Dr Paul Evans
Dr

Paul Evans

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Dr Paul Evans is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Biodiscovery Biological Sciences Bioremediation Environmental Sciences Environmental biogeochemistry Environmental biotechnology Genetics Genomics Microbial ecology Microbial genetics Microbiology Pollution and contamination

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Cultivation of novel microorganisms

  • Discovery of industrially relevant enzymes from microorganisms

  • The metabolism of methanogenic archaea

  • Understanding microbiomes from contaminated land and aquifers

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44 works between 2004 and 2024
All (44) Journal Article (43) Conference Publication (1)

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2024

Journal Article

Exploring the Origins and Evolution of Oxygenic and Anoxygenic Photosynthesis in Deeply Branched <i>Cyanobacteriota</i>

Tan, Sha, Liu, Lan, Jiao, Jian-Yu, Li, Meng-Meng, Hu, Chao-Jian, Lv, Ai-Ping, Qi, Yan-Ling, Li, Yu-Xian, Rao, Yang-Zhi, Qu, Yan-Ni, Jiang, Hong-Chen, Soo, Rochelle M, Evans, Paul N, Hua, Zheng-Shuang and Li, Wen-Jun (2024). Exploring the Origins and Evolution of Oxygenic and Anoxygenic Photosynthesis in Deeply Branched Cyanobacteriota. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 41 (8) ARTN msae151. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msae151

Exploring the Origins and Evolution of Oxygenic and Anoxygenic Photosynthesis in Deeply Branched <i>Cyanobacteriota</i>

2024

Journal Article

Nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to Fe(III) reduction as a source of ammonium and nitrous oxide

Tan, Xin, Lu, Yang, Nie, Wen-Bo, Evans, Paul, Wang, Xiao-Wei, Dang, Cheng-Cheng, Wang, Xuan, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ren, Nan-Qi and Xie, Guo-Jun (2024). Nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to Fe(III) reduction as a source of ammonium and nitrous oxide. Water Research, 256 121571, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121571

Nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to Fe(III) reduction as a source of ammonium and nitrous oxide

2024

Journal Article

Kinetic, electrochemical and spectral characterization of bacterial and archaeal rusticyanins; unexpected stability issues and consequences for applications in biotechnology

Wilson, Liam A., Melville, Jamie N., Pedroso, Marcelo M., Krco, Stefan, Hoelzl, Robert, Zaugg, Julian, Southam, Gordon, Virdis, Bernardino, Evans, Paul, Supper, Jenna, Harmer, Jeffrey R., Tyson, Gene, Clark, Alice, Schenk, Gerhard and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2024). Kinetic, electrochemical and spectral characterization of bacterial and archaeal rusticyanins; unexpected stability issues and consequences for applications in biotechnology. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 256 112539, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112539

Kinetic, electrochemical and spectral characterization of bacterial and archaeal rusticyanins; unexpected stability issues and consequences for applications in biotechnology

2024

Journal Article

Temperature, pH, and oxygen availability contributed to the functional differentiation of ancient Nitrososphaeria

Luo, Zhen-Hao, Li, Qi, Xie, Yuan-Guo, Lv, Ai-Ping, Qi, Yan-Ling, Li, Meng-Meng, Qu, Yan-Ni, Liu, Ze-Tao, Li, Yu-Xian, Rao, Yang-Zhi, Jiao, Jian-Yu, Liu, Lan, Rao, Manik Prabhu Narsing, Hedlund, Brian P., Evans, Paul N., Fang, Yuan, Shu, Wen-Sheng, Huang, Li-Nan, Li, Wen-Jun and Hua, Zheng-Shuang (2024). Temperature, pH, and oxygen availability contributed to the functional differentiation of ancient Nitrososphaeria. The ISME Journal, 18 (1) wrad031. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrad031

Temperature, pH, and oxygen availability contributed to the functional differentiation of ancient Nitrososphaeria

2023

Journal Article

Evidence for nitrous oxide emissions by nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidizing bacteria

Tan, Xin, Lu, Yang, Nie, Wen-Bo, Xie, Guo-Jun, Evans, Paul, Wang, Xiao-Wei, Dang, Cheng-Cheng, Zhao, Zhi-Cheng, Fan, Sheng-Qiang and Ren, Nanqi (2023). Evidence for nitrous oxide emissions by nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidizing bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (44), 16862-16872. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c02805

Evidence for nitrous oxide emissions by nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidizing bacteria

2023

Journal Article

Anthropedogenesis in coal mine overburden; the need for a comprehensive, fundamental biogeochemical approach

Gunathunga, Samadhi U., Gagen, Emma J., Evans, Paul N., Erskine, Peter D. and Southam, Gordon (2023). Anthropedogenesis in coal mine overburden; the need for a comprehensive, fundamental biogeochemical approach. Science of The Total Environment, 892 164515, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164515

