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N. M. Vega

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Organism:C. elegans· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:proteomics· 1

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J. Gore· 2 shared A. Ortiz Lopez· 1 shared A. S. Khalil· 1 shared B. Cervantes· 1 shared C. Mancuso· 1 shared J. Chen· 1 shared J. J. Collins· 1 shared M. N. Taylor· 1 shared

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Ecological drift during colonization drives within- and between-host heterogeneity in animal symbiont populations

J. Chen, Z. Kwong, N. M. Gerardo, N. M. Vega

The paper shows ecological drift drives microbiome heterogeneity in squash bugs, both between and within hosts, without requiring host-mediated selection.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Host immunity alters successional ecology and stability of the microbiome in a C. elegans model

M. Taylor, N. M. Vega

This study shows that genetic differences in innate immunity in C. elegans alter microbiome composition, diversity, and stability by changing ecological processes.

bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2020Microbiology

Colonization with heterologous bacteria reprograms a Caenorhabditis elegans nutritional phenotype

Q. Sun, N. M. Vega, B. Cervantes, C. Mancuso, N. Mao, M. N. Taylor, J. J. Collins, A. S. Khalil, J. Gore, T. K. Lu

This study shows that introducing cellulolytic bacteria into C. elegans allows the host to utilize cellulose as a carbon source, improving nutrition and larval yield.

bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Interspecies bacterial competition determines community assembly in the C. elegans intestine

A. Ortiz Lopez, N. M. Vega, J. Gore

The paper studies bacterial community assembly in C. elegans by testing pairwise and trio interactions, finding that interspecies competition and environmental factors shape microbial composition.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology