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Antwis, Rachael E.; Griffiths, Sarah M.; Harrison, Xavier A.; Aranega-Bou, Paz; Arce, Andres; Bettridge, Aimee S.; Brailsford, Francesca L.; de Menezes, Alexandre; Devaynes, Andrew; Forbes, Kristian M.; Fry, Ellen L.; Goodhead, Ian; Haskell, Erin; Heys, Chloe; James, Chloe; Johnston, Sarah R.; Lewis, Gillian R.; Lewis, Zenobia; Macey, Michael C.; McCarthy, Alan; McDonald, James E.; Mejia-Florez, Nasmille L.; O’Brien, David; Orland, Chloé; Pautasso, Marco; Reid, William D. K.; Robinson, Heather A.; Wilson, Kenneth and Sutherland, William J. (2017). Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93(5), article no. fix044.

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Balcha, Ermias Sissay; Olsson-Francis, Karen; Stephens, Ben; Cavalazzi, Barbara; Woldesemayat, Adugna Abdi; Gemeda, Mesfin Tafesse and Macey, Michael C. (2024). Draft genome sequence of Bacillus sp. strain X and Salarachaeum sp. strain III isolated from Lake Karum, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(3), article no. e01260-23.

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Balcha, Ermias Sissay; Macey, Michael C.; Gemeda, Mesfin Tafesse; Cavalazzi, Barbara and Woldesemayat, Adugna Abdi (2024). Mining the Microbiome of Lake Afdera to Gain Insights into Microbial Diversity and Biosynthetic Potential. FEMS Microbes, 5, article no. xtae008.

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Cogliati, Simone and Macey, Michael C. (2024). Geochemical biosignature formation in experimental Martian fluvio‐lacustrine and simulated evaporitic settings. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 59(3) pp. 568–588.

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Cogliati, Simone and Macey, Michael (2023). Identification of inorganic biosignatures in simulated gale crater aqueous environment studied through thermochemical modelling. In: 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,, 13-17 Mar 2023, Houston (Texas, US)..

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Filippidou, Sevasti; Price, Alex; Spencer-Jones, Charlotte; Scales, Anthony; Macey, Michael C.; Franchi, Fulvio; Lebogang, Lesedi; Cavalazzi, Barbara; Schwenzer, Susanne P. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2024). Diversity of Microbial Mats in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana. Microorganisms, 12(1), article no. 147.

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Ilieva, Velislava; Goodall, Tim; Read, Daniel; Pearson, Victoria; Olsson-Francis, Karen and Macey, Michael (2023). Functional potential of microbial communities within the Western Sahara salt plains and implications for life on early Mars. In: Astrobiology Society of Britain 9 (ASB9), 07-08 Sep 2023, Birbeck, University of London, London.

Ilieva, Velislava; Goodall, Tim; Read, Daniel; Pearson, Victoria; Olsson-Francis, Karen and Macey, Michael (2023). Active microbial sulfur cycling in the Western Sahara salt plains and implications for life on early Mars. In: European Astrobiology Network Association EANA 2023, 19-22 Sep 2023, Madrid, Spain.

Ilieva, Velislava; Stephens, Ben; Goodall, Tim; Ori, Gian Gabriele; Read, Daniel; Pearson, Victoria; Olsson-Francis, Karen and Macey, Michael (2022). First insights into the chemistry and microbial community composition of the Western Sahara salt plains, a potential Mars analogue. In: Geomicrobiology Research In Progress Meeting, 30 Jun - 1 Jul 2022, University of Huddersfield.

Ilieva, Velislava; Stephens, Ben; Goodall, Tim; Ori, Gian Gabriele; Read, Daniel; Pearson, Victoria; Olsson-Francis, Karen and Macey, Michael (2022). Western Sahara salt plains as a potential novel Mars analogue. In: Europlanet Science Congress 2022, 18-23 Sep 2022, Granada, Spain.

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Ilieva, Velislava; Steel, Bruce; Pratscher, Jennifer; Olsson-Francis, Karen and Macey, Michael (2021). Assembly of Bacterial Genome Sequences from Metagenomes of Spacecraft Assembly Cleanrooms. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10(7), article no. e01439-20.

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Kingston, Ryan; Tatton, Ben; Rashwan, Tarek and Macey, Michael (2024). SPLICE: Dye Hard - Bioremediation of Heavy Metals and Dye Degradation in Wastewater Via Microbes. In: The 2024 Geomicrobiology Network Research In Progress Meeting, 02 Oct 2024, University of Glasgow, UK.

