Publications by authors named "M M Kessel'"
Article Synopsis
- * The study examined how backwashing impacts the microbial community and chemical composition in a dual-media filter of anthracite and sand while tracking the removal efficiency of Fe, Mn, and NH over time.
- * Results showed that backwashing improved Fe removal efficiency and led to a mixed microbial community across the filter layers, with specific microorganisms playing key roles in oxidation and nitrification processes.
Article Synopsis
- Hybrid metagenomic assembly of microbial communities using both long- and short-read sequencing is gaining popularity, but faces challenges like the lack of high-quality reference data for accuracy assessments.
- This study explores simple, reference-free characteristics, such as coding gene content and read recruitment profiles, as potential indicators for improving assembly quality through iterative error correction methods.
- Findings suggest that these reference-free indicators correlate well with more complex analyses, making them useful for researchers to evaluate assembly quality and optimize error correction processes in hybrid sequencing projects.
Microbiol Spectr
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Recent sequencing advancements have enhanced our understanding of fish-associated microorganisms, particularly focusing on the less-studied gill microbiome.
- Our research identified a beneficial relationship between nitrogen-cycling bacteria and teleost fish, where these bacteria convert toxic ammonia into harmless dinitrogen gas.
- Over half of analyzed fish gill microbiomes contained ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, suggesting a widespread presence, which could significantly influence nitrogen excretion in various fish species and warrant further investigation into their roles in fish metabolism.
