This study uses meta-exoproteomics to identify active plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere of Brassica spp., revealing metabolic shifts linked to plant growth.

bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Impact of sulfamethoxazole on a riverine microbiome

C. Borsetto, S. Raguideau, E. R. Travis, D.-W. Kim, D.-H. Lee, A. Bottrill, R. Stark, L. Song, C.-J. Cha, J. Pearson, C. Quince, A. C. Singer, E. M. H. Wellington

This study investigates the impact of sub-lethal sulfamethoxazole concentrations on river bacterial microbiomes using a flume system and omics approaches, finding limited effects on the resistome and no changes in ARG expression.

bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2021Microbiology

Protein Phosphatase 1 regulates atypical mitotic and meiotic division in Plasmodium sexual stages

M. Zeeshan, R. Pandey, A. K. SUBUDHI, D. J. P. Ferguson, G. Kaur, R. Rashpa, R. Nugmanova, D. Brady, A. Bottrill, S. Vaughan, M. Brochet, M. Bollen, A. Pain, A. A. Holder, D. S. Guttery, R. Tewari

The paper investigates the role of Protein Phosphatase 1 (PP1) in atypical mitotic and meiotic divisions during Plasmodium sexual stages, suggesting PP1 inhibitors could block parasite transmission.

bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2021Cell Biology

Novel mechanisms for phosphate acquisition in abundant rhizosphere-dwelling Bacteroidetes

I. D. E. A. Lidbury, D. Scanlan, A. Murphy, A. Bottrill, A. Jones, M. Tibbett, G. Bending, J. Hammond, E. Wellington

This study identifies novel phosphate mobilization mechanisms in Flavobacterium strains from the rhizosphere, including unique phosphatases, hypothetical genes, and SusCD transporters.

bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology