Outputs (3)

Soil aggregates by design: Manufactured aggregates with defined microbial composition for interrogating microbial activities in soil microhabitats (2020)
Journal Article
Harvey, H. J., Wildman, R. D., Mooney, S. J., & Avery, S. V. (2020). Soil aggregates by design: Manufactured aggregates with defined microbial composition for interrogating microbial activities in soil microhabitats. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 148, Article 107870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107870

Differences in the structure of microbial communities are reported to exist between the inside and outside of soil aggregates, but the impacts of soil aggregation on microbial activity in soils, essential for soil health, have proven difficult to stu... Read More about Soil aggregates by design: Manufactured aggregates with defined microbial composition for interrogating microbial activities in soil microhabitats.

Discovery of (meth)acrylate polymers that resist colonization by fungi associated with pathogenesis and biodeterioration (2020)
Journal Article
Vallieres, C., Hook, A. L., He, Y., Crucitti, V. C., Figueredo, G., Davies, C. R., Burroughs, L., Winkler, D. A., Wildman, R. D., Irvine, D. J., Alexander, M. R., & Avery, S. V. (2020). Discovery of (meth)acrylate polymers that resist colonization by fungi associated with pathogenesis and biodeterioration. Science Advances, 6(23), Article eaba6574. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba6574

© 2020 The Authors. Fungi have major, negative socioeconomic impacts, but control with bioactive agents is increasingly restricted, while resistance is growing. Here, we describe an alternative fungal control strategy via materials operating passivel... Read More about Discovery of (meth)acrylate polymers that resist colonization by fungi associated with pathogenesis and biodeterioration.

Weak Acid Resistance A (WarA), a Novel Transcription Factor Required for Regulation of Weak-Acid Resistance and Spore-Spore Heterogeneity in Aspergillus niger (2020)
Journal Article
Geoghegan, I. A., Stratford, M., Bromley, M., Archer, D. B., & Avery, S. V. (2020). Weak Acid Resistance A (WarA), a Novel Transcription Factor Required for Regulation of Weak-Acid Resistance and Spore-Spore Heterogeneity in Aspergillus niger. mSphere, 5(1), Article e00685-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00685-19

Copyright © 2020 Geoghegan et al. Propionic, sorbic, and benzoic acids are organic weak acids that are widely used as food preservatives, where they play a critical role in preventing microbial growth. In this study, we uncovered new mechanisms of we... Read More about Weak Acid Resistance A (WarA), a Novel Transcription Factor Required for Regulation of Weak-Acid Resistance and Spore-Spore Heterogeneity in Aspergillus niger.