Construction of an ordered mutant library of the bacterial symbiont, Vibrio fischeri.
Flagella in Accommodation and Persistence
Investigating the role of flagella in the later stages of colonization of the light organ using microinjection techniques.
Competitive Dominance
The earliest site of species specificity in the V. fischeri-E. scolopes partnership is the dominance of V. fischeri in the host-derived mucus.
Natural Competence
Investigating the relationship between chitin and extracellular DNA uptake and use in V. fischeri.
AinS-mediated Quorum Sensing
Determining the role of the Vibrio fischeri AinS quorum-sensing system in the colonization of Euprymna scolopes.
Bacterial Diversity
Can static and dynamic patterns of diversity existing in natural V. fischeri populations found in E. scolopes light organs be related to current ecological and evolutionary theory?
Nitric Oxide Stress in the light organ environment
Study on the mechanisms of how Vibrio fischeri responds to and survives NO stress during symbiotic colonization to Euprymna scolopes.
