Robert T Deboy

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Affiliation: J. Craig Venter Institute
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Genome-scale comparison and constraint-based metabolic reconstruction of the facultative anaerobic Fe(III)-reducer Rhodoferax ferrireducens
    Carla Risso
    Department of Microbiology, 203N Morrill Science Center IVN, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
    BMC Genomics 10:447. 2009
  2. ncbi Insights into plant cell wall degradation from the genome sequence of the soil bacterium Cellvibrio japonicus
    Robert T Deboy
    J Craig Venter Institute, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    J Bacteriol 190:5455-63. 2008
  3. ncbi Complete genome sequence of the plant commensal Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5
    Ian T Paulsen
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    Nat Biotechnol 23:873-8. 2005
  4. ncbi Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species
    Karen E Nelson
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Nucleic Acids Res 32:2386-95. 2004
  5. ncbi The psychrophilic lifestyle as revealed by the genome sequence of Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H through genomic and proteomic analyses
    Barbara A Methe
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:10913-8. 2005
  6. ncbi Complete genome sequence of the oral pathogenic Bacterium porphyromonas gingivalis strain W83
    Karen E Nelson
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    J Bacteriol 185:5591-601. 2003
  7. ncbi Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: implications for the microbial "pan-genome"
    Herve Tettelin
    Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:13950-5. 2005
  8. ncbi Insights on evolution of virulence and resistance from the complete genome analysis of an early methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain and a biofilm-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis strain
    Steven R Gill
    Microbial Genomics, The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    J Bacteriol 187:2426-38. 2005
  9. ncbi Comparison of the genome of the oral pathogen Treponema denticola with other spirochete genomes
    Rekha Seshadri
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:5646-51. 2004
  10. ncbi Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils
    Naomi L Ward
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 75:2046-56. 2009

