Research and Publications

Lee JA, Baugh AC, Shevalier NJ, Strand B, Stolyar S, Marx CJ. Cross-feeding of a toxic metabolite in a synthetic lignocellulose-degrading microbial community. Microorganisms. 9:321 (2021). doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020321

*Bazurto, JV, *Riazi S, D’Alton S, Deatherage DE, Bruger EL, Barrick JE, Marx CJ. Global transcriptional response of Methylorubrum extorquens to formaldehyde stress expands the role of EfgA and is distinct from antibiotic translational inhibition. Microorganisms. 9:347 (2021). doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020347

Bazurto JV, Bruger EL, Lee JA, Lambert LB, Marx CJ. Formaldehyde-responsive proteins, TtmR and EfgA, reveal a tradeoff between formaldehyde resistance and efficient transition to methylotrophy in Methylorubrum extorquens. Journal of Bacteriology. 203:e00589-20 (2021). doi.org10.1128/JB.00589-20

Bazurto JV, Nayak DD, Ticak T, Davlieva M, Lee JA, Hellenbrand CN, Lambert LB, Benski OJ, Quates CJ, Johnson JL, Patel, JS, Ytreberg FM, Shamoo Y, Marx CJ. EfgA is a conserved formaldehyde sensor that leads to bacterial growth arrest in response to elevated formaldehyde. PLOS Biology. 19:e3001208 (2021). [pdf] doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001208

Bruger EL, Chubiz LM, Rojas Echenique JI, Renshaw CJ, Espericueta V, Draghi JA, Marx CJ. Genetic context significantly influences the maintenance and evolution of degenerate pathways. Genome Biology and Evolution. 13 (2021). [pdf]  doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evab082