2020
Dolosigranulum pigrum Cooperation and Competition in Human Nasal Microbiota
Brugger SD, Eslami SM, Pettigrew MM, Escapa IF, Henke MT, Kong Y, Lemon KP. Dolosigranulum pigrum Cooperation and Competition in Human Nasal Microbiota. MSphere 2020, 5: 10.1128/msphere.00852-20. PMID: 32907957, PMCID: PMC7485692, DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00852-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobe-microbe interactionsHuman nasal microbiotaGenomic analysisPhenotypic interactionsBiosynthetic gene clusterSmall genomesNasal microbiotaGene clusterAccessory genomeKey nutrientsNew insightsGenomic capacityBacterial residentsPathogenic speciesNasal microbiota compositionBeneficial bacteriumFunctional assaysDiverse repertoireHuman hostGenomeSpeciesAcid productionMicrobiotaNasal bacteriaBacteria
2000
Wolbachia neither induces nor suppresses transcripts encoding antimicrobial peptides
Bourtzis K, Pettigrew M, O’Neill S. Wolbachia neither induces nor suppresses transcripts encoding antimicrobial peptides. Insect Molecular Biology 2000, 9: 635-639. PMID: 11122472, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00224.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsect speciesCytoplasmic incompatibilityDifferent tissue tropismsSingle WolbachiaDefensin genesAntibacterial genesArthropod speciesAnopheles gambiaeWolbachiaExpression patternsMosquito speciesSpeciesGenesMosquito defensinUbiquitous parasiteHost immune systemImmune systemTissue tropismAntimicrobial peptidesTranscriptionAedes aegyptiAedes albopictusReproductive abnormalitiesDrosophilaParthenogenesis