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M. Breitbart

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Microbiology· 3 Ecology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1

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I. Hewson· 2 shared S. J. Lim· 2 shared A. Altera· 1 shared A. J. Gross· 1 shared A. Liberti· 1 shared B. A. Leigh· 1 shared B. Reyes-Chavez· 1 shared B. T. Furman· 1 shared

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2022-2023 · peak 3/yr

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I. Hewson

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Limited potexvirus diversity in eastern Gulf of Mexico seagrass meadows

S. J. Lim, K. Rosario, M. E. Kernbach, A. J. Gross, B. T. Furman, M. Breitbart

The paper uses RT-PCR to detect potexvirus diversity in seagrasses, finding limited diversity with five TVX variants in Thalassia testudinum from the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2023Microbiology

Transglobal spread of an ecologically significant sea urchin parasite

I. T. Ritchie, B. Vilanova-Cuevas, A. Altera, K. Cornfield, C. Evans, J. S. Evans, M. Hopson-Fernandes, C. A. Kellogg, E. Looker, O. Taylor, I. Hewson, M. Breitbart

The paper identifies a Philaster sp. parasite responsible for mass mortality of sea urchins across the Caribbean and Mediterranean, showing its rapid global spread and potential for long-range transmission.

bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Design and validation of a PCR protocol to specifically detect the clade of Philaster sp. associated with Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis

B. Y. Vilanova-Cuevas, B. Reyes-Chavez, M. Breitbart, I. Hewson

The paper designs and validates a specific PCR protocol to detect a clade of Philaster sp. associated with Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis, improving detection accuracy over existing methods.

bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Prophage regulation of Shewanella fidelis 3313 motility and biofilm formation: implications for gut colonization dynamics in Ciona robusta

O. Natarajan, S. L. Gibboney, M. N. Young, S. J. Lim, F. Nguyen, N. Pluta, C. G. F. Atkinson, B. A. Leigh, A. Liberti, E. D. Kees, M. Breitbart, J. A. Gralnick, L. J. Dishaw

This study shows that the prophage SfPat in Shewanella fidelis 3313 affects motility, biofilm formation, and host immune responses in Ciona robusta.

bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2022Microbiology