[HTML][HTML] Microbiota of the seminal fluid from healthy and infertile men
…, X Zhou, X Zhong, ML Settles, J Herring, L Wang… - Fertility and sterility, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To explore potential causes of male infertility by determining the composition and
structure of commensal bacterial communities in seminal fluids. Design Microscopy of Gram-…
structure of commensal bacterial communities in seminal fluids. Design Microscopy of Gram-…
Vaginal microbiota of adolescent girls prior to the onset of menarche resemble those of reproductive-age women
RJ Hickey, X Zhou, ML Settles, J Erb, K Malone… - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Puberty is an important developmental stage wherein hormonal shifts mediate the physical
and physiological changes that lead to menarche, but until now, the bacterial composition of …
and physiological changes that lead to menarche, but until now, the bacterial composition of …
[HTML][HTML] Human milk microbial community structure is relatively stable and related to variations in macronutrient and micronutrient intakes in healthy lactating women
Background The human milk microbiome has been somewhat characterized, but little is
known about changes over time and relations with maternal factors such as nutrient intake. …
known about changes over time and relations with maternal factors such as nutrient intake. …
Evolutionary paths that expand plasmid host-range: implications for spread of antibiotic resistance
…, LM Rogers, SS Hunter, ML Settles… - Molecular biology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The World Health Organization has declared the emergence of antibiotic resistance to be a
global threat to human health. Broad-host-range plasmids have a key role in causing this …
global threat to human health. Broad-host-range plasmids have a key role in causing this …
[HTML][HTML] Obesity treatment by epigallocatechin-3-gallate–regulated bile acid signaling and its enriched Akkermansia muciniphila
Dysregulated bile acid (BA) synthesis is accompanied by dysbiosis, leading to compromised
metabolism. This study analyzes the effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on diet-…
metabolism. This study analyzes the effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on diet-…
[HTML][HTML] Prenatal exposure to BPA alters the epigenome of the rat mammary gland and increases the propensity to neoplastic development
E Dhimolea, PR Wadia, TJ Murray, ML Settles… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Exposure to environmental estrogens (xenoestrogens) may play a causal role in the increased
breast cancer incidence which has been observed in Europe and the US over the last 50 …
breast cancer incidence which has been observed in Europe and the US over the last 50 …
The auxin-producing Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9 promotes the growth and modifies the root architecture of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom)
Strains of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are commonly commercialized as bioinoculants for insect
pest control, but their benefits go beyond their insecticidal property: they can act as plant …
pest control, but their benefits go beyond their insecticidal property: they can act as plant …
Ultrahigh-throughput multiplexing and sequencing of> 500-base-pair amplicon regions on the Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform
…, MS Humphrys, CK Robinson, ML Settles, S Ott, L Fu… - …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Amplification, sequencing, and analysis of the 16S rRNA gene affords characterization of
microbial community composition. As this tool has become more popular and amplicon-…
microbial community composition. As this tool has become more popular and amplicon-…
[HTML][HTML] Fecal microbial community structure is stable over time and related to variation in macronutrient and micronutrient intakes in lactating women
Background: The fecal microbiota has been characterized in some adult populations, but little
is known about its community structure during lactation. Objectives: We characterized the …
is known about its community structure during lactation. Objectives: We characterized the …
Transcriptome analysis of high‐temperature adult‐plant resistance conditioned by Yr39 during the wheat–Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici interaction
TE Coram, ML Settles, X Chen - Molecular Plant Pathology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Stripe rust [caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici Eriks. (Pst)] is a destructive
disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. High‐temperature adult‐plant (HTAP) …
disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. High‐temperature adult‐plant (HTAP) …