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R. D. Kirk

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Microbiology· 2 Ecology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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M. J. Bertin· 3 shared A. M. Kim· 1 shared A. Mangoni· 1 shared A. R. Sterling· 1 shared B. D. Jenkins· 1 shared C. W. Via· 1 shared C. Wu· 1 shared D. C. Rowley· 1 shared

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M. J. Bertin

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Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Cyanobacterial Bloom Chemistry Reveals an Open-Ocean Trichodesmium thiebautii as a Talented Producer of Specialized Metabolites

C. W. Via, L. Grauso, K. M. McManus, R. D. Kirk, A. M. Kim, E. A. Webb, N. A. Held, M. Saito, S. Scarpato, P. V. Zimba, P. D. Moeller, A. Mangoni, M. J. Bertin

The paper identifies a consistent specialized metabolome in Trichodesmium thiebautii blooms and isolates a new macrocyclic compound, suggesting potential ecological roles for these metabolites.

bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Screening the PRISM library against Staphylococcus aureus reveals a sesquiterpene lactone from Liriodendron tulipifera with inhibitory activity

R. D. Kirk, M. E. Rosario, N. Oblie, T. M. M. Jouaneh, M. A. Carro, C. Wu, E. Leibovitz, E. S. Hunter, R. Literman, S. M. Handy, D. C. Rowley, M. J. Bertin

The paper screens a botanical extract library against Staphylococcus aureus and identifies a sesquiterpene lactone from Liriodendron tulipifera with inhibitory activity against methicillin-susceptible strains.

bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2022Microbiology

Emerging harmful algal blooms caused by distinct seasonal assemblages of the toxic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia in Narragansett Bay, RI, USA

A. R. Sterling, R. D. Kirk, M. J. Bertin, T. A. Rynearson, D. G. Borkman, M. C. Caponi, J. Carney, K. A. Hubbard, M. A. King, L. Maranda, E. J. McDermith, N. R. Santos, J. P. Strock, E. M. Tully, S. B. Vaverka, , B. D. Jenkins

The paper investigates harmful algal blooms in Narragansett Bay, finding that toxin-producing Pseudo-nitzschia species vary seasonally and are influenced by environmental factors.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2021Ecology