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O. Moyne, M. M. Al-Bassam, C. Lieng, D. Thiruppathy, G. J. Norton, M. Kumar, E. Haddad, L. S. Zaramela, K. Zengler
This study introduces a method to classify microbes into guilds and predict their niche preferences using metatranscriptomic and metatranslatomic data, enabling targeted microbiome manipulation.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology
Y. Hu, P. F. Andeer, Q. Zheng, S. M. Kosina, K. J. Jardine, Y. Ding, L. Z. Han, Y. Gao, K. Zengler, B. P. Bowen, J. C. Mortimer, J. P. Vogel, T. R. Northen
The paper uses 13C-tracing to study plant uptake of exometabolites across multiple species, finding that uptake accounts for 23% of the carbon budget in Brachypodium distachyon and that some metabolites promote root growth.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology
J. Coker, K. Zhalnina, C. Marotz, D. Thiruppathy, M. Tjuanta, G. D'Elia, R. Hailu, T. Mahosky, M. Rowan, T. Northen, K. Zengler
This paper develops a stable, reproducible synthetic soil microbial community for studying plant-microbe interactions and demonstrates its viability after cryopreservation.
bioRxiv · May 19, 2022Microbiology
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
J. D. Tibocha-Bonilla, C. Zuniga, J. T. Broddrick, K. Zengler, R. D. Godoy-Silva
The paper develops a multiscale model integrating metabolic and reactor parameters to predict and optimize lipid productivity in Chlorella vulgaris under varying light and nitrogen conditions.
bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2021 · PreprintBioengineering
D. R. Sandoval, T. Mandel Clausen, C. Nora, J. A. Magida, A. P. Cribbs, A. Denardo, A. E. Clark, A. F. Garretson, J. K. C. Coker, A. Narayanan, S. A. Majowicz, M. Philpott, C. Johansson, J. E. Dunford, C. B. Spliid, , Mazitsch
This study identifies halofuginone as a potent inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication by reducing heparan sulfate biosynthesis and suppressing viral replication.
bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology
P. Bali, J. Coker, I. L. Pope, K. Zengler, M. Obonyo
This study examines microbiome changes in gastric cancer-prone mice and identifies Lactobacillales as a potential biomarker for fast gastric cancer progression.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2020Cancer Biology
C. Martino, B. P. Kellman, D. R. Sandoval, T. M. Clausen, C. A. Marotz, S. J. Song, S. Wandro, L. S. Zaramela, R. A. Salido Benitez, Q. Zhu, E. Armingol, Y. Vazquez-Baeza, D. McDonald, J. T. Sorrentino, B. Taylor, , R. Knight
This study shows that commensal bacteria modify heparan sulfate, reducing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binding and that this bacterial presence decreases with age, increasing COVID-19 susceptibility.
bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology
M. M. Al-Bassam, O. Moyne, N. Chapin, K. Zengler
This paper introduces POP-seq, a method to profile bacterial nucleoid openness, linking genome structure to transcriptional and phenotypic outcomes.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology