Carolyn F. Weber

TL;DR: M mothur is used as a case study to trim, screen, and align sequences; calculate distances; assign sequences to operational taxonomic units; and describe the α and β diversity of eight marine samples previously characterized by pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments.

TL;DR: This work presents a newly emerging picture of the distribution, diversity and ecology of aerobic CO-oxidizing bacteria in soils and the oceans.

TL;DR: The observed metabolic versatility of Stappia likely accounts for its cosmopolitan distribution and its ability to contribute to CO cycling as well as other important biogeochemical cycles.

TL;DR: Phylogenetic analyses based on the large sub-unit gene for carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (coxL) indicated that many novel lineages were present on Miyake-jima, that CO-oxidizing Proteobacteria were prevalent in vegetated sites and that community structure appeared to vary more than composition among sites.

TL;DR: Comparisons of atmospheric CO uptake and CO2 production rates indicate that CO contributes significantly to microbial metabolism in PP-bare and MU-unvegetated sites, but negligibly where vegetation is well developed, Nonetheless, maximum potential CO uptake rates indicates that CO oxidizer populations increase with increasing plant biomass and consume CO actively.