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- Symbiont-Mediated Digestion of Plant Biomass in Fungus-Farming Insects. Annual Review of Entomology. 297-316. 2021
- Chapter 12. Domestication and the Evolution of Agriculture. 179-190. 2016
- Evolution and Ecology ofActinobacteriaand Their Bioenergy Applications. Annual Review of Microbiology. 235-254. 2016
- VIII.5. Domestication and the Evolution of Agriculture. 760-765. 2013
- Domestication and the Evolution of Agriculture. 764-769. 2013
- The Tangled Banks of Ants and Microbes. 181-190. 2012
- The Microbiome of Leaf‐Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens. 367-379. 2011
- Fungus-Growing Ant–Microbe Symbiosis: Using Microbes to Defend Benefi cial Associations within Symbiotic Communities. 167-182. 2009
- Fungus-Growing Ant-Microbe Symbiosis: Using Microbes to Defend Beneficial Associations within Symbiotic Communities. 149-164. 2009
- Complexity of insect–fungal associations. 57-77. 2006
- Insect Symbiosis, Volume 2. 57-77. 2006
- Reciprocal Illumination A Comparison of Agriculture in Humans and in Fungus-growing Ants . 149-190. 2005
- Ants, Agriculture, and Antibiotics. 685-699. 2004
conferences
- Rothia Species Inhibit Rhinovirus-induced Moraxella Catarrhalis Cell Association in Airway Epithelium. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023
- Rhinovirus increases Moraxella catarrhalis adhesion to the respiratory epithelium. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. AB229-AB229. 2022
- Staphylococcus aureus Increases Rhinovirus Replication and Synergistically Enhances Cytotoxicity During Co-infection of the Airway Epithelium. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. AB173-AB173. 2021
- Commensal Bacteria Contribute to Barrier Integrity of the Nasal Epithelium. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. AB122-AB122. 2020
- Competition among Nasal Bacteria Suggests a Role for Siderophore-Mediated Interactions in Shaping the Human Nasal Microbiota. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. e02406-e02418. 2019
- LCMS-based hierarchal clustering as a method to assess biosynthetic relationships among bacteria. Planta Medica. 878-878. 2015
- Kinetic and mechanistic studies with polysaccharide monooxygenase from SirexAA-E. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 2014
- THE PRESENCE, POPULATION STRUCTURE, AND POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA IN THE AMERICAN CRANBERRY. Acta Horticulturae. 609-613. 2012
- Discovery and characterization of cellulolytic enzymes from the wood wasp symbiont Streptomyces Sp. ActE. Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division - Core Programming Topic at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting. 716. 2011
- Northern forestry and carabids: The case for concern about old-growth species. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 173-184. 1996
journal articles
- Early-life Upper Airway Microbiota are Associated with Decreased Lower Respiratory Tract Infections.. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. S0091-6749(24)01189-8. 2024
- Upper respiratory microbial communities of healthy populations are shaped by niche and age.. Microbiome. 12:206. 2024
- The coevolution of fungus-ant agriculture.. Science. 386:105-110. 2024
- Bacillus subtilis -derived peptides disrupt quorum sensing and biofilm assembly in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. mSystems. 9:e0071224. 2024
- Mapping microhabitats of lignocellulose decomposition by a microbial consortium. Nature Chemical Biology. 20:1033-1043. 2024
- Disturbance–diversity relationships of microbial communities change based on growth substrate. mSystems. 9:e0088723. 2024
- Unraveling the functional dark matter through global metagenomics. Nature. 622:594-602. 2023
- Molecular insights into the evolution of woody plant decay in the gut of termites. Science Advances. 9:eadg1258. 2023
- Evolutionary investigations of the biosynthetic diversity in the skin microbiome using lsaBGC. Microbial Genomics. 9. 2023
- Rothia from the Human Nose Inhibit Moraxella catarrhalis Colonization with a Secreted Peptidoglycan Endopeptidase. mBio. 14:e0046423. 2023
- Plant-Pathogenic Ralstonia Phylotypes Evolved Divergent Respiratory Strategies and Behaviors To Thrive in Xylem. mBio. 14:e0318822. 2023
