Vol. 29 (2024): Undergraduate Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology (UJEMI)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14288/ujemi.v29

Published: 2024-08-28

Research Article

Breast Milk Mitigates Microbial Differences Caused by Varying Modes of Infant Delivery Despite the C-section Microbiome Displaying an Increased Resistance to Change Over a Naturally Delivered Microbiome

Arshia Tavangar, Cynthia Huang, Earl Joshua Ubalde, Kris Chen
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Maternal BMI with Respect to Infant Feeding Mode is Associated with Differential Composition and Functional Phenotypes of the Gut Microbiome of 4-month-old Infants

Nicole Cormack, Madeleine Dunsmore, Hayley Emery, Emily Moffat
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Low Trophic Level Mixed Carnivore Diets Increase Taxonomic Diversity but may Reduce Functional Diversity in the Fish Midgut Microbiome

Yasmine Gouin, Tim Chen, Jacob Wong, Iqbal Aujla, Hari Arneja
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Smoking Traditional Cigarettes and Vaping May Not Affect the Diversity Metrics of the Oral Microbiota but Significantly and Distinctively Alters the Taxonomic Composition Relative to Non-Smokers

Jason Bie, Nidhin Biju, Shini Chen, Haohua Li, Sina Safaeian
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Soil Compaction Exacerbates the Impact of Organic Matter Removal During Timber Harvesting

Cynthia Chung, Hannah Hauch, Nicole Howes, Ellie Kim, Negar Zaghi
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Parkinson’s Disease Dampens the Impact of Mental Health on Microbial Predicted Metabolic Functions

Susan Zhang; Vivian Mo; Rae Xu, Jordan Sanders, Yimin Wang
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The Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) is a Poor Model for Studying International Space Station Microbiome

Hansel Anggunmulia, Amy Chen, Irina Chua, Wenny Feng, Kriti Randhawa
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A Longitudinal, Taxonomical Analysis of the Microbiome and Spatial Mapping of the Dynamics of Genera of Interest Reveals Pathogenic Spread Throughout Confined Living Quarters

Melissa Lagace, Rachel Leong, Soll Chi, Qingyue Guo, Frank Zhang
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Cardiovascular Disease is a Potential Contraindication for Resistant Starch Type 2 Diet Intervention

Kaila Villarey, Jamie Corbett, Nicholas Kucera, Haolin Tian, Amber Xia
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Anemia May Mask the Effects that Stunting has on the Dysbiosis of the Infant Gut Microbiota

Alec Jessen, Dana Lao, Faith Liu, Annie Tsoromocos, Erica Won
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Effects of a Resistant Starch Diet on Mouse Gut Microbiome Inadequately Translates to Findings in a Human Model

Alma Garcia, Vincent Hsiung, Lina Shalaby, Gurpreet Sidhu, Kishor Sivanesan
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Colombian Prediabetic Patients Classified Using Glycosylated Hemoglobin or Fasting Plasma Glucose Present Distinct Microbiome Compositions

Loujain Bilal, Ayesha Lalani, Parvin Malhi, Maya Ruehlen, Aiden Simard
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Morphological and functional characterization of the C-terminal two-thirds of the autotransporter Ag43 alpha domain via site-directed mutagenesis in Escherichia coli DH5α

Alix Najera Mazariegos, Keegan McDonald, Max Tepes, Sarah Zhang
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Steps Towards Identifying the Transcription Start Site Upstream of the brkA Gene in pDO6935 Plasmid Using the ARF-TSS Method

Lina Anwari, Anu Chauhan, Abigail Cho, Sarah Hong
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Preliminary Steps Towards the Construction of a Customizable BrkA Protein Secretion System

Ashnoor Arora, Ziniu Chen, Kshemaka Gunawardena, Jayden Liu
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Determining the Relationship Between the lac Operon and the Expression of brkA on pDO6935 in Escherichia coli Using a Promoterless Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter Gene

Soll Chi, Qingyue Guo, Michael Qiu, Ruofan Zhang
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Developing a BrkA-based Protein Expression System in Escherichia coli Using the Mini-Tn7 Vector System

Dana Lao, Faith Liu, Ava Tiefenbach, Nicholas Viegas
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Deleting Two-thirds of the C-terminus Alpha Domain Region in Autotransporter Antigen 43 is Associated with Increased Aggregation and Biofilm Formation in DH5α Escherichia coli

Lina Shalaby, Palak Tank, Ethan Wong, Dennis Xie
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Steps Towards Investigating the Role of the Putative-Autochaperone Domain in Ag43 Passenger Folding In Vitro

Max Bremner, Ekaterina Galysheva, Alex Kwong, Josh Zhang
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A 6xHistidine tag insertion at the N-terminal signal peptide A42 and G43 may interfere with BrkA secretion and expression in Escherichia coli DH5α

Shini Chen, Haohua Li, Zhuohui Lin
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Using the GFP Reporter Plasmid pEAH23A-1Δ to Investigate the lac Operator Region Driving brkA Expression from Plasmid pDO6935 in E. coli

Greg Nikas, Jacob Wong, Iqbal Aujla
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Steps Towards Unraveling the Driving Force of BrkA Passenger Domain Translocation: The Role of Passenger Domain Length in Secretion Efficiency

