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Overview
Availability
- Dr Paul Evans is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Cultivation of novel microorganisms
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Discovery of industrially relevant enzymes from microorganisms
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The metabolism of methanogenic archaea
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Understanding microbiomes from contaminated land and aquifers
Works
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Paul Evans is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterization of metabolic potentials and pathways for the Feammox reaction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the metabolic capabilities and evolutionary relatiosnhips of novel microorganisms from hot springs
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Phil Hugenholtz, Associate Professor Cheong Xin Chan
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Doctor Philosophy
Building a better understanding of acetogen's metabolism
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Phil Hugenholtz, Dr Kate Bowerman
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Doctor Philosophy
Biodiversity and host adaption of gut methanogenic archaea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rochelle Soo, Professor Mark Morrison
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the microbiology behind transformation of coal mine spoils to soils, in the Bowen Basin
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gordon Southam
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Harnessing microbial processes to accelerate the transformation of coal spoils to functional soils
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Erskine, Professor Gordon Southam
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The ecology and evolution of non-photosynthetic Cyanobacteria
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Phil Hugenholtz, Dr Rochelle Soo
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Culture-independent exploration of microbial dark matter with a focus on Asgardarchaeota
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Phil Hugenholtz
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