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Kelbrick, Matthew; Oliver, James A. W.; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Dugdale, Amy; Stephens, Ben; Kucukkilic-Stephens, Ezgi; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Antunes, André and Macey, Michael C. (2022). Microbes from Brine Systems with Fluctuating Salinity Can Thrive under Simulated Martian Chemical Conditions. Life, 12(1) p. 12.

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Leite, Mara; Macey, Michael and Munnoch, John T. (2024). The Search for Novel Antibiotics in Extreme Conditions. In: Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Research Symposium 2024, 15 May 2024, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

Macey, Michael C. (2024). Genome‐resolved metagenomics identifies novel active microbes in biogeochemical cycling within methanol‐enriched soil. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16(2), article no. e13246.

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Macey, Michael; Balcha, Ermias; Schwenzer, Susanne; Miruts, Hagos; Gomez, Felipe; Cavalazzi, Barbara and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2023). Biogeochemical Cycling in Globally Distributed Hypersaline Environments. In: 10th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, 9-13 Jul 2023, Hamburg, Germany.

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Macey, Michael; Ramkissoon, Nisha; Cogliati, Simone; Toubes-Rodrigo, Mario; Stephens, Ben; Kucukkilic-Stephens, Ezgi; Schwenzer, Susanne; Pearson, Victoria; Preston, Louisa J. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2023). Habitability and Biosignature Formation in Simulated Martian Aqueous Environments. Astrobiology, 23(2) pp. 144–154.

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Macey, Michael; Ramkissoon, Nisha; Baharier, Bea; Steele, Andrew; Kucukkilic-Stephens, Ezgi; Stephens, Ben; Schwenzer, Susanne; Pearson, Victoria and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2023). The habitability of water from distinct martian environments. In: ASB9: Celebrating 20 Years of the Astrobiology Society of Britain, 7-8 Sep 2023, Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck, University of London.

Macey, Michael; Ramkissoon, Nisha; Baharier, Bea; Steele, Andrew; Kucukkilic-Stephens, Ezgi; Stephens, Ben; Schwenzer, Susanne; Pearson, Victoria and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2023). The habitability of distinct martian environments. In: European Astrobiology Network Association EANA 2023, 19-22 Sep 2023, Madrid.

Moreras-Marti, A.; Fox-Powell, M.; Cousins, C. R.; Macey, M. C. and Zerkle, A.L. (2022). Sulfur isotopes as biosignatures for Mars and Europa exploration. Journal of the Geological Society, 179(6), article no. jgs2021-134.

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Macey, Michael; Grand, Ann; Fox-Powell, Mark; Ramkissoon, Nisha; Cousins, Claire and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2021). Hunting for Life on Mars by Studying Life on Earth. Frontiers for Young Minds, 9, article no. 665929.

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Macey, Michael; Ramkissoon, Nisha; Fox-Powell, Mark; Barton, Tim; Stephens, Ben P.; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Cousins, Claire R. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2020). Colour Peak:An analogue environment for the waters of late Noachian Mars. In: EANA 2020, 27-28 Aug 2020, Online.

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Macey, Michael C.; Pratscher, Jennifer; Crombie, Andrew T. and Murrell, J. Colin (2020). Impact of plants on the diversity and activity of methylotrophs in soil. Microbiome, 8(31)

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Macey, M. C.; Fox-Powell, M.; Ramkissoon, N. K.; Stephens, B. P.; Barton, T.; Schwenzer, S. P.; Pearson, V. K.; Cousins, C. R. and Olsson-Francis, K. (2020). The identification of sulfide oxidation as a potential metabolism driving primary production on late Noachian Mars. Scientific reports, 10, article no. 10941.

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Macey, Michael C.; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Schwenzer, Susanne P. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2020). Testing the habitability of distinct simulated martian environments. In: AbGradE 2020, 26/08/2020, Online.

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Macey, Michael C.; Fox-Powell, Mark; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Stephens, Ben P.; Barton, Tim; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Cousins, Claire R. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2020). Colour Peak: An analogue environment for late Noachian Mars. In: Astrobiology Australasia Meeting, 9-11 Sep 2020, Online.

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Macey, Michael C; Fox-Powell, Mark; Ramkissoon, Nisha K; Baharier, Bea; Oliver, James A W; Stephens, Ben; Schwenzer, Susanne P; Pearson, Victoria K; Cousins, Claire R and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2020). The identification of sulfide oxidation as potential metabolism driving primary production on late Noachian Mars. In: 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 15-19 Mar 2020 (Virtual), Houston, USA.

