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2025

Y.E. Hsieh, K. Tandon, H. Verbruggen, Z. Nikoloski, 2025, Integration of metatranscriptomics data improves the predictive capacity of microbial community metabolic models. The ISME Journal (Accepted)

A. Bachem, M. Clarke, G. Kong, I. Tarasova, L. Dryburgh, L. Kosack, A.R. Lee, L. Newland, T. McGivern1, E. Bawden, K.M. Yap, M. Wilson, S. Engel, B.E. Russ, K. Tandon, G. McArthur, V.R. Marcelino, P.A. Beavis, S.J. Turner, J. Waithman, T.P. Stinear, S. Sandhu, J. Schroeder, T. Gebhardt, S. Bedoui. SCFA producing capabilities of the gut microbiota enhance tumor-specific CD127+ CD8+ T cell immunity against melanoma. Submitted

C.R. Gotze, K. Tandon, GK. Philip, AM. Dungan, J. Maire, L. Hoj, L.L. Blackall, M.J.H. van Oppen, 2025, Uncovering the genomic potential of two novel Endozoicomonas species as coral probiotic candidates for enhanced thermal tolerance. Submitted

C.R. Gotze, K. Tandon, G.K. Philip, AM. Dungan, J. Maire, L. Hoj, L.L. Blackall, M.J.H. van Oppen, 2025,Genomic prediction of symbiotic interactions between two Endozoicomonas clades and their coral host, Acropora loripes. Submitted

K. Tandon, J. Hu, M.M. Pasella, B.L.D. Uthpala Pushpakumara, H. Verbruggen, 2025, Coral Skeleton Dwelling Endolithic Algae: Ostreobium and Its Biology, In: Peixoto, R.S., Voolstra, C.R. (eds) Coral Reef Microbiome. Coral Reefs of the World, vol 20. Springer, Cham. Find Here

K. Tandon, J. Hu, F. Ricci, L.L. Blackall, M. Medina, M. Kuhl, H. Verbruggen. 2025, Metatranscriptomics sheds light on “who is doing what” in the coral Porites lutea. bioRxiv Find Here Submitted

2024

J. Maire, A. Collingro, K. Tandon, V.J. Jameson, L.M. Judd, M. Horn, L.L. Blackall, M.J.H. van Oppen. Chlamydiae as symbionts of photosynthetic dinoflagellates. ISME J. Find Here

P.S. Chuang, T.H .Wang, C.Y. Lu, K. Tandon, S. Shikina, S.L. Tang, 2024, Microbiome heterogeneity in tissues of the coral, Fimbriaphyllia (Euphyllia) ancora. Environmental Microbiology Reports . Find Here

Y.E. Hsieh, K. Tandon, H. Verbruggen, Z. Nikoloski, 2024, Comparative analysis of metabolic models of microbial communities reconstructed from automated tools and consensus approaches. npj Systems Biology and Applications. Find Here.

A. M. Dungan, K. Tandon, V. Jameson, C.R. Gotze, L.L. Blackall, M.J.H. van Oppen. A targeted approach to enrich host-associated bacteria for metagenomic sequencing. FEMS Microbes. Find Here.

2023

B.L.D. Uthpala Pushpakumara, K. Tandon, A. Willis, H. Verbruggen. The Bacterial Microbiome of the Coral Skeleton Algal Symbiont Ostreobium Shows Preferential Associations and Signatures of Phylosymbiosis. Microbial Ecology. Find Here.

T. Doering, K. Tandon, S.H Topa, S. J. Pidot, L. L. Blackall, M. J. H. van Oppen. Genomic exploration of coral-associated bacteria: identifying probiotic candidates to increase coral bleaching resilience in Galaxea fascicularis. Microbiome. Find Here.

F. Ricci, K. Tandon, M. Moßhammer, E. H. J. Cho, L. L. Blackall, M. Kühl, H. Verbruggen. Fine‐scale mapping of physicochemical and microbial landscapes of the coral skeleton. Environmental Microbiology. Find Here.

J. Maire, K. Tandon, A. Collingro, A. van de Meene, K. Damjanovic, C. R. Gotze, S. Stephenson, G. K. Philip, M. Horn, N. E. Cantin, L. L. Blackall, M. J. H. van Oppen. Colocalization and potential interactions of Endozoicomonas and chlamydiae in microbial aggregates of the coral Pocillopora acuta. Science Advances. Find Here. Media Coverage

B. L. D. Uthpala Pushpakumara, K. Tandon, A. Willis, H. Verbruggen. Unravelling microalgal-bacterial interactions in aquatic ecosystems through 16S rRNA gene-based co-occurrence networks. Scientific Reports. Find Here.

K. Tandon, M. M. Pasella, C. Iha, F. Ricci, J. Hu, C. J. O’Kelly, M. Medina, M. Kühl, H. Verbruggen. Every refuge has its price: Ostreobium as a model for understanding how algae can live in rock and stay in business. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. Find Here.

