The University of Queensland

The road forward to incorporate seawater microbes in predictive reef monitoring

Terzin, Marko, Laffy, Patrick W., Robbins, Steven, Yeoh, Yun Kit, Frade, Pedro R., Glasl, Bettina, Webster, Nicole S. and Bourne, David G. (2024). The road forward to incorporate seawater microbes in predictive reef monitoring. Environmental Microbiome, 19 (1) 5. doi: 10.1186/s40793-023-00543-4

A genome-centric view of the role of the Acropora kenti microbiome in coral health and resilience

Messer, Lauren F., Bourne, David G., Robbins, Steven J., Clay, Megan, Bell, Sara C., McIlroy, Simon J. and Tyson, Gene W. (2024). A genome-centric view of the role of the Acropora kenti microbiome in coral health and resilience. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 2902, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46905-5

Validation of key sponge symbiont pathways using genome‐centric metatranscriptomics

O'Brien, Paul A., Tan, Shangjin, Frade, Pedro R., Robbins, Steven J., Engelberts, J. Pamela, Bell, Sara C., Vanwonterghem, Inka, Miller, David J., Webster, Nicole S., Zhang, Guojie and Bourne, David G. (2023). Validation of key sponge symbiont pathways using genome‐centric metatranscriptomics. Environmental Microbiology, 25 (12), 1-18. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16509

Metabolic reconstruction of the near complete microbiome of the model sponge Ianthella basta

Engelberts, J. Pamela, Robbins, Steven J., Herbold, Craig W., Moeller, Florian U., Jehmlich, Nico, Laffy, Patrick W., Wagner, Michael and Webster, Nicole S. (2023). Metabolic reconstruction of the near complete microbiome of the model sponge Ianthella basta. Environmental Microbiology, 25 (3), 646-660. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16302

Microbes from Mum: symbiont transmission in the tropical reef sponge Ianthella basta

Engelberts, J. Pamela, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad A., Maldonado, Manuel, Rix, Laura, Marangon, Emma, Robbins, Steven J., Wagner, Michael and Webster, Nicole S. (2022). Microbes from Mum: symbiont transmission in the tropical reef sponge Ianthella basta. ISME Communications, 2 (1) 90, 90. doi: 10.1038/s43705-022-00173-w

Integrating novel tools to elucidate the metabolic basis of microbial symbiosis in reef holobionts

Engelberts, J. Pamela, Robbins, Steven J., Damjanovic, Katarina and Webster, Nicole S. (2021). Integrating novel tools to elucidate the metabolic basis of microbial symbiosis in reef holobionts. Marine Biology, 168 (12) 175. doi: 10.1007/s00227-021-03952-6

A genomic view of the microbiome of coral reef demosponges

Robbins, S. J., Song, W., Engelberts, J. P., Glasl, B., Slaby, B. M., Boyd, J., Marangon, E., Botté, E. S., Laffy, P., Thomas, T. and Webster, N. S. (2021). A genomic view of the microbiome of coral reef demosponges. ISME Journal, 15 (6), 1641-1654. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-00876-9

Comparative genome-centric analysis reveals seasonal variation in the function of coral reef microbiomes

Glasl, Bettina, Robbins, Steven, Frade, Pedro R., Marangon, Emma, Laffy, Patrick W., Bourne, David G. and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Comparative genome-centric analysis reveals seasonal variation in the function of coral reef microbiomes. The ISME Journal, 14 (6), 1435-1450. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0622-6

Characterization of a sponge microbiome using an integrative genome-centric approach

Engelberts, J. Pamela, Robbins, Steven J., de Goeij, Jasper M., Aranda, Manuel, Bell, Sara C. and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Characterization of a sponge microbiome using an integrative genome-centric approach. The ISME Journal, 14 (5), 1100-1110. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0591-9

A genomic view of the reef-building coral Porites lutea and its microbial symbionts

