Publications by Professor Don Cowan

Publications in peer-reviewed journals
2022
  • Naidoo Y, Valverde A, Pierneef R, Cowan DA (2022). Differences in Precipitation Regime Shape Microbial Community Composition and Functional Potential in Namib Desert Soils. Microbial Ecology, 83 (3), pp. 689 - 701
  • de Los Rios A, Garrido-Benavent I, Limón A, Cason E, Maggs-Kolling G, Cowan DA, Valverde A (2022). Novel lichen-dominated hypolithic communities in the Namib Desert. Microbial Ecology, 83 (4), pp. 1036 - 1048
  • Ramond JJ, Jordaan K, Díez B, Heinzelmann SM, Cowan DA (2022). Microbial Biogeochemical Cycling of Nitrogen in Arid Ecosystems. Microbiology And Molecular Biology Reviews, 86 (2), pp. 1 - 40
  • Cowan DA, Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Coetzee T, de Jager PC, Greve M, Harris M, Jordaan K, Kamgan Nkuekam G, Makhalanyane TP, Olivier B, Ortiz EM, Pertierra LAR, Ramond JJ, Valverde A, Varliero G, Vikram S (2022). Biogeographical survey of soil microbiomes across sub-Saharan Africa: structure, drivers, and predicted climate-driven changes. Microbiome, 10 (131), pp. 1 - 22.
  • Ji M, Kong W, Jia H, Delgado-Baquerizo M, Zhou T, Liu X, Ferrari B, Malard L, Makhalanyane TP, Cowan DA (2022). Polar soils exhibit distinct patterns in microbial diversity and dominant phylotypes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 166 (108550), pp. 1 - 9.
  • Cowan DA, Ferrari B, McKay C (2022). Out of Thin Air? Astrobiology and Atmospheric Chemotrophy. Astrobiology, 22 (2), pp. 225 - 232.
  • Bosch J, Marais E, Maggs-Kolling G, Ramond J, Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Eckardt F, Cowan DA (2022). Water inputs across the Namib Desert: implications for dryland edaphic microbiology. Frontiers of Biogeography, 14 (2), pp. 1 - 15.
  • Quiroga M, Valverde A, Mataloni G, Casa V, Stegen J, Cowan DA (2022). The ecological assembly of bacterial communities in Antarctic wetlands varies across levels of phylogenetic resolution. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (8), pp. 3486 - 3499.
  • Van Wyk J, Sewell B, Danson M, Tsekoa T, Sayed M, Cowan DA (2022). Engineering enhanced thermostability into the Geobacillus pallidus nitrile hydratase. Current Research in Structural Biology, 4 pp. 256 - 270.
  • Ray A, Zaugg J, Benaud N, Chelliah D, Bay S, Wong H, Leung P, Ji M, Terauds A, Cowan DA (2022). Atmospheric chemosynthesis is phylogenetically and geographically widespread and contributes significantly to carbon fixation throughout cold deserts. Isme Journal, 16 pp. 2547 - 2560.
  • Meisner A, Wepner B, Kostic T, van Overbeek L, Bunthof C, de Souza R, Olivares M, Sanz Y, Lange L, Cowan DA (2022). Calling for a systems approach in microbiome research and innovation. Current Opinion In Biotechnology, 73 pp. 171 - 178.
  • Shaffer J, Nothias L, Thompson L, Sanders J, Salido R, Couvillion S, Brejnrod A, Cowan DA, Makhalanyane TP, Ramond JJ (2022). Standardized multi-omics of Earth's microbiomes reveals microbial and metabolite diversity. Nature Microbiology, 7 pp. 2128 - 2150.
  • Tan Y, Bishop-Hurley S, Shivas R, Cowan DA, Maggs-Kolling G, Maharachchikumbura S, Berger DK, Kidanemariam D, Visagie C, Crous PW (2022). Fungal Planet description sheets: 1436-1477. Persoonia, 49 pp. 261 - 350.
2021
 
