Publications

Molecular hydrogen in seawater supports growth of diverse marine bacteria Permalink

Published in Nature Microbiology, 2023

This paper has code available here: https://github.com/GreeningLab/MarineOxidationManuscript

Functional basis of primary succession: traits of the pioneer microbes Permalink

Published in Environmental Microbiology, 2022

Simultaneous detection of multiple pathogens with the TaqMan Array Card Permalink

Published in MethodsX, 2022

Phylogenetically and functionally diverse microorganisms reside under the Ross Ice Shelf Permalink

Published in Nature Communications, 2022

Understanding the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans: A step towards controlling Buruli ulcer Permalink

Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021

Termite gas emissions select for hydrogenotrophic microbial communities in termite mounds Permalink

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021

Effects of drift algae accumulation and nitrate loading on nitrogen cycling in a eutrophic coastal sediment Permalink

Published in Science of the Total Environment, 2021

Monitoring of diverse enteric pathogens across environmental and host reservoirs with TaqMan array cards and standard qPCR: a methodological comparison study Permalink

Published in The Lancet Planetary Health, 2021

Study design, rationale and methods of the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) study: a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate environmental and human health impacts of a water-sensitive intervention in informal settlements in Indonesia and Fiji Permalink

Published in BMJ Open, 2021

Hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria are abundant in desert soils and strongly stimulated by hydration Permalink

Published in mSystems, 2020

Termite mounds contain soil-derived methanotroph communities kinetically adapted to elevated methane concentrations Permalink

Published in The ISME Journal, 2020

Reviewing the pathogenic potential of the otitis-associated bacteria Alloiococcus otitidis and Turicella otitidis Permalink

Published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020

Corynebacterium and Dolosigranulum: future probiotic candidates for upper respiratory tract infections Permalink

Published in Microbiology Australia, 2019

Meta-taxonomic analysis of prokaryotic and eukaryotic gut flora in stool samples from visceral leishmaniasis cases and endemic controls in Bihar State India Permalink

Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019

This paper has code available here: https://rachaellappan.github.io/VL-QIIME2-analysis/

Moraxella catarrhalis Restriction–Modification Systems Are Associated with Phylogenetic Lineage and Disease Permalink

Published in Genome Biology and Evolution, 2018

A microbiome case-control study of recurrent acute otitis media identified potentially protective bacterial genera Permalink

Published in BMC Microbiology, 2018

This paper has code available here: https://rachaellappan.github.io/16S-analysis/