- Genomic diversification of the specialized parasite of the fungus-growing ant symbiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119:e2213096119. 2022
- Utilization of lignocellulosic biofuel conversion residue by diverse microorganisms. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 15:70. 2022
- The future of fungi: threats and opportunities. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 12:jkac224. 2022
- Thousands of small, novel genes predicted in global phage genomes. Cell Reports. 39:110984-110984. 2022
- Long-Term Cellulose Enrichment Selects for Highly Cellulolytic Consortia and Competition for Public Goods. mSystems. 7:e0151921. 2022
- Bacillimidazoles A−F, Imidazolium-Containing Compounds Isolated from a Marine Bacillus. Marine Drugs. 20:43-43. 2022
- Rhinovirus increases Moraxella catarrhalis adhesion to the respiratory epithelium. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12:1060748. 2022
- Symbiont-Mediated Protection of Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutter Ants from the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae. mBio. 12:e0188521. 2021
- Biogeography of Bacterial Communities and Specialized Metabolism in Human Aerodigestive Tract Microbiomes. Microbiology spectrum. 9:e0166921. 2021
- Coordination of fungal biofilm development by extracellular vesicle cargo. Nature Communications. 12:6235. 2021
- Erratum for Francoeur et al., “Bacteria Contribute to Plant Secondary Compound Degradation in a Generalist Herbivore System”. mBio. 12:e0182721. 2021
- A high‐quality carabid genome assembly provides insights into beetle genome evolution and cold adaptation. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21:2145-2165. 2021
- Burkholderia from Fungus Gardens of Fungus-Growing Ants Produces Antifungals That Inhibit the Specialized Parasite Escovopsis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87:e0017821. 2021
- Mannose- and Mannobiose-Specific Responses of the Insect-Associated Cellulolytic Bacterium Streptomyces sp. Strain SirexAA-E. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87:e0271920. 2021
- From Plants to Ants: Fungal Modification of Leaf Lipids for Nutrition and Communication in the Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungal Garden Ecosystem. mSystems. 6:e01307-e01320. 2021
- A community resource for paired genomic and metabolomic data mining. Nature Chemical Biology. 17:363-368. 2021
- A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes. Nature Biotechnology. 39:499-509. 2021
- Author Correction: A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes. Nature Biotechnology. 39:521-521. 2021
- Publisher Correction: A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes. Nature Biotechnology. 39:520-520. 2021
- Chemical Exchanges between Multilateral Symbionts. Organic Letters. 23:1648-1652. 2021
- Specialized Metabolites Reveal Evolutionary History and Geographic Dispersion of a Multilateral Symbiosis. ACS Central Science. 7:292-299. 2021
- Antileishmanial macrolides from ant-associated Streptomyces sp. ISID311. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. 32:116016-116016. 2021
- Bacillibactins E and F from a Marine Sponge-Associated Bacillus sp.. Journal of natural products. 84:136-141. 2021
- Experimental Warming Reduces Survival, Cold Tolerance, and Gut Prokaryotic Diversity of the Eastern Subterranean Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar). Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:632715. 2021
- Insights Into the Ecological Role of Pseudomonas spp. in an Ant-plant Symbiosis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:621274. 2021
- Pollen Streptomyces Produce Antibiotic That Inhibits the Honey Bee Pathogen Paenibacillus larvae. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:632637. 2021
- Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants. Nature Communications. 11:5792. 2020
- A marine microbiome antifungal targets urgent-threat drug-resistant fungi. Science. 370:974-978. 2020
- Bacteria Contribute to Plant Secondary Compound Degradation in a Generalist Herbivore System. mBio. 11:e02146-e02120. 2020
- Fungus-growing insects host a distinctive microbiota apparently adapted to the fungiculture environment. Scientific Reports. 10:12384. 2020
