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William Brazelton
University of Utah

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Publications

  • Anderson, R. E., Brazelton, W. J., & Baross, J. A. (2011). Is the Genetic Landscape of the Deep Subsurface Biosphere Affected by Viruses?. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00219

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  • Anderson, R. E., Brazelton, W. J., & Baross, J. A. (2011). Using CRISPRs as a metagenomic tool to identify microbial hosts of a diffuse flow hydrothermal vent viral assemblage. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 77(1), 120–133. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01090.x

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  • Anderson, R. E., Brazelton, W. J., & Baross, J. A. (2013). The Deep Viriosphere: Assessing the Viral Impact on Microbial Community Dynamics in the Deep Subsurface. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 75(1), 649–675. doi:10.2138/rmg.2013.75.20

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  • Brazelton, W. J., & Baross, J. A. (2009). Abundant transposases encoded by the metagenome of a hydrothermal chimney biofilm. ISME J, 3(12), 1420–1424. doi:10.1038/ismej.2009.79

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  • Brazelton, W. J., & Baross, J. A. (2010). Metagenomic Comparison of Two Thiomicrospira Lineages Inhabiting Contrasting Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Environments. PLoS ONE, 5(10), e13530. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013530

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  • Brazelton, W. J., Ludwig, K. A., Sogin, M. L., Andreishcheva, E. N., Kelley, D. S., Shen, C-C., … Baross, J. A. (2010). Archaea and bacteria with surprising microdiversity show shifts in dominance over 1,000-year time scales in hydrothermal chimneys. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(4), 1612–1617. doi:10.1073/pnas.0905369107

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  • Brazelton, W. J., Mehta, M. P., Kelley, D. S., & Baross, J. A. (2011). Physiological Differentiation within a Single-Species Biofilm Fueled by Serpentinization. mBio, 2(4), e00127–11–e00127–11. doi:10.1128/mbio.00127-11

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  • Brazelton, W. J., Nelson, B., & Schrenk, M. O. (2012). Metagenomic Evidence for H2 Oxidation and H2 Production by Serpentinite-Hosted Subsurface Microbial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2011.00268

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  • Brazelton, W. J., Sogin, M. L., & Baross, J. A. (2010). Multiple scales of diversification within natural populations of archaea in hydrothermal chimney biofilms. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2(2), 236–242. doi:10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00097.x

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  • Schrenk, M. O., Brazelton, W. J., & Lang, S. Q. (2013). Serpentinization, Carbon, and Deep Life. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 75(1), 575–606. doi:10.2138/rmg.2013.75.18

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  • Szponar, N., Brazelton, W. J., Schrenk, M. O., Bower, D. M., Steele, A., & Morrill, P. L. (2013). Geochemistry of a continental site of serpentinization, the Tablelands Ophiolite, Gros Morne National Park: A Mars analogue. Icarus, 224(2), 286–296. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.07.004

