A5022334701- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Career Development and Diversity
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Gut microbiota and health
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Study of Mite Species
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
Mississippi State University
2016-2025
University of West Alabama
2017-2023
Significance The Science Education Alliance–Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary program is an inclusive Research Community with centralized programmatic scientific support, in which broad student engagement authentic science linked to increased accessibility research experiences for students; persistence of these students science, technology, engineering, mathematics; productivity faculty alike.
We present a novel mitogenome assembly of the Redlip Shiner, Notropis chiliticus, and assemblies for Greenhead N. chlorocephalus (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae). Both are charismatic minnows in taxonomic group Hydrophlox endemic to eastern United States. The chiliticus genome contains 16,711bp 16,706bp each comprising total 13 protein coding genes, 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs, control region. Sequence order composition similar other Notropis. provide evidence supporting monophyletic Hydrophlox, while...
The Central Highlands ecoregion of the eastern United States represents a hotspot freshwater biodiversity, with replicated patterns vicariant speciation east and west Mississippi River. Previous phylogeographic investigation studfishes (Fundulus subgenus Fundulus) revealed evidence for in Highlands, but data were limited to small number gene sequences generated Sanger sequencing. We used double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq) improve resolution better...
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Hemosporidians are a diverse group of blood parasites that infect terrestrial vertebrates worldwide, but there is variability in parasite prevalence and parasitemia with infections ranging from virtually inconsequential to lethal. In this study, we determined avian hemosporidians the Tufted Titmouse ( Baeolophus bicolor ; n = 81). Plasmodium Parahaemoproteus were detected quantified samples using microscopy, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), quantitative PCR. Thirteen mitochondrial cytochrome...
Freshwater sculpins represent a diverse but poorly-understood constituent of the Holarctic ichthyofauna. Sculpins are considered sensitive to pollution and habitat change, serving as aquatic bioindicators in ecotoxicology. Many species protected by conservation agencies, due anthropogenic activity within restricted geographic distributions. Here, we provide first complete mitochondrial DNA sequences for three freshwater (Cottus asper, C. perifretum, rhenanus). These data used infer an...
Topminnows of the Teleost genus Fundulus serve as model organisms in ecotoxicology because their broad physiological tolerance and propensity to breed captivity. This research has been primarily limited intraspecific comparisons, due incomplete understanding evolutionary history genus, which is necessary for use phylogenetic comparative methods. Interspecific relationships topminnows remain unresolved, despite recent advances mitochondrial nuclear genome sequencing. Specifically,...
Pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and viruses are important components of soil aquatic communities, where they can benefit from decaying living organic matter, may opportunistically infect human animal hosts. One-third infectious diseases is constituted by sapronotic disease agents that natural inhabitants or ecosystems. They capable existing reproducing in the environment outside host for extended periods time. However, ecological research on sapronosis infrequent epidemiological models...
Pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and viruses are important components of soil aquatic communities, where they can benefit from decaying living organic matter, may opportunistically infect human animal hosts. One-third infectious diseases is constituted by sapronotic disease agents that natural inhabitants or ecosystems. They capable existing reproducing in the environment outside host for extended periods time. However, ecological research on sapronosis infrequent epidemiological models...
Sculpins are predominantly benthic sit-and-wait predators that inhabit marine and freshwaters of the Northern Hemisphere. In striking contrast to riverine relatives, sculpins endemic Lake Baikal have diversified in both form function, with multiple taxa having adaptations for pelagic bathyal niches within world's deepest lake. Oilfishes (
The bacteriophage Demsculpinboyz was discovered in a soil sample from the Black Belt region of Alabama using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 as its host. genome is 57,437 bp long and contains 116 protein-coding genes. It belongs to F2 subcluster, which has only five other members.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has increasingly been used in the surveillance of imperiled aquatic species. Despite recent efforts drawing genetic material from environment, there are still pitfalls surrounding this field. We created a novel protocol which implements loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) to detect target DNA. Our methods applied here Etheostoma trisella, Trispot Darter, freshwater fish that recently received protection under U.S. Endangered Species Act. Water samples (n =...
Mycobacteriophage CrystalP is a newly isolated phage infecting Mycobacterium smegmatis strain mc2155. has 76,483-bp genome and predicted to contain 143 protein-coding 2 tRNA genes, including repressor integrase genes consistent with temperate lifestyle. related the mycobacteriophages Toto Kostya other Cluster E phages.
The Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella) is an imperiled small-bodied freshwater fish that inhabits headwaters of the upper Coosa River watershed in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. We sequenced complete mitochondrial genome this species to develop non-invasive environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance protocols. A phylogenomic analysis reveals have diverged from soon after common ancestor genus Etheostoma. sequence E. trisella similar other darter terms GC content gene order, but sufficiently...
We present the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Variable Platyfish, Xiphophorus variatus (Meek 1904) (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae). The consists 16,624 bp which encodes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal and 1 control region. Genome-wide nucleotide composition is 27.79% adenine, 31.11% cytosine, 15.63% guanine, 25.48% thymine. X. shares similar GC content identical gene order strand location with other members Poeciliidae. presented herein will be utility for...
The Tennessee Dace, Chrosomus tennesseensis (Starnes and Jenkins 1988), is a small minnow (Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae) found in the upper River watershed Graves Creek, Mobile watershed. occurs sporadically throughout its range has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN (NatureServe). Until recently, C. had known only to occur watershed, however, it discovered headwaters of Black Warrior We sequenced mitochondrial genome collected better understand colonization interspecific relationships...