  • Yue L, Kong W, Li C, Zhu G, Zhu L, Makhalanyane TP, Cowan DA (2021). Dissolved inorganic carbon determines the abundance of microbial primary producers and primary production in Tibetan Plateau lakes. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97 (2), pp. 1 - 10.
  • Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Bottos E, Makhalanyane TP, Hogg I, Cowan DA (2021). Islands in the sand: are all hypolithic microbial communities the same?. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97 (1), pp. 1 - 11.
  • Perez-Mon C, Qi W, Vikram S, Frossard A, Makhalanyane TP, Cowan DA, Frey B (2021). Shotgun metagenomics reveals distinct functional diversity and metabolic capabilities between 12000-year-old permafrost and active layers on Muot da Barba Peider (Swiss Alps). Microbial Genomics, 7 (4), pp. 1 - 13.
  • Bosch J, Varliero G, Hallsworth J, Dallas T, Hopkins D, Frey B, Kong W, Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Makhalanyane TP, Cowan DA (2021). Microbial anhydrobiosis. Environmental Microbiology, 23 (11), pp. 6377 - 6390.
  • Gwizdala MS, Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Maggs-Kolling G, Marais E, Cowan DA, Kruger TPJ 0.33 0.67 (2021). Sub-lithic photosynthesis in hot desert habitats. Environmental Microbiology, 23 (7), pp. 3867 - 3880.
  • Kemler M, Wingfield MJ, Cowan DA, Slippers B (2021). Foliar fungi of the enigmatic desert plant Welwitschia mirabilis show little adaptation to their unique host plant. South African Journal of Science, 117 (3/4), pp. 1 - 8.
  • Mahjoubi M, Aliyu H, Neifar M, Cappello S, Chouchane H, Souissi Y, Masmoud A, Cowan DA, Cherif A (2021). Genomic characterization of a polyvalent hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. strain BUN14. Scientific Reports, 11 (8124), pp. 1 - 13.
  • Valverde A, Cason E, Gómez-Arias A, Bozkale D, Govender D, Riddell E, Cowan DA (2021). Pollution shapes the microbial communities in river water and sediments from the Olifants River catchment, South Africa. Archives of Microbiology, 203 (1), pp. 295 - 303.
  • Vikram S, Arneodo J, Calcagno J, Ortiz EM, Mon M, Etcheverry C, Cowan DA, Talia P (2021). Diversity structure of the microbial communities in the guts of four neotropical termite species. Peerj, 9 pp. 1 - 23.
  • Guerra C, Bardgett R, Caon L, Crowther T, DelgadoBaquerizo M, Montanarella L, Navarro L, Orgiazzi A, Singh B, Cowan DA (2021). Tracking, targeting, and conserving soil biodiversity. Science, 371 (6526), pp. 239 - 241.
  • Cowan DA, Burton SG, Rybicki E, Williamson A, Dorrington R, Pepper MS (2021). Viruses, variants and vaccines. SAMJ South African Medical Journal, 111 (5), pp. 409 - 411.
  • Rotimi(Salawu) AM, Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Vos H, Fister W, Kuhn N, Eckardt F, Cowan DA (2021). Gone with the Wind: Microbial Communities Associated with Dust from Emissive Farmlands. Microbial Ecology, 82 (4), pp. 859 - 869.
  • Ortiz EM, Leung P, Shelley G, Jirapanjawat T, Van Goethem MW, Jordaan K, Vikram S, Hogg IDP, Makhalanyane TP, Cowan DA (2021). Multiple energy sources and metabolic strategies sustain microbial diversity in Antarctic desert soils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (45), pp. 1 - 10.
  • Naidoo Y, Valverde A, Pierneef R, Cowan DA (2021). Differences in Precipitation Regime Shape Microbial Community Composition and Functional Potential in Namib Desert Soils . Microbial Ecology.
  • de Los Rios A, Garrido-Benavent I, Limón A, Cason E, Maggs-Kolling G, Cowan DA, Valverde A 0.14 0.14 (2021). Novel lichen‑dominated hypolithic communities in the Namib Desert . Microbial Ecology. 
  • Crous PW, Cowan DA, Visagie C, Osieck E, Jurjevic Z, Boers J, van Iperen A, Starink-Willemse M, Dima B, Balashov S (2021). Fungal Planet description sheets: 1284– 1382. Persoonia, 47 pp. 178 - 374.
  • Gwizdala MS, Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Maggs-Kolling G, Marais E, Cowan DA, Kruger TPJ (2021). Sub-lithic photosynthesis in hot desert habitats. Environmental Microbiology, 23 (7), pp. 3867 - 3880.
  • Crous PW, Cowan DA, Maggs-Kolling G, Yilmaz Visagie N, Thangavel R, Wingfield MJ, Noordeloos M, Dima B, Roux J, Visagie C (2021). Fungal Planet description sheets: 1182– 1283. Persoonia, 46 pp. 313 - 528.
 
2020
 
  • Cowan DA, Hopkins D, Jones B, Maggs-Kolling G, Majewska R, Ramond JJ (2020). Microbiomics of Namib Desert habitats. Extremophiles, 24 (1), pp. 17 - 29. 
  • Pieterse Z, Aveling TAS, Jacobs A, Cowan DA (2020). Diversity and seasonality of fungal communities in soil from the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot, South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments, 172 pp. 1 - 7.
  • Aliyu H, Mohr T, Cowan DA, De Maayer P, Neumann A (2020). Time-course Transcriptome of Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius DSM 6285 Grown in the Presence of Carbon Monoxide and Air. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (11), pp. 1 - 16.
  • Barnard S, Van Goethem MW, de Scally SZ, Cowan DA, Jansen van Rensburg P, Claassens S, Makhalanyane TP  (2020). Increased temperatures alter viable microbial biomass, ammonia oxidizing bacteria and extracellular enzymatic activities in Antarctic soils. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 96 (5), pp. 1 - 11. 
  • Leung P, Bay S, Meier D, Chiri E, Cowan DA, Gillor O, Woebken D, Greening C (2020). Energetic Basis of Microbial Growth and Persistence in Desert Ecosystems. mSystems, 5 (2), pp. 1 - 14.
  • Qu E, Omelon C, Oren A, Meslier V, Cowan DA, Maggs-Kolling G, DiRuggiero J (2020). Trophic Selective Pressures Organize the Composition of Endolithic Microbial Communities From Global Deserts. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10 pp. 1 - 15.
  • Naidoo Y, Valverde A, Cason E, Pierneef R, Cowan DA (2020). A clinically important, plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance gene (βlactamase TEM-116) present in desert soils. Science of the Total Environment, 719 pp. 1 - 6.

2019

  • Kamutando C, Vikram S, Kamgan Nkuekam G, Makhalanyane TP, Greve M, Le Roux J, Richardson D, Cowan DA, Valverde A (2019). The Functional Potential of the Rhizospheric Microbiome of an Invasive Tree Species, Acacia dealbata. Microbial Ecology, 77 pp. 191 - 200. 
  • Leon Sobrino C, Ramond JJ, Maggs-Kolling G, Cowan DA (2019). Nutrient Acquisition, Rather Than Stress Response Over Diel Cycles, Drives Microbial Transcription in a Hyper-Arid Namib Desert Soil. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10 pp. 1 - 11.
  • Archer S, Lee K, Caruso T, Maki T, Lee C, Cary S, Cowan DA, Maestre F, Pointing S (2019). Airborne microbial transport limitation to isolated Antarctic soil habitats. Nature Microbiology, 4 pp. 925 - 932.
  • Castillo Vaca D, Rifkin RF, Cowan DA, Potgieter M (2019). The Healthy Human Blood Microbiome: Fact or Fiction?. Frontiers in Cellular And Infection Microbiology, 9 (148), pp. 1 - 12.
  • Collins G, Hogg IDP, Baxter JR, Maggs-Kolling G, Cowan DA 0.60 0.60 (2019). Ancient landscapes of the Namib Desert harbor high levels of genetic variability and deeply divergent lineages for Collembola. Ecology and Evolution, 9 pp. 4969 - 4979.
  •  De Maayer P, Aliyu H, Cowan DA (2019). Reorganising the order Bacillales through phylogenomics. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 42 pp. 178 - 189.
  • Dube JP, Valverde A, Steyn JM, Cowan DA, van Der Waals JE (2019). Differences in Bacterial Diversity, Composition and Function due to Long-Term Agriculture in Soils in the Eastern Free State of South Africa. Diversity, 11 (61), pp. 1 - 16.
  • Mahjoubi M, Aliyu H, Cappello S, Naifer M, Souissi Y, Cowan DA, Cherif A (2019). The genome of Alcaligenes aquatilis strain BU33N: Insights into hydrocarbon degradation capacity. Plos One, 14 (9), pp. 1 - 16.
  • Mosina NL, Schubert W, Cowan DA (2019). Characterization and homology modelling of a novel multi‑modular and multi‑functional Paenibacillus mucilaginosus glycoside hydrolase. Extremophiles, 23 pp. 681 - 686.
  • Mohr T, Aliyu H, Biebinger L, Gödert R, Hornberger A, Cowan DA, De Maayer P, Neumann A (2019). Effects of different operating parameters on hydrogen production by Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius DSM 6285. AMB Express, 9 pp. 1 - 10.
 
2018
 
  • Zimudzi J, van Der Waals JE, Coutinho TA, Cowan DA, Valverde A (2018). Temporal shifts of fungal communities in the rhizosphere and on tubers in potato fields. Fungal Biology, 122 (null), null: pp. 928 - 934.
  • Pieterse Z, Aveling TAS, Jacobs A, Cowan DA (2018). Seasonal variability in fungal endophytes from Aizoaceae plants in the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot, South Africa . Journal of Arid Environments, 156 (null), null: pp. 19 - 26.
  • Phoma BNS, Vikram S, Jansson J, Ansorge I, Cowan DA, Van de Peer YEP, Makhalanyane TP (2018). Agulhas Current properties shape microbial community diversity and potential functoinality. Scientific Reports, 8 (10542), null: pp. 1 - 12.
  • Ramond JJ, Woodborne SM, Hall G, Seely M, Cowan DA (2018). Namib Desert primary productivity is driven by cryptic microbial community N-fixation. Scientific Reports, 8 (6921), null: pp. 1 - 9.
