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Coevolution of the Ess1-CTD axis in polar fungi suggests a role for phase separation in cold tolerance Open

Ryan J. Palumbo, Nathan McKean, Erinn Leatherman, Kevin Namitz, Laurie B. Connell , et al. · 2022

Most of the world’s biodiversity lives in cold (−2° to 4°C) and hypersaline environments. To understand how cells adapt to such conditions, we isolated two key components of the transcription machinery from fungal species that live in extr…

Genomic and Transcriptomic Characterization of Atypical Recurrent Flank Alopecia in the Cesky Fousek Open

Silvie Neradilová, Alexandria Schauer, Jessica J. Hayward, Magdalena A. T. Brunner, Magdalena Bohutínská , et al. · 2022

Non-inflammatory alopecia is a frequent skin problem in dogs, causing damaged coat integrity and compromised appearance of affected individuals. In this study, we examined the Cesky Fousek breed, which displays atypical recurrent flank alo…

STE11 is a protein kinase required for cell-type-specific transcription and signal transduction in yeast. Open

Nelson Rhodes, Laurie B. Connell, Beverly Errede · 2021

The STE11 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of several genes required for mating between two haploid cell types of this yeast. Its product is required for response to a signal that causes arrest of the mitotic cell cycle in the G1 ph…

Unique genomic traits for cold adaptation in<i>Naganishia vishniacii</i>, a polyextremophile yeast isolated from Antarctica Open

Paula Nizovoy, Nicolás Bellora, Sajeet Haridas, Hui Sun, Chris Daum , et al. · 2020

Cold environments impose challenges to organisms. Polyextremophile microorganisms can survive in these conditions thanks to an array of counteracting mechanisms. Naganishia vishniacii, a yeast species hitherto only isolated from McMurdo Dr…

Tracing genetic resurrection of pointing dog breeds: Cesky Fousek as both survivor and rescuer Open

Silvie Neradilová, Laurie B. Connell, Pavel Hulva, Barbora Černá Bolfíková · 2019

Cesky Fousek is considered to be one of the oldest pointing dog breeds in Europe and has been appreciated for its versatile working skills. Because it faced extinction in the past, the Cesky Fousek was restored from German Wirehaired and S…

Biodiversity and Abundance of Cultured Microfungi from the Permanently Ice-Covered Lake Fryxell, Antarctica Open

Laurie B. Connell, Benjamin Segee, Regina S. Redman, Russell J. Rodriguez, Hubert Staudigel · 2018

In this work, we explore the biodiversity of culturable microfungi from the water column of a permanently ice-covered lake in Taylor Valley, Antarctica from austral field seasons in 2003, 2008 and 2010, as well as from glacial stream input…

Metabarcoding analysis of the fungal biodiversity associated with Castaño Overa Glacier – Mount Tronador, Patagonia, Argentina Open

Rie Saito, Laurie B. Connell, Russell J. Rodriguez, Regina S. Redman, Diego Libkind , et al. · 2018

Biogeography of resistance to paralytic shellfish toxins in softshell clam, Mya arenaria (L.), populations along the Atlantic coast of North America Open

Jennifer M. Phillips, V. Monica Bricelj, Maren Mitch, Robert M. Cerrato, Scott P. MacQuarrie , et al. · 2018

Evidence of plant and animal communities at exposed and subglacial (cave) geothermal sites in Antarctica Open

Ceridwen I. Fraser, Laurie B. Connell, Charles K. Lee, S. Craig Cary · 2017

Use of biosensors for the detection of marine toxins Open

Daniel A McPartlin, Michael J. Lochhead, Laurie B. Connell, Gregory J. Doucette, Richard O’Kennedy · 2016

Increasing occurrences of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the ocean are a major concern for countries around the globe, and with strong links between HABs and climate change and eutrophication, the occurrences are only set to increase. Of p…

2016 AQ Summit: Innovation Update by Laurie Connell Open

Laurie B. Connell · 2016

A general summary of methods and technologies that can be employed to combat pathogenic microbes that adversely affect aquaculture yields in Maine.

Microbial communities in dark oligotrophic volcanic ice cave ecosystems of Mt. Erebus, Antarctica Open

Bradley M. Tebo, R. E. Davis, Roberto P. Anitori, Laurie B. Connell, P. Schiffman , et al. · 2015

The Earth's crust hosts a subsurface, dark, and oligotrophic biosphere that is poorly understood in terms of the energy supporting its biomass production and impact on food webs at the Earth's surface. Dark oligotrophic volcanic ecosystems…

Collaborative CNIC: US-Argentina planning visits for fungal biodiversity investigation Open

Laurie B. Connell · 2015

This collaborative project aims to catalyze a research collaboration between US and Argentinian researchers. The project will be led by Drs. Russell Rodriguez at Symbiogenics and Regina Redman of the University of Washington, both in Seatt…

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