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  • Anderson, R., Brazelton, W. & Baross, J.  (2010).  CRISPRs of hydrothermal vent isolates reveal insights into the co-evolution of thermophilic viruses and their hosts [poster].  Viruses of Microbes Conference.  Paris, France. See Project
  • Anderson, R., Brazelton, W. & Baross, J.  (2010).  Using metagenomics and CRISPR analyses to study hydrothermal vent viral communities [poster].  ISME Conference.  Seattle, WA. See Project
  • Anderson, R.E., Brazelton, W.J. & Baross, J.A.  (2010a).  Using metagenomics and CRISPR analyses to study hydrothermal vent viral communities.  ISME Conference.  Seattle, WA. See Project
  • Anderson, R.E., Brazelton, W.J. & Baross, J.A.  (2010b).  CRISPRs of hydrothermal vent isolates reveal insights into the co-evolution of thermophilic viruses and their hosts.  Viruses of Microbes Conference.  Paris, France. See Project
  • Anderson, R.E., Brazelton, W.J. & Baross, J.A.  (2011c).  Do viruses affect the genetic landscape of extreme subseafloor habitats?  Origins.  Montpellier, France. See Project
  • Anderson, R.E., Brazelton, W.J. & Baross, J.A.  (submitted).  Viral metagenomics and CRISPR spacer analyses reveal a unique viral assemblage at a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.  ISME Journal. See Project
  • Baross, J.A. & Brazelton, W.J.  (2008).  Submarine hydrothermal vents: limits of life, biofilms and early evolution.  European Science Foundation, Complex Systems and Changes: Water and Life.  Taormina, Sicily, Italy. See Project
  • Brazelton, W., Nelson, B., Szponar, N., Morrill, P.L. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2011).  Metagenomic evidence for subsurface microbial activity fueled by serpentinization.  Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. See Project
  • Brazelton, W., Nelson, B., Szponar, N., Morrill, P.O. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2012).  Metagenomic evidence for subsurface microbial activity fueled by serpentinization [talk] Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, (16-20 April 2012). See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J. & Baross, J.A.  (2009).  Proto-cellular evolution, lateral gene transfer, syntrophic metabolisms, and archaeal biofilms of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field.  Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference.  Seattle, WA. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2012).  Metagenome-enabled investigations of carbon and hydrogen fluxes within the serpentinite-hosted subsurface biosphere. JGI User Meeting [2012]. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2012).  Metagenome-enabled investigations of carbon and hydrogen fluxes within the serpentinite-hosted subsurface biosphere.  JGI User Meeting. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J. & Sullivan, W.T.  (2010).  Historical context for the question: what is “interdisciplinary” research?[talk].  Astrobiology Science Conference.  League City, TX. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Anderson, R.E., Mehta, M.P. & Baross, J.A.  (2010).  Lateral gene transfer in hydrothermal vents [talk].  ISME Conference.  Seattle, WA. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Anderson, R.E., Mehta, M.P. & Baross, J.A.  (2010c).  Lateral gene transfer in hydrothermal vents.  ISME Conference.  Seattle, WA. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Ludwig, K., Sogin, M., Andreishcheva, E., Kelley, D., Shen, C-C., Edwards, R.L. & Baross, J.A.  (In Review).  Archaeal and bacterial communities with surprising microdiversity show shifts in dominance over 1000-year time scales at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field.  Proceed. Natl. Acad. Sci. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Ludwig, K.A., Schrenk, M.O., Kelley, D.S., Sogin, M.L. & Baross, J.A.  (2010d).  Novel insights into methane cycling, lateral gene transfer, and the rare biosphere within carbonate chimneys of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field.  American Geophysical Union Meeting.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Ludwig, K.A., Sogin, M.L. & Baross, J.A.  (2009).  Dynamics of the rare biosphere in carbonate chimneys spanning a thousand years of the Lost City hydrothermal field.  ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting.  Nice, France. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Mehta, M.P. & Baross, J.A.  (2010).  Potential role of lateral gene transfer in the evolution of biofilm communities at the Lost City hydrothermal field and in the earliest stages of cellular evolution.  Astrobiology Science Conference.  League City, TX. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Nelson, B. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2011).  Investigating the Potential for Subsurface Primary Production Fueled by Serpentinization. [invited talk] Abstract B44B-02, presented at 2011 Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 Dec. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Nelson, B. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2011).  Investigating the Potential for Subsurface Primary Production Fueled by Serpentinization.  Abstract B44B-02 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA,. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Nelson, B. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2011b).  Investigating the Potential for Subsurface Primary Production Fueled by Serpentinization.  American Geophysical Union Meeting.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Sogin, M. & Baross, J.A.  (In Press).  Multiple scales of diversification within a single population of archaea in a hydrothermal vent biofilm.  Environmental Microbiology Reports. See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Twing, K.I. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2012).  Microbial Biogeography of serpentinization-hosted ecosystems [poster]. Gordon Research Conference on Marine Microbial Genomics, Lucca, Italy (June 2012). See Project
  • Brazelton, W.J., Twing, K.I. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2012).  Microbial Biogeography of serpentinization-hosted ecosystems.  Gordon Research Conference on Marine Microbial Genomics, Lucca, Italy. See Project
