Cameron Thrash
@jcamthrash.bsky.social
Professor, USC Marine and Environmental Biology, microbe hunter. he/him. Not a bot. thethrashlab.com
Quantifying microbial interactions based on compositional data using an iterative approach for solving generalized Lotka-Volterra equations journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #jcampubs
Quantifying microbial interactions based on compositional data using an iterative approach for solving generalized Lotka-Volterra equations
Author summary Microbes and animals often live in communities where species interact in complex ways. Understanding these interactions is essential for predicting population dynamics and how ecosystem...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Quantifying microbial interactions based on compositional data using an iterative approach for solving generalized Lotka-Volterra equations journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #jcampubs
Strain displacement in microbiomes via ecological competition www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Strain displacement in microbiomes via ecological competition - Nature Microbiology
Mathematical modelling and experimental tests reveal principles that govern displacement of a resident strain by an invader in microbial communities.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Strain displacement in microbiomes via ecological competition www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Reciprocal transplantation experiments reveal local adaptation of seaweed-associated bacteria academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reciprocal transplantation experiments reveal local adaptation of seaweed-associated bacteria academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
Spatiotemporal and temperature-dependent disconnect between ammonia oxidation and dark DIC fixation in deep oligotrophic Lake Constance academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Spatiotemporal and temperature-dependent disconnect between ammonia oxidation and dark DIC fixation in deep oligotrophic Lake Constance academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
A century of research on Planctomycetota bacterial phylum, previously known as Planctomycetes academic.oup.com/femsre/advan... #jcampubs
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A century of research on Planctomycetota bacterial phylum, previously known as Planctomycetes academic.oup.com/femsre/advan... #jcampubs
Phytoplankton Under Pressure: Temperature, Precipitation and Cyanobacterial Blooms as Drivers of Chytrid Infections enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
Phytoplankton Under Pressure: Temperature, Precipitation and Cyanobacterial Blooms as Drivers of Chytrid Infections
Chytrid parasites of phytoplankton infect a wide range of species, including green algae, diatoms, and cyanobacteria. Infection patterns varied, indicating that chytrid occurrence is highly dynamic i....
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November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Phytoplankton Under Pressure: Temperature, Precipitation and Cyanobacterial Blooms as Drivers of Chytrid Infections enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
The Hidden Viral Network: How Viruses Shape Microbial Adaptability and Biogeochemical Cycling in the Polyextreme Mars‐Analog Qaidam Basin Desert enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
The Hidden Viral Network: How Viruses Shape Microbial Adaptability and Biogeochemical Cycling in the Polyextreme Mars‐Analog Qaidam Basin Desert
Our study unveils the largely unexplored soil virosphere and virus-host interactions in the hyperarid Mars-analog desert of the Qaidam Basin. The findings underscore the vital ecological role of viru....
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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Hidden Viral Network: How Viruses Shape Microbial Adaptability and Biogeochemical Cycling in the Polyextreme Mars‐Analog Qaidam Basin Desert enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
The cell envelope of diderm bacteria: a unified scaffold, not a stack of layers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #jcampubs
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The cell envelope of diderm bacteria: a unified scaffold, not a stack of layers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #jcampubs
Spontaneous evolution of heterotrophy in cultured dinoflagellate algae www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #jcampubs
Spontaneous evolution of heterotrophy in cultured dinoflagellate algae
Acquisition of chloroplasts by an early eukaryote and their subsequent spread across eukaryotes is well understood. However, evolution can be undone, …
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November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Spontaneous evolution of heterotrophy in cultured dinoflagellate algae www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #jcampubs
Carbon monoxide-driven proton respiration enables facultative anaerobes to survive electron acceptor limitation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Carbon monoxide-driven proton respiration enables facultative anaerobes to survive electron acceptor limitation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Facilitation-competition tradeoffs structure microbial niches and nitrogen cycling www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Facilitation-competition tradeoffs structure microbial niches and nitrogen cycling www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Microcompartments in Hodarchaeales: a bioenergetic engine that could have fuelled eukaryogenesis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Microcompartments in Hodarchaeales: a bioenergetic engine that could have fuelled eukaryogenesis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
PGAP2: A comprehensive toolkit for prokaryotic pan-genome analysis based on fine-grained feature networks www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