- Microbial Diversity Associated with the Pollen Stores of Captive-Bred Bumble Bee Colonies. Insects. 11:250-250. 2020
- MS-Derived Isotopic Fine Structure Reveals Forazoline A as a Thioketone-Containing Marine-Derived Natural Product. Organic Letters. 22:1275-1279. 2020
- Cycloheximide-Producing Streptomyces Associated With Xyleborinus saxesenii and Xyleborus affinis Fungus-Farming Ambrosia Beetles. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11:562140. 2020
- Metagenomics Reveals Diet-Specific Specialization of Bacterial Communities in Fungus Gardens of Grass- and Dicot-Cutter Ants. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11:570770. 2020
- Local Adaptation of Bacterial Symbionts within a Geographic Mosaic of Antibiotic Coevolution. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 85:e01580-e01519. 2019
- Pyonitrins A–D: Chimeric Natural Products Produced by Pseudomonas protegens. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141:17098-17101. 2019
- High Throughput Co-culture Assays for the Investigation of Microbial Interactions. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2019. 2019
- Experimental Microbiomes: Models Not to Scale. mSystems. 4:e00175-e00119. 2019
- Madurastatin D1 and D2, Oxazoline Containing Siderophores Isolated from an Actinomadura sp.. Organic Letters. 21:6275-6279. 2019
- Convergent evolution of signal-structure interfaces for maintaining symbioses. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 50:71-78. 2019
- Laryngotracheal Microbiota in Adult Laryngotracheal Stenosis. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 4:e00211-e00219. 2019
- Pollen-borne microbes shape bee fitness. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 286:20182894-20182894. 2019
- Emerging evolutionary paradigms in antibiotic discovery. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 46:257-271. 2019
- The antimicrobial potential of Streptomyces from insect microbiomes. Nature Communications. 10:516. 2019
- Functional metagenomics reveals abundant polysaccharide-degrading gene clusters and cellobiose utilization pathways within gut microbiota of a wood-feeding higher termite. The ISME Journal. 13:104-117. 2019
- Microbial community modulates growth of symbiotic fungus required for stingless bee metamorphosis. PLoS ONE. 14:e0219696-e0219696. 2019
- Taxonomic and Metabolic Incongruence in the Ancient Genus Streptomyces. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10:2170. 2019
- Gut Microbial and Metabolic Responses to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and Candida albicans. mBio. 9:e02032-e02018. 2018
- Convergent evolution of complex structures for ant–bacterial defensive symbiosis in fungus-farming ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115:10720-10725. 2018
- Defense contracts: molecular protection in insect-microbe symbioses. Chemical Society Reviews. 47:1638-1651. 2018
- Draft Genome Sequence of Micromonospora sp. Strain WMMA1996, a Marine Sponge-Associated Bacterium. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 6:e00077-e00018. 2018
- Pyrazines from bacteria and ants: convergent chemistry within an ecological niche. Scientific Reports. 8:2595. 2018
- Complete Genome Sequence of Dietzia sp. Strain WMMA184, a Marine Coral-Associated Bacterium. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 6:e01582-e01517. 2018
- Stingless Bee Larvae Require Fungal Steroid to Pupate. Scientific Reports. 8:1122. 2018
- Substrate Shift Reveals Roles for Members of Bacterial Consortia in Degradation of Plant Cell Wall Polymers. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9:364. 2018
- Coculture of Marine Invertebrate-Associated Bacteria and Interdisciplinary Technologies Enable Biosynthesis and Discovery of a New Antibiotic, Keyicin. ACS Chemical Biology. 12:3093-3102. 2017
- Ultrastructural and microbial analyses of cellulose degradation in leaf-cutter ant colonies. Microbiology (United Kingdom). 163:1578-1589. 2017
- SANDPUMA: ensemble predictions of nonribosomal peptide chemistry reveal biosynthetic diversity across Actinobacteria. Bioinformatics. 33:3202-3210. 2017
- Empirical, Metagenomic, and Computational Techniques Illuminate the Mechanisms by which Fungicides Compromise Bee Health. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2017. 2017
