Cameron Thrash
@jcamthrash.bsky.social
Professor, USC Marine and Environmental Biology, microbe hunter. he/him. Not a bot. thethrashlab.com
Decadal scale phytoplankton species miniaturization in subtropical coastal waters academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Decadal scale phytoplankton species miniaturization in subtropical coastal waters academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
Respiratory quotients of particle-associated microbes track carbon flux attenuation in the mesopelagic Southern Ocean academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs 🌊
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Respiratory quotients of particle-associated microbes track carbon flux attenuation in the mesopelagic Southern Ocean academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs 🌊
Ecological Diversification of Flavobacteria: Linking Habitat Transitions to Proterozoic Supercontinent Cycles academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ecological Diversification of Flavobacteria: Linking Habitat Transitions to Proterozoic Supercontinent Cycles academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
Nitrogen concentration shapes the size structure and the functional diversity of phytoplankton communities in the southern Indian Ocean academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs 🌊
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nitrogen concentration shapes the size structure and the functional diversity of phytoplankton communities in the southern Indian Ocean academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs 🌊
Nutrient availability affects optimal growth strategy in predatory DPANN journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Nutrient availability affects optimal growth strategy in predatory DPANN journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
Real-time simultaneous monitoring of multiple analytes in bacterial cultures journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Real-time simultaneous monitoring of multiple analytes in bacterial cultures journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
Acidic vacuole-containing organisms are a majority of the eukaryotic microbial community in oligotrophic Argo Basin waters (eastern Indian Ocean) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #jcampubs 🌊
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Acidic vacuole-containing organisms are a majority of the eukaryotic microbial community in oligotrophic Argo Basin waters (eastern Indian Ocean) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #jcampubs 🌊
13CFLUX — Third-generation high-performance engine for isotopically (non)stationary 13C metabolic flux analysis academic.oup.com/bioinformati... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
13CFLUX — Third-generation high-performance engine for isotopically (non)stationary 13C metabolic flux analysis academic.oup.com/bioinformati... #jcampubs
Methanobacterium nebraskense sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen isolated from saline wetland soil www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Methanobacterium nebraskense sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen isolated from saline wetland soil www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Evolutionary stasis and homogeneous selection structure microbial communities in the deep subseafloor sedimentary biosphere www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Evolutionary stasis and homogeneous selection structure microbial communities in the deep subseafloor sedimentary biosphere www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Active learning guides automated discovery of DNA delivery via electroporation for non-model microbes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Active learning guides automated discovery of DNA delivery via electroporation for non-model microbes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Multiheme selenoenzyme essential for elemental sulfur respiration www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Multiheme selenoenzyme essential for elemental sulfur respiration www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Effects of temporal and spatial variability in energy fluxes on phytoplankton aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Effects of temporal and spatial variability in energy fluxes on phytoplankton aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #jcampubs
Deep-sea viral diversity and their role in host metabolism of complex organic matter www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊
Deep-sea viral diversity and their role in host metabolism of complex organic matter - Nature Communications
Roles of viruses in deep-sea ecosystems are poorly understood. Here, the authors use metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to profile DNA and RNA viruses in deep-sea sediments showing that these viruse...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Deep-sea viral diversity and their role in host metabolism of complex organic matter www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊
Volatilized ammonia supports extremophilic cave ecosystems with unusual nitrogen isotopic signatures www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Volatilized ammonia supports extremophilic cave ecosystems with unusual nitrogen isotopic signatures www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Rare microbial relict sheds light on an ancient eukaryotic supergroup www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Rare microbial relict sheds light on an ancient eukaryotic supergroup - Nature
The discovery of an unusual protist named Solarion arienae, which has a mitochondrial genome with some intriguing features, provides insight into the early radiation of eukaryotic groups.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Rare microbial relict sheds light on an ancient eukaryotic supergroup www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Bacterial immune systems as causes and consequences of microbiome structure journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #jcampubs