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Macey, Michael; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Schwenzer, Susanne P. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2019). Viable metabolisms in a simulated martian environments. In: AbSciCon 2019, 24-28 Jun 2019, Bellevue, Washington.

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Macey, Michael Christopher; Stephens, Ben; Fox-Powell, Mark; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Cousins, Claire R. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2019). The microbial diversity of a sulfur-rich and saline cold pool in the Canadian high Arctic. In: Access Microbiology, Microbiology Society, 1.

Macey, Michael; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Schwenzer, Susanne P. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2019). Viable metabolisms in a simulated martian chemical environment. In: Access Microbiology, Microbiology Society, 1.

Macey, Michael; Curtis-Harper, Elliot and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2019). Draft Genome Sequence of Clostridium sp. Strain E02, Isolated from an Estuarine Environment. Microbiology resource announcements, 8(2)

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Macey, Michael Christopher; Pratscher, Jennifer; Crombie, Andrew and Murrell, J. Colin (2018). Draft Genome Sequences of Obligate Methylotrophs Methylovorus sp. Strain MM2 and Methylobacillus sp. Strain MM3, Isolated from Grassland Soil. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 7(8), article no. e00824-18.

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Macey, Michael Christopher; Fox-Powell, Mark; Stephens, Ben; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Cousins, Claire R. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2018). Arctic microbes – The phylogenetic and functional diversity of prokaryotes at Colour Peak. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology Group (MMEG) Meeting 2018, 17-19 Dec 2018, Swansea.

Macey, Michael C; Stephens, Ben; Fox-Powell, Mark; Cousins, Claire R.; Schwenzer, Susanne P; Pearson, Victoria K. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2018). Prokaryotes at Colour Peak – An analogue for the Icy Moons. In: EANA 2018, 24-28 Sep . 2018, Berlin.

Macey, Michael C.; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Schwenzer, Susanne P. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2018). Viable metabolisms in a simulated martian chemical environment. In: AbGradE Symposium 2018, 22-24 Sep 2018, Berlin.

Macey, Michael C.; Fox-Powell, Mark; Cousins, Claire R.; Pearson, Victoria K.; Schwenzer, Susanne P. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2018). Characterisation of novel isolates from an Enceladan analogue. In: AbGradE Symposium 2018, 22-24 Sep 2018, Berlin, Germany.

Macey, Michael C.; Stephens, Ben; Fox-Powell, Mark; Cousins, Claire R.; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Pearson, Victoria K. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2018). Prokaryotes at Colour Peak – An analogue for the Icy Moons. In: 12th International congress of Extremophiles, 16-20 Sep 2018, Ischia, Naples.

Macey, Michael C.; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Pearson, Victoria K. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2017). The impact of martian brine chemistry on the growth of microorganisms. In: 1st British Planetary Science Congress, 3-5 Dec 2017, Glasgow.

Macey, Michael C.; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Pearson, Victoria K. and Olsson-Francis, Karen (2017). The impact of martian chemistry on the metabolism of methanogenic archaea. In: 7th Astrobiology Society of Britain Conference, 13-14 Sep 2017, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

Oliver, James A.W.; Kelbrick, Matthew; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Dugdale, Amy; Stephens, Ben; Kucukkilic-Stephens, Ezgi; Fox-Powell, Mark G.; Schwenzer, Susanne P.; Antunes, André and Macey, Michael C. (2022). Sulfur Cycling as a Viable Metabolism under Simulated Noachian/Hesperian Chemistries. Life, 12(4), article no. 523.

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Olsson-Francis, K.; Ramkissoon, N. K.; Macey, M.; Pearson, V. K.; Schwenzer, S. P. and Johnson, D. N. (2020). Simulating microbial processes in extraterrestrial, aqueous environments. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 172, article no. 105883.

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Olsson-Francis, Karen; Ramkissoon, Nisha K.; Price, Alex B.; Slade, David J.; Macey, Michael C. and Pearson, Victoria K. (2018). The Study of Microbial Survival in Extraterrestrial Environments Using Low Earth Orbit and Ground-Based Experiments. In: Gurtler, Volker and Trevors, Jack T. eds. Microbiology of Atypical Environments. Methods in Microbiology, 45. Elsevier, pp. 27–65.

Pandey, Siddharth; Macey, Michael C.; Das, Debashree; Mohanty, Anurup; Tiwari, Satyam; Jose, Jovel Varghese and Sharma, Siddhant (2022). Astrobiology as a Driver to Connect India's Public, Scientists, and Space Missions. New Space, 10(1) pp. 51–67.