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W. B. Ludington

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Organism:Drosophila· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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Why resource dynamics matter in the optimization of microbial communities

A. Letten, W. B. Ludington

This study shows that resource pulsing frequency affects microbial community composition, especially with metabolic trade-offs, suggesting resource dynamics should be considered in community optimization.

bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2022 · PreprintEcology

A gut commensal niche regulates stable association of a multispecies microbiota

R. Dodge, E. W. Jones, H. Zhu, B. Obadia, D. J. Martinez, C. Wang, A. Aranda-Diaz, K. Aumiller, Z. Liu, M. Voltolini, E. L. Brodie, K. C. Huang, J. M. Carlson, D. A. Sivak, A. C. Spradling, W. B. Ludington

The study identifies a strain-specific bacterial niche in the Drosophila foregut that stabilizes microbiota composition through spatial and competitive interactions.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2021Microbiology

Stochastic microbiome assembly depends on context

E. W. Jones, J. M. Carlson, D. A. Sivak, W. B. Ludington

This paper shows microbiome assembly in Drosophila is stochastic and context-dependent, even under controlled conditions, and develops a method to infer bacterial interactions from colonization data.

bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2021Microbiology

A chemically-defined growth medium to support Lactobacillus-Acetobacter community analysis

K. Aumiller, E. Stevens, R. Scheffler, Z. T. Guvener, E. Tung, A. B. Grimaldo, H. K. Carlson, A. M. Deutschbauer, M. E. Taga, M. L. Marco, W. B. Ludington

The paper develops a chemically-defined medium that supports the growth of both Lactobacillus and Acetobacter bacteria, enabling the study of their metabolic interactions.

bioRxiv · May 12, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Bacterial interspecies interactions modulate pH-mediated antibiotic tolerance in a model gut microbiota

A. Aranda-Diaz, B. Obadia, T. Thomsen, Z. F. Hallberg, Z. T. Guvener, K. C. Huang, W. B. Ludington

This study shows that interspecies interactions in a fruit fly gut microbiota modulate pH and antibiotic tolerance, with Lactobacillus plantarum showing rifampin tolerance influenced by Acetobacter species.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2019Microbiology