Publications by authors named "J Cliff"
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- * A study involving quantitative assessments of 311 individuals, along with qualitative interviews, revealed that a large majority experienced mental distress and perceived stigma, with varying degrees of participation restrictions linked to the severity of their conditions.
- * The results suggest that individuals facing these diseases often feel socially excluded and struggle financially, but participation in self-care groups can positively influence their mental wellbeing and reduce feelings of stigma.
Consortia of multicellular magnetotactic bacteria (MMB) are currently the only known example of bacteria without a unicellular stage in their life cycle. Because of their recalcitrance to cultivation, most previous studies of MMB have been limited to microscopic observations. To study the biology of these unique organisms in more detail, we use multiple culture-independent approaches to analyze the genomics and physiology of MMB consortia at single-cell resolution.
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- Biological nitrogen fixation by microbes like Burkholderia vietnamiensis can enhance nitrogen availability in non-nodulating plants, which was studied using poplar trees as a model.
- The study found dynamic nitrogen-fixing activity in colonies of the bacteria, with only about 11% actively expressing the nifH gene, indicating uneven expression among genetically identical cells.
- Collaborative methods including imaging and metabolomics revealed that nifH expression is localized to the root elongation zone of poplar, highlighting unique interactions between the endophyte and roots.