PGAP2: A comprehensive toolkit for prokaryotic pan-genome analysis based on fine-grained feature networks - Nature Communications
Prokaryotic pan-genome analysis is crucial for understanding microbial diversity, however current analytical methods often struggle to balance accuracy and computational efficiency. Here the authors p...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
PGAP2: A comprehensive toolkit for prokaryotic pan-genome analysis based on fine-grained feature networks www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Multifunctionally diverse alkaline phosphatases of Alteromonas drive the phosphorus cycle in the ocean
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Multifunctionally diverse alkaline phosphatases of Alteromonas drive the phosphorus cycle in the ocean - Nature Communications
This study shows that Alteromonas is a key driver of phosphorus recycling in the ocean and that its alkaline phosphatases are multifunctional—with different families coexisting in one genome by adopti...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Multifunctionally diverse alkaline phosphatases of Alteromonas drive the phosphorus cycle in the ocean
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Increased mutation rates and diversity are dominant features of Geobacter multiheme cytochromes
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November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Increased mutation rates and diversity are dominant features of Geobacter multiheme cytochromes
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Metabolic Potential of Candidatus Saccharimonadia Including Rare Lineages in Activated Sludge enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
Metabolic Potential of Candidatus Saccharimonadia Including Rare Lineages in Activated Sludge
Candidatus Saccharimonadia is ubiquitously found in activated sludge processes, but its ecophysiological characteristics remain poorly understood. Metagenome analysis of Ca. Saccharimonadia in size-f....
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November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Metabolic Potential of Candidatus Saccharimonadia Including Rare Lineages in Activated Sludge enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
River metabolism in the contiguous United States: A West of extremes www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #jcampubs
River metabolism in the contiguous United States: A West of extremes
River metabolism is among the most uncertain fluxes in the global carbon cycle. We present estimates for gross primary productivity (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (ER) for more than 175,000 rivers ac...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
River metabolism in the contiguous United States: A West of extremes www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #jcampubs
Methanogenic archaea encoding Pyrrolysine maintain ambiguous amber codon usage
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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Methanogenic archaea encoding Pyrrolysine maintain ambiguous amber codon usage
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New chemicals fuel the evolution of microbial biodegradation journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
New chemicals fuel the evolution of microbial biodegradation journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
Depth-resolved paired metagenomes and metatranscriptomes from the Lake Erie ‘dead zone’ journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Depth-resolved paired metagenomes and metatranscriptomes from the Lake Erie ‘dead zone’ journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
Inferring absolute counts from proportions by constraining multivariate normal distributions www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Inferring absolute counts from proportions by constraining multivariate normal distributions www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Characterization of Phytoplankton-Excreted Metabolites Mediating Carbon Flux through the Surface Ocean www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs 🌊
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Characterization of Phytoplankton-Excreted Metabolites Mediating Carbon Flux through the Surface Ocean www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs 🌊
Single-particle genomics uncovers abundant non-canonical marine viruses from nanolitre volumes www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Single-particle genomics uncovers abundant non-canonical marine viruses from nanolitre volumes - Nature Microbiology
Environmental micro-compartment genomics provides efficient and high-throughput single-particle DNA sequencing that captures overlooked members of microbial communities.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Single-particle genomics uncovers abundant non-canonical marine viruses from nanolitre volumes www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Bacteria sense virus-induced genome degradation via methylated mononucleotides www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Bacteria sense virus-induced genome degradation via methylated mononucleotides www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
Tracing the contribution of dust origins on deposition and phytoplankton carbon uptake in global oceans bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/... #jcampubs 🌊
Tracing the contribution of dust origins on deposition and phytoplankton carbon uptake in global oceans
Abstract. Dust provides iron, essential for marine phytoplankton growth, altering their carbon uptake capacity and affecting the global carbon cycle. However, due to the limited availability of observ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Tracing the contribution of dust origins on deposition and phytoplankton carbon uptake in global oceans bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/... #jcampubs 🌊