Bacterial immune systems as causes and consequences of microbiome structure
Bacterial immune systems have evolved in response to diverse molecular "parasites", yet their ecological roles remain poorly understood. This Essay explores how interactions between mobile genetic ele...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bacterial immune systems as causes and consequences of microbiome structure journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #jcampubs
Diverse biophysical and molecular mechanisms drive phytoplankton sinking in response to starvation journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #jcampubs 🌊
Diverse biophysical and molecular mechanisms drive phytoplankton sinking in response to starvation
Marine phytoplankton need to regulate their vertical position in the ocean to access light and nutrients. This study of the effects of nutrient availability on gravitational sinking in nine species re...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Diverse biophysical and molecular mechanisms drive phytoplankton sinking in response to starvation journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #jcampubs 🌊
proGenomes4: providing 2 million accurately and consistently annotated high-quality prokaryotic genomes academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... #jcampubs
proGenomes4: providing 2 million accurately and consistently annotated high-quality prokaryotic genomes
Abstract. The pervasive availability of publicly available microbial genomes has opened many new avenues for microbiology research, yet it also demands rob
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
proGenomes4: providing 2 million accurately and consistently annotated high-quality prokaryotic genomes academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... #jcampubs
Comprehensive analysis of phage genomes from diverse environments reveals their diversity, potential applications, and interactions with hosts and other phages www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic... #jcampubs
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Comprehensive analysis of phage genomes from diverse environments reveals their diversity, potential applications, and interactions with hosts and other phages www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic... #jcampubs
Development of a full-ocean-depth biogeochemistry experiment system and its first application at hadal zone www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #jcampubs 🌊
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Development of a full-ocean-depth biogeochemistry experiment system and its first application at hadal zone www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #jcampubs 🌊
Recovery of 1,773 microbial genomes and 2,060 viral genomes from the Mars-analog Qaidam Basin desert www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Recovery of 1,773 microbial genomes and 2,060 viral genomes from the Mars-analog Qaidam Basin desert - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Recovery of 1,773 microbial genomes and 2,060 viral genomes from the Mars-analog Qaidam Basin desert
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November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Recovery of 1,773 microbial genomes and 2,060 viral genomes from the Mars-analog Qaidam Basin desert www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Seasonal Changes Drive Shifts in Bacterial Community Structure and Functional Composition in the Yellow River (Zhengzhou Section) link.springer.com/article/10.1... #jcampubs
Seasonal Changes Drive Shifts in Bacterial Community Structure and Functional Composition in the Yellow River (Zhengzhou Section) - Current Microbiology
Urban rivers play a critical role in maintaining ecological functions and ensuring water security, yet their microbial communities remain vulnerable to seasonal and anthropogenic disturbances. In this...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Seasonal Changes Drive Shifts in Bacterial Community Structure and Functional Composition in the Yellow River (Zhengzhou Section) link.springer.com/article/10.1... #jcampubs
Genome degradation results in nested symbiosis and endosymbiont replacement in cicadas www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Genome degradation results in nested symbiosis and endosymbiont replacement in cicadas - Nature Communications
The evolutionary mechanisms leading to symbiont replacement in insects are not well understood. Zhou et al. show that genome degradation results in nested symbiosis and endosymbiont replacement in cic...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Genome degradation results in nested symbiosis and endosymbiont replacement in cicadas www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Structural basis for aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis in the reaction center–light-harvesting 1 (RC–LH1) supercomplex of Dinoroseobacter shibae www.nature.com/articles/s42... #jcampubs
Structural basis for aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis in the reaction center–light-harvesting 1 (RC–LH1) supercomplex of Dinoroseobacter shibae - Communications Biology
A cryo-EM structure for a marine bacterium’s photosynthetic complex reveals key adaptations that explain how it balances photosynthesis with oxidative resilience to thrive in oxygen-rich environments.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Structural basis for aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis in the reaction center–light-harvesting 1 (RC–LH1) supercomplex of Dinoroseobacter shibae www.nature.com/articles/s42... #jcampubs