E. Hesse

Disturbances can facilitate prior invasions more than subsequent invasions in microbial communities

This study shows that invading microbial communities immediately after a disturbance increases invader success but decreases resident diversity, while pre-disturbance invasions have greater overall success and community impact.

Parallel ecological and evolutionary responses to selection in a natural bacterial community

The paper tracks ecological and evolutionary changes in a bacterial community under copper stress, finding that siderophore production converges at intermediate levels through both species sorting and evolution.

TAM receptors control actomyosin dynamics in osteoclasts via RHOA-COFILIN-MYOSIN II signaling

This paper identifies TAM receptors MERTK and TYRO3 in osteoclasts regulating bone homeostasis through RHOA-COFILIN-MYOSIN II signaling, with MERTK promoting osteoclast formation and TYRO3 inhibiting it.

Tgif1-deficiency impairs cytoskeletal architecture in osteoblasts by activating PAK3 signaling

This study shows that Tgif1 deficiency in osteoblasts disrupts cytoskeletal architecture by increasing PAK3 signaling, leading to impaired cell morphology, adherence, and migration.

Copper reduces the virulence of bacterial communities at environmentally relevant concentrations

This study shows that high copper concentrations reduce bacterial community virulence but also decrease diversity and productivity in wastewater influent communities.

The effect of metal remediation on the virulence and antimicrobial resistance of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa

This study tests if liming reduces co-selection for antibiotic resistance and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in metal-contaminated environments, finding that liming reduces metal resistance selection but not antibiotic resistance or virulence.

Copper selects for siderophore-mediated virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

This study shows that copper exposure increases pyoverdine production and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, linking metal stress to bacterial virulence.

Characterising a stable five-species microbial community for use in experimental evolution and ecology.

The paper reports the stable coexistence of a five-species microbial community derived from soil microbes, demonstrating long-term stability and species identification through plate morphologies.

Zinc can counteract selection for ciprofloxacin resistance

The paper shows that zinc cations increase the minimal selective concentration for ciprofloxacin resistance in E. coli by up to 5-fold.

Short-term evolution under copper stress increases probability of plasmid uptake

The paper shows that copper stress-induced evolution increases plasmid uptake probability in microbial clones.

Anthropogenic remediation of heavy metals selects against natural microbial remediation

The paper shows that liming acidic soils to remediate heavy metals reduces metal availability but selects against microbial taxa that naturally scavenge metals via siderophores.

Using the Wax moth larva Galleria mellonella infection model to detect emerging bacterial pathogens

The paper uses the Galleria mellonella infection model to identify novel bacterial pathogens in coastal environments, revealing new strains with potential public health risks.

Glucosinolates promote initial population establishment of feral oilseed rape

This study shows that glucosinolates affect the initial establishment of feral oilseed rape by balancing seedling recruitment and post-recruitment survival.

Ecological selection of siderophore-producing microbial taxa in response to heavy metal contamination

The paper examines how heavy metal contamination influences siderophore production in microbial communities, finding increased production in contaminated environments.