A predicted CRISPR-mediated symbiosis between uncultivated archaea

SP Esser, J Rahlff, W Zhao, M Predl, J Plewka… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR–Cas systems defend prokaryotic cells from invasive DNA of viruses, plasmids and
other mobile genetic elements. Here, we show using metagenomics, metatranscriptomics …

Marine viruses disperse bidirectionally along the natural water cycle

J Rahlff, SP Esser, J Plewka, ME Heinrichs… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Marine viruses in seawater have frequently been studied, yet their dispersal from neuston
ecosystems at the air-sea interface towards the atmosphere remains a knowledge gap …

Surface microlayer-mediated virome dissemination in the Central Arctic

J Rahlff, G Westmeijer, J Weissenbach, A Antson… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Aquatic viruses act as key players in sha** microbial communities. In polar
environments, they face significant challenges such as limited host availability and harsh …

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RR Malmstrom - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
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Ecogenomics and cultivation reveal distinctive viral-bacterial communities in the surface microlayer of a Baltic Sea slick

J Rahlff, M Wietz, HA Giebel, O Bayfield… - ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Visible surface films, termed slicks, can extensively cover freshwater and marine
ecosystems, with coastal regions being particularly susceptible to their presence. The sea …

Temporal disturbance of a model stream ecosystem by high microbial diversity from treated wastewater

TL Stach, G Sieber, M Shah, SA Simon… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial communities in freshwater streams play an essential role in ecosystem functioning
via biogeochemical cycling. Yet, the impacts of treated wastewater influx into stream …

Metaproteogenomics resolution of a high-CO2 aquifer community reveals a complex cellular adaptation of groundwater Gracilibacteria to a host-dependent lifestyle

PA Figueroa-Gonzalez, TLV Bornemann, T Hinzke… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Bacteria of the candidate phyla radiation (CPR), constituting about 25% of the
bacterial biodiversity, are characterized by small cell size and patchy genomes without …

Hyperexpansion of genetic diversity and metabolic capacity of extremophilic bacteria and archaea in ancient Andean lake sediments

MÁ Lezcano, TLV Bornemann, L Sánchez-García… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background The Andean Altiplano hosts a repertoire of high-altitude lakes with
harsh conditions for life. These lakes are undergoing a process of desiccation caused by the …

Genome‐resolved metagenomics reveals the effect of nutrient availability on bacterial genomic properties across 44 European freshwater lakes

M Shah, TLV Bornemann, JK Nuy… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding intricate microbial interactions in the environment is crucial. This is especially
true for the relationships between nutrients and bacteria, as phosphorus, nitrogen and …

Influence of minor hydrocarbon seepage on sulfur cycling in marine subsurface sediments

E Schnabel, A Vuillemin, CC Laczny, BJ Kunath… - …, 2025 - bg.copernicus.org
All hydrocarbon (HC) reservoirs leak to some extent. When small quantities of HCs escape
offshore reservoirs and migrate through overlying organic-poor marine sediments towards …