  • Segobola MPJ, Adriaenssens EM, Tsekoa T, Rashamuse K, Cowan DA (2018). Exploring Viral Diversity in a Unique South African Soil Habitat. Scientific Reports, 8 (111), null: pp. 1 - 13.
  • Van Goethem MW, Pierneef RE, Bezuidt KIO, Van de Peer YEP, Cowan DA, Makhalanyane TP (2018). A reservoir of ‘historical’ antibiotic resistance genes in remote pristine Antarctic soils. Microbiome, 6 (40), null: pp. 1 - 12.
  • Wani Lako J, Yengkopiong J, Stafford W, Tuffin M, Cowan DA (2018). Cloning, expression and characterization of thermostable YdaP from Bacillus licheniformis 9A. Acta Biochimica Polonica, 65 (1), pp. 59 - 66.
  • Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Aliyu H, De Maayer P, Cowan DA (2018). In silico characterization of the global Geobacillus and Parageobacillus secretome. Microbial Cell Factories, 17 pp. 1 - 19.
  • Marasco R, Mosqueira M, Fusi M, Ramond JJ, Merlino G, Booth J, Maggs-Kolling G, Cowan DA, Daffonchio D (2018). Rhizosheath microbial community assembly of sympatric desert speargrasses is independent of the plant host. Microbiome, 6 pp. 1 - 18.
  • Mohr T, Aliyu H, Küchlin R, Polliack S, Zwick M, Neumann A, Cowan DA, De Maayer P (2018). CO‑dependent hydrogen production by the facultative anaerobe Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius. Microbial Cell Factories, 17 pp. 1 - 12.
  • Mohr T, Aliyu H, Küchlin R, Zwick M, Cowan DA, Neumann A, De Maayer P (2018). Comparative genomic analysis of Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius strains with distinct hydrogenogenic capacities. BMC Genomics, 19 pp. 1 - 10.
  • Ramond JJ, Woodborne SM, Hall G, Seely M, Cowan DA (2018). Namib Desert primary productivity is driven by cryptic microbial community N-fixation. Scientific Reports, 8 (6921), pp. 1 - 9.
  • Oberholster T, Vikram S, Cowan DA, Valverde A (2018). Key microbial taxa in the rhizosphere of sorghum and sunflower grown in crop rotation. Science of the Total Environment, 624 (null), null: pp. 530 - 539.
  • Scola V, Ramond JJ, Frossard AM, Zablocki ODJ, Adriaenssens EM, Johnson RM, Seely M, Cowan DA (2018). Namib Desert Soil Microbial Community Diversity, Assembly, and Function Along a Natural Xeric Gradient . Microbial Ecology, 75 (null), null: pp. 193 - 203.
  • Adesioye FA, Makhalanyane TP, Vikram S, Sewell B, Schubert W, Cowan DA (2018). Structural Characterization and Directed Evolution of a Novel Acetyl Xylan Esterase Reveals Thermostability Determinants of the Carbohydrate Esterase 7 Family . Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84 (8), null: pp. 1 - 16.
  • Botha J, Mizrachi E, Myburg AA, Cowan DA (2018). Carbohydrate active enzyme domains from extreme thermophiles: components of a modular toolbox for lignocellulose degradation . Extremophiles, 22 (null), null: pp. 1 - 12.
  • Kamgan Nkuekam G, Cowan DA, Valverde A (2018). Arable agriculture changes soil microbial communities in the South African Grassland Biome . South African Journal of Science, 114 (5), null: pp. 1 - 7.
 
