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S. F. Worsley

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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M. I. Hutchings· 5 shared B. Wilkinson· 3 shared N. A. Holmes· 3 shared C. Murrell· 2 shared J. C. Murrell· 2 shared J. T. Newitt· 2 shared M. C. Macey· 2 shared D. W. Yu· 1 shared

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Characterisation of the symbionts in the Mediterranean fruitfly gut

M. Darrington, P. T. Leftwich, N. A. Holmes, L. A. Friend, N. V. E. Clarke, S. F. Worsley, J. T. Margaritopoulos, S. A. Hogenhout, M. I. Hutchings, T. Chapman

The paper characterizes the gut microbiome of the Mediterranean fruitfly, identifying Klebsiella oxytoca as a dominant symbiont with potential nutritional benefits to the host.

bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Soil, senescence and exudate utilisation: Characterisation of the Paragon var. spring bread wheat root microbiome

S. M. M. Prudence, J. T. Newitt, S. F. Worsley, M. C. Macey, J. C. Murrell, L. Lehtovirta-Morley, M. I. Hutchings

This study characterizes the root microbiome of wheat across soils and developmental stages, identifying core taxa and their exudate utilization.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2021Microbiology

Competition-based screening secures the evolutionary stability of a defensive microbiome

S. F. Worsley, T. M. Innocent, N. A. Holmes, M. M. Al-Bassam, B. Wilkinson, J. C. Murrell, J. J. Boomsma, D. W. Yu, M. I. Hutchings

The paper shows that competition-based screening by Pseudonocardia symbionts maintains a stable defensive microbiome in Acromyrmex ants by eliminating non-antibiotic-producing microbes.

bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Investigating the role of root exudates in recruiting Streptomyces bacteria to the Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome

S. F. Worsley, M. C. Macey, S. Prudence, B. Wilkinson, C. Murrell, M. I. Hutchings

The paper investigates whether root exudates, specifically salicylate, attract Streptomyces bacteria to Arabidopsis thaliana roots and finds that Streptomyces are outcompeted by proteobacteria for plant metabolites.

bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2020Microbiology

Streptomyces endophytes promote the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana

S. F. Worsley, J. T. Newitt, J. Rassbach, S. F. D. Batey, N. A. Holmes, C. Murrell, B. Wilkinson, M. I. Hutchings

This study isolates Streptomyces bacteria from Arabidopsis thaliana roots and finds some strains promote plant growth while others inhibit growth due to antifungal properties.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Efficient assembly and long-term stability of defensive microbiomes via private resources and community bistability

G. Boza, S. F. Worsley, D. Yu, I. Scheuring

The paper reviews mechanisms hosts use to promote beneficial microbiomes and shows that intermediate antibiotic diffusion best supports their assembly.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2018Microbiology