Vol. 10 (2024): Undergraduate Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology (UJEMI+)

Vol. 10 (2024)

Published September 2, 2024
https://doi.org/10.14288/ujemi.v10i
Undergraduate Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology (UJEMI+)

Research Article

Fares Burwag, Jamie Corbett, Imogen Porter, Kaila Villarey
Chaperone Protein BamB Directly Supports BrkA Translocation and Folding in Escherichia coli
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Hayley Emery, Nicole Cormack, Maya Ruehlen, Aiden Simard
Escherichia coli Secretion of a Variant in the Bordetella pertussis Autotransporter Protein BrkA Containing a Dual Polyhistidine-Tagged 112 Amino Acid Insert Between Asp-57 And Ala-58 of its Passenger Domain
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David Lin, Tiffany Lok Ting Wai, Alice Wang, Kevin Zhang
Harnessing the BrkA Autotransporter to Surface Display the Zinc-Binding Domain Tetrahymena thermophila Metallothionein MTT5 on Escherichia coli for Zinc Biosorption Evaluation
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Rob WG Cloke, Dima Lim, Luiza Lopes Pontual, Max Yang
The DsbA Chaperone Protein May Be Necessary for Outer Membrane Secretion of BrkA
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Alisa Li, Tiffany Wu, Karen Yeung, Alicia Zhang
Engineering Bordetella pertussis BrkA Autotransporter for Chitin-Binding Domain Surface Expression: Exploring its Potential for Whole-Cell Immobilization
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Nidhin Biju, Sharisse Chan, Betty Hong, Renz Po
Promoter Mapping Analysis Using a GFP Reporter Plasmid Suggests that the lac Promoter May Drive brka Expression on Plasmid pDO6935 in Escherichia coli
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Emilie Haniak, Annie Tsoromocos, Hari Arneja
Mapping the brkA Promoter Region on pDO6935 in Escherichia coli Using pLISA, A Novel Promoterless GFP Reporter Plasmid
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Samantha K Allum, Si An Chen, Sean Dang, Pranjali Singh
Purified Ag43α Protein as a Potential Method for Preventing Escherichia coli Autoaggregation
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Loujain Bilal, Ayesha Lalani, Màiri MacAulay, Parvin Malhi
Chaperone DegP Is Not Necessary for the Polyhistidine Tag-Detected Secretion of Autotransporter BrkA in Escherichia coli BW25113
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Alec Jessen, Melissa `Anne Lagace, Erica Won, Wren Lee
The lac Promoter May Not Regulate brkA Expression in Plasmid pDO6935 in Escherichia coli
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Trushaan Bundhoo, Adam Abdirahman Hassan, Brandon Wong, Rochelle Guan
The Distance of the lac Regulatory Region to the Translation Start Codon of gfp on Plasmid pEAH23A Does not Change GFP Expression Levels
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Gurpreet Sidhu, Sana Alayoubi, Alissa Gama, Jamila Huseynova
Mapping Potential Transcription Start Sites of the brka Gene on pDO6935 in Escherichia coli Using the ARF-TSS Method
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Ethan Clements, Gabriella Pflederer, Lena Shehayber
RNA-seq Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum Shows Upregulated Genes Involved in Merozoite Egress and Erythrocyte Invasion
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William Humphrey
Exploring the Effects of Isotretinoin on the Oral Microbiome: A Comparative Study of Microbial Diversity and Composition
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May Jang, Olivia Kwon, Alisa Li, Zhuohui Lin, Karen Yeung
Sex Influences Gut Microbial Composition in Mice with Familial Dysautonomia but is not the Primary Determinant of Microbial Functional Diversity
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Ali Zaidi, John Goh, David Tan, Cayden Yu, Alicia Zhang
Dopaminergic Therapeutics for Treating Parkinson’s Disease Were Associated with a Shift in the Gut Microbiota to Resemble Healthy Individuals
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Clare Konnert, Kaitlin Law, Michelle Tong, Anny Xia, Davey Li
Eczema May Be Masking the Effects of Multiple Sclerosis on the Gut Microbiome
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Adam Hassan, Farbod Nematifar, Timothy Bernas, Trushaan Bundhoo, Young Ha Jin
The Diet of the Hadza Tribe is Higher in Gut Microbial Diversity, but Lower in Functional Diversity when Compared to a Westernized Diet
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Rob Cloke, Louise He, Gregory Nikas, Adam Voss, Kevin Zhang
Nutrients May Play a Complex Role in Influencing Microbiota Composition and Function in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
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Stella Lin, Kevin Le, Risa Fox, Michael Qiu, Dennis Xie
Bacterial Composition and Metabolic Pathways Differ in Six-Month-Old Infants from Peru and California, USA
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Ashnoor Arora, Ziniu Chen, Kshemaka Gunawardena, Jayden Liu, Jenny Zhang
Ironing Out Anemia: High Inflammation Modulates Microbial Composition and Indicates the Activation of Cellular Stress Responses in Infected Anemic Infants
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Samantha Allum, Sean Dang, Imogen Porter, Tiffany Lok Ting Wai, Alice Wang
Smoking in the Context of Westernized Diets is Associated with a More Volatile Microbiome and Predicted Gut Function
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Jamila Huseynova, Sana Alayoubi, Ives Chau, Alissa Gama, Ethan Wong
Parkinson’s Disease Status but not High Sodium Consumption is Correlated with Alterations in the Gut Microbiome
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Ali Tavakoli Hedayatpour, Parsa Khatami, Jordan Si, David Lin, Josh Zhang
Low Serum Saturated Fatty Acid Levels Positively Associate with Microbiota Diversity and Metabolic Pathways in Parkinson's Disease Patients
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Lina Anwari, Abigail Cho, Betty Hong, Màiri MacAulay, Juliet Malkowski
Individuals in Shared Dormitories who Rarely Wash their Sheets are Associated with Greater Sex-Specific Microbial Changes Compared to Individuals who Wash their Sheets Frequently
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Brian Deng, Sharisse Chan, Renz Po, Nicholas Viegas, Max Yang
Dogs Are a Poor Taxonomic Model for Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease, but Are Potentially Functionally Relevant for Human Ulcerative Colitis
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Ally Howard, Jastina Aujla, Anu Chauhan, Fatima Nadeem, Vera Pu
Soil Microbiome Beta, Taxonomic and Functional Diversity in British Columbian Logged Douglas-Fir Stands Differs Across the A and O Horizon
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Max `Bremner, Andrew Feng, James Forward, Rochelle Guan, Sarah Zhang
Surgical Intervention Correlates with Reduced Bacterial Diversity in the Gut Microbiome of Crohn's Disease Patients Exhibiting Low Levels of Inflammation
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Review Article

Arjun Yedavalli
Regulators, Processes, and Intricacies of the Innate Immune System with a Focus on the NEMO Complex
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Morgan Neal
High Maternal Cortisol Levels During Pregnancy Leads to Dysbiosis in Newborn’s Gut Microbiome
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