Cultivation of a human-associated TM7 phylotype reveals a reduced genome and epibiotic parasitic lifestyle

…, E Esquenazi, RC Hunter… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The candidate phylum TM7 is globally distributed and often associated with human
inflammatory mucosal diseases. Despite its prevalence, the TM7 phylum remains recalcitrant to …

Bacterial community morphogenesis is intimately linked to the intracellular redox state

…, A Price-Whelan, H Sakhtah, RC Hunter… - Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Many microbial species form multicellular structures comprising elaborate wrinkles and
concentric rings, yet the rules governing their architecture are poorly understood. The …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence and role for bacterial mucin degradation in cystic fibrosis airway disease

JM Flynn, D Niccum, JM Dunitz, RC Hunter - PLoS pathogens, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are composed of complex microbial
communities that incite persistent inflammation and airway damage. Despite the high density …

Hopanoids Play a Role in Membrane Integrity and pH Homeostasis in Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1

PV Welander, RC Hunter, L Zhang… - Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sedimentary hopanes are pentacyclic triterpenoids that serve as biomarker proxies for
bacteria and certain bacterial metabolisms, such as oxygenic photosynthesis and aerobic …

Phenazine content in the cystic fibrosis respiratory tract negatively correlates with lung function and microbial complexity

RC Hunter, V Klepac-Ceraj, MM Lorenzi… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
RETRACTED: Although much is known about how virulence factors affect pathogens and
host tissues in vitro, far less is understood about their dynamics in vivo. As a step toward …

Application of a pH-Sensitive Fluoroprobe (C-SNARF-4) for pH Microenvironment Analysis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

RC Hunter, TJ Beveridge - Applied and environmental …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
An important feature of microbial biofilms is the development of four-dimensional physical
and chemical gradients in space and time. There is need for novel approaches to probe these …

Mapping a multiplexed zoo of mRNA expression

…, D Huss, JC Barsi, BE Deverman, RC Hunter… - …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
In situ hybridization methods are used across the biological sciences to map mRNA expression
within intact specimens. Multiplexed experiments, in which multiple target mRNAs are …

Long-lived and short-lived reactive species produced by a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet for the inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus …

…, U Gangal, JL Granick, RC Hunter… - Free Radical Biology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Different chemical pathways leading to the inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Staphylococcus aureus by a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) in buffered and non-…

Ferrous iron is a significant component of bioavailable iron in cystic fibrosis airways

RC Hunter, F Asfour, J Dingemans, BL Osuna… - MBio, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chronic, biofilm-like infections by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa are
a major cause of mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. While much is known about P. …

Cross-feeding modulates antibiotic tolerance in bacterial communities

EM Adamowicz, J Flynn, RC Hunter… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Microbes frequently rely on metabolites excreted by other bacterial species, but little is
known about how this cross-feeding influences the effect of antibiotics. We hypothesized that …