Metagenomic signatures of 86 microbial and viral metagenomesDana Willner
Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Environ Microbiol 11:1752-66. 2009
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- Metagenomic analysis of respiratory tract DNA viral communities in cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis individuals
Dana Willner
Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
PLoS ONE 4:e7370. 2009
..These results have important clinical implications for CF, indicating that therapeutic measures may be more effective if used to change the respiratory environment, as opposed to shifting the taxonomic composition of resident microbiota...
- Metagenomic detection of phage-encoded platelet-binding factors in the human oral cavity
Dana Willner
Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108:4547-53. 2011
..Our results indicate that the oral cavity is a reservoir for pblA and pblB genes and for phage SM1 itself. Further studies will determine the association between pblA and pblB genes in the oral cavity and the risk of endocarditis...
- Deciphering the role of phage in the cystic fibrosis airway
Dana Willner
San Diego State University, Department of Biology, San Diego, CA, USA
Virulence 1:309-13. 2010
..Here, this finding is discussed further and its implications for the role of phage and the nature of phage-microbe interactions in the CF airway are explored...
- Spatial distribution of microbial communities in the cystic fibrosis lung
Dana Willner
Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
ISME J 6:471-4. 2012
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- Viral and microbial community dynamics in four aquatic environments
Beltran Rodriguez-Brito
Computational Science Research Center, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182 1245, USA
ISME J 4:739-51. 2010
..Microbial taxa, viral taxa, and metabolic function persist over time in stable ecosystems and both communities fluctuate in a Kill-the-Winner manner at the level of viral genotypes and microbial strains...
- Top-down control of microbial activity and biomass in an Arctic soil ecosystem
Bethany Allen
Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Environ Microbiol 12:642-8. 2010
..Additionally, we present the first use of tea extracts as a potent anti-phage agent in soils. Our results suggest that top-down controls, such as phage predation, are critical to regulation of microbial activities in Arctic soils...
- Black reefs: iron-induced phase shifts on coral reefs
Linda Wegley Kelly
Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
ISME J 6:638-49. 2012
..Together these results demonstrate that shipwrecks and their associated iron pose significant threats to coral reefs in iron-limited regions...
- The GAAS metagenomic tool and its estimations of viral and microbial average genome size in four major biomes
Florent E Angly
Biology Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
PLoS Comput Biol 5:e1000593. 2009
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