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V. Somerville

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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P. Engel· 4 shared U. von Ah· 3 shared F. Mazel· 2 shared H. Berthoud· 2 shared R. S. Schmidt· 2 shared A. Desiro· 1 shared A. Prasad· 1 shared A. Roetschi· 1 shared

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Genomic and phenotypic imprints of microbial domestication on cheese starter cultures

V. Somerville, N. Thierer, R. S. Schmidt, A. Roetschi, L. Braillard, M. Haueter, H. Berthoud, N. Shani, U. von Ah, F. Mazel, P. Engel

This study examines cheese starter cultures to determine if they show signs of microbial domestication, finding low genetic diversity, taxonomic stability, and evidence of genome decay.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2024Microbiology

Dairy practices select for thermostable endolysins in phages

F. Oechslin, X. Zhu, C. Morency, V. Somerville, R. Shi, S. Moineau

The paper shows that dairy practices have selected for thermostable endolysins in phages infecting Streptococcus thermophilus, reducing endolysin diversity.

bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Deep divergence and genomic diversification of gut symbionts of neotropical stingless bees

G. Sarton-Loheac, C. G. Nunes da Silva, F. Mazel, G. Baud, V. de Bakker, S. Das, Y. El Chazli, K. M. Ellegaard, M. Garcia-Garcera, N. M. Glover, J. M. Liberti, L. Nacif Marcal, A. Prasad, V. Somerville, SAGE class 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, , P. Engel

The paper analyzes the gut microbiota of neotropical stingless bees, finding genomic divergence and evidence of host switches in their microbial evolution.

bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Extensive diversity and rapid turnover of phage defense repertoires in cheese-associated bacterial communities

V. Somerville, T. Schowing, H. Chabas, R. S. Schmidt, U. von Ah, R. Bruggmann, P. Engel

The paper analyzes defense mechanisms in cheese-associated bacterial communities, finding rapid turnover of phage defense repertoires and functional CRISPR spacers, but incomplete immunity.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2022Microbiology

Functional strain redundancy and persistent phage infection in Swiss hard cheese starter cultures

V. Somerville, H. Berthoud, R. S. Schmid, H.-P. Bachmann, H. Y. Meng, P. Fuchsmann, U. von Ah, P. Engel

The paper analyzes a Swiss cheese starter culture over 82 years, finding functional strain redundancy and persistent phage infection despite CRISPR resistance.

bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2021Microbiology

SPECIES-SPECIFIC ROOT MICROBIOTA DYNAMICS IN RESPONSE TO PLANT-AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS

N. Bodenhausen, V. Somerville, A. Desiro, J.-C. Walser, L. Borghi, M. van der Heijden, K. Schlaeppi

The paper examines how root microbiota in Arabidopsis and Petunia respond to phosphorus availability, finding species-specific microbial responses to low-P conditions.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2018Plant Biology