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Joseph Alexander

Illinois State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Kyle Floyd· 2 shared Aalimah Akinosho· 1 shared Andres Gabriel Vidal-GadeaiD· 1 shared Andrew Michael· 1 shared Anindita Saha· 1 shared Ben Ross· 1 shared Debajjyoti Basu· 1 shared Gursewak Bains· 1 shared

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The Estuary Effect: Variations in Temperature and Salinity Alter msh Promoter Activity in Vibrio cholerae

Debajjyoti Basu, Gursewak Bains, Ben Ross, Andrew Michael, Joseph Alexander, Anindita Saha, Kyle Floyd

This study investigates how temperature and salinity affect msh promoter activity and MSHA pilus production in Vibrio cholerae, revealing their impact on biofilm formation and environmental persistence.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Independent Validation of Transgenerational Inheritance of Learned Pathogen Avoidance in Caenorhabditis elegans

Aalimah Akinosho, Joseph Alexander, Kyle Floyd, Andres Gabriel Vidal-Gadea

This study independently confirms that C. elegans can transmit learned PA14 avoidance to F1 and F2 generations, contradicting a recent study that failed to observe this beyond F1.

eLife · Nov 11, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics