Search Publications

Vertical stratification of the air microbiome in the lower troposphere

by Moses D., Irvan LUHUNG, Gusareva E., Kee C., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., LEONG See Ting, Park C., Yap Z. H., Heinle C., Lau J.X.K., Purbojati R., Lim B.Y.S., LIM Yee Hui, Shruti Ketan KUTMUTIA, Aung N.W., Oliveira E.L., Ng S. G. J., Justine Gabrielle Aczon DACANAY, Ang P. N. C., Samuel David Spence, Phung W.J., Wong A., Ryan James KENNEDY, Kalsi N., Santhi Puramadathil SASI, Lakshmi CHANDRASEKARAN, Uchida A., Junqueira A. C., Kim H. L., , Hankers R., Feuerle T., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (2022) 119: e2117293119

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Periodontitis associates with species-specific gene expression of the oral microbiota

by Belstrøm D., Constancias F., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Mark VELEBA, Mahé F., Givskov M.

Reference: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2021) 7: 76

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Public Health & Medicine

Airborne SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in hospital environment using high-flowrate air samplers and its comparison to surface sampling

by Ang A.X., Irvan LUHUNG, Ahidjo B.A., Moses D., Tambyah P.A., Mok C.K., Lau J.X.K., Tham S.M., Chu J.J.H., Allen D.M., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Indoor Air (2021) 00: 1– 10; doi.org/10.1111/ina.12930

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes Public Health & Medicine

Genomic and phenotypic characterization of Chloracidobacterium isolates provides evidence for multiple species

by Saini M.K., Sebastian A., Shirotori Y., Soulier N.T., Garcia Costas A.M., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Albert I., Haruta S., Hanada S., Thiel V., Tank M., Bryant D.A.

Reference: Frontiers in Microbiology (2021) 12: 704168

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

A synbiotic intervention modulates meta-omics signatures of gut redox potential and acidity in elective caesarean born infants

by Lay C., Chu C.W., Purbojati R., Acerbi E., Moses D., de Sessions P.F., Jie S., Ho E., Kok Y.J., Bi X., Chen S., Mak S.Y., Chua M.C., Goh A.E.N., Chiang W.C., Rao R., Chaithongwongwatthana S., Khemapech N., Chongsrisawat V., Martin R., Roeselers G., Ho Y.S., Hibberd M.L., Schuster S. C., Knol J.

Reference: BMC Microbiology (2021) 21: 191

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions Public Health & Medicine

Experimental parameters defining ultra-low biomass bioaerosol analysis

Reference: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2021) 7: 37

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Recovery of complete genomes and non-chromosomal replicons from activated sludge enrichment microbial communities with long read metagenome sequencing

by Arumugam K., Bessarab I., Mindia Adinda Sari HARYONO, Liu X., Montanez R.E.Z., Samarpita ROY, Qiu G., Moses D., Law Y., Wuertz S., Lauro F. M., , Williams R. B. H.

Reference: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2021) 7: 23

Research Cluster(s): Integrative Analysis Unit

Programme(s): Urban Water Cycle Integrative Analysis Unit

The genomic characterisation and comparison of Bacillus cereus strains isolated from indoor air

by Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Santhi Puramadathil SASI, KHOO Wu-Yang Benjamin , Wong A., Vettath V. K., Moses D., Junqueira A. C., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Gut Pathogens (2021) 13: 6

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes Public Health & Medicine

Complete genome sequence of the bacterium Serratia marcescens SGAir0764, isolated from Singapore air

by Gaultier N., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Kee C., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Lim B.Y.S., Vettath V. K., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6: e00637-00618

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Taxonomic composition and seasonal dynamics of the air microbiome in West Siberia

by Gusareva E., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Kee C., Lim B.Y.S., Heinle C., Purbojati R., Ang P. N. C., Lohar S. R., Koh Y. M. , , Moses D.A., Kharkov V.N., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Scientific Reports (2020) 10: 21515

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Metagenomics reveals a core macrolide resistome related to microbiota in chronic respiratory disease

by Aogáin M. M., Lau J.X.K., Cai Z., Narayana J. K., Purbojati R., Moses D.A., Gaultier N., Jaggi T. K., Tiew P. Y., Ong T. H., Koh M. S., Hou A. L. Y., Abisheganaden J. A., Tsaneva-Atanasova K., Schuster S.C., Chotirmall S. H.

