Takacs-Vesbach, Cristina

Dr. Cristina Takacs-Vesbach

Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
I am interested in discovering the diversity of microorganisms and what determines their patterns of distribution and productivity in the natural environment. Currently, I am conducting a microbial inventory of the Greater Yellowstone thermal features.
Bibliography
  1. Metagenome sequence analysis of filamentous microbial communities obtained from geochemically distinct geothermal channels reveals specialization of three Aquificales lineages
    Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013
  2. Volcanic calderas delineate biogeographic provinces among Yellowstone thermophiles
    Environmental Microbiology, 2008
  3. Molecular Characterization of the Diversity and Distribution of a Thermal Spring Microbial Community by Using rRNA and Metabolic Genes
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2008
  4. A comparison of methods for total community DNA preservation and extraction from various thermal environments
    Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2008
  5. 16S rRNA Phylogenetic Investigation of the Candidate Division "Korarchaeota"
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2006
  6. Aquificales in Yellowstone National Park
    Geothermal Biology and Geochemistry in YNP [TBI Text!], 2005