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A. Swafford

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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A. Bartko· 1 shared A. Gonzalez· 1 shared A. Ivec· 1 shared A. P. Carrieri· 1 shared C. Martino· 1 shared E. Kalinka· 1 shared E. Medina· 1 shared E. Nolton· 1 shared

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Genetic transformation of the frog-killing chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

E. Kalinka, S. Brody, A. Swafford, E. Medina, L. Fritz-Laylin

This paper develops a genetic transformation system for the frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, enabling the study of its biology and pathogenesis through transgene expression and live-cell imaging.

bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology

Bacterial metatranscriptomes in wastewater can differentiate virally infected human populations

R. A. Salido, C. Martino, S. Karthikeyan, S. Huang, G. Rahman, A. Gonzalez, L. S. Zaramela, K. L. Beck, S. Bhute, K. Cantrell, A. P. Carrieri, S. Farmer, N. Haiminen, G. Humphrey, H.-C. Kim, , R. Knight

The paper shows that bacterial metatranscriptomes in wastewater can distinguish SARS-CoV-2 infected from uninfected human populations without directly detecting viral transcripts.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Naegleria's mitotic spindles are built from unique tubulins and highlight core spindle features

K. B. Velle, M. Trupinic, A. Ivec, A. Swafford, E. Nolton, L. Rice, I. M. Tolic, L. K. Fritz-Laylin, P. Wadsworth

The paper identifies unique mitotic tubulins in Naegleria amoebae and characterizes their spindle structure, suggesting ancestral features of mitosis.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2021 · PreprintCell Biology

Multimodal Sensorimotor System in Unicellular Zoospores of a Fungus

A. Swafford, T. Oakley

The paper identifies a multimodal sensory system in fungal zoospores of Allomyces arbusculus, showing phototaxis and chemotaxis, and reports variation in sensory suites among related species.

bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2017Cell Biology