Minimal genetic change in Vibrio cholerae in Mozambique over time: Multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis and whole genome sequencing
Garrine M, Mandomando I, Vubil D, Nhampossa T, Acacio S, Li S, Paulson J, Almeida M, Domman D, Thomson N, Alonso P, Stine O. Minimal genetic change in Vibrio cholerae in Mozambique over time: Multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis and whole genome sequencing. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005671. PMID: 28622368, PMCID: PMC5489214, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysisWhole-genome sequencingTandem repeat analysisGenome sequenceMultilocus variable number tandem repeat analysisVariable number tandem repeat analysisVariable-number tandem repeat analysisCholera toxin geneVibrio cholerae isolatesPresence of recombinationMinimal genetic changeMLVA lociCholerae isolatesSeventh pandemicGenetic relatednessClonal complexesToxin genesMolecular clockVibrio choleraeClinical isolatesIdentical isolatesGenetic changesRepeat analysisEnvironmental reservoirsIsolatesSimplified and representative bacterial community of maize roots
Niu B, Paulson J, Zheng X, Kolter R. Simplified and representative bacterial community of maize roots. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e2450-e2459. PMID: 28275097, PMCID: PMC5373366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616148114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity assemblyBacterial communitiesDynamics of community assemblyComposition of plant microbiomesBacterial interspecies interactionsSynthetic bacterial communityPlant-associated microbesCulture-dependent methodsRoot microbiome assemblyHost-mediated selectionFusarium verticillioides</i>Maize rootsRoot microbiotaMicrobiome assemblyPlant microbiomeRoot microbiomePlant hostsHost genotypeKeystone speciesDominant phylaAbiotic factorsInterspecies interactionsModel ecosystemsMicrobiomeMaize seedlings