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Overview

Wade H. Jeffrey is affiliated with the University of West Florida in the United States. Their research spans several fields within environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on microbial ecology and biogeochemical processes. The work explores interactions within marine and coastal ecosystems, particularly related to microbial communities and their physiological responses.

The main fields of study in Jeffrey's research include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these, subfields of emphasis are:

  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pollution
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change

The research topics most frequently addressed consist of:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequent coauthors that have collaborated with Jeffrey are:

  • Vilma Pérez
  • Verónica Molina
  • Martha Hengst
  • Richard A. Snyder
  • Joseph A. Moss

Regarding publication outlets, Jeffrey's work has appeared multiple times in several journals including:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Earth system science data
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science

Some of the most recent papers authored or coauthored by Jeffrey include:

  • "The MALINA oceanographic expedition: how do changes in ice cover, permafrost and UV radiation impact biodiversity and biogeochemical fluxes in the Arctic Ocean?" (2021, Earth system science data)
  • "Aquatic Thermal Reservoirs of Microbial Life in a Remote and Extreme High Andean Hydrothermal System" (2020, Microorganisms)
  • "Ciliate microzooplankton from the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico" (2021, ICES Journal of Marine Science)
  • "Secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activity produced by thermophilic bacteria from a high-altitude hydrothermal system" (2024, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • "Diversity of Microbial Eukaryotes Along the West Antarctic Peninsula in Austral Spring" (2022, Frontiers in Microbiology)

Best Publications

  • Marine ecosystems' responses to climatic and anthropogenic forcings in the Mediterranean

    X. Durrieu de Madron;C. Guieu;R. Sempéré;P. Conan

  • Dynamics of extracellular DNA in the marine environment.

    J H Paul;W H Jeffrey;M F DeFlaun

  • Marine Bacterial Isolates Display Diverse Responses to UV-B Radiation

    Fabien Joux;Wade H. Jeffrey;Philippe Lebaron;David L. Mitchell

  • The role of sunlight in the removal and repair of viruses in the sea

    Steven W. Wilhelm;Markus G. Weinbauer;Curtis A. Suttle;Wade H. Jeffrey

  • Diel and depth profiles of DNA photodamage in bacterioplankton exposed to ambient solar ultraviolet radiation

    Wade H. Jeffrey;Ralph J. Pledger;Peter Aas;Silvia Hager

  • Distribution and Molecular Weight of Dissolved DNA in Subtropical Estuarine and Oceanic Environments

    Mary F. Deflaun;John H. Paul;Wade H. Jeffrey

  • Molecular response to climate change: Temperature dependence of UV-induced DNA damage and repair in the freshwater crustacean Daphnia pulicaria

    Emily J. MacFadyen;Craig E. Williamson;Gabriella Grad;Megan Lowery

  • Elevated Levels of Microbial Activity in the Coral Surface Microlayer

    John H. Paul;Mary F. Deflaun;Wade H. Jeffrey

  • Inhibition of bacterial activities by solar radiation in nearshore waters and the Gulf of Mexico

    Peter Aas;M. Maille Lyons;Ralph Pledger;David L. Mitchell

  • An introduction to the biogeography of aquatic microbes

    Published November;John R. Dolan;A. J. Baldwin;P. Catala

  • Iron stimulation of Antarctic bacteria

    J. Dean Pakulski;Richard B. Coffin;Cheryl A. Kelley;Sonya L. Holder

  • Ambient Solar Radiation‐Induced Photodamage in Marine Bacterioplankton

    Wade H. Jeffrey;Peter Aas;M. Maille Lyons;Richard B. Coffin

  • Vertical distribution and temporal variation of marine planktonic archaea in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, during early spring

    Ramon Massana;Lance T. Taylor;Alison E. Murray;Ke Y. Wu

  • Spatial variability of particle-attached and free-living bacterial diversity in surface waters from the Mackenzie River to the Beaufort Sea (Canadian Arctic)

    E. Ortega-Retuerta;E. Ortega-Retuerta;Fabien Joux;W.H. Jeffrey;J. F. Ghiglione

  • Latitudinal gradients in degradation of marine dissolved organic carbon.

    Carol Arnosti;Andrew D. Steen;Kai Ziervogel;Sherif Ghobrial

  • Turnover of extracellular DNA in eutrophic and oligotrophic freshwater environments of southwest Florida.

    John H. Paul;Wade H. Jeffrey;Andrew W. David;Mary F. DeFlaun

  • merA gene expression in aquatic environments measured by mRNA production and Hg(II) volatilization

    S Nazaret;W H Jeffrey;E Saouter;R Von Haven

  • Patterns of extracellular enzyme activities among pelagic marine microbial communities: Implications for cycling of dissolved organic carbon

    C. Arnosti;S. Durkin;W. H. Jeffrey

  • The effects of UV radiation in the marine environment: UV radiation effects on heterotrophic bacterioplankton and viruses in marine ecosystems

    Wade H. Jeffrey;Jason P. Kase;Steven W. Wilhelm

  • Damage to DNA in Bacterioplankton: A Model of Damage by Ultraviolet Radiation and its Repair as Influenced by Vertical Mixing¶

    Yannick Huot;Wade H. Jeffrey;Richard F. Davis;John J. Cullen

  • Microbial diversity in a Pacific Ocean transect from the Arctic to Antarctic circles

    Amy J. Baldwin;Joseph A. Moss;Joseph D. Pakulski;Phillipe Catala

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Paul
John H. Paul University of South Florida St. Petersburg
David L. Mitchell
David L. Mitchell University of California, Berkeley
David L. Mitchell
David L. Mitchell The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Richard B. Coffin
Richard B. Coffin Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Marcel Babin
Marcel Babin Université Laval
Jean-François Ghiglione
Jean-François Ghiglione Sorbonne University
Steven W. Wilhelm
Steven W. Wilhelm University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Mireille Pujo-Pay
Mireille Pujo-Pay Sorbonne University
Richard Sempéré
Richard Sempéré Aix-Marseille University
Patrick J. Neale
Patrick J. Neale Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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