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Tracking Bacterial and Viral Shifts in Three Organisms to Shed Light on the Complex Role of Microbes in Coral Reef Health

Creator:: Messyasz, Adriana
Abstract:: Stony corals are the ecosystem engineers of the vital, dynamic, and complex marine ecosystem known as coral reefs. Globally, coral reefs are undergoing degradation from multiple anthropogenic stressors. Coral reef organism holobionts, or the host along with its microbial components, are key to reef ecosystem success and functioning. Marine microbes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Rebecca L. Vega Thurber Stony corals are the ecosystem engineers of the vital, dynamic

Impacts of Environmental Change on a Newly-characterized Symbiosis between a Novel Bacterial Parasite, Genus Aquarickettsia, and the Coral Acropora cervicornis

Creator:: Klinges, J. Grace
Abstract:: Coral reef ecosystems continue to be significantly altered by disease epizootics, but why some host populations remain resistant while others succumb to outbreaks remains unknown. Research across diverse animal and plant host systems has revealed that disease severity is strongly influenced by host genetics and by environmental influences on both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Rebecca L. Vega Thurber

Multiple Stressors Drive Changes in Coral Microbiome Diversity and Composition Demonstrating the Role of a Bacterial Symbiont in Microbial Community Sensitivity and Resilience

Creator:: Maher, Rebecca L.
Abstract:: On coral reefs, disturbances rarely occur in isolation. Global stressors such as increasing seawater temperature often coincide with local stressors like nutrient pollution. In the face of increasing anthropogenic stress, corals can function as environmental sentinels, although little is known about how multiple stressors interact to disrupt their associated bacterial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Rebecca L. Vega Thurber

Using 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequencing and quantitative PCR (qPCR) to Evaluate Microbial Community and Pathogen Dynamics in Acropora cervicornis Corals

Creator:: Patel, Shalvi H.
Abstract:: Coral reefs are diverse ecosystems and serve many purposes including preventing erosion on coastlines and acting as a source of food, income, and culture. Acropora cervicornis, a staghorn coral, has faced a significant 80-89% decline in the Caribbean, attributed to a poorly-characterized epizootic, White Band Disease (WBD). Previous studies showed...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Rebecca Vega Thurber Coral reefs are diverse ecosystems and serve many

The Evolution of Scleractinian Microbial Symbionts

Creator:: McMinds, Ryan C.
Abstract:: The modern world has presented many threats to the health and stability of ecosystems worldwide. One of the most biodiverse ecosystems, coral reefs, faces particularly strong pressures, and is already declining rapidly in complexity and area. Although the stressors that affect reefs are diverse, ranging from nutrient pollution to overfishing,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________ Rebecca L. Vega Thurber Abstract The modern world has

Bacterial Predation in Host Microbiomes

Creator:: Welsh, Rory M.
Abstract:: In host-associated microbiomes, the mechanisms that regulate community composition or the principles that govern dynamics remain far from clear. However, understanding how the structure of microbial communities shift as the system moves away from a healthy state is critical to assessing disease progression and to formulate any potential mitigation strategy....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Rebecca L. Vega Thurber Abstract In

Making the microbial world large : assessing best microbiological engagement and teaching methods for high school students

Creator:: Boryer, Ellie
Abstract:: With mounting distrust for science, finding effective ways to educate the next generation of scientists has become increasingly important. Microbiology is a prevalent and complex subject and is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technologies for a more in-depth look into the unseen world. However, many people are only ever...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Rebecca Vega Thurber Key Words: microbiology, education, high school, survey, summer camp

Using TEM to Evaluate the Importance of the Microbiome and Virome Between Fire Corals and Scleractinian Corals

Creator:: Duke, William C.
Abstract:: As important ecological cornerstones, coral reefs face threats from a myriad of sources, such as global climate change, and importantly, disease, the latter often as a result of microbial pathogens. An understudied group of major corals, fire corals, and their even less understood microbiome present an opportunity to learn more...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Rebecca Vega Thurber As important ecological cornerstones, coral reefs face threats

Genetic diversity of benthic marine cyanophage as revealed by sequence analysis of various phage marker genes

Creator:: Vallota-Eastman, Alec
Abstract:: Cyanophage are viruses that infect cyanobacteria, photosynthetic microorganisms which are known to produce several anticancer and antibacterial chemical compounds. Cyanophage are significant members of microbial communities in marine and freshwater environments. There has been significant difficulty inventorying marine and freshwater cyanophage, however, due to the difficulty in cultivating their hosts....
Resource Type:: Presentation and Undergraduate Thesis

Identification of the Burkholderia cepacia complex in the brain tissues of stranded harbor seals

Creator:: Leon, Natalie
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: cepacia complex in the brain tissues of stranded harbor seals Natalie Leon Dr. Rebecca Vega-Thurber Lab

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Tracking Bacterial and Viral Shifts in Three Organisms to Shed Light on the Complex Role of Microbes in Coral Reef Health

Impacts of Environmental Change on a Newly-characterized Symbiosis between a Novel Bacterial Parasite, Genus Aquarickettsia, and the Coral Acropora cervicornis

Multiple Stressors Drive Changes in Coral Microbiome Diversity and Composition Demonstrating the Role of a Bacterial Symbiont in Microbial Community Sensitivity and Resilience

Using 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequencing and quantitative PCR (qPCR) to Evaluate Microbial Community and Pathogen Dynamics in Acropora cervicornis Corals

The Evolution of Scleractinian Microbial Symbionts

Bacterial Predation in Host Microbiomes

Making the microbial world large : assessing best microbiological engagement and teaching methods for high school students

Using TEM to Evaluate the Importance of the Microbiome and Virome Between Fire Corals and Scleractinian Corals

Genetic diversity of benthic marine cyanophage as revealed by sequence analysis of various phage marker genes

Identification of the Burkholderia cepacia complex in the brain tissues of stranded harbor seals

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