Reference: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2020) 202: 433–447

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes Public Health & Medicine

A compromised developmental trajectory of the infant gut microbiome and metabolome in atopic eczema

by Ta L. D. H., Chan J. C. Y., Yap G. C., Purbojati R., Moses D.A., Koh Y. M. , Tay C. J. X., Huang C.-H., Kioh D. Y. Q., Woon J. Y., Tham E. H., Loo E. X. L., Shek L. P. C., Karnani N., Goh A., Van Bever H. P. S., Teoh O. H., Chan Y. H., Lay C., Knol J., Yap F., Tan K. H., Chong Y.-S., Godfrey K. M., Kjelleberg S., Schuster S.C., Chan E. C. Y., Lee B. W.

Reference: Gut Microbes (2020) 12: e1801964-1801962

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions Public Health & Medicine

Longitudinal assessment of antibiotic resistance gene profiles in gut microbiomes of infants at risk of eczema

by Loo E. X. L., Zain A., Yap G. C., Purbojati R., Moses D.A., Koh Y. M. , Chong Y. S., Tan K. H., Gluckman P. D., Yap F., Eriksson J. G., Tham E., Shek L. P.-C., Kjelleberg S., Schuster S.C., Banerjee R., Lee B. W.

Reference: BMC Infectious Diseases (2020) 20: 312-312

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Public Health & Medicine

Environmental fungal sensitisation associates with poorer clinical outcomes in COPD

by Tiew P. Y., Ko F. W. S., Pang S. L., Matta S. A., Sio Y. Y., Poh M. E., Lau K. J. X., Mac Aogáin M., Jaggi T. K., Ivan F. X., Gaultier N., Uchida A., Moses D.A., Xu H., Koh M. S., Hui D. S. C., Tee A., Schuster S.C., Chew F. T., Chotirmall S. H.

Reference: European Respiratory Journal (2020) DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00418-2020

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions Public Health & Medicine

Complete genome sequence of Penicillium oxalicum strain SGAir0226 isolated from outdoor tropical air in Singapore

by Anjali Bansal GUPTA, Gaultier N., Aung N.W., Purbojati R., Oliveira E.L., Wong A., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Uchida A., Moses D.A., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Mycopathologia (2020) 185: 591-594

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Whole-genome sequencing of Aspergillus terreus species complex

by Palanivel M., Seaton S., Purbojati R., Uchida A., Aung N.W., Lim B.Y.S., Putra A., Moses D.A., Rogers T. R., Schuster S.C., Chotirmall S. H.

Reference: Mycopathologia (2020) 185: 405-408

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Transcriptome profiles of Quercus rubra responding to increased O3 stress

by Soltani N., , Best T., , Grace D., Nelms C., Moses D.A., Schuster S.C., , , Staton M.

Reference: BMC Genomics (2020) 21: 160

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Whole genome sequence of Bacillus megaterium strain SGAir0080 isolated from air

by Kalsi N., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e01249-01219

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Curtobacterium sp. strain SGAir0471 isolated from Singapore air.

by Phu Pwint Thin HLAING, Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Kee C., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Lim B.Y.S., Vettath V. K., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00960-00919

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Neurogenesis and prolongevity signaling in young germ-free mice transplanted with the gut microbiota of old mice

by Kundu P., Lee H.U., Garcia-Perez I., Tay E.X.Y., Kim H., Faylon L.E., Martin K.A., Purbojati R., Moses D., Ghosh S., Nicholson J.K., Schuster S. C., Holmes E., Pettersson S.

Reference: Science Translational Medicine (2019) 11: eaau4760

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions

Microbial communities in the tropical air ecosystem follow a precise diel cycle

by Gusