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Marine Tubeworm Metamorphosis Induced by Arrays of Bacterial Phage Tail–Like Structures by Shikuma, Nicholas J., Pilhofer, Martin, Weiss, Gregor L., Hadfield, Michael G., Jensen, Grant J., Newman, Dianne K.

“…Many benthic marine animal populations are established and maintained by free-swimming larvae that recognize cues from surface-bound bacteria to settle and…”
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Bacteria-Stimulated Metamorphosis: an Ocean of Insights from Investigating a Transient Host-Microbe Interaction by Shikuma, Nicholas J

“…Recent research on host-microbe interactions has focused on intimate symbioses. Yet transient interactions, such as the stimulation of animal metamorphosis by…”
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A Bacterial Phage Tail-like Structure Kills Eukaryotic Cells by Injecting a Nuclease Effector by Rocchi, Iara, Ericson, Charles F, Malter, Kyle E, Zargar, Sahar, Eisenstein, Fabian, Pilhofer, Martin, Beyhan, Sinem, Shikuma, Nicholas J

“…Many bacteria interact with target organisms using syringe-like structures called contractile injection systems (CISs). CISs structurally resemble headless…”
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A contractile injection system stimulates tubeworm metamorphosis by translocating a proteinaceous effector by Ericson, Charles F, Eisenstein, Fabian, Medeiros, João M, Malter, Kyle E, Cavalcanti, Giselle S, Zeller, Robert W, Newman, Dianne K, Pilhofer, Martin, Shikuma, Nicholas J

“…The swimming larvae of many marine animals identify a location on the sea floor to undergo metamorphosis based on the presence of specific bacteria. Although…”
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A modular plasmid toolkit applied in marine bacteria reveals functional insights during bacteria-stimulated metamorphosis by Alker, Amanda T, Farrell, Morgan V, Aspiras, Alpher E, Dunbar, Tiffany L, Fedoriouk, Andriy, Jones, Jeffrey E, Mikhail, Sama R, Salcedo, Gabriella Y, Moore, Bradley S, Shikuma, Nicholas J

“…A conspicuous roadblock to studying marine bacteria for fundamental research and biotechnology is a lack of modular synthetic biology tools for their genetic…”
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Identification and Characterization of OscR, a Transcriptional Regulator Involved in Osmolarity Adaptation in Vibrio cholerae by SHIKUMA, Nicholas J, YILDIZ, Fitnat H

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Biofilm Formation and Detachment in Gram-Negative Pathogens Is Modulated by Select Bile Acids by Sanchez, Laura M, Cheng, Andrew T, Warner, Christopher J A, Townsley, Loni, Peach, Kelly C, Navarro, Gabriel, Shikuma, Nicholas J, Bray, Walter M, Riener, Romina M, Yildiz, Fitnat H, Linington, Roger G

“…Biofilms are a ubiquitous feature of microbial community structure in both natural and host environments; they enhance transmission and infectivity of…”
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Cellular levels and binding of c-di-GMP control subcellular localization and activity of the Vibrio cholerae transcriptional regulator VpsT by Shikuma, Nicholas J, Fong, Jiunn C N, Yildiz, Fitnat H

“…The second messenger, cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP), regulates diverse cellular processes in bacteria. C-di-GMP is produced by diguanylate cyclases (DGCs),…”
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Overexpression of VpsS, a Hybrid Sensor Kinase, Enhances Biofilm Formation in Vibrio cholerae by SHIKUMA, Nicholas J, FONG, Jiunn C. N, ODELL, Lindsay S, PERCHUK, Barrett S, LAUB, Michael T, YILDIZ, Fitnat H

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You’ve come a long way: c-di-GMP signaling by Sondermann, Holger, Shikuma, Nicholas J, Yildiz, Fitnat H

“…Highlights ► Nucleotide-based second messengers, such as cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP), play important roles in the physiology of many…”
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A Distinct Contractile Injection System Gene Cluster Found in a Majority of Healthy Adult Human Microbiomes by Rojas, Maria I., Cavalcanti, Giselle S., McNair, Katelyn, Benler, Sean, Alker, Amanda T., Cobián-Güemes, Ana G., Giluso, Melissa, Levi, Kyle, Rohwer, Forest, Bailey, Barbara A., Beyhan, Sinem, Edwards, Robert A., Shikuma, Nicholas J.

“…To engage with host cells, diverse pathogenic bacteria produce syringe-like structures called contractile injection systems (CIS). CIS are evolutionarily…”
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Future research directions of the model marine tubeworm Hydroides elegans and synthesis of developmental staging of the complete life cycle by Nesbit, Katherine T, Shikuma, Nicholas J

“…The biofouling marine tube worm, Hydroides elegans, is an indirect developing polychaete with significance as a model organism for questions in developmental…”
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The Influence of Bacteria on Animal Metamorphosis by Cavalcanti, Giselle S, Alker, Amanda T, Delherbe, Nathalie, Malter, Kyle E, Shikuma, Nicholas J

“…The swimming larvae of many marine animals identify a location on the seafloor to settle and undergo metamorphosis based on the presence of specific…”
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Stepwise metamorphosis of the tubeworm Hydroides elegans is mediated by a bacterial inducer and MAPK signaling by Shikuma, Nicholas J., Antoshechkin, Igor, Medeiros, Joa˜o M., Pilhofer, Martin, Newman, Dianne K.

“…Diverse animal taxa metamorphose between larval and juvenile phases in response to bacteria. Although bacteria-induced metamorphosis is widespread among…”
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Bacteria-Stimulated Metamorphosis: an Ocean of Insights from Investigating a Transient Host-Microbe Interaction by Shikuma, Nicholas J.

“…Recent research on host-microbe interactions has focused on intimate symbioses. Yet transient interactions, such as the stimulation of animal metamorphosis by…”
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Genetic examination of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea and effects of its metamorphosis‐inducing factors by Alker, Amanda T., Delherbe, Nathalie, Purdy, Trevor N., Moore, Bradley S., Shikuma, Nicholas J.

“…Summary Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea is a globally distributed marine bacterium that stimulates the metamorphosis of marine animal larvae, an important…”
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Diacylglycerol, PKC and MAPK signaling initiate tubeworm metamorphosis in response to bacteria by Malter, Kyle E., Esmerode, Milagros, Damba, Myedith, Alker, Amanda T., Forsberg, Erica M., Shikuma, Nicholas J.

“…External environmental cues can have significant impacts on the timing and outcomes of animal development. For the swimming larvae of many marine…”
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Vibrio cholerae VpsT Regulates Matrix Production and Motility by Directly Sensing Cyclic di-GMP by Krasteva, Petya V, Fong, Jiunn C.N, Shikuma, Nicholas J, Beyhan, Sinem, Navarro, Marcos V.A.S, Yildiz, Fitnat H, Sondermann, Holger

“…Microorganisms can switch from a planktonic, free-swimming life-style to a sessile, colonial state, called a biofilm, which confers resistance to environmental…”
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Draft Genome Sequences of Two Bacteria from the Roseobacter Group by Deogaygay, Xavier, Delherbe, Nathalie, Shikuma, Nicholas J

“…Here, we report the draft genome sequences of strains HS012 and HS039, which were isolated from cnidarian polyps that had recently undergone metamorphosis…”
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Marine biofilms on submerged surfaces are a reservoir for Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae by Shikuma, Nicholas J., Hadfield, Michael G.

“…The enteric bacterium and potential human pathogen, Escherichia coli, is known to persist in tropical soils and coastal waters. Vibrio cholerae causes the…”
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