Madeleine Dunsmore, Olivia Kwon, Emily Moffat
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Evaluating the Role of the Fkpa Periplasmic Chaperone on the Secretion of the BrkA Autotransporter in Escherichia coli Strain K-12

Ives Chau, Jason Bie, Rae Xu, Jordan Si
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Construction of a Plasmid that Expresses an N-terminally 6xHis Tagged Protein Spanning Amino Acids Gly139 to Pro552 of the Passenger Domain of the Escherichia coli Autotransporter Protein Ag43

Rachel Leong, Sina Safaeian, Jenny Zhang
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Steps Towards Understanding the Role Of DegP in Secretion of the Bordetella pertussis Autotransporter Protein BrkA

Vincent Hsiung, Nicholas Kucera, Kishor Sivanesan, Ali Tavakoli Hedayatpour
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Engineering an OmpT Cleavage Site in the BrkA Passenger Domain to Explore the Role of the Conserved Autochaperone Region

John Goh, David Tan, Cayden Yu, Ali Zaidi
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Developing an Antisense RNA Vector for Skp Chaperone Knockdown Analysis in Escherichia coli BW25113

Sid Ahuja, Jordan Sanders, Haolin Tian, Amber Xia
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Vol. 29 (2024): Undergraduate Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology (UJEMI)

Research Article

Breast Milk Mitigates Microbial Differences Caused by Varying Modes of Infant Delivery Despite the C-section Microbiome Displaying an Increased Resistance to Change Over a Naturally Delivered Microbiome

Maternal BMI with Respect to Infant Feeding Mode is Associated with Differential Composition and Functional Phenotypes of the Gut Microbiome of 4-month-old Infants

Low Trophic Level Mixed Carnivore Diets Increase Taxonomic Diversity but may Reduce Functional Diversity in the Fish Midgut Microbiome

Smoking Traditional Cigarettes and Vaping May Not Affect the Diversity Metrics of the Oral Microbiota but Significantly and Distinctively Alters the Taxonomic Composition Relative to Non-Smokers

Soil Compaction Exacerbates the Impact of Organic Matter Removal During Timber Harvesting

Parkinson’s Disease Dampens the Impact of Mental Health on Microbial Predicted Metabolic Functions

The Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) is a Poor Model for Studying International Space Station Microbiome

A Longitudinal, Taxonomical Analysis of the Microbiome and Spatial Mapping of the Dynamics of Genera of Interest Reveals Pathogenic Spread Throughout Confined Living Quarters

Cardiovascular Disease is a Potential Contraindication for Resistant Starch Type 2 Diet Intervention

Anemia May Mask the Effects that Stunting has on the Dysbiosis of the Infant Gut Microbiota

Effects of a Resistant Starch Diet on Mouse Gut Microbiome Inadequately Translates to Findings in a Human Model

Colombian Prediabetic Patients Classified Using Glycosylated Hemoglobin or Fasting Plasma Glucose Present Distinct Microbiome Compositions

Morphological and functional characterization of the C-terminal two-thirds of the autotransporter Ag43 alpha domain via site-directed mutagenesis in Escherichia coli DH5α

Steps Towards Identifying the Transcription Start Site Upstream of the brkA Gene in pDO6935 Plasmid Using the ARF-TSS Method

Preliminary Steps Towards the Construction of a Customizable BrkA Protein Secretion System

Determining the Relationship Between the lac Operon and the Expression of brkA on pDO6935 in Escherichia coli Using a Promoterless Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter Gene

Developing a BrkA-based Protein Expression System in Escherichia coli Using the Mini-Tn7 Vector System

Deleting Two-thirds of the C-terminus Alpha Domain Region in Autotransporter Antigen 43 is Associated with Increased Aggregation and Biofilm Formation in DH5α Escherichia coli

Steps Towards Investigating the Role of the Putative-Autochaperone Domain in Ag43 Passenger Folding In Vitro

A 6xHistidine tag insertion at the N-terminal signal peptide A42 and G43 may interfere with BrkA secretion and expression in Escherichia coli DH5α

Using the GFP Reporter Plasmid pEAH23A-1Δ to Investigate the lac Operator Region Driving brkA Expression from Plasmid pDO6935 in E. coli

Steps Towards Unraveling the Driving Force of BrkA Passenger Domain Translocation: The Role of Passenger Domain Length in Secretion Efficiency

Evaluating the Role of the Fkpa Periplasmic Chaperone on the Secretion of the BrkA Autotransporter in Escherichia coli Strain K-12

Construction of a Plasmid that Expresses an N-terminally 6xHis Tagged Protein Spanning Amino Acids Gly139 to Pro552 of the Passenger Domain of the Escherichia coli Autotransporter Protein Ag43

Steps Towards Understanding the Role Of DegP in Secretion of the Bordetella pertussis Autotransporter Protein BrkA

Engineering an OmpT Cleavage Site in the BrkA Passenger Domain to Explore the Role of the Conserved Autochaperone Region

Developing an Antisense RNA Vector for Skp Chaperone Knockdown Analysis in Escherichia coli BW25113

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