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Publications29

  1. ncbi Genome-scale comparison and constraint-based metabolic reconstruction of the facultative anaerobic Fe(III)-reducer Rhodoferax ferrireducens
    Carla Risso
    Department of Microbiology, 203N Morrill Science Center IVN, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
    BMC Genomics 10:447. 2009
    ..ferrireducens, the complete genome sequence of this organism was further annotated and then the physiology of R. ferrireducens was investigated with a constraint-based, genome-scale in silico metabolic model and laboratory studies...
  2. ncbi Insights into plant cell wall degradation from the genome sequence of the soil bacterium Cellvibrio japonicus
    Robert T Deboy
    J Craig Venter Institute, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    J Bacteriol 190:5455-63. 2008
    ..Approximately 50% of the predicted C. japonicus plant-degradative apparatus appears to be shared with S. degradans, consistent with the utilization of plant-derived complex carbohydrates as a major substrate by both organisms...
  3. ncbi Complete genome sequence of the plant commensal Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5
    Ian T Paulsen
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    Nat Biotechnol 23:873-8. 2005
    ..In addition to six known secondary metabolites produced by P. fluorescens Pf-5, three novel secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters were also identified that may contribute to the biocontrol properties of P. fluorescens Pf-5...
  4. ncbi Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species
    Karen E Nelson
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Nucleic Acids Res 32:2386-95. 2004
    ..Whole genome comparative analyses revealed that the L.monocytogenes genomes are essentially syntenic, with the majority of genomic differences consisting of phage insertions, transposable elements and SNPs...
  5. ncbi The psychrophilic lifestyle as revealed by the genome sequence of Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H through genomic and proteomic analyses
    Barbara A Methe
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:10913-8. 2005
    ..Comparative genome analyses suggest that the psychrophilic lifestyle is most likely conferred not by a unique set of genes but by a collection of synergistic changes in overall genome content and amino acid composition...
  6. ncbi Complete genome sequence of the oral pathogenic Bacterium porphyromonas gingivalis strain W83
    Karen E Nelson
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    J Bacteriol 185:5591-601. 2003
    ..gingivalis can metabolize a range of amino acids and generate a number of metabolic end products that are toxic to the human host or human gingival tissue and contribute to the development of periodontal disease...
  7. ncbi Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: implications for the microbial "pan-genome"
    Herve Tettelin
    Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:13950-5. 2005
    ..Mathematical extrapolation of the data suggests that the gene reservoir available for inclusion in the S. agalactiae pan-genome is vast and that unique genes will continue to be identified even after sequencing hundreds of genomes...
  8. ncbi Insights on evolution of virulence and resistance from the complete genome analysis of an early methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain and a biofilm-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis strain
    Steven R Gill
    Microbial Genomics, The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    J Bacteriol 187:2426-38. 2005
    ..Overall differences in pathogenicity can be attributed to genome islands in S. aureus which encode enterotoxins, exotoxins, leukocidins, and leukotoxins not found in S. epidermidis...
  9. ncbi Comparison of the genome of the oral pathogen Treponema denticola with other spirochete genomes
    Rekha Seshadri
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:5646-51. 2004
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  10. ncbi Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils
    Naomi L Ward
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 75:2046-56. 2009
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  11. ncbi The genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames and comparison to closely related bacteria
    Timothy D Read
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Nature 423:81-6. 2003
    ..The complete sequence of B. anthracis is a step towards a better understanding of anthrax pathogenesis...
  12. ncbi Structural flexibility in the Burkholderia mallei genome
    William C Nierman
    Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:14246-51. 2004
    ..Variation in simple sequence repeats in key genes can provide a mechanism for generating antigenic variation that may account for the mammalian host's inability to mount a durable adaptive immune response to a B. mallei infection...
  13. ncbi Genomic insights into methanotrophy: the complete genome sequence of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath)
    Naomi Ward
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    PLoS Biol 2:e303. 2004
    ..We have gained evidence for greater metabolic flexibility than was previously known, and for genetic components that may have biotechnological potential...
  14. ncbi Genome sequence of the PCE-dechlorinating bacterium Dehalococcoides ethenogenes
    Rekha Seshadri
    Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Science 307:105-8. 2005
    ..Genome analysis provides insights into the organism's complex nutrient requirements and suggests that an ancestor was a nitrogen-fixing autotroph...
  15. ncbi Chromosome evolution in the Thermotogales: large-scale inversions and strain diversification of CRISPR sequences
    Robert T Deboy
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    J Bacteriol 188:2364-74. 2006
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  16. ncbi Gene transfer and genome plasticity in Thermotoga maritima, a model hyperthermophilic species
    Emmanuel F Mongodin
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    J Bacteriol 187:4935-44. 2005
    ..Although the mechanism for gene transfer in this lineage remains to be elucidated, this analysis suggests possible associations with repetitive elements and highlights the possible benefits of rampant genetic exchange to these species...
  17. ncbi Complete genome sequence of the N2-fixing broad host range endophyte Klebsiella pneumoniae 342 and virulence predictions verified in mice
    Derrick E Fouts
    J Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    PLoS Genet 4:e1000141. 2008
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  18. ncbi Metagenomic analysis of the human distal gut microbiome
    Steven R Gill
    Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Science 312:1355-9. 2006
    ..Thus, humans are superorganisms whose metabolism represents an amalgamation of microbial and human attributes...
  19. ncbi The complete genome sequence of the Arabidopsis and tomato pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000
    C Robin Buell
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100:10181-6. 2003
    ..Comparative analyses confirmed a high degree of similarity with two sequenced pseudomonads, Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, yet revealed 1,159 genes unique to DC3000, of which 811 lack a known function...
  20. ncbi Complete genome sequence of the Q-fever pathogen Coxiella burnetii
    Rekha Seshadri
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100:5455-60. 2003
    ..burnetii genome. These analyses suggest that the obligate intracellular lifestyle of C. burnetii may be a relatively recent innovation...
  21. ncbi Skewed genomic variability in strains of the toxigenic bacterial pathogen, Clostridium perfringens
    Garry S A Myers
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Genome Res 16:1031-40. 2006
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  22. ncbi Genome sequence and identification of candidate vaccine antigens from the animal pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus
    Garry S A Myers
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Nat Biotechnol 25:569-75. 2007
    ..Screening of these proteins against ovine antisera identified eight immunogenic proteins that are candidate antigens for a cross-protective vaccine...
  23. ncbi The genome sequence of the anaerobic, sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough
    John F Heidelberg
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Nat Biotechnol 22:554-9. 2004
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  24. ncbi Genome sequence of the dissimilatory metal ion-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis
    John F Heidelberg
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Nat Biotechnol 20:1118-23. 2002
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  25. ncbi Complete genome sequence and comparative genomic analysis of an emerging human pathogen, serotype V Streptococcus agalactiae
    Herve Tettelin
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:12391-6. 2002
    ..agalactiae strains from several serotypes using whole-genome microarrays, revealed the genetic heterogeneity among S. agalactiae strains, even of the same serotype, and provided insights into the evolution of virulence mechanisms...
  26. ncbi The Brucella suis genome reveals fundamental similarities between animal and plant pathogens and symbionts
    Ian T Paulsen
    The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:13148-53. 2002
    ..A limited repertoire of genes homologous to known bacterial virulence factors were identified...
  27. ncbi Secrets of soil survival revealed by the genome sequence of Arthrobacter aurescens TC1
    Emmanuel F Mongodin
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
    PLoS Genet 2:e214. 2006
    ..The data presented here suggest that Arthrobacter's environmental prevalence may be due to its ability to survive under stressful conditions induced by starvation, ionizing radiation, oxygen radicals, and toxic chemicals...
  28. ncbi Major structural differences and novel potential virulence mechanisms from the genomes of multiple campylobacter species
    Derrick E Fouts
    The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
    PLoS Biol 3:e15. 2005
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  29. ncbi Genome sequence of Silicibacter pomeroyi reveals adaptations to the marine environment
    Mary Ann Moran
    Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
    Nature 432:910-3. 2004
    ..This bacterium has a physiology distinct from that of marine oligotrophs, adding a new strategy to the recognized repertoire for coping with a nutrient-poor ocean...