O'Connell, Seán

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The isolation, characterization, and identification of a novel species of bacterium in the Enterobacteriaceae family from Kephart Prong, Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2017 2411 The purpose of this study was to examine a single bacterial species isolated from Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park (GSMNP), characterize its growth requirements, and identify it down to the species level. A polyphasic approach that examined phenotyp...
The isolation, identification, and characterization of bacteria associated with the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa 2020 3573 Cold-water corals (CWC) form the structural basis of highly diverse and productive ecosystems in the deep, dark ocean, serving as important spawning, nursery, and breeding habitat for many fishes and invertebrates. As such, they play an important rol...
Next-generation sequencing and quantitative PCR reveal patterns of co-occurrence in the soils of Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2024 62 Nematodes, fungi and bacteria are highly important in the maintenance and ecology of soil communities. Bacteria and fungi are responsible for the breakdown and subsequent transformation of recalcitrant organic matter, such as cellulose and lignin, in...