Anthropedogenesis in coal mine overburden; the need for a comprehensive, fundamental biogeochemical approach

2023

Journal Article

Evidence for nontraditional mcr -containing archaea contributing to biological methanogenesis in geothermal springs

Wang, Jiajia, Qu, Yan-Ni, Evans, Paul N., Guo, Qinghai, Zhou, Fengwu, Nie, Ming, Jin, Qusheng, Zhang, Yan, Zhai, Xiangmei, Zhou, Ming, Yu, Zhiguo, Fu, Qing-Long, Xie, Yuan-Guo, Hedlund, Brian P., Li, Wen-Jun, Hua, Zheng-Shuang, Wang, Zimeng and Wang, Yanxin (2023). Evidence for nontraditional mcr -containing archaea contributing to biological methanogenesis in geothermal springs. Science Advances, 9 (26) adg6004, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adg6004

Evidence for nontraditional mcr -containing archaea contributing to biological methanogenesis in geothermal springs

2023

Journal Article

Hot spring distribution and survival mechanisms of thermophilic comammox Nitrospira

Zhang, Yan, Liu, Tao, Li, Meng-Meng, Hua, Zheng-Shuang, Evans, Paul, Qu, Yanni, Tan, Sha, Zheng, Min, Lu, Hui, Jiao, Jian-Yu, Lücker, Sebastian, Daims, Holger, Li, Wen-Jun and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Hot spring distribution and survival mechanisms of thermophilic comammox Nitrospira. The ISME Journal, 17 (7), 993-1003. doi: 10.1038/s41396-023-01409-w

Hot spring distribution and survival mechanisms of thermophilic comammox Nitrospira

2023

Journal Article

Panguiarchaeum symbiosum, a potential hyperthermophilic symbiont in the TACK superphylum

Qu, Yan-Ni, Rao, Yang-Zhi, Qi, Yan-Ling, Li, Yu-Xian, Li, Andrew, Palmer, Marike, Hedlund, Brian P., Shu, Wen-Sheng, Evans, Paul N., Nie, Guo-Xing, Hua, Zheng-Shuang and Li, Wen-Jun (2023). Panguiarchaeum symbiosum, a potential hyperthermophilic symbiont in the TACK superphylum. Cell Reports, 42 (3) 112158, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112158

Panguiarchaeum symbiosum, a potential hyperthermophilic symbiont in the TACK superphylum

2023

Journal Article

Isolation and characterisation of novel Methanocorpusculum species indicates the genus is ancestrally host-associated

Volmer, James G., Soo, Rochelle M., Evans, Paul N., Hoedt, Emily C., Astorga Alsina, Ana L., Woodcroft, Benjamin J., Tyson, Gene W., Hugenholtz, Philip and Morrison, Mark (2023). Isolation and characterisation of novel Methanocorpusculum species indicates the genus is ancestrally host-associated. BMC Biology, 21 (1) 59, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12915-023-01524-2

Isolation and characterisation of novel Methanocorpusculum species indicates the genus is ancestrally host-associated

2022

Journal Article

Correction: Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota

Sun, Jiarui, Evans, Paul N., Gagen, Emma J., Woodcroft, Ben J., Hedlund, Brian P., Woyke, Tanja, Hugenholtz, Philip and Rinke, Christian (2022). Correction: Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota. ISME Communications, 2 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1038/s43705-021-00048-6

Correction: Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota

2021

Journal Article

Comparative genomics reveals thermal adaptation and a high metabolic diversity in "Candidatus Bathyarchaeia"

Qi, Yan-Ling, Evans, Paul N., Li, Yu-Xian, Rao, Yang-Zhi, Qu, Yan-Ni, Tan, Sha, Jiao, Jian-Yu, Chen, Ya-Ting, Hedlund, Brian P., Shu, Wen-Sheng, Hua, Zheng-Shuang and Li, Wen-Jun (2021). Comparative genomics reveals thermal adaptation and a high metabolic diversity in "Candidatus Bathyarchaeia". mSystems, 6 (4) e00252-21. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00252-21

Comparative genomics reveals thermal adaptation and a high metabolic diversity in "Candidatus Bathyarchaeia"

2021

Journal Article

Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages

Sun, Jiarui, Evans, Paul N., Gagen, Emma J., Woodcroft, Ben J., Hedlund, Brian P., Woyke, Tanja, Hugenholtz, Philip and Rinke, Christian (2021). Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages. ISME Communications, 1 (1) 30, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s43705-021-00032-0

Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages

2021

Journal Article

Evidence for non-methanogenic metabolisms in globally distributed archaeal clades basal to the Methanomassiliicoccales