- Tryptorubin A: A Polycyclic Peptide from a Fungus-Derived Streptomycete. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139:12899-12902. 2017
- Imaging with Mass Spectrometry of Bacteria on the Exoskeleton of Fungus-Growing Ants. ACS Chemical Biology. 12:1980-1985. 2017
- Lateral Gene Transfer Dynamics in the Ancient Bacterial GenusStreptomyces. mBio. 8:e00644-e00617. 2017
- Lignocellulose pretreatment in a fungus-cultivating termite. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114:4709-4714. 2017
- Linear Peptides Are the Major Products of a Biosynthetic Pathway That Encodes for Cyclic Depsipeptides. Organic Letters. 19:1772-1775. 2017
- Macrotermycins A–D, Glycosylated Macrolactams from a Termite-Associated Amycolatopsis sp. M39. Organic Letters. 19:1000-1003. 2017
- Microbial Symbionts of Insects are the Focus of the First International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (ICBG) in Brazil. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 28:393-401. 2017
- Draft Genome Sequence of Micromonospora sp. Strain WMMB235, a Marine Ascidian-Associated Bacterium. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 5:e01369-e01316. 2017
- Evidence for Widespread Associations between Neotropical Hymenopteran Insects and Actinobacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8:2016. 2017
- Major changes in microbial diversity and community composition across gut sections of a juvenile Panchlora cockroach. PLoS ONE. 12:e0177189-e0177189. 2017
- Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus sp. Strain WMMA185, a Marine Sponge-Associated Bacterium. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 4:e01406-e01416. 2016
- Antimicrobial Activity of Actinobacteria Isolated From the Guts of Subterranean Termites. Environmental Entomology. 45:1415-1423. 2016
- Selvamicin, an atypical antifungal polyene from two alternative genomic contexts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 113:12940-12945. 2016
- The fungal cultivar of leaf‐cutter ants produces specific enzymes in response to different plant substrates. Molecular Ecology. 25:5795-5805. 2016
- Evolution of High Cellulolytic Activity in Symbiotic Streptomyces through Selection of Expanded Gene Content and Coordinated Gene Expression. PLoS Biology. 14:e1002475-e1002475. 2016
- Whole-Genome Sequence of Bacillus sp. SDLI1, Isolated from the Social Bee Scaptotrigona depilis. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 4:e00174-e00116. 2016
- Small genome of the fungus Escovopsis weberi , a specialized disease agent of ant agriculture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 113:3567-3572. 2016
- Cellulose-Enriched Microbial Communities from Leaf-Cutter Ant (Atta colombica) Refuse Dumps Vary in Taxonomic Composition and Degradation Ability. PLoS ONE. 11:e0151840-e0151840. 2016
- Microbes are trophic analogs of animals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112:15119-15124. 2015
- Correction for Sit et al., Variable genetic architectures produce virtually identical molecules in bacterial symbionts of fungus-growing ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112:E6717. 2015
- A Rebeccamycin Analog Provides Plasmid-Encoded Niche Defense. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137:14272-14274. 2015
- Variable genetic architectures produce virtually identical molecules in bacterial symbionts of fungus-growing ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112:13150-13154. 2015
- Bacteria influence mountain pine beetle brood development through interactions with symbiotic and antagonistic fungi: implications for climate-driven host range expansion. Oecologia. 179:467-485. 2015
- Xenorhabdus bovienii Strain Diversity Impacts Coevolution and Symbiotic Maintenance with Steinernema spp. Nematode Hosts. mBio. 6:e00076. 2015
- Phylogenomic Analysis and Predicted Physiological Role of the Proton-Translocating NADH:Quinone Oxidoreductase (Complex I) Across Bacteria. mBio. 6:e00389-e00315. 2015
- ChemInform Abstract: Natalamycin A, an Ansamycin from a Termite‐Associated Streptomyces sp.. ChemInform. 46:no-no. 2015
- Characterization of Actinobacteria Associated with Three Ant–Plant Mutualisms. Microbial Ecology. 69:192-203. 2015
