2022
Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity
Han W, Peng B, Wang C, Townsend G, Barry N, Peske F, Goodman A, Liu J, Rodnina M, Groisman E. Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF‐G paralog lacking GTPase activity. The EMBO Journal 2022, 42: embj2022112372. PMID: 36472247, PMCID: PMC9841332, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022112372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacteroidesGuanosine TriphosphateHydrolysisMicePeptide Elongation Factor GRibosomesRNA, TransferConceptsEF-G1Protein synthesisGTPase activityGuanosine triphosphateElongation factor GCarbon starvationCellular processesStarvation conditionsBacteroides thetaiotaomicronFactor GSingular abilityAmino acidsCell growthParalogsMurine cecumTranslocationGut colonizationColonizationCellsRibosomesProteinStarvationThetaiotaomicronBacteriaFitness
2018
Human gut Bacteroides capture vitamin B12 via cell surface-exposed lipoproteins
Wexler AG, Schofield WB, Degnan PH, Folta-Stogniew E, Barry NA, Goodman AL. Human gut Bacteroides capture vitamin B12 via cell surface-exposed lipoproteins. ELife 2018, 7: e37138. PMID: 30226189, PMCID: PMC6143338, DOI: 10.7554/elife.37138.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
An insider's perspective: Bacteroides as a window into the microbiome
Wexler AG, Goodman AL. An insider's perspective: Bacteroides as a window into the microbiome. Nature Microbiology 2017, 2: 17026. PMID: 28440278, PMCID: PMC5679392, DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut bacteriumHuman gut BacteroidesModel organismsMicrobial communitiesMetagenome sequencesGut BacteroidesClose relativesGut microorganismsEscherichia coliCommensal microorganismsCentury of studyBacteriumMicroorganismsGut microbiotaImportant insightsBacteroidesSheer diversityHuman healthGenomicsEcologyOrganismsEcosystemsDiversityMicrobiomeColiEngineered Regulatory Systems Modulate Gene Expression of Human Commensals in the Gut
Lim B, Zimmermann M, Barry NA, Goodman AL. Engineered Regulatory Systems Modulate Gene Expression of Human Commensals in the Gut. Cell 2017, 169: 547-558.e15. PMID: 28431252, PMCID: PMC5532740, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionModulate gene expressionAbsence of inducerCommunity assemblyAddition of inducerGenetic toolsInducible promoterGene productsExpression platformHost physiologyPromoter activityHuman commensalGenus BacteroidesSynthetic inducersGut anaerobesInducerSialidase activityExpressionNumerous aspectsGut microbiotaSialic acidGutPromoterValuable toolCommensal
2015
Antimicrobial peptide resistance mediates resilience of prominent gut commensals during inflammation
Cullen TW, Schofield WB, Barry NA, Putnam EE, Rundell EA, Trent MS, Degnan PH, Booth CJ, Yu H, Goodman AL. Antimicrobial peptide resistance mediates resilience of prominent gut commensals during inflammation. Science 2015, 347: 170-175. PMID: 25574022, PMCID: PMC4388331, DOI: 10.1126/science.1260580.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Identifying Genetic Determinants Needed to Establish a Human Gut Symbiont in Its Habitat
Goodman AL, McNulty NP, Zhao Y, Leip D, Mitra RD, Lozupone CA, Knight R, Gordon JI. Identifying Genetic Determinants Needed to Establish a Human Gut Symbiont in Its Habitat. Cell Host & Microbe 2009, 6: 279-289. PMID: 19748469, PMCID: PMC2895552, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2009.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman gut symbiontHuman gut bacteriumHuman gut commensalAdjacent chromosomal DNAGut symbiontsHuman gut microbiotaGenomic locationMicrobial genesCommunity compositionTransposon mutantsMicrobial adaptationChromosomal DNAHuman symbiontsParallel sequencingGut bacteriumBacteroides thetaiotaomicronRelative abundanceGenetic determinantsGut commensalsSymbiontsVivo selectionMetabolic organCellular compositionGnotobiotic miceGut microbiota