Zepernick, Brittany N

Assistant Professor

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Assistant Professor, Biology and Marine Biology , College of Science and Engineering

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zepernickb@uncw.edu

910.962.7051

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- What does declining ice cover mean for winter algae? (Best Paper of the Year Award). ISME. 2025-05-01
- Contrasting viral infection strategies for single cell and colonial Microcystis populations consistent with Black Queen dynamics. ISME Journal. 2025-01-01
- Metagenomics reveals spatial variation in cyanobacterial composition, function, biosynthetic potential in Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya. ASM Applied & Environmental Microbiology. 2025-01-01
- Micro- and nanoplastic stress intensifies Microcystis aeruginosa physiology and toxin risks under environmentally relevant waster chemistry conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2025-01-01
- The ornithine-arginine cycle supported a toxic, metalimnic Planktothrix rubescens bloom. Harmful Algae. 2025-01-01
- A tale of two blooms: Do ecological paradigms for algal bloom success and succession require revisiting?. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 2024-01-01
- Declines in ice cover are accompanied by light limitation responses and community change in freshwater diatoms. ISME Journal. 2024-01-01
- Diel metatranscriptomes capture cyanobacteria-dominated Lake Erie community response to episodic events. ASM Microbiology Resource Announcements. 2024-01-01
- Metagenomic sequencing of cyanobacterial dominated Lake Victoria – an African Great Lake. ASM Microbiology Resource Announcements. 2024-01-01
- Metatranscriptomic analysis reveals dissimilarity in viral community activity between an ice-free and ice-covered winter in Lake Erie. ASM Msystems. 2024-01-01
- Molecular investigation of harmful cyanobacteria reveals hidden risks and niche partitioning in Kenyan lakes. Harmful Algae. 2024-01-01
- Socioeconomic consequences of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in small-scale fishing communities of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 2024-01-01
- Climate change and the aquatic continuum: A cyanobacterial comeback story. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2023-01-01
- Changes in microbiome activity and sporadic viral infection help explain observed variability in microcosm studies. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2022-01-01
- Draft genome sequence of the freshwater diatom Fragilaria crotonensis 28.96. ASM Microbiology Resource Announcements. 2022-01-01
- Metatranscriptomic sequencing of winter and spring planktonic communities from Lake Erie – a Laurentian Great Lake. ASM Microbiology Resource Announcement. 2022-01-01
- Morphological, physiological and transcriptional responses of the freshwater diatom Fragilaria crotonensis to elevated pH conditions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2022-01-01
- Elevated pH conditions associated with Microcystis spp. blooms decrease viability of the cultured diatom Fragilaria crotonensis and natural diatoms in Lake Erie. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2021-01-01
- Flaming as part of aseptic technique increases CO2 (g) and decreases pH in freshwater culture media. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 2020-01-01
- Urea is both a carbon and nitrogen source for Microcystis aeruginosa: tracking 13C incorporation at bloom pH conditions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019-01-01
Document
- What does climate change mean for cold-adapted algae?. #FEMSmicroBlog. 2023-04-01
Newsletter
- Losing winter ice is changing the Great Lakes food web – here’s how light is shaping life underwater. The Conversation. 2024-06-01

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