- Correction: Enrichment and Broad Representation of Plant Biomass-Degrading Enzymes in the Specialized Hyphal Swellings of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the Fungal Symbiont of Leaf-Cutter Ants. PLoS ONE. 10:e0139151-e0139151. 2015
- Correction: Unique Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Hive Component-Based Communities as Detected by a Hybrid of Phospholipid Fatty-Acid and Fatty-Acid Methyl Ester Analyses. PLoS ONE. 10:e0133100-e0133100. 2015
- Enrichment and Broad Representation of Plant Biomass-Degrading Enzymes in the Specialized Hyphal Swellings of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the Fungal Symbiont of Leaf-Cutter Ants. PLoS ONE. 10:e0134752-e0134752. 2015
- Unique Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Hive Component-Based Communities as Detected by a Hybrid of Phospholipid Fatty-Acid and Fatty-Acid Methyl Ester Analyses. PLoS ONE. 10:e0121697-e0121697. 2015
- Convergent Bacterial Microbiotas in the Fungal Agricultural Systems of Insects. mBio. 5:e02077. 2014
- Evolution of substrate specificity in bacterial AA10 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 7:109. 2014
- Natalamycin A, an ansamycin from a termite-associated Streptomyces sp.. Chemical Science. 5:4333-4338. 2014
- Cellulolytic Streptomyces Strains Associated with Herbivorous Insects Share a Phylogenetically Linked Capacity To Degrade Lignocellulose. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80:4692-4701. 2014
- Populations of uncultivated American cranberry in sphagnum bog communities harbor novel assemblages of Actinobacteria with antifungal properties. Botany. 92:589-595. 2014
- The fungus gardens of leaf‐cutter ants undergo a distinct physiological transition during biomass degradation. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 6:389-395. 2014
- Bacterial symbionts in agricultural systems provide a strategic source for antibiotic discovery. Journal of Antibiotics. 67:53-58. 2014
- Biochemical Properties and Atomic Resolution Structure of a Proteolytically Processed β-Mannanase from Cellulolytic Streptomyces sp. SirexAA-E. PLoS ONE. 9:e94166-e94166. 2014
- Interaction between Workers during a Short Time Window Is Required for Bacterial Symbiont Transmission in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants. PLoS ONE. 9:e103269-e103269. 2014
- Minimization of chloroplast contamination in 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing of insect herbivore bacterial communities. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 95:149-155. 2013
- Social insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality. Genome Research. 23:1235-1247. 2013
- Prokaryotic Super Program Advisory Committee DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, March 27, 2013. Standards in Genomic Sciences. 8:561-570. 2013
- Comparison of 26 Sphingomonad Genomes Reveals Diverse Environmental Adaptations and Biodegradative Capabilities. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79:3724-3733. 2013
- Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Produces Diverse Enzymes for the Degradation of Recalcitrant Plant Polymers in Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79:3770-3778. 2013
- Mountain Pine Beetles Colonizing Historical and Naïve Host Trees Are Associated with a Bacterial Community Highly Enriched in Genes Contributing to Terpene Metabolism. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79:3468-3475. 2013
- Complete Genome of Serratia sp. Strain FGI 94, a Strain Associated with Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 1:e0023912. 2013
- Association between Pseudonocardia symbionts and Atta leaf-cutting ants suggested by improved isolation methods.. International Microbiology. 16:17-25. 2013
- Complete Genome of Enterobacteriaceae Bacterium Strain FGI 57, a Strain Associated with Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 1:e00238-e00212. 2013
- Aerobic deconstruction of cellulosic biomass by an insect-associated Streptomyces. Scientific Reports. 3:1030. 2013
- ORFcor: Identifying and Accommodating ORF Prediction Inconsistencies for Phylogenetic Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8:e58387-e58387. 2013
- The Population Structure of Antibiotic-Producing Bacterial Symbionts ofApterostigma dentigerumAnts: Impacts of Coevolution and Multipartite Symbiosis. The American Naturalist. 180:604-617. 2012