Robbins, Steven J., Singleton, Caitlin M., Chan, Cheong Xin, Messer, Lauren F., Geers, Aileen U., Ying, Hua, Baker, Alexander, Bell, Sara C., Morrow, Kathleen M., Ragan, Mark A., Miller, David J., Forêt, Sylvain, Voolstra, Christian R., Tyson, Gene W. and Bourne, David G. (2019). A genomic view of the reef-building coral Porites lutea and its microbial symbionts. Nature Microbiology, 4 (12), 2090-2100. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0532-4

Molecular techniques and their limitations shape our view of the holobiont

Cooke, Ira, Mead, Oliver, Whalen, Casey, Boote, Chloë, Moya, Aurelie, Ying, Hua, Robbins, Steven, Strugnell, Jan M., Darling, Aaron, Miller, David, Voolstra, Christian R., Adamska, Maja, Consortium of Australian Academy of Science Boden Research Conference Participants and Esmail, Amin (2019). Molecular techniques and their limitations shape our view of the holobiont. Zoology, 137 125695, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2019.125695

Changes in the metabolic potential of the sponge microbiome under ocean acidification

Botté, Emmanuelle S., Nielsen, Shaun, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Azmi, Webster, John, Robbins, Steven, Thomas, Torsten and Webster, Nicole S. (2019). Changes in the metabolic potential of the sponge microbiome under ocean acidification. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 4134, 4134. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12156-y

Resolving structure and function of metaorganisms through a holistic framework combining reductionist and integrative approaches

Jaspers, Cornelia, Fraune, Sebastian, Arnold, A. Elizabeth, Miller, David J., Bosch, Thomas C. G., Voolstra, Christian R., Consortium of Australian Academy of Science Boden Research Conference Participants, Adamska, Maja, Ainsworth, Tracy, Ball, Eldon, Boote, Chloe, Bourne, David, Butterfield, Nicholas J., Chan, Cheong Xin, Cooke, Ira, Cowman, Peter F., Darling, Aaron, Davy, Simon K., Mohamed, Amin, Fabricius, Katharina, Fortunato, Sofia, Hernandez, Alejandra, Hoogenboom, Mia, Moya, Aurelie, Pita, Lucia, Ragan, Mark A., Robbins, Steven J., Andrade, Natalia R., Sakamaki, Kazuhiro ... Ying, Hua (2019). Resolving structure and function of metaorganisms through a holistic framework combining reductionist and integrative approaches. Zoology, 133, 81-87. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2019.02.007

Genome-centric analysis of microbial populations enriched by hydraulic fracture fluid additives in a coal bed methane production well

Robbins, Steven J., Evans, Paul N., Parks, Donovan H., Golding, Suzanne D. and Tyson, Gene W. (2016). Genome-centric analysis of microbial populations enriched by hydraulic fracture fluid additives in a coal bed methane production well. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7 (731) 731, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00731

The effect of coal rank on biogenic methane potential and microbial composition

Robbins, Steven J., Evans, Paul N., Esterle, Joan S., Golding, Suzanne D. and Tyson, Gene W. (2016). The effect of coal rank on biogenic methane potential and microbial composition. International Journal of Coal Geology, 154, 205-212. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2016.01.001

Methane metabolism in the archaeal phylum Bathyarchaeota revealed by genome-centric metagenomics

Evans, Paul N., Parks, Donovan H., Chadwick, Grayson L., Robbins, Steven J., Orphan, Victoria J., Golding, Suzanne D. and Tyson, Gene W. (2015). Methane metabolism in the archaeal phylum Bathyarchaeota revealed by genome-centric metagenomics. Science, 350 (6259), 434-438. doi: 10.1126/science.aac7745

Temporal changes in microbial community composition during culture enrichment experiments with Indonesian coals

Susilawati, Rita, Evans, Paul N., Esterle, Joan S., Robbins, Steven J., Tyson, Gene W., Golding, Suzanne D. and Mares, Tennille E. (2015). Temporal changes in microbial community composition during culture enrichment experiments with Indonesian coals. International Journal of Coal Geology, 137, 66-76. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2014.10.015