The bacteriophage population is vast, dynamic, old, and genetically diverse. The genomics
of phages that infect bacterial hosts in the phylum Actinobacteria show them to not only be …

The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) is the insect vector of the bacterium
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the pathogen associated with citrus Huanglongbing (…

Comparisons among evolutionarily related enzymes offer opportunities to reveal how
structural differences produce different catalytic activities. Two structurally related enzymes, …

Naively one might have expected an early division between phosphate monoesterases and
diesterases of the alkaline phosphatase (AP) superfamily. On the contrary, prior results and …

High quality gene models are necessary to expand the molecular and genetic tools available
for a target organism, but these are available for only a handful of model organisms that …

Catalytic promiscuity, an evolutionary concept, also provides a powerful tool for gaining
mechanistic insights into enzymatic reactions. Members of the alkaline phosphatase (AP) …

… Surya Saha, Prashant S Hosmani, Krystal Villalobos-Ayala, Sherry Miller, Teresa Shippy,
Mirella Flores, Andrew Rosendale, Chris Cordola, Tracey Bell, Hannah Mann, Gabe DeAvila …

Xanthomonas phage RiverRider is a novel N4-like bacteriophage and the first phage
isolated from the plant pathogen Xanthomonas fragariae. Electron microscopy revealed a …

Catalytic promiscuity, the property of enzymes possessing low levels of activity toward non-cognate
reactions, can be exploited as a functional tool to investigate conserved and non-…

The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) is the insect vector of the bacterium
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the pathogen associated with citrus Huanglongbing (…