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Research
Latest papers
Delineation of Paraburkholderia tuberum and description of Paraburkholderia lebeckiae sp. nov. isolated from the root nodules of South African Lebeckia ambigua.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2026
Using the SeqCode to validate the names of reclassified lineages of rhizobia and agrobacteria.
Systematic and applied microbiology · 2026
A comprehensive genome-centred taxonomy for agrobacteria and rhizobia in the Bartonellaceae and Rhizobiaceae families.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2026
Latest funding
- $36,000
Exploring biological novelty in physicochemical extremes
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $12,500
Exploring biological novelty in physicochemical extremes
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
18 publications.
Delineation of Paraburkholderia tuberum and description of Paraburkholderia lebeckiae sp. nov. isolated from the root nodules of South African Lebeckia ambigua.
Mavima L, Steenkamp ET, Soogun TO, Beukes CW, Palmer M, Whitman WB, Howieson J, Yates R, James EK, De Meyer SE, Coetzee MPA, Venter SN
Using the SeqCode to validate the names of reclassified lineages of rhizobia and agrobacteria.
van Lill M, Steenkamp ET, Palmer M, Beukes CW, Venter SN
A comprehensive genome-centred taxonomy for agrobacteria and rhizobia in the Bartonellaceae and Rhizobiaceae families.
van Lill M, Venter SN, Palmer M, Beukes CW, Steenkamp ET
Apolloniradiicaulis salifontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Prosthecate Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototroph Isolated from Lake Winnipegosis Region Salt Springs.
Messner K, Pereira C, Kyndt JA, Palmer M, Yurkov V
Branched-chain amino acid specialization drove diversification within Calditenuaceae (Caldarchaeia) and enables their cultivation.
Lai D, Mosier D, Palmer M, Mayali X, Johnston J, Saldivar W, Covington JK, Jiao JY, Murali R, Seymour CO, Liu L, Hua ZS, Li WJ, Weber PK, Pett-Ridge J, Colman DR, Boyd ES, Nunoura T, Dodsworth JA, Hedlund BP
Horizontal gene transfer and gene loss drove the divergent evolution of host dependency in Micrarchaeota.
Rao YZ, Li YX, Li ZW, Qu YN, Hedlund BP, Williams TA, Qi YL, Xie QJ, Yang HL, Zhang YQ, Jiang HC, Palmer M, Shi M, Shu WS, Hua ZS, Li WJ
Estimated timeline for the evolution of symbiotic nitrogen fixing Paraburkholderia.
Mavima L, Steenkamp ET, Beukes CW, Palmer M, De Meyer SE, James EK, Venter SN, Coetzee MPA
Characterization of the thermophilic xylanase Fsa02490Xyn from the hyperthermophile Fervidibacter sacchari belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 10.
Torosian N, Covington JK, Cook AM, Nou NO, Palmer M, Mewalal R, Harmon-Smith M, Blaby IK, Cheng JF, Hess M, Hedlund BP
Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs.
Palmer M, Nou NO, Turello LA, Power CE, Ong JC, Covington JK, Lai D, Mayali X, Reysenbach AL, Qi YL, Dodsworth JA, Jiao JY, Liu L, Lian ZH, Li MM, Liu Y, Murali R, Briggs BR, Zuo H, Quake SR, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Woyke T, Weber PK, Dong H, Li WJ, Hua ZS, Hedlund BP
Expanding ISME Communications to taxonomy and nomenclature.
Chuvochina M, Palmer M, Venter SN
Exploring biological novelty in physicochemical extremes
Principal investigators: Palmer, Marike
Keywords: biodiversity; systematics; evolution; environmental genomics; population genomics; speciation; bioinformatics; extremophiles
Exploring biological novelty in physicochemical extremes
Principal investigators: Palmer, Marike
Keywords: biodiversity; systematics; evolution; environmental genomics; population genomics; speciation; bioinformatics; extremophiles
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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