 
 
 
Books and/or chapters in books:
 
  • Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Cowan DA(2020). Genomics of Alkaliphiles. Edition:1st In G. Mamo (ed.), Alkaliphiles in Biotechnology, Switzerland, Cham: Springer. (pp. 135-156). 978-3-030-
    49735-4.

  • Van Goethem MW, Cowan DA (2019). Role of Cyanobacteria in the Ecology of Polar Environments. Edition:1st In S. Castro-Sowinski (ed.), The Ecological Role of Micro-organisms in the Antarctic Environment, Switzerland, Cham: Springer. (pp. 3- 23). 987-3-030-02785-8.
  • Cowan DA, Adriaenssens E, De Maayer P, Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Makhalanyane TP, Ramond JJ, Trindade M, Valverde A, Vikram S (2019). Metagenomics of Extreme Environments: Methods and Applications. Edition:1st In É. Yergeau (ed.), Advanced Techniques for Studying Microorganisms in extreme Environments, Germany, Berlin: De Gruyter. (pp. 93-126). 978-3-11-052578-6.
  • Ramond JJ, Baxter JR, Maggs-Kolling G, Martinez Alvarez L, Read DA, Leon Sobrino C, van der Walt AJ, Cowan DA (2019). Microbial ecology of the Namib Desert. Edition:1st In J. Seckbach (ed.), Model Ecosystems in Extreme Environments, United Kingdom, London: Academic Press, Elsevier. (pp. 113-143). 978-0-12-812742-1.
  • Bixirao Neto Marinho Lebre PH, Cowan DA (2019). Genomics of Alkaliphiles , Alkaliphilic Bacteria and their Applications in Biotechnology, Germany, Berlin: Springer.
  • Cowan, DA, Editor (2014) Microbiology of Antarctic soils. Springer publ. 328pp. ISBM  978-3-642-45212-3.
  • Berjak, P, Cowan, DA, Cowling, R, Pammenter N, Scholes, R. (2009) Biological Sciences. Ch. 5 in The State of Science in South Africa. Diab, R, Gevers, W., Eds, ASSAf Publ., pp. 133-163.
  • Kirby, BM, Vengadajellum, CJ, Burton, SG, Cowan, DA. (2010) Anthropogenically-created habitats - coal, coal mines and spoil heaps. In: Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, Timmis, Kenneth N. (Ed.), Springer Heidelberg, Vol 3, pp. 2277-2292.
  • Cowan, DA, Tuffin, IM, Robb, F. (2010) ‘‘Sequence First, Ask Questions Later’’: The Impact of Next Generation Omics on the Discovery of Novel Microbial and Lipid Hydrocarbon Metabolism. In: Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology, Timmis, Kenneth N. (Ed.), Springer Heidelberg, Vol 4, pp. 3367-3374.
  • Cowan, DA, Khan, N, Heath, C, Mutondo, M. (2010) Microbiology of Antarctic terrestrial soils and rocks. Ch. 1 in Polar Microbiology: The Ecology, Biodiversity and Bioremediation Potential of Microorganisms in Extremely Cold Environments. Atlas, R, Aislabie, J, Bej, A, Eds. CRC Press, pp. 1-30
  • Cowan, DA, Kirby, BM, Meiring, TL, Ferrer, M, Guazzaroni, M-E, Golyshina,, OV, Golyshin, PN (2010) Enzymes from Extreme Environments Ch. 4. In Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 3rd Edition, Baltz, RH, Davies, JE, Demain, AL, Eds. ASM Press, ISBN: 978-1-55581-512-7
  • Meiring, T.L, Mulako, I, Tuffin, M, Meyer, Q, Cowan, DA. (2010) Retrieval of full length functional genes using subtractive hybridization magnetic bead capture. Ch. 20 in:  Metagenomics: Methods and Protocols, Vol. 668 of Methods in Molecular Biology, WR. Streit and R. Daniel (Eds.): Humana Press Inc., Totowa NJ, USA. pp 287-298. ISBN: 978-1-60761-822-5
  • Meiring, TL, Bauer, R, Scheepers, I, Ohloff, C, Tuffin, IM, Cowan, DA (2011) Metagenomics and beyond: current approaches and integration with complementary technologies. Ch. 1 in Metagenomics: Current Innovations and Future Trends. Marco, D., Ed., Horizon Press, Publ. pp. 1 – 19.
  • Bauer, R, Mutondo, M, Huddy, RJ, Tuffin, IM, Cowan, DA (2011) Metagenomic gene discovery.  Ch. 15 in Metagenomics and its Applications in Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environmental Studies. RW Li, Ed. Nova Science Publ. pp. 287-320.
  • Grant, WD, Pagaling, E, Marquez, C, Gutierrez, C, Cowan, DA, Ma, Y, Jones, BE, Ventosa, A, Heaphy, S (2011) The Hypersaline Lakes of Inner Mongolia. Ch. 4 in  Halophiles and Hypersaline Environments, A. Ventosa et al. (eds.), Springer-Verlag Berlin, pp. 65-107.
