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Aurora, R* and Balmonte, JP* (2026) Leveraging microbes for Sustainable Development Goal 14 progress. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 18(4) e70399, doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.70399 (link)
Hylen, A*, Arndt, S, Balmonte, JP, Bosman, R, Bui, W, Chou, L, Goossens, C, Hall, POJ, Hidalgo-Martinez, S, James, RK, Kononets, M, Ley, P, Marz, C, Purayil, SP, Reardon, J, Peyniers, P, Sales de Freitas, F, Verweirder, L, Wagner, K, Wittig, K, Hendry, KR, van de Velde, SJ. (2026) Ikaite precipitation indicates near-surface occurrence of methane in an Icelandic fjord. Geochemical Perspectives Letters 40, 43-48, doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2621 (link)
Lloyd, CC, Pareigis, L, Balmonte, JP, Glud, RN, Reintjes, G, Arnosti, C*. (2026) Selfish bacteria take up polysaccharides under deep ocean pressure: insights from in-situ and ex-situ measurements. ISME Communications, ycag138, doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycag138 (link)
Mavis, C, Vazquez, M, Bekemeier, CA, Barry, KR, Chamberlain, EJ, Schmale, J, Joiknen, T, Laurila, T, Shupe, MD, Hoppe, CJM, Fong, AA, Oggier, M, Ulfsbo, A, Balmonte, JP, Bowman, JS, Hill, TCJ, DeMott, PJ, Kreidenweis, SM, Creamean, JM*.(2026) Investigating meltwater as a local source of ice nucleating particles in the central Arctic summer. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2025GL118445, doi.org/10.1029/2025GL118445 (link)
Muller, O, Gardner, J, Olsen, LM, Salganik, E, Assmy, P, Gradinger, R, Bratbak, G, Hoppe, CJM, Lange, BA, Mulwijk, M, Divine, DV, Aberle, N, Krause, J, Reigstad, M, Leu, E, Tsagaraki, TM, Larsen, A, Hoyland, KV, Balmonte, JP, Boulton, W, Eggers, L, Fong, A, Guillou, G, Lebreton B, Metfies, K, Mock, T, Petelenz, E, Tatarek, A, Torres-Valdes, S, Torstensson, A, Wiktor, J, Granskog, MA. (2026) Arctic sea-ice ridges: Biomass hotspots harboring diverse microbial communities. Communications Earth and Environment, doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03364-8 (link)
Papadimitraki, M, Wunsch, U, Balmonte, JP, Middelboe, M, Stedmon, CA, Attard, KM, Glud, RN*. (2026) An ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy system for studying effects of pressure on enzyme kinetics. Limnology and Oceanography Methods, e70034, doi.org/10.1002/lom3.70034 (link)
Sindlev, MB, Balmonte, JP, Wenzhofer, F, Xiao, W, Stief, P, Oguri, K, Tsuchiya, M, Yokohama, Y, Canfield, DE, Sanei, H, Brandt, A, Glud, RN*. (2026) The benthic environment of the Aleutian Trench region: Sediment provenance, organic carbon sources and deposition dynamics. Progress in Oceanography, 241:103627, doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103627 (link)
Balmonte, JP*, Arnosti, C, Bartlett, D, Caddell, S, Glud, RN. (2025) Effects of increasing hydrostatic pressures on marine microbial enzymatic activities. Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lno.70164 (link)
Papadopoulou, S*, Linkhorst, A, Balmonte, JP, Csitari, B, Felfoldi, T, Marton, Z, Mehrshad, M, Szabo, A, Torstensson, A, Bertilsson, S, Szekely, AJ. (2025) Diel bacterioplankton community dynamics under contrasting light regimes. Environ Microbiol Reports 17:e70099, doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.70099 (link)
Lloyd, CC*, Balmonte, JP, Glud, RN, Arnosti, C. (2025) Strong effects of increased hydrostatic pressure on polysaccharide-hydrolyzing enzyme activities in coastal seawater and sediments. JGR Biogeosciences 130(2), doi: 10.1029/2024JG008417 (link)
Fong, AA, Hoppe, CJM*, Aberle, N, Ashjian, CJ, Assmy, P, Bai, Y, Bakker, DCE, Balmonte, JP, Barry, KR, Bertilsson, S, Bowman et al. (2024) Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Ecosystem. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 12: 1. doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2023.00135 (link)
Balmonte, JP*, Giebel, HA, Simon, M, Arnosti, C, Wietz, M*. (2024) Distinct bacterial succession and functional response to alginate in the South, Equatorial, and North Pacific Ocean. Environmental Microbiology, 26(3), e16594 (link)
Stief, P*, Schauberger, C, Becker, KW, Elvert, M, Balmonte, JP, Franco-Cisterna et al. (2023) Hydrostatic pressure induces transformations in the organic matter and microbial community composition of marine snow particles. Communications in Earth and Environment 4 377:s43247-023-01045-4 (link)
Lloyd, CC*, Brown, S, Balmonte, JP, Hoarfrost, A, Ghobrial, S, Arnosti, C. (2023) Links between regional and depth patterns of microbial communities and enzyme activities in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Marine Chemistry 104299 (link)
