal dynamics of viral, bacterial, and relic DNA via a highly replicated microcosm setup: 4 grassland soils, 7 time points, 144 viromes, 84 metagenomes, and 84 16S rRNA gene profiles. https://t.co/e9Uu0Xr4ir

First step in a community project to provide a uniformly assembled, annotated and searchable set of bacterial genomes, our preprint on our initial release of 1.9 million genome assemblies+taxonomic estimates. (figure compares with previous 661k dataset) https://t.co/RLQiUBZJNk

We updated our paper: Systematic Discovery of Antibacterial and Antifungal Bacterial Toxins https://t.co/RaUbC3iRla

This is *why* methods matter for #SoilHealth indicators: the 24 hr interval of the #HaneyTest represents an entirely different microbial community activity than at 72 or 96 hrs (as in the Cornell test).

Soil viruses the minute the first seasonal rainfall hits the ground:

Thanks to @jemersonmicro and the rest of the team for all their support. Thanks also to @j_kosmopoulos and @KarthikGeomicro for this wonderful commentary:

Rewetting also rapidly depleted relic DNA, which subsequently reaccumulated, indicating substantial new microbial mortality in the days after wet-up

Differences in the relative abundances of Actinobacteria (enriched in dry soils) and Proteobacteria (enriched in wetted soils) matched those of their predicted phages, indicating viral predation of dominant bacterial taxa.

Despite vast compositional differences across soils, rewetting of dry soils consistently resulted in a bloom of viral diversity (up to a >30-fold increase in vOTU richness 24 h after wet-up!), followed by extreme turnover of viral populations.

New paper alert!🌋🌊🧬🦠 I'm so excited to share our paper "Viruses interact with hosts that span distantly related microbial domains in dense hydrothermal mats" 1/

🚨Preprint alert! Excited to share our newest #preprint on #virus diversity and activity in high-altitude soils. A joint effort with @simroux_virus and @elbrodie’ Group 🙏. Check it out here:

Happy to share a new preprint with @jemersonmicro. Viral communities with minimal compositional overlap display remarkably similar successional trends upon rewetting dry soils. https://t.co/xrun7NxwV7

This is a great opportunity for any microbial ecologist looking for a postdoc. Exciting research topic, phenomenal advisor, and great colleagues.

Viruses are tiny, but play a big ecological role. Researchers @ucdavis, @ucmerced, @UCBerkeley & @Livermore_Lab monitored areas of grasslands, with some only getting 50% of average rainfall. They found the viruses reacted quickly to the drought conditions: https://t.co/9MlRj861Av

Hot off the press! Latest work by @mia_s_lee characterizing active viruses of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in soil using a new twist on DNA-SIP 😀 https://t.co/EyBKTT9d1G @SieraVirus @graemewnicol @CHazard99

Viral communities across grasslands aren't uniform & understanding those dynamics could lead to better insight into how bacteria in soil will react to drought & climate changes, according to research from @jemersonmicro @cmsantosm published in @PNASNews

What great timing for twooting about our new paper on soil viruses. I have elected to get some help from a mastodon and a bird. https://t.co/l5q4SnidZL (1/7)

This work is part of the @doescience "Cross-Kingdom Interaction" project led by @Firestone_Lab. Thanks to all team members and, especially, to co-authors Rina, Maggie, @Jeffinerca, Mary, and @jemersonmicro