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COURSE SCHEDULE
(subject to change - last updated 1/25/05)
| Date | Topic | Presenters | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan | MLK Day holiday | ||
| 24-Jan | introduction, topics & schedule | Nancy | |
| 31-Jan | History of Symbiosis Research, Ancient coevolved symbioses |
Cara Nancy |
TV Rajan 2003 Nat. Hist. 112:32-5 I Tamas et al. 2002. Science 296:2376-9 |
| 7-Feb | Symbiont control of host reproduction | Molly Ming |
FM Jiggins et al. 2000. Sex-ratio-distorting Wolbachia cause sex-role reversion in its butterfly host. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biol. Sci.267: 69-73 OPTIONAL BACKGROUND READING: Stouthamer R, et al. 1999. Wolbachia pipientis: microbial manipulator of arthropod reproduction. Annu Rev Microbiol.53:71-102 |
| 14-Feb | Initiation of symbiosis (transmission and immunity) |
Patrick Nicole |
M Horn & M Wagner. 2004. Bacterial symbionts of free-living amoebae. J. Eukaryotic Microbiology 51:509-514 (REFERENCES) Sachs & Wilcox. Shift to parasitism... (manuscript emailed to class) |
| 21-Feb | Symbionts as Defenders | Brooke Michelle |
J Piel et al. 2004 . Evidence for a symbiosis island involved in horizontal acquisition of pederin biosynthetic capabilities... J Bacteriol 186:1280-6. BE Ramey et al. 2004. Biofilm formation in plant-microbe associations. Current Opinions Microbiology 7:602 AE Arnold et al. 2003. Fungal endophytes limit pathogen damage in a tropical tree. PNAS USA 100:15649-54. |
| 28-Feb | Mycorrhizal associations, especially the question of degree of partner specificity | Josh Nancy |
Brundrett M. 2004. Diversity and classification of mycorrhizal Hibbett et al. 2000. Evolutionary instability of ectomycorrhizal symbioses of basidiomycetes. Nature 407: 506-508 Wilkinson DM and TN Sheratt. 2001. Horizontally-acquired mutualisms, an unsolved problem in ecology? Oikos 92: 377-384 |
| 7-Mar | Host range of fungal symbionts Planning for after spring break |
Nancy, group | Shefferson RP et al 2005 High specificity generally characterizes mycorrhizal association in rare lady's slipper orchids, genus Cypripedium. Mol Ecol. 14:613-26. Lutzoni F, Pagel M, Reeb V. 2001. Major fungal lineages are derived from lichen symbiotic ancestors. Nature. 411:937-40. and if you have time:Bidartondo MI, Bruns TD. 2002. Fine-level mycorrhizal specificity in the Monotropoidea (Ericaceae): specificity for fungal species groups. Mol Ecol 11: 557-569. |
| 14-Mar | Spring break | ||
| 21-Mar | Secretion systems in symbiosis and pathogenesis | Michelle | Hueck CJ. 1998. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 62:379-391(read first as background) Galan JE et al. 1999. Science 284:1322-1328 Dale et al. 2002. PNAS 99:12397-12402 |
| 28-Mar | Genomics and insect symbionts | Patrick/Brooke | ONLY PAGES 762-768 of Zientz et al. 2004 are required Zientz E et al. 2004. Metabolic interdependence of obligate intracellular bacteria and their insect hosts. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 68:745-770. Moran NA, Plague GR. 2004. Genomic changes following host restriction in bacteria. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 14:627-633. Akman L, Aksoy S. 2001. A novel application of gene arrays: Escherichia coli array provides insight into the biology of the obligate endosymbiont of tsetse flies. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98:7546-7551 Akman L, et al. 2002. Genome sequence of the endocellular obligate symbiont of tsetse flies, Wigglesworthia glossinidia. Nat Genet. 32:402-407. |
| 4-Apr | Associations of ants and other insects | Ming/Diana | Davidson DW, et al. 2004. Liquid-feeding performances of ants (Formicidae): ecological and evolutionary implications. Oecologia 139: 255-266. Bluthgen N, et al. 2003. Disentangling a rainforest food web using stable isotopes: dietary diversity in a species-rich ant community. Oecologia 137:426-435. Pierce NE, et al. 2002. The ecology and evolution of ant association in the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera). Annual Review of Entomology 47: 733-771. [Do not have to read "Biogeographic Distribution" section (i.e., pg. 754-759)] |
| 11-Apr | Symbionts in development/guts | Molly/Cara | Hooper, LV. 2004. Bacterial contributions to mammalian gut development. Trends in Microbiology 12:129-134
Brummel, T, et al. 2004. Drosophila lifespan enhancement by exogenous bacteria. PNAS. 101: 12974-9. |
| 18-Apr | Beneficial Microbes conference* | Betsy | Read these two papers-- http://www.lutzonilab.net/data/Zoller_and_Lutzoni_2003.pdf http://www.emg.umu.se/research/syst/fylomyk/pdf/New_Phytologist.pdf |
| 25-Apr | Dental microbes | Nicole | Egland, PG, et al. 2004. Interspecies communication in Streptococcus gordonii - Veillonella atypica biofilms: signaling in flow conditions requires juxtaposition. PNAS 101 (48): 16917-16922. Kolenbrander, PE, et al. 2005. Genome-genome interactions: bacterial communities in initial dental plaque. Trends in microbiology 13(1):11-15. |
| 2-May | I would like each of you to write 1-2 pages on the following:
The most general insight or understanding that you obtained from the Symbiosis seminar. How this transformed your previous thinking on a topic of research interest to you. How this will influence your future research, either in the immediate or more distant future. No points will be deducted for honesty! I think it will be useful for you to consider the broad impact of learning about symbiosis this term. This could probably be written within a 2 hour period--for example between 9 and 11 on Monday morning! Please email me your essays by 9 am Thursday May 5. I am putting this info on the webpage also. |
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*Conference on Beneficial Microbes |
http://www.asm.org/Meetings/index.asp?bid=27608 | ||