Alison Murray

Associate Research Professor
Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences

Email: Alison.Murray@dri.edu

Selected Publications

Guest Editor for Polar Microbiology Special Issue of Environmental Microbiology to celebrate

the International Polar Year (published March 2009).

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.

Martin, D., R.M. Ross, L. B. Quetin, and A.E. Murray. (2006).

Molecular approach (PCR-DGGE) to diet analysis in young Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 319:155-165.

Grzymski, J.J., , B. Carter, E.F. DeLong, R. Feldman, A. Ghadiri, A.E. Murray. (2006).

Comparative genomics of DNA fragments from six Antarctic marine, planktonic bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72 (2):1532-1541.

Peck, L.S., M.S. Clark, A. Clarke, C.S. Cockell, P. Convey, H.W, Detrich III, K.P.P. Fraser, I.A. Johnston,

B.A. Methe, A.E. Murray, K. Römisch, A.D. Rogers (2005). Genomics: Applications to Antarctic Ecosystems. Polar Biol. 28(5):351-365.

Murray, A.E. (2002).

Archaea in Marine Environments. In: Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, Ed. Gabriel Bitton. John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2002. Pp. 276-293.

Murray, A.E., D.L. Lies, G. Li, K.H. Nealson, J. Zhou, J.M. Tiedje. (2001).
	DNA:DNA hybridization to microarrays reveals gene-specific differences between closely related microbial genomes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 98 (17):9853-9858.

Murray, A.E., A. Blakis, R. Massana. S. Straszewski, U. Passow, A. Alldredge, and E.F. Delong. (1999).

A time series assessment of planktonic archaeal variability in Santa Barbara Channel. Aquat. Microbial Ecol. 20:129-145.

Murray, A.E., K.Y. Wu, C. Moyer, D. M. Karl and E.F. Delong. (1999).

Evidence for circumpolar distribution of planktonic archaea in the Southern hemisphere. Aquat. Microbial Ecol. 18:263-273.

Murray, A.E., C.M. Preston, R. Massana, L.T. Taylor, A. Blakis, and E.F. DeLong (1998).

Seasonal and spatial variability in coastal Antarctic bacterioplankton assemblages. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64(7): 2585-2595.

Massana, R., A.E. Murray, C.M. Preston, and E.F. DeLong (1997).

Vertical distribution and phylogenetic characterization of marine planktonic Archaea in the Santa Barbara Channel. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63(1):50-56.

Murray, A.E., J.T. Hollibaugh and C. Orrego (1996).

Phylogenetic compositions of bacterioplankton from two California estuaries compared by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S rDNA fragments. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62(7):2676-2680.