- Antibiotic and Antimalarial Quinones from Fungus-Growing Ant-Associated Pseudonocardia sp.. Journal of natural products. 75:1806-1809. 2012
- ChemInform Abstract: Microtermolides A (I) and B (II) from Termite‐Associated Streptomyces sp. and Structural Revision of Vinylamycin.. ChemInform. 43:no-no. 2012
- Ecological interactions drive evolutionary loss of traits. Ecology Letters. 15:1071-1082. 2012
- Metagenomic and metaproteomic insights into bacterial communities in leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens. The ISME Journal. 6:1688-1701. 2012
- Microtermolides A and B from Termite-Associated Streptomyces sp. and Structural Revision of Vinylamycin. Organic Letters. 14:2822-2825. 2012
- Exploring the Potential for Actinobacteria as Defensive Symbionts in Fungus-Growing Termites. Microbial Ecology. 63:975-985. 2012
- The Evolutionary Innovation of Nutritional Symbioses in Leaf-Cutter Ants. Insects. 3:41-61. 2012
- Gene fragmentation in bacterial draft genomes: extent, consequences and mitigation. BMC Genomics. 13:14-14. 2012
- Draft Genome Sequence of Streptomyces sp. Strain Wigar10, Isolated from a Surface-Sterilized Garlic Bulb. Journal of Bacteriology. 193:6999-7000. 2011
- Preliminary In Vitro Insights into the Use of Natural Fungal Pathogens of Leaf-cutting Ants as Biocontrol Agents. Current Microbiology. 63:250-258. 2011
- The Role of Symbiont Genetic Distance and Potential Adaptability in Host Preference TowardsPseudonocardiaSymbionts inAcromyrmexLeaf-Cutting Ants. Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Water Pollution. 11:1-12. 2011
- Cellulose-degrading bacteria associated with the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio. The ISME Journal. 5:1323-1331. 2011
- Specificity in the symbiotic association between fungus-growing ants and protective Pseudonocardia bacteria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 278:1814-1822. 2011
- Genome Sequence of Streptomyces griseus Strain XylebKG-1, an Ambrosia Beetle-Associated Actinomycete. Journal of Bacteriology. 193:2890-2891. 2011
- ChemInform Abstract: Sceliphrolactam, a Polyene Macrocyclic Lactam from a Wasp‐Associated Streptomyces sp.. ChemInform. 42:no-no. 2011
- Complete Genome Sequence of the Cellulose-Degrading Bacterium Cellulosilyticum lentocellum. Journal of Bacteriology. 193:2357-2358. 2011
- Presence and Diversity of Streptomyces in Dendroctonus and Sympatric Bark Beetle Galleries Across North America. Microbial Ecology. 61:759-768. 2011
- The Complete Genome Sequence of Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 Reveals a Cellulolytic and Metabolic Specialist. PLoS ONE. 6:e18814-e18814. 2011
- Draft genome of the globally widespread and invasive Argentine ant ( Linepithema humile ). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108:5673-5678. 2011
- Draft genome of the red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108:5667-5672. 2011
- Chemical Analyses of Wasp-Associated Streptomyces Bacteria Reveal a Prolific Potential for Natural Products Discovery. PLoS ONE. 6:e16763-e16763. 2011
- Sceliphrolactam, a Polyene Macrocyclic Lactam from a Wasp-Associated Streptomyces sp.. Organic Letters. 13:752-755. 2011
- The Genome Sequence of the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta cephalotes Reveals Insights into Its Obligate Symbiotic Lifestyle. PLoS Genetics. 7:e1002007-e1002007. 2011
- Caste specialization in behavioral defenses against fungus garden parasites in Acromyrmex octospinosus leaf-cutting ants. Insectes Sociaux. 58:65-75. 2011
- Recruitment of minor workers for defense against a specialized parasite ofAttaleaf-cutting ant fungus gardens. Ethology Ecology and Evolution. 23:61-75. 2011
- The Tangled Banks of Ants and Microbes. Microbe. 6:440-444. 2011
- An Insect Herbivore Microbiome with High Plant Biomass-Degrading Capacity. PLoS Genetics. 6:e1001129-e1001129. 2010
- Variation inPseudonocardiaantibiotic defence helps govern parasite‐induced morbidity inAcromyrmexleaf‐cutting ants. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2:534-540. 2010
- Symbiosis research, technology, and education: Proceedings of the 6th International Symbiosis Society Congress held in Madison Wisconsin, USA, August 2009. Symbiosis. 51:1-12. 2010
