Research Article

Research Article

Alix Najera Mazariegos, Keegan McDonald, Max Tepes, Sarah Zhang
Morphological and functional characterization of the C-terminal two-thirds of the autotransporter Ag43 alpha domain via site-directed mutagenesis in Escherichia coli DH5α
August 28, 2024
Max Bremner, Ekaterina Galysheva, Alex Kwong, Josh Zhang
Steps Towards Investigating the Role of the Putative-Autochaperone Domain in Ag43 Passenger Folding In Vitro
August 28, 2024
Cynthia Chung, Hannah Hauch, Nicole Howes, Ellie Kim, Negar Zaghi
Soil Compaction Exacerbates the Impact of Organic Matter Removal During Timber Harvesting
August 28, 2024
Ives Chau, Jason Bie, Rae Xu, Jordan Si
Evaluating the Role of the Fkpa Periplasmic Chaperone on the Secretion of the BrkA Autotransporter in Escherichia coli Strain K-12
August 28, 2024
Dana Lao, Faith Liu, Ava Tiefenbach, Nicholas Viegas
Developing a BrkA-based Protein Expression System in Escherichia coli Using the Mini-Tn7 Vector System
August 28, 2024
Arshia Tavangar, Cynthia Huang, Earl Joshua Ubalde, Kris Chen
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
August 28, 2024
Alec Jessen, Dana Lao, Faith Liu, Annie Tsoromocos, Erica Won
Anemia May Mask the Effects that Stunting has on the Dysbiosis of the Infant Gut Microbiota
August 28, 2024
Madeleine Dunsmore, Olivia Kwon, Emily Moffat
Steps Towards Unraveling the Driving Force of BrkA Passenger Domain Translocation: The Role of Passenger Domain Length in Secretion Efficiency
August 28, 2024
Nicole Cormack, Madeleine Dunsmore, Hayley Emery, Emily Moffat
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
August 28, 2024
Vincent Hsiung, Nicholas Kucera, Kishor Sivanesan, Ali Tavakoli Hedayatpour
Steps Towards Understanding the Role Of DegP in Secretion of the Bordetella pertussis Autotransporter Protein BrkA
August 28, 2024
Ashnoor Arora, Ziniu Chen, Kshemaka Gunawardena, Jayden Liu
Preliminary Steps Towards the Construction of a Customizable BrkA Protein Secretion System
August 28, 2024
Shini Chen, Haohua Li, Zhuohui Lin
A 6xHistidine tag insertion at the N-terminal signal peptide A42 and G43 may interfere with BrkA secretion and expression in Escherichia coli DH5α
August 28, 2024
Yasmine Gouin, Tim Chen, Jacob Wong, Iqbal Aujla, Hari Arneja
Low Trophic Level Mixed Carnivore Diets Increase Taxonomic Diversity but may Reduce Functional Diversity in the Fish Midgut Microbiome
August 28, 2024
Kaila Villarey, Jamie Corbett, Nicholas Kucera, Haolin Tian, Amber Xia
Cardiovascular Disease is a Potential Contraindication for Resistant Starch Type 2 Diet Intervention
August 28, 2024
Jason Bie, Nidhin Biju, Shini Chen, Haohua Li, Sina Safaeian
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
August 28, 2024
Greg Nikas, Jacob Wong, Iqbal Aujla
Using the GFP Reporter Plasmid pEAH23A-1Δ to Investigate the lac Operator Region Driving brkA Expression from Plasmid pDO6935 in E. coli
August 28, 2024
Lina Anwari, Anu Chauhan, Abigail Cho, Sarah Hong
Steps Towards Identifying the Transcription Start Site Upstream of the brkA Gene in pDO6935 Plasmid Using the ARF-TSS Method
August 28, 2024
Lina Shalaby, Palak Tank, Ethan Wong, Dennis Xie
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
August 28, 2024
John Goh, David Tan, Cayden Yu, Ali Zaidi
Engineering an OmpT Cleavage Site in the BrkA Passenger Domain to Explore the Role of the Conserved Autochaperone Region
August 28, 2024
Alma Garcia, Vincent Hsiung, Lina Shalaby, Gurpreet Sidhu, Kishor Sivanesan
Effects of a Resistant Starch Diet on Mouse Gut Microbiome Inadequately Translates to Findings in a Human Model
August 28, 2024
Soll Chi, Qingyue Guo, Michael Qiu, Ruofan Zhang
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
August 28, 2024
Shutong Gang, Claudia Szlavy
Core microbiomes found in habitats with sandy bottom substratum are the most phylogenetically diverse among trophic level three ray-finned fish midgut samples
September 8, 2023
Soroush Mohebat, Pooya Namavari, Sourena Oveisi, Negarin Shahtalebi
Non-breast milk diet increases gut microbial diversity and inflammation in six-month-old infants
September 8, 2023
Ashleen Kaur Khatra, Jenny Shee, Aidan Wang, Wei Chuan Kevin Wang
Increased pathological severity of Familial Dysautonomia enriches murine gut microbial composition
September 6, 2023
Luiza Lopes Pontual, Mark Josef Huang, Parneet Sekhon, Taylor Bootsma
Iron-deficiency anemia is associated with loss of gut microbial diversity in 6- and 12-month-old infants
September 5, 2023
Ishana Lodhia, Lochlan Breckenridge, Fares Burwag, Renee Lim
High-fish intake is associated with later-onset Parkinson’s disease and enrichment of short-chain fatty acid-producing microorganisms
September 5, 2023
Haein Kim, Davey Li , Apsara Srinivas, Leonardo Wu
Optimization of expression in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), IMAC purification, storage, and preliminary functional characterization of recombinant Chitinase C from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
September 5, 2023
Ali Reza Nasseri, Darius Parmar, Mehdi Tabesh, Junqin Wang
Individuals with abnormal cardiometabolic statuses are more vulnerable to smoking-induced alterations of the gut microbiome in a Colombian population undergoing Westernization
September 5, 2023
Soroush Mohebat, Zee Muradi, Pooya Namavari, Negarin Shahtalebi
Refolding of Recombinant Chitinase C of Pseudomonas aeruginosa purified from insoluble fractions using IMAC purification
September 5, 2023
Jinny Choi, Veronika Lewis, Claire Sie, Justin Yap
Dietary fiber consumption is associated with the selection of key microbial species but does not affect overall microbial diversity in a Colombian cohort
September 5, 2023