A5013836364- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Gut microbiota and health
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
Cornell University
2020-2024
Gut microbial communities affect their animal hosts in numerous ways, motivating investigations of the factors that shape gut microbiota and consequences variation for host traits. In this study, we tested effects increases environmental temperatures on fence lizards, a vertebrate ectotherm threatened by warming climates. By monitoring lizards microbes during an experimental temperature treatment, showed altered destabilized lizard microbiota. Moreover, measuring thermal performance at end...
Sea star wasting (SSW) disease describes a condition affecting asteroids that resulted in significant Northeastern Pacific population decline following mass mortality event 2013. The etiology of SSW is unresolved. We hypothesized sequela microbial organic matter remineralization near respiratory surfaces, one consequence which may be limited O2 availability at the animal-water interface. Microbial assemblages inhabiting tissues and asteroid-water interface bore signatures copiotroph...
We have developed a generally adaptable, novel high-throughput Viral Chromosome Conformation Capture assay (V3C-seq) for use in trans that allows genome-wide identification of the direct interactions lytic virus genome with distinct regions cellular chromosome. Upon infection, we found parvovirus Minute Virus Mice (MVM) initially associated sites DNA damage mock-infected cells also exhibited as progressed through S-phase. As infection proceeded, new were induced, and subsequently these....
Seagrasses are marine angiosperms that form highly productive and diverse ecosystems. These ecosystems, however, declining worldwide. Plant-associated microbes affect critical functions like nutrient uptake pathogen resistance, which has led to an interest in the seagrass microbiome. However, despite their significant role plant ecology, viruses have only recently garnered attention species. In this study, we produced original data mined publicly available transcriptomes advance our...
ABSTRACT Sea star wasting disease describes a condition affecting asteroids that resulted in significant Northeastern Pacific population decline following mass mortality event 2013. The etiology of sea is unresolved. We hypothesized asteroid sequela microbial organic matter remineralization near respiratory surfaces which leads to boundary layer oxygen diffusion limitation (BLODL). Wasting lesions were induced Pisaster ochraceus by enrichment with variety (OM) sources and experimentally...
Flaviviruses cause some of the most detrimental vertebrate diseases, yet little is known their impacts on invertebrates. Microbial activities at animal-water interface are hypothesized to influence viral replication and possibly contribute pathology echinoderm wasting diseases due hypoxic stress. We assessed enhanced microbial production suboxic stress Apostichopus californicus associated flavivirus (PcaFV) load in a mesocosm experiment. Organic matter amendment resulted lower PcaFV load,...