Publications by authors named "Alison Kanak"
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- Over two decades, initiatives have aimed to enhance STEM undergraduate outcomes, with the inclusive Research Education Community (iREC) emerging as a scalable reform model that supports STEM faculty in implementing course-based research to improve student learning.
- This study utilized pathway modeling to describe the HHMI Science Education Alliance (SEA) iREC, identifying how faculty engagement leads to sustainable adoption and improvement of new teaching strategies through feedback from over 100 participating faculty members.
- The findings indicate that iREC fosters a collaborative environment where STEM faculty can share expertise and data, thereby enhancing their teaching practices and contributing to the overall evolution of undergraduate science education.
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- Benzene is a common groundwater contaminant that persists in oxygen-free (anoxic) environments, prompting research into its microbial degradation pathways to better predict its behavior in the environment.
- A strain of bacteria (FRC-32) isolated from contaminated groundwater showed the ability to use benzene as a food source and identified key genes involved in breaking down aromatic compounds like benzene and toluene.
- The study revealed that the degradation processes for benzene and toluene are interconnected, with specific regulators (σ and AbrB) influencing the microbial metabolism, highlighting an effective strategy for anaerobic breakdown of these toxic compounds in groundwater.
Ruchi a temperate, AS1 subcluster bacteriophage isolated in Lumpkin County, Georgia using host , possesses a genome of 38,571 bp and 67.7% GC. Annotation of this virus revealed 64 predicted reading frames, no predicted tRNA genes, and a close evolutionary relationship to AS1 phage Basilisk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenome sequence and annotation of phage Vulpecula (AS1) isolated from soil in Dahlonega, Georgia.
Microbiol Resour Announc
March 2024
Vulpecula, a temperate bacteriophage collected from soil in Dahlonega, Georgia using host , is an AS1 subcluster virus of 37,766 bp (67.7% GC). Genome annotation suggests 64 open reading frames, no predicted tRNA genes, and ~98% sequence similarity to AS1 phages Ruchi (from GA) and Jamun (New Hampshire).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFphage Ascela was isolated in North Georgia. Its genome is 44,192 bp with 71 open reading frames and a GC content of 67.4%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNovel phage Amore2 was isolated from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and infects Gordonia terrae 3612. Amore2 was placed into Actinobacteria cluster CS1. Its genome is 73,842 bp with 105 predicted open reading frames and 56.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacterization and Genome Sequence of Arthrobacter Phage Iter.
Microbiol Resour Announc
October 2022
Arthrobacter phage Iter was isolated in North Georgia. Its genome is 43,963 bp with 70 open reading frames (ORFs) and a GC content of 67.4%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacterization and Genome Sequence of Phage XianYue.
Microbiol Resour Announc
June 2020
Novel mycobacteriophage XianYue was isolated in Northeast Georgia and infects mc155. Actinobacteriophages which share at least 50% nucleotide identity are grouped into clusters, with XianYue in cluster A2. Its genome is 52,907 bp with 91 open reading frames (ORFs) and 62.
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