William C Nelson

Summary

Affiliation: University of Southern California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Novel miniature transposable elements in thermophilic Synechococcus strains and their impact on an environmental population
    William C Nelson
    Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Environmental Division, University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center, Avalon, California, USA
    J Bacteriol 194:3636-42. 2012
  2. ncbi Analysis of insertion sequences in thermophilic cyanobacteria: exploring the mechanisms of establishing, maintaining, and withstanding high insertion sequence abundance
    William C Nelson
    College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Environmental Biology Division, University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center, P O Box 5069, Avalon, CA 90704 5069, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 77:5458-66. 2011
  3. ncbi Germ warfare in a microbial mat community: CRISPRs provide insights into the co-evolution of host and viral genomes
    John F Heidelberg
    Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Environmental Biology Division, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Southern California, Avalon, California, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 4:e4169. 2009
  4. ncbi Mariprofundus ferrooxydans PV-1 the first genome of a marine Fe(II) oxidizing Zetaproteobacterium
    Esther Singer
    Geomicrobiology Group, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e25386. 2011
  5. ncbi Metagenomic analysis of a complex marine planktonic thaumarchaeal community from the Gulf of Maine
    Benjamin J Tully
    Department of Biological Sciences, David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
    Environ Microbiol 14:254-67. 2012
  6. ncbi Comparative analysis of eukaryotic marine microbial assemblages from 18S rRNA gene and gene transcript clone libraries by using different methods of extraction
    Amy Koid
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 78:3958-65. 2012
  7. ncbi Genomic potential of Marinobacter aquaeolei, a biogeochemical "opportunitroph"
    Esther Singer
    Geomicrobiology Group, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 77:2763-71. 2011
  8. ncbi Genome degradation in Brucella ovis corresponds with narrowing of its host range and tissue tropism
    Renee M Tsolis
    Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
    PLoS ONE 4:e5519. 2009

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Novel miniature transposable elements in thermophilic Synechococcus strains and their impact on an environmental population
    William C Nelson
    Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Environmental Division, University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center, Avalon, California, USA
    J Bacteriol 194:3636-42. 2012
    ..Evidence for mobility of internal deletion variants of other insertion sequences in these isolates suggests that this is a general mechanism for the formation of miniature insertion sequences...
  2. ncbi Analysis of insertion sequences in thermophilic cyanobacteria: exploring the mechanisms of establishing, maintaining, and withstanding high insertion sequence abundance
    William C Nelson
    College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Environmental Biology Division, University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center, P O Box 5069, Avalon, CA 90704 5069, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 77:5458-66. 2011
    ..Most IS families show evidence of recent activity, and interruption of critical genes in some individuals was observed, demonstrating that transposition is an ongoing mutational force in the populations...
  3. ncbi Germ warfare in a microbial mat community: CRISPRs provide insights into the co-evolution of host and viral genomes
    John F Heidelberg
    Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Environmental Biology Division, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Southern California, Avalon, California, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 4:e4169. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Mariprofundus ferrooxydans PV-1 the first genome of a marine Fe(II) oxidizing Zetaproteobacterium
    Esther Singer
    Geomicrobiology Group, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e25386. 2011
    ..This study has provided novel insights into the molecular nature of Zetaproteobacteria...
  5. ncbi Metagenomic analysis of a complex marine planktonic thaumarchaeal community from the Gulf of Maine
    Benjamin J Tully
    Department of Biological Sciences, David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
    Environ Microbiol 14:254-67. 2012
    ....
  6. ncbi Comparative analysis of eukaryotic marine microbial assemblages from 18S rRNA gene and gene transcript clone libraries by using different methods of extraction
    Amy Koid
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 78:3958-65. 2012
    ....
  7. ncbi Genomic potential of Marinobacter aquaeolei, a biogeochemical "opportunitroph"
    Esther Singer
    Geomicrobiology Group, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 77:2763-71. 2011
    ..The genomic potential of M. aquaeolei and its similarity to other opportunitrophs are consistent with its cosmopolitan occurrence in diverse environments and highly variable lifestyles...
  8. ncbi Genome degradation in Brucella ovis corresponds with narrowing of its host range and tissue tropism
    Renee M Tsolis
    Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
    PLoS ONE 4:e5519. 2009
    ..The results suggest that inactivation of genes involved in nutrient acquisition and utilization, cell envelope structure and urease may have played a role in narrowing of the tissue tropism and host range of B. ovis...