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L. Willis

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1

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K. Huang· 3 shared A. Aranda-Diaz· 2 shared F. B. Yu· 2 shared K. C. Huang· 2 shared N. Neff· 2 shared A. Sanchez· 1 shared B. H. Good· 1 shared B. Knapp· 1 shared

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Metabolomic rearrangement controls the intrinsic microbial response to temperature changes

B. Knapp, L. Willis, C. Gonzalez, H. Vashistha, J. J. Touma, M. Tikhonov, J. Ram, H. Salman, J. E. Elias, K. C. Huang

The paper shows that metabolomic rearrangements, not stress responses, control bacterial temperature adaptation, with a model explaining growth dynamics under temperature shifts.

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology

Assembly of gut-derived bacterial communities follows "early-bird" resource utilization dynamics

A. Aranda-Diaz, L. Willis, T. H. Nguyen, P.-Y. Ho, J. Vila, T. Thomsen, T. Chavez, R. Yan, F. B. Yu, N. Neff, A. Sanchez, S. Estrela, K. Huang

This study shows that gut microbiota assembly follows 'early-bird' dynamics where fast-growing species dominate nutrient sources, and develops a predictive model for community composition based on nutrient inputs.

bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2023Microbiology

Quantifying the interplay between rapid bacterial evolution within the mouse intestine and transmission between hosts

K. S. Vasquez, L. Willis, N. Cira, K. M. Ng, M. F. Pedro, A. Aranda-Diaz, M. Rajendram, F. B. Yu, S. K. Higginbottom, N. Neff, G. Sherlock, K. B. Xavier, S. Quake, J. Sonnenburg, B. H. Good, K. C. Huang

The paper tracks bacterial evolution and transmission in mice using barcoded E. coli strains, showing rapid selection and migration effects on microbiota composition.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2020Microbiology

Bacterial respiration during stationary phase induces intracellular damage that leads to dormancy

S. Cesar, L. Willis, K. Huang

This study shows that bacterial respiration during stationary phase causes intracellular damage, leading to dormancy and heterogeneous regrowth in Escherichia coli.

bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Biosurfactant production maintains viability in anoxic conditions by depolarizing the membrane in Bacillus subtilis

H. A. Arjes, L. Vo, C. M. Dunn, L. Willis, C. A. DeRosa, C. L. Fraser, D. B. Kearns, K. Huang

This study shows that surfactin production in Bacillus subtilis enhances viability under anoxic conditions by depolarizing the membrane, contrasting with its harmful effects in aerobic environments.

bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2019Microbiology