  • Taylor, MP, Van Zyl, L, Tuffin, M, Cowan, DA (2011) Extremophiles and biotechnology: How far have we come?  Ch. 1. In Extremophiles: Microbiology and Biotechnology. Anitori, RP, ed.  Caister Academic Press, Norwich, pp. 1-23
  • Kirby, BM, Le Roes-Hill, M, Cary, SC, Burton, SG, Tuffin, IM, Cowan, DA (2011) Actinobacterial diversity associated with Antarctic Dry Valley mineral soils. Ch. 13 in Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology II: Metagenomics in Different Habitats, Frans J. de Bruijn, Ed.,  John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey. ISBN 978-0-470-64719-6
  • Taylor, MT, Ramond, J-B, Tuffin, IM, Burton, SG, Eley, K, Cowan, DA (2011) Mechanisms and Applications of Microbial Solvent Tolerance. Ch. 6 in Microbial stress tolerance for biofuels: systems biology. Microbiology Monographs, vol. 22, L. Liu, Ed., Springer, London. pp. 177-208
  • Kirby, BM, Barnard, D, Tuffin, IM, Cowan, DA (2011) Ecological distribution of microorganisms in terrestrial, psychrophilic habitats. In: Extremophiles Handbook., Horikoshi, K.; Antranikian, G.; Bull, A.T.; Robb, F.T.; Stetter, K.O. (Eds.) pp. 839-859.
  • Casanueva, A.Tuffin, M.Cowan, D.A (2011) The nanoarchaeota: Physiology, genomics and phylogeny. Ch. in Archaea: Structure, Habitats and Ecological Significance, Nova Science Publ., pp. 163-174
  • Kirby, BM, Easton, S, Tuffin, IM, Cowan, DA (2012) Bacterial Diversity in Polar Habitats. Ch. in Polar Microbiology: Life in a deep freeze. Miller, RV, Whyte, LG., Eds. ASM Press.  ISBN 978-1-55581-604-9. 312pp.
  • Cowan, D, Tuffin, M, Mulako, I, Cass, J (2012) Life in Terrestrial Hydrothermal Environments. Ch. in Life in Extremes: Environments, Organisms and Strategies for Survival. Bell, E., Ed., CABI Press. 576 pp. ISBN 978-1-84593-814-7
  • Taylor, MP, Bauer, R, Mackay, S, Tuffin, IM, Cowan, DA (2012) Extremophiles and their application to biofuel research. In: Extremophiles: Sustainable Resources and Biotechnological Implications. OV Singh, Ed, Wiley-Blackwell, New Jersey, pp. 205 – 232. ISBN 978-1-118-10300-5
  • Cowan, DA, Ronca, S, Ramond, J-B. (2013) Subtractive hybridization magnetic bead capture: Molecular technique for recovery of full-length ORFs from metagenomes.  Ch. 257 In Encyclopaedia of Metagenomics: Genes, Genomes and Metagenomes, and Databases and Tools. Nelson, KE, Ed., Springer, Publ. (published online, August 2013:  http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/304494.html).
  • De Maayer, P, Valverde, A, Cowan DA. (2014) The current state of metagenomic analysis. Ch. 10, in Genomic Analysis: Current Protocols and Applications, Poptsova MS, Ed. Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK, pp. 183 – 220.
  • Valverde, A, De Maayer, P, Cowan DA. (2014) Microbial community profiling: current approaches and future trends. Ch. 6, In Bioinformatics and Data Analysis in Microbiology, O. Tastan-Bishop, eds. Caister Academic Press, pp. 143-162. ISBN: 978-1-908230-39-3
  • Cowan, DA. (2014) Introduction. Ch. 1. In Antarctic terrestrial microbiology. Cowan, DA, Ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 1-8.
  • Makhalanyane, T, Pointing, S, Cowan, DA. (2014) Lithic soil communities. Ch. 9 in Antarctic Terrestrial Microbiology. Cowan, DA, Ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 163-180.
  • Berger E, Ferreras E, Taylor MP, Cowan DA (2015) Extremophiles and their use in biofuel synthesis. Ch. In Industrial Biocatalysis. Vol. 1. Grunwald P, Ed., Pan Stanford Publ. Singapore. pp 239 - 281  ISBN 978-981-4463-89-8.
  • Smart M, Huddy RJ, Cowan DA, Trindade IM (2016) Liquid-phase multiplex high-throughput screening of metagenomic libraries using p-nitrophenyl-linked substrates for accessory lignocellulosic enzymes. Ch. In Metagenomics: Methods and Protocols. 2nd Edn., Streit W, Daniel R, Eds. Springer. In Press
 
 
 
 
 
 
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