Diane McDougald

This study examines how macroalgal contact affects coral microbiomes and Symbiodiniaceae communities in two coral species, finding inter-colony variation in responses to macroalgal stress.

This study analyzes 1,740 Vibrio cholerae genomes to show that anti-phage defence systems and multidrug resistance co-disseminate via mobile genetic elements, with non-O1 strains harboring more diverse defences and O1 strains showing stronger associations between defence systems and AMR.

This study evolves three bacterial species in single- and mixed-species biofilms, showing mixed-species interactions constrain diversification while promoting specific adaptive mutations.

This paper develops a machine learning framework to predict symptomatic and asymptomatic bacteriuria in spinal cord injury patients using microbiome data, achieving high accuracy in classification.

This study develops a mixed-species urinary catheter biofilm model from spinal cord injury patients to better understand and treat catheter-associated infections.