Amanda Hurley
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Amanda Hurley has a total of 9 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Eric V. Stabb
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 shared publication - Gabriel L. Lozano
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1 shared publication - Hyun Bong Park
Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
1 shared publication - Jason M. Crawford
Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, USA
1 shared publication - Jo Handelsman
Department of Plant Pathology, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 shared publication Juan I Bravo
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
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Introducing THOR, a model microbiome for genetic dissection of community behavior
The quest to manipulate microbiomes has intensified, but many microbial communities have proven recalcitrant to sustained change. Developing model communities amenable to genetic dissection will underpin successful strategies for shaping microbiomes by advancing understanding of community interactions. We developed a model community with representatives from three dominant rhizosphere taxa: the Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. We chose Bacillus cereus as a model rhizosphere Firmicute and characterized twenty other candidates, including hitchhikers that co-isolated with B. cereus from the rhizosphere. Pairwise analysis produced a hierarchical interstrain-competition network. We chose two hitchhikers - Pseudomonas koreensis from the top tier of the competition network and Flavobacterium johnsoniae from the bottom of the network to represent the Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes, respectively. The model community has several emergent properties - induction of dendritic expansion of B. cereus colonies by either of the other members and production of more robust biofilms by the three members together than individually. Moreover, P. koreensis produces a novel family of alkaloid antibiotics that inhibit growth of F. johnsoniae , and production is inhibited by B. cereus . We designate this community THOR, because the members are t he h itchhikers o f the r hizosphere. The genetic, genomic, and biochemical tools available for dissection of THOR provide the means to achieve a new level of understanding of microbial community behavior.
Open AccessIntroducing THOR, a model microbiome for genetic dissection of community behavior
The quest to manipulate microbiomes has intensified, but many microbial communities have proven recalcitrant to sustained change. Developing model communities amenable to genetic dissection will underpin successful strategies for shaping microbiomes by advancing understanding of community interactions. We developed a model community with representatives from three dominant rhizosphere taxa: the Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. We chose Bacillus cereus as a model rhizosphere Firmicute and characterized twenty other candidates, including hitchhikers that co-isolated with B. cereus from the rhizosphere. Pairwise analysis produced a hierarchical interstrain-competition network. We chose two hitchhikers - Pseudomonas koreensis from the top tier of the competition network and Flavobacterium johnsoniae from the bottom of the network to represent the Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes, respectively. The model community has several emergent properties - induction of dendritic expansion of B. cereus colonies by either of the other members and production of more robust biofilms by the three members together than individually. Moreover, P. koreensis produces a novel family of alkaloid antibiotics that inhibit growth of F. johnsoniae , and production is inhibited by B. cereus . We designate this community THOR, because the members are t he h itchhikers o f the r hizosphere. The genetic, genomic, and biochemical tools available for dissection of THOR provide the means to achieve a new level of understanding of microbial community behavior.