Hawaiian bobtail squid depend on bacterial partner for healthy development
The Hawaiian bobtail squid cannot develop a healthy body or its bioluminescent “glow” without a specific bacterial protein that acts as a biological architect.
Glowing bacteria in Hawaiian bobtail squid cause changes throughout host
Luminescent bacteria that live harmoniously inside the Hawaiian bobtail squid’s light organ actually change the gene expression in other organs of their squid host according to a new study by 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 researchers.
Prestigious $5M award for 糖心Vlog官方 microbial researcher
Margaret McFall-Ngai has been selected to receive a MERIT award of more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
糖心Vlog官方’s only female National Academy of Sciences member reveals how animals select good microbes
Margaret McFall-Ngai's inaugural article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a newly discovered mechanism by which organisms select beneficial microbes and reject harmful ones.
Native squid and its bacterium may help human and environmental health
The Hawaiian bobtail squid is helping build 糖心Vlog官方’s microbiome research capacity.
Beneficial bacteria in Hawaiian squid attracted to fatty acids
A new study revealed that Vibrio fischeri has a novel type of receptors that sense the presence and concentration of fatty acids, a building block of all cell membranes.