Publications by authors named "Martha Smith-Caldas"
Here, we characterized the complete genome of the BiggityBass, a lytic subcluster DR bacteriophage infecting Gordonia terrae CAG3. Its 63.2-kb genome contains 84 protein-coding genes, of which 40 could be assigned a putative function.
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- - Four L2 mycobacteriophages—Finemlucis, Miley16, Wilder, and Zakai—were isolated, specifically targeting the mc155 bacterium.
- - These phages are closely related and have a genetic profile that includes 12 to 14 tRNA genes and 130 to 132 predicted protein-coding genes.
- - Key genes present in these phages include tyrosine integrases, immunity repressors, and genes that facilitate lysogeny, which is the integration of viral DNA into the host genome.
Phenotypic plasticity, the ability for a single genotype to generate different phenotypes in response to environmental conditions, is biologically ubiquitous, and yet almost nothing is known of the developmental mechanisms that regulate the extent of a plastic response. In particular, it is unclear why some traits or individuals are highly sensitive to an environmental variable while other traits or individuals are less so. Here we elucidate the developmental mechanisms that regulate the expression of a particularly important form of phenotypic plasticity: the effect of developmental nutrition on organ size.
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