Zinke, Laura A., Evans, Paul N., Santos-Medellín, Christian, Schroeder, Alena L., Parks, Donovan H., Varner, Ruth K., Rich, Virginia I., Tyson, Gene W. and Emerson, Joanne B. (2021). Evidence for non-methanogenic metabolisms in globally distributed archaeal clades basal to the Methanomassiliicoccales. Environmental Microbiology, 23 (1), 340-357. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15316

Evidence for non-methanogenic metabolisms in globally distributed archaeal clades basal to the Methanomassiliicoccales

2020

Journal Article

Integration of absolute multi-omics reveals dynamic protein-to-RNA ratios and metabolic interplay within mixed-domain microbiomes

Delogu, F., Kunath, B. J., Evans, P. N., Arntzen, M., Hvidsten, T. R. and Pope, P. B. (2020). Integration of absolute multi-omics reveals dynamic protein-to-RNA ratios and metabolic interplay within mixed-domain microbiomes. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4708, 4708. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18543-0

Integration of absolute multi-omics reveals dynamic protein-to-RNA ratios and metabolic interplay within mixed-domain microbiomes

2020

Journal Article

The IsoGenie database: an interdisciplinary data management solution for ecosystems biology and environmental research

Bolduc, Benjamin, Hodgkins, Suzanne B., Varner, Ruth K., Crill, Patrick M., McCalley, Carmody K., Chanton, Jeffrey P., Tyson, Gene W., Riley, William J., Palace, Michael, Duhaime, Melissa B., Hough, Moira A., Saleska, Scott R., Sullivan, Matthew B., Rich, Virginia I., IsoGenie Project Coordinators, IsoGenie Project Team, A2A Project Team, Hoelzle, Robert and Evans, Paul (2020). The IsoGenie database: an interdisciplinary data management solution for ecosystems biology and environmental research. PeerJ, 8 e9467, e9467. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9467

The IsoGenie database: an interdisciplinary data management solution for ecosystems biology and environmental research

2019

Journal Article

The effect of methane and odd-chain fatty acids on 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) synthesis by a Methylosinus-dominated mixed culture

Luangthongkam, Pawarisa, Strong, Peter James, Syed Mahamud, Syarifah Nuraqmar, Evans, Paul, Jensen, Paul, Tyson, Gene, Laycock, Bronwyn, Lant, Paul Andrew and Pratt, Steven (2019). The effect of methane and odd-chain fatty acids on 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) synthesis by a Methylosinus-dominated mixed culture. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 6 (1) 50. doi: 10.1186/s40643-019-0285-1

The effect of methane and odd-chain fatty acids on 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) synthesis by a Methylosinus-dominated mixed culture

2019

Journal Article

Thermophilic production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydrovalerate) by a mixed methane-utilizing culture

Luangthongkam, Pawarisa, Laycock, Bronwyn, Evans, Paul, Lant, Paul and Pratt, Steven (2019). Thermophilic production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydrovalerate) by a mixed methane-utilizing culture. New Biotechnology, 53, 49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2019.06.008

Thermophilic production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydrovalerate) by a mixed methane-utilizing culture

2019

Journal Article

Insights into the ecological roles and evolution of methyl-coenzyme M reductase-containing hot spring Archaea

Hua, Zheng-Shuang, Wang, Yu-Lin, Evans, Paul N., Qu, Yan-Ni, Goh, Kian Mau, Rao, Yang-Zhi, Qi, Yan-Ling, Li, Yu-Xian, Huang, Min-Jun, Jiao, Jian-Yu, Chen, Ya-Ting, Mao, Yan-Ping, Shu, Wen-Sheng, Hozzein, Wael, Hedlund, Brian P., Tyson, Gene W., Zhang, Tong and Li, Wen-Jun (2019). Insights into the ecological roles and evolution of methyl-coenzyme M reductase-containing hot spring Archaea. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 4574, 4574. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12574-y

Insights into the ecological roles and evolution of methyl-coenzyme M reductase-containing hot spring Archaea

2019

Journal Article

An evolving view of methane metabolism in the Archaea

Evans, Paul N., Boyd, Joel A., Leu, Andy O., Woodcroft, Ben J., Parks, Donovan H., Hugenholtz, Philip and Tyson, Gene W. (2019). An evolving view of methane metabolism in the Archaea. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 17 (4), 219-232. doi: 10.1038/s41579-018-0136-7

An evolving view of methane metabolism in the Archaea

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Dual-membrane upgrading towards sustainable wastewater management
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Exploring the Black Box of Archaeal Methane Metabolism
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Bringing Archaeal biodiversity to life from native Australian herbivores
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Opening the blackbox on the diversity and evolution of novel methanogens
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Paul Evans is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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