Alison Murray, Ph.D.

Department: Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
Academic Unit: Desert Research Institute
Title: Associate Research Professor
Ph.D. UC Santa Barbara, 1998

Contact Information

Mail Stop: 200
Phone: (775) 673-7361
Fax: (775) 673-7485
e-mail: Alison.Murray@dri.edu

http://www.dri.edu/People/alison/

Research Area(s)

Antarctic and Hydrothermal Microbial Biology

Selected Publications

Kaplarevic, M, AE Murray, SC Cary, GR Gao. (2008). EnGENIUS - Environmental Genome Informational Utility System. J. Bioinform. Comput. Biol. 6:1193-1211.

Nassar, S., GL Vert, M. Nicolescu, AE Murray. Multisequence assembly for prokaryotes and eukaryotes using fuzzy logic. International Journal of Information Technology and Intelligent Computing. In press.

Grzymski, JJ, AE Murray (shared primary authorship), BJ Campbell, M Kaplarevic GR Gao, C Lee, R Daniel, A Ghadiri, RA Feldman, SC Cary. (2008). Metagenome analysis of an extreme microbial symbiosis reveals eurythermal adaptation and metabolic flexibility. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 105:17516-17521.

Riesenfeld, CS, AE Murray, BJ Baker. (2008). Characterization of the microbial consortia and polyketide synthetic potential in the Palmerolide-producing tunicate, Synoicum adareanum. Journal of Natural Products. DOI: 10.1021/np800287n.

Doran, P, CH Fritsen, AE Murray, F Kenig, C McKay, J Kyne. (2008). Entry approach into pristine ice-sealed lakes – Lake Vida, East Antarctica, a model ecosystem. Limnol. Oceanogr Meth. 6:532-54.

Lee, CK, SC Cary, AE Murray, RM Daniel (2008). Enzymatic approach to eurythermalism of Alvinella pompejana and its episymbionts. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 74:774-782.

Passow U, C. De La Rocha, C Arnosti, H-P Grossart, AE Murray, and A Engel (2007). Microbial dynamics in autotrophic and heterotrophic seawater mesocosms: I Overview of an experiment investigating the impact of phytoplankton on the microbial loop. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 49:109-121.

Murray, AE, C Arnosti, C L De La Rocha, HP Grossart, and U Passow (2007). Microbial dynamics in autotrophic and heterotrophic seawater mesocosms: II Bacterial community structure and hydrolytic enzyme activities. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 49:123-141.

Grossart, H-P A Engel, C Arnosti, C De La Rocha, AE Murray, and U Passow (2007). Microbial dynamics in autotrophic and heterotrophic seawater mesocosms: III Organic matter fluxes. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 49:143-156.

Hollibaugh, J.T., C. Lovejoy and A.E. Murray. (2007). Microbiology in Polar Oceans. Oceanography 20 (2):138-143.

Murray, AE and JJ Grzymski. (2007). Diversity and genomics of Antarctic marine microorganisms. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Ser. B. 362:2259-2271; DOI 10.1098/rstb.2006.1944.

Cruz-Garcia, C., A.E. Muray, J.A. Klappenbach, V. Stewart, J.M. Tiedje. (2007). Respiratory nitrate ammonification by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. J. Bacteriol. 189: 656-662

Mosier, A.C., A.E. Murray, C.H. Fritsen. (2007). Microbiota within the perennial ice cover of Lake Vida, Antarctica. FEMS Microb. Ecol. 59 (2):274-288.