2019
Introducing THOR, a Model Microbiome for Genetic Dissection of Community Behavior
Lozano GL, Bravo JI, Diago M, Park HB, Hurley A, Peterson SB, Stabb EV, Crawford JM, Broderick NA, Handelsman J, Kolter R, Newton I. Introducing THOR, a Model Microbiome for Genetic Dissection of Community Behavior. MBio 2019, 10: 10.1128/mbio.02846-18. PMID: 30837345, PMCID: PMC6401489, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02846-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic dissectionModel communitiesCommunity-level interactionsMicrobial community behaviorRhizosphere microbiomeModel microbiomeMicrobiome assemblyEmergent propertiesHistory of biologyMicrobial communitiesMammalian gutRobust biofilmsDominant phylaGene expressionBiochemical toolsRhizosphereCommunity interactionsNovel familyHitchhikersMicrobiomeFlavobacteriumModel systemCommunity behaviorPseudomonasAgricultural productivity
2015
Gut Symbionts from Distinct Hosts Exhibit Genotoxic Activity via Divergent Colibactin Biosynthesis Pathways
Engel P, Vizcaino MI, Crawford JM. Gut Symbionts from Distinct Hosts Exhibit Genotoxic Activity via Divergent Colibactin Biosynthesis Pathways. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2015, 81: 1502-1512. PMID: 25527542, PMCID: PMC4309719, DOI: 10.1128/aem.03283-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonribosomal peptide synthetaseBiosynthetic pathwayBacterial symbiontsGut symbiontsSecondary metabolitesEukaryotic cellsGenomic islandsBacterial gut symbiontDiverse symbiotic associationsDivergent variantsDNA damagePolyketide synthase pathwayE. coliComparative metabolomic analysisRelated secondary metabolitesPathway-dependent mannerSymbiotic associationGene clusterMicrobial interactionsBiosynthesis pathwayDistinct hostsPeptide synthetaseMammalian gutHoney beesSymbionts