- Common biosynthetic origins for polycyclic tetramate macrolactams from phylogenetically diverse bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107:11692-11697. 2010
- Geographic Variation in Bacterial Communities Associated With the Red Turpentine Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Environmental Entomology. 39:406-414. 2010
- SREB, a GATA Transcription Factor That Directs Disparate Fates in Blastomyces dermatitidis Including Morphogenesis and Siderophore Biosynthesis. PLoS Pathogens. 6:e1000846-e1000846. 2010
- Microbial Community Structure of Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens and Refuse Dumps. PLoS ONE. 5:e9922-e9922. 2010
- Presence of Multiparasite Infections Within Individual Colonies of Leaf-Cutter Ants. Environmental Entomology. 39:105-113. 2010
- Symbiont Interactions in a Tripartite Mutualism: Exploring the Presence and Impact of Antagonism between Two Fungus-Growing Ant Mutualists. PLoS ONE. 5:e8748-e8748. 2010
- Bionectriol A, a polyketide glycoside from the fungus Bionectria sp. associated with the fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma dentigerum. Tetrahedron Letters. 50:6834-6837. 2009
- Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in the Fungus Gardens of Leaf-Cutter Ants. Science. 326:1120-1123. 2009
- EPHEMERAL WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION OF FUNGAL SYMBIONTS IN LEAF-CUTTING ANTS. Evolution. 63:2235-2247. 2009
- ChemInform Abstract: Mycangimycin, a Polyene Peroxide from a Mutualist Streptomyces sp.. ChemInform. 40:no-no. 2009
- Dentigerumycin: a bacterial mediator of an ant-fungus symbiosis. Nature Chemical Biology. 5:391-393. 2009
- Effects of symbiotic bacteria and tree chemistry on the growth and reproduction of bark beetle fungal symbionts. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 39:1133-1147. 2009
- On ants, plants and fungi. New Phytologist. 182:785-788. 2009
- The natural history of antibiotics. Current Biology. 19:R437-R441. 2009
- Mycangimycin, a Polyene Peroxide from a Mutualist Streptomyces sp.. Organic Letters. 11:633-636. 2009
- Insect Symbioses: A Case Study of Past, Present, and Future Fungus-growing Ant Research. Environmental Entomology. 38:78-92. 2009
- Parasites may help stabilize cooperative relationships. BMC Ecology and Evolution. 9:124-124. 2009
- Ancient fungal farmers of the insect world. Microbiology Today. 35:172-175. 2008
- Bacterial Protection of Beetle-Fungus Mutualism. Science. 322:63-63. 2008
- BLACK YEAST SYMBIONTS COMPROMISE THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTIBIOTIC DEFENSES IN FUNGUS‐GROWING ANTS. Ecology. 89:1216-1222. 2008
- Garden substrate preparation behaviours in fungus-growing ants. Canadian Entomologist. 139:841-849. 2007
- Symbiotic complexity: discovery of a fifth symbiont in the attine ant–microbe symbiosis. Biology Letters. 3:501-504. 2007
- Antagonistic Bacterial Interactions Help Shape Host-Symbiont Dynamics within the Fungus-Growing Ant-Microbe Mutualism. PLoS ONE. 2:e960-e960. 2007
- Low host–pathogen specificity in the leaf-cutting ant–microbe symbiosis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 274:1971-1978. 2007
- Symbiont recognition of mutualistic bacteria by Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants. The ISME Journal. 1:313-320. 2007
- Ancient Host–Pathogen Associations Maintained by Specificity of Chemotaxis and Antibiosis. PLoS Biology. 4:e235-e235. 2006
- Defending against parasites: fungus-growing ants combine specialized behaviours and microbial symbionts to protect their fungus gardens. Biology Letters. 2:12-16. 2006
- Coevolved Crypts and Exocrine Glands Support Mutualistic Bacteria in Fungus-Growing Ants. Science. 311:81-83. 2006
- Complex host-pathogen coevolution in the Apterostigma fungus-growing ant-microbe symbiosis.. BMC Ecology and Evolution. 6:88-88. 2006
- Specificity of the mutualistic association between actinomycete bacteria and two sympatric species of Acromyrmex leaf‐cutting ants. Molecular Ecology. 14:3597-3604. 2005
- Phylogenetic analysis of mutualistic filamentous bacteria associated with fungus-growing ants. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 51:441-446. 2005
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