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L. R. Shapiro

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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J. Rocha· 4 shared E. D. Scully· 2 shared J. N. Paulson· 2 shared O. Zhaxybayeva· 2 shared R. Kolter· 2 shared V. Klepac-Ceraj· 2 shared A. Cibrian-Jaramillo· 1 shared B. J. Arnold· 1 shared

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Herbarium specimens reveal herbivory patterns across the genus Cucurbita

L. A. Jenny, L. R. Shapiro, C. C. Davis, T. J. Davies, N. E. Pierce, E. Meineke

This study uses herbarium specimens to analyze herbivory patterns across Cucurbita species, finding variation in damage levels and a link between habitat type and herbivory intensity.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2021Ecology

Bacterial communities of herbivores and pollinators that have co-evolved Cucurbita spp.

L. R. Shapiro, M. Youngblom, E. D. Scully, J. Rocha, J. N. Paulson, V. Klepac-Ceraj, A. Cibrian-Jaramillo, M. M. Lopez-Uribe

The paper characterizes gut bacterial communities of herbivorous and pollinating insects co-evolved with Cucurbita plants, finding high variability and shared common taxa across species.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2019 · PreprintEcology

A horizontally acquired expansin gene increases virulence of the emerging plant pathogen Erwinia tracheiphila

J. Rocha, L. R. Shapiro, R. Kolter

This paper identifies a horizontally acquired expansin gene in Erwinia tracheiphila that enhances its virulence by facilitating xylem colonization and plant wilt.

bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2019Microbiology

From morphogenesis to pathogenesis: A cellulose loosening protein is one of the most widely distributed tools in nature

W. R. Chase, O. Zhaxybayeva, J. Rocha, D. J. Cosgrove, L. R. Shapiro

The paper investigates the phylogenetic distribution of expansin genes in microbes, revealing their presence in diverse bacterial and fungal lineages and suggesting horizontal gene transfer as a mechanism for their broad distribution.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

An introduced crop plant is driving diversification of the virulent bacterial pathogen Erwinia tracheiphila

L. R. Shapiro, J. N. Paulson, B. J. Arnold, E. D. Scully, O. Zhaxybayeva, N. Pierce, J. Rocha, V. Klepac-Ceraj, K. Holton, R. Kolter

The paper sequenced E. tracheiphila genomes to show introduced cucumber plants drive its diversification into distinct lineages.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2018Evolutionary Biology