A5021525594- Gut microbiota and health
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
University of Kentucky
2022-2023
Rice University
2023
Abstract Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), one of the most pervasive and virulent diseases on record, affects over 22 species reef-building is decimating reefs throughout Caribbean. To understand how different their algal symbionts (family Symbiodiniaceae) respond to this disease, we examine gene expression profiles colonies five from a SCTLD transmission experiment. The included vary in purported susceptibilities SCTLD, use inform analyses both animal Symbiodiniaceae. We identify...
Filamentous viruses are hypothesized to play a role in stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) through infection of the endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Family Symbiodiniaceae) corals. To evaluate this hypothesis, it is critical understand global distribution filamentous virus infections across genetic diversity Symbiodiniaceae hosts. Using transmission electron microscopy, we demonstrate that virus-like particles (VLPs) present over 60% cells (genus Cladocopium) within Pacific corals...
Mammals harbor diverse gut microbiomes (GMs) that perform critical functions for host health and fitness. Identifying factors associated with GM variation can help illuminate the role of microbial symbionts in mediating ecological interactions evolutionary processes, including diversification adaptation. Many mammals demonstrate phylosymbiosis-a pattern which more closely-related species similar GMs-while others show overwhelming influences diet habitat. Here, we generated 16S rRNA sequence...
ABSTRACT Gut prokaryotic (GP) community variation is often associated with host evolutionary and ecological variables; whether these factors drive in other gut taxa remains largely untested. We present a one-to-one comparison of GP (16S rRNA metabarcoding) microeukaryotic (GME) (18S patterning among 12 species lemurs. Lemurs were sampled from dry forests rainforests southeastern Madagascar display range phylogenetic diversity. found that while lemur GPs vary taxonomy, diet, habitat, GMEs...
Abstract Filamentous viruses are hypothesized to play a role in stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) through infection of the endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Family Symbiodiniaceae) corals. To evaluate this hypothesis, it is critical understand global distribution filamentous virus infections across genetic diversity Symbiodiniaceae hosts. We present transmission electron microscopy images demonstrating virus-like particles (VLPs) 61 and 70% cells (genus Cladocopium ) within Pacific corals...