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B. R. McDonald

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Plant pathogenic Ralstonia phylotypes evolved divergent respiratory strategies and behaviors to thrive in xylem

A. N. Truchon, B. L. Dalsing, D. Khokhani, A. MacIntyre, B. R. McDonald, F. Ailloud, J. Klassen, E. T. Gonzalez-Orta, C. Currie, P. Prior, T. M. Lowe-Power, C. Allen

This study shows that Ralstonia phylotypes use different respiratory strategies for virulence in plant xylem, with some relying on complete denitrification and others on partial denitrification.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Long-term cellulose enrichment selects for highly cellulolytic consortia and competition for public goods

G. R. Lewin, N. M. Davis, B. R. McDonald, A. J. Book, M. G. Chevrette, S. Suh, A. Boll, C. R. Currie

This study shows that long-term cellulose enrichment leads to stable or variable cellulolytic abilities in microbial communities, with competition for public goods affecting decomposition rates.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2020Microbiology

Biogeography and Microscale Diversity Shape the Biosynthetic Potential of Fungus-growing Ant-associated Pseudonocardia

B. R. McDonald, M. G. Chevrette, J. L. Klassen, H. A. Horn, E. J. Caldera, E. Wendt-Pienkowski, M. J. Cafaro, A. C. Ruzzini, E. B. Van Arnam, G. M. Weinstock, N. M. Gerardo, M. Poulsen, G. Suen, J. Clardy, C. R. Currie

The paper analyzes genetic diversity and biosynthetic potential in Pseudonocardia bacteria associated with fungus-growing ants across a 20km transect, revealing geographic and phylogenetic patterns of microbial diversity.

bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

Cycloheximide-Producing Streptomyces Associated with Xyleborinus saxesenii and Xyleborus affinis Fungus-Farming Ambrosia Beetles

K. J. Grubbs, F. Surup, P. H. W. Biedermann, B. R. McDonald, J. L. Klassen, C. M. Carlson, J. Clardy, C. R. Currie

The paper identifies a Streptomyces species producing cycloheximide that inhibits a fungal parasite in ambrosia beetles.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2019Microbiology