P. H. Chou, M. Y. Hu, Y. J. Guh, G.C. Wu, S. H. Yang, K. Tandon, Y. T. Shao, L. Y. Lin, C. Chen, K. Y. Tseng, M. C. Wang, C. M Zhang, B. C. Han, C. C. Lin, S. L Tang, M. S. Jeng, C. F. Chang, Y. C. Tseng. Cellular mechanisms underlying extraordinary sulfide tolerance in a crustacean holobiont from hydrothermal vents. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Find Here. Media Coverage

K. Tandon, F. Ricci, J. Costa, M. Medina, M. Kühl, L. L. Blackall, H. Verbruggen. Genomic view of the diversity and functional role of archaea and bacteria in the skeleton of the reef-building corals Porites lutea and Isopora palifera. GigaScience. Find Here.

2022

N. Wada, M. T. Hsu, K. Tandon, S. S. Y. Hsiao, H. J. Chen, Y. H. Chen, P. W. Chiang, S. P. Yu, C. Y. Lu, Y. J. Chiou, Y. C. Tu, X. Tian, B. C Chen, D. C. Lee, H. Yamashiro, D. G. Bourne, S. L Tang. High-resolution spatial and genomic characterization of coral-associated microbial aggregates in the coral Stylophora pistillata. Science Advances. Find Here.

K. Tandon, Y. J. Chiou, S. P. Yu, H. J. Hsieh, C. Y. Lu, M. T. Hsu, P. W. Chiang, H. J. Chen, N. Wada, S. L. Tang. Microbiome Restructuring: Dominant Coral Bacterium Endozoicomonas Species Respond Differentially to Environmental Changes. mSystems. Find Here.

F. Ricci, K. Tandon, J. R. Black, K. A. Lê Cao, L. L. Blackall, H. Verbruggen. mSystems. Find Here.

Y. F. Chan, C. Y. Chen, C. Y. Lu, Y. C. Tu, K. Tandon, S. Shikina, S. L. Tang. A First Insight Into the Heat-Induced Changes in Proteomic Profiles of the Coral Symbiotic Bacterium Endozoicomonas montiporae. Frontiers in Marine Science. Find Here.

2021

Y. T. Wu, P. W. Chiang, K. Tandon, D. Y. Rogozin, A. G. Degermendzhy, S. L. Tang. Single-cell genomics-based analysis reveals a vital ecological role of Thiocapsa sp. LSW in the meromictic Lake Shunet, Siberia. Microbial Genomics. Find Here.

C. W. Wang, Y. H. Yu, C. Y. Wu, K. Tandon, Y. L. Chen, S. L. Tang. Detection of pathogenic and beneficial microbes for roselle wilt disease. Frontiers in Microbiology. Find Here

K. Tandon, M. T. Wan, C. C. Yang, S. H Yang, B. Baatar, C. Y. Chiu, J. W. Tsai, W. C. Liu, C. S. Ng, S. L. Tang. Science of the total Environment. Find Here.

Y. H. Chen, S. H Yang, K. Tandon, C. Y. Lu, H. J. Chen, C. J. Shih, S. L. Tang. Potential syntrophic relationship between coral-associated Prosthecochloris and its companion sulfate-reducing bacterium unveiled by genomic analysis. Microbial genomics. Find Here.

Y. F. Chan, P. W. Chiang, K. Tandon, D. Rogozin, A. Degermendzhi, V. Zykov, S. L. Tang. Spatiotemporal changes in the bacterial community of the meromictic Lake Uchum, Siberia. Microbial Ecology. Find Here.

K. Tandon, B. Baatar, P. W. Chiang, N. Dashdondog, B. Oyuntsetseg, S. L. Tang. A large-scale survey of the bacterial communities in lakes of western mongolia with varying salinity regimes. Microorganisms. Find Here.

2020

K. Tandon, C. Y. Lu, P. W. Chiang, N. Wada, S. H. Yang, Y. F. Chan, P. Y. Chen, H. Y. Chang, Y. J. Chiou, M. S. Chou, W. M. Chen, S. L. Tang. Comparative genomics: Dominant coral bacterium Endozoicomonas acroporae metabolizes Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). The ISME Journal. Find Here. Media Coverage

2019

S. H. Yang, K. Tandon, C. Y. Lu, N. Wada, C. J. Shih, S. S. Y. Hsiao, W. N. Jane, T. C. Lee, C. M. Yang, C. T. Liu, V. Denis, Y. T. Wu, L. T. Wang, L. Huang, D. C. Lee, Y. W. Wu, H. Yamashiro, S. L. Tang. Metagenomic, phylogenetic, and functional characterization of predominant endolithic green sulfur bacteria in the coral Isopora palifera. Microbiome. Find Here

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