  • Chowdhury, S., Brazelton, W. & Schrenk, M.  (2011).  Metabolic Capabilities of Microbial Communities in the Serpentinite Subsurface Biosphere [poster].  Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. See Project
  • Chowdhury, S., Brazelton, W. & Schrenk, M.  (2012).  Metabolic Capabilities of Microbial Communities in the Serpentinite Subsurface Biosphere. [poster] Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, (16-20 April 2012). See Project
  • Morrill, P.L., Szponar, N., Brazelton, W.J., Woodruff, Q., Schrenk, M.O., Bower, D.M. & Steele, A.  (2010).  Life detection at a Mars analogue site of present-day serpentinization in the Tablelands Ophiolite of Newfoundland.  American Geophysical Union Meeting.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Morrill, P.L., Szponar, N., Brazelton, W.J., Woodruff, Q., Schrenk, M.O., Bower, D.M. & Steele, A.  (2010).  Life detection at a Mars analogue site of present-day serpentinization in the Tablelands Ophiolite of Newfoundland.  American Geophysical Union.  San Francisco, California. See Project
  • Morrill, P.L., Szponar, N., Kavanagh, M.H., Rietze, A., Brazelton, W., Schrenk, M., Bower, D.M., Steele, A., Kuenen, J.G., Suzuki-Ishii, S. & Nealson, K.H.  (2011).  Sourcing methane at two continental sites of present-day serpentinization: The Tablelands, NL, CAN and The Cedars, CA, USA. [poster].  Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. See Project
  • Méhay, S., Früh-Green, G.L., Lang, S.Q., Bernasconi, S.M., Brazelton, W.J., Schrenk, M.O., Schaeffer, P. & Adam, P.  Record of archaeal activity at the serpentinite-hosted Lost City Hydrothermal Field.  Geobiology. See Project
  • Nelson, B., Chowdhury, S., Brazelton, W. & Schrenk, M.  (2011).  Metabolic and Physiological Characteristics of Novel Cultivars from Serpentinite Seep Fluids. [poster] Abstract B51K-0562 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 Dec. See Project
  • Nelson, B., Chowdhury, S., Brazelton, W. & Schrenk, M.  (2011).  Metabolic and Physiological Characteristics of Novel Cultivars from Serpentinite Seep Fluids. [poster].  Abstract B51K-0562 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA,. See Project
  • Nelson, B., Chowdhury, S., Brazelton, W.J. & Schrenk, M.  (2011).  Metabolic and Physiological Characteristics of Novel Cultivars from Serpentinite Seep Fluids.  American Geophysical Union Meeting.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Schrenk, M.O., Brazelton, W.J. & Lang, S.Q.  (2011).  Serpentinization, Carbon, and Deep Life [poster].  Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. See Project
  • Schrenk, M.O., Brazelton, W.J. & Lang, S.Q.  (2012).  Serpentinization, Carbon, and Deep Life [poster]. Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, (16-20 April 2012). See Project
  • Schrenk, M.O., Brazelton, W.J., Woodruff, Q., Szponar, N. & Morrill, P.L.  (2010).  Mapping Microbial Populations Relative to Sites of Ongoing Serpentinization: Results from the Tablelands Ophiolite Complex, Canada.  American Geophysical Union Meeting.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Schrenk, M.O., Nelson, B.Y. & Brazelton, W.J.  (2011).  The Serpentinite Subsurface Microbiome. [invited talk] Abstract B22A-05 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 Dec. See Project
  • Schrenk, M.O., Nelson, B.Y. & Brazelton, W.J.  (2011).  The Serpentinite Subsurface Microbiome. [invited talk].  Abstract B22A-05 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Schrenk, M.O., Nelson, B.Y. & Brazelton, W.J.  (2011).  The Serpentinite Subsurface Microbiome.  American Geophysical Union Meeting.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Schrenk, M.O., Woodruff, Q.S., Polli, L.P., Brazelton, W.J. & Morrill, P.L.  (2010).  Delineating the serpentinite-hosted microbial biosphere.  International Society for Microbial Ecology Meeting.  Seattle, WA. See Project
  • Stueeken, E.E., Anderson, R.E., Bowman, J.S., Brazelton, W.J., Colangelo-Lillis, J., Goldman, A.D., Som, S.M. & Baross, J.A.  (In Preparation).  The Hadean Earth as a global chemical reactor for the origin of life. See Project
  • Stüeken, E.E., Anderson, R., Bowman, J.S., Brazelton, W., Colangelo-Lillis, J., Goldman, A.D., Som, S.M. & Baross, J.A.  The Hadean Earth as a global chemical reactor for the origin of life.  Geobiology. See Project
  • Szponar, N., Brazelton, W.J., Schrenk, M.O., Rietze, A., Bower, D.M., Steele, A. & Morrill, P.L.  Biogeochemical analysis of ultra-basic reducing springs in the Tablelands Ophiolite, in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland.  GAC-MAC, St. John’s, Newfoundland. See Project
  • Szponar, N., Morrill, P.L., Brazelton, W.J., Schrenk, M.O., Bower, D.M. & Steele, A.  (2010).  Present-day serpentinization in the Tablelands Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland: a Mars analogue site.  American Geophysical Union.  San Francisco, California. See Project
  • Szponar, N., Morrill, P.L., Brazelton, W.J., Schrenk, M.O., Bower, D.M. & Steele, A.  (2010).  Present-day serpentinization in the Tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland: a Mars Analogue Site.  American Geophysical Union Meeting.  San Francisco, CA. See Project
  • Twing, K.I., Brazelton, W., Quinn, E., Kloysuntia, A. & Schrenk, M.  (2011).  Linking Identity and Function in Serpentinite-Hosted Microbial Communities. [poster].  Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. See Project
  • Twing, K.I., Brazelton, W., Quinn, E., Kloysuntia, A. & Schrenk, M.  (2012).  Linking Identity and Function in Serpentinite-Hosted Microbial Communities. [poster] Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, (16-20 April 2012). See Project
  • Twing, K.I., Brazelton, W.J. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2012).  Biogeography of functional genes in serpentinization-driven ecosystems [poster]. Gordon Research Conference on Marine Microbial Genomics, Lucca, Italy (June 2012). See Project
  • Twing, K.I., Brazelton, W.J. & Schrenk, M.O.  (2012).  Biogeography of functional genes in serpentinization-driven ecosystems [poster].  Gordon Research Conference on Marine Microbial Genomics, Lucca, Italy. See Project
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