Mya Breitbart
Assistant Professor
Biological Oceanography
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego/San Diego State University, 2006
Office Phone: (727) 553-3520
Email: mya@marine.usf.edu
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Research Interests
In every milliliter of surface seawater, there are 1 million bacteria and 10 million viruses. Microbes are very diverse, and play important roles in global carbon and nutrient cycling. The Breitbart lab uses molecular techniques (such as metagenomic sequencing) to examine the diversity, distribution, and ecological roles of viruses and bacteria in a wide range of environments - including seawater, marine animals, coral reefs, and reclaimed water.
Selected Publications
Svraka, S, K Rosario, E Duizer, H van der Avoort, M Breitbart, M Koopmans (2010). Metagenomic sequencing for virus identification in a public health setting. Journal of General Virology. 91: 2846-2856.
Aziz, RK, M Breitbart, RA Edwards (2010). Transposases are the most abundant, most ubiquitous genes in nature. Nucleic Acids Research. 38: 4207-4217. *featured cover article.
Rosario, K, EM Symonds, C Sinigalliano, J Stewart, M Breitbart (2009). Pepper mild mottle virus as an indicator of fecal pollution. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75: 7261-7267.
Rosario, K, S Duffy, M Breitbart (2009). Diverse circovirus-like genome architectures revealed by environmental metagenomics. Journal of General Virology. 90: 2418 – 2424.
Rosario, K, C Nilsson, YW Lim, Y Ruan, M Breitbart (2009). Metagenomic analysis of viruses in reclaimed water. Environmental Microbiology. 11: 2806-2820.
Ng, TFF, W Suedmeyer, E Wheeler, F Gulland, M Breitbart (2009) Novel anellovirus discovered from a mortality event of captive California sea lions. Journal of General Virology. 90: 1256-1261.
Breitbart, M, A Hoare, A Nitti, M Haynes, E Dinsdale, R Edwards, J Siefert, V Souza, F Rohwer, D Hollander (2009). Metagenomic and stable isotopic analyses of modern freshwater microbialites in Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico. Environmental Microbiology. 11: 16-34.
Dinsdale, EA, RA Edwards, D Hall, F Angly, M Breitbart, JM Brulc, M Furlan, C Desnues, M Haynes, L Li, L McDaniel, MA Moran, KE Nelson, C Nilsson, R Olson, J Paul, B Rodriguez-Brito, Y Ruan, BK Swan, R Stevens, DL Valentine, R Vega-Thurber, L Wegley, BA White, F Rohwer (2008). Functional metagenomic profiling of nine biomes. Nature. 452: 629-633.
Breitbart, M, LR Thompson, CA Suttle, MB Sullivan (2007). Exploring the vast diversity of marine viruses. Oceanography. 20: 135-139.
