Need an up-to-date #TreeofLife for teaching/conferences/wall paper? Talented PhD student Bacille Diderm Beaud drew a schematic consensus ToL from the most recently published phylogenies. Hope this is useful! Downloadable version in the thread👇

Our manuscript on the cultivation of the SAR202 clade has been officially published. Huge thanks to the editor and reviewers. (1/8) nature.com/articles/s4146…

Huge win! Cultivation of marine bacteria of the SAR202 clade nature.com/articles/s4146…

We're going to Antarctica in just a few months!!

Out now: Genome content predicts the carbon catabolic preferences of heterotrophic bacteria Matti Gralka Otto X. Cordero Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment MIT CEE nature.com/articles/s4156…

We are in the full swing of preparation for our field season this November!

This was a fun project: we (former undergrad prof, his student, and I) cultured/characterized a taxonomically novel, cold-adapted Vibrio strain that has the genomic/physiological hallmarks of a moderate psychrophile, unique for the Vibrio genus (so far) doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0…

Our Mt. Erebus episode is now live. Professor Craig Cary, who shared his amazing science and fascinating experiences with us, tragically passed away yesterday. It was a privilege to get to know him. open.spotify.com/episode/4MAPcw…

It's been a hard last few days, coming to grips with Craig's death. He was a fantastic mentor and he leaves a giant hole in our research unit and in my life.

Thanks to everyone who attended the SCAR Open Science Conference 2024 in Chile - it was great to make new connections and learn about some awesome research going on in Antarctica! #SCAR2024

Excited that our survey of Erebus microorganisms is out now! doi.org/10.1093/femsec… Congrats to the first author, Trine, who has been on a long journey to get this out!