Daniel Utter

Postdoc studying microbial ecology at Geobiology & Planetary Sciences @Caltech. Plants are pretty cool too. Views my own.

[PrakashLab @PrakashLab]

(1/n) Thrilled to share latest pre-print from lab - open imaging tool we have been working for the last 3 years "PlanktonScope V1 & 2" - modular (100x cost reduction) platform to enable citizens/sailors to study the world's largest habitat - our oceans! https://t.co/WpntyLFP4Q

[Titus Brown @ctitusbrown]

Blog post: "So! You want to search all the public metagenomes with a genome sequence!" https://t.co/afkwX3Vgig - real-time search of public SRA metagenomes with genome-sized queries. cc @luizirber

[Hang Yu @yuhang_hank]

Excited to share that our 5+ years of hoping and waiting (and a bit of work) led to sediment-free anaerobic methane-oxidizing cultures! https://t.co/ojQx7ng9tr

[Dakota McCoy, Ph.D. @WildlifeMcCoy]

Evolution made pregnancy risky! One in five pregnant people in the US develops (potentially serious, lifelong) complications due to biological parent-offspring conflict. Madison B. Sharp (ob-gyn at @PennMedicine) and I (biology at @Stanford) argue for abortion rights in @Slate.

[Daniel Utter @bajenak]

@sofiaraye CONGRATULATIONS SOFIA!!!!!

[Izzy Baker @IzzyrBaker]

Our paper (and my first pub!) on the evolution of the MtrCAB extracellular electron transfer system is out!

We found that these genes have jumped, skipped, and hopped into (and out of) a diverse array of microbial genomes.
https://t.co/kmiARg9qwC

[Daniel Utter @bajenak]

@BatbilegBor @NIDCR @NIH @ForsythResearch @he_xuesong @JMcLean_UW Congratulations Bat (and lab)!! You really deserve it :)

[The ADA Forsyth Institute @ForsythResearch]

Published today in @PNASNews, Forsyth researcher @he_xuesong & collaborator @JMcLean_UW have uncovered new insights about the genetic evolution of TM7, a group of ultra-small bacteria that have adapted to thrive living inside human mouths: https://t.co/CL29odYgAI #oralmicrobiome

[Xuesong He @he_xuesong]

Excited to share this collaborative work @JMcLean_UW @BatbilegBor @bajenak published in @PNASNews. We present data showing the benefits of acquiring a novel pathway in the transition of Saccharibacteria (TM7) from environment to mammalian microbiome. https://t.co/Kyg7ldiV8x

[Hang Yu @yuhang_hank]

Manganese oxidizing chemolithoautotroph story continues! Here we show that microbes with the genomic potential to feed on manganese for calories and electrons could be found in freshwater and marine environments worldwide. Preprint: https://t.co/uzvmaDum7I

[I-Ting Huang @I_TingH]

Our review on HGT and adaptive evolution in bacteria is out! https://t.co/N6ab0GxTNx
Really enjoyed working on this with @BrianJohnArnold and @BillHanage

How does the shuttling and shuffling of genes interact with selection? Bottom line: we should be prepared to be surpised

[Uli Klümper @UliKluemper]

Horizontal gene transfer and adaptive evolution in bacteria

by B. Arnold, @I_TingH & @BillHanage in @NatureRevMicro

https://t.co/z1odiGRDQv

[Jeffrey McLean @JMcLean_UW]

A cultivated species from the CPR Gracilibacteria with Halorhodospira ‘Candidatus Absconditicoccus praedator’ https://t.co/m0XAbov4tv

[Batbileg Bor @BatbilegBor]

I am doing a podcast to the Mongolian community on scholarships and fellowships for higher education. Please join us if you are interested.

[Cell Host & Microbe @cellhostmicrobe]

Epibiont suppresses gingival inflammation: Using a mouse model for #periodontitis, @BatbilegBor @bajenak & Chipashvili determine that episymbiotic Saccharibacteria suppresses #gingival inflammation and bone loss by modulating host #bacterial pathogenicity https://t.co/K3RY2vhmRs

[Daniel Utter @bajenak]

Excited to share this work finally! I think it's so cool how these symbionts can modify their environment by altering their hosts.

[Batbileg Bor @BatbilegBor]

Our new study, out today in @CellPressNews, shows symbiotic TM7 bacteria isolated from periodontal disease reduce inflammation & bone loss in a mouse model, suggesting TM7 protect by altering their bacterial hosts. #microbiology #oralhealth #symbiosis https://t.co/vauVdRljDz

[Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) @MBLScience]

#JOBAlert! The MBL is hiring in the @JMarkWelch Lab in our Bay Paul Center. Seeking Applicants for a PostDoc and Research Assistant I/II in Microbial Ecology and Imaging. #ApplyToday! https://t.co/jzJBx4ZBg7

[Molly Edwards, PhD @science_irl]

MY FIRST FIRST-AUTHOR PAPER IS OUT IN @journal_evo!!! We describe the genetic architecture of 17 floral traits in Aquilegia related to pollination syndromes 🌸🌸

So of course I made a Science IRL episode about it 😁
https://t.co/eMdG43Qpnq

Paper here: https://t.co/35A09OXOPg

[Julie Perreau, PhD @jmaperreau]

Symbioses must innovate to survive, especially in changing environments. But the strategies they use for genetic innovation vary. How they innovate depends on the genetic population structure of symbionts (open, closed, or mixed). Learn more in our review! https://t.co/o51J1AUTEg

[Microbiome @MicrobiomeJ]

Metapangenomics reveals depth-dependent shifts in metabolic potential for the ubiquitous marine bacterial SAR324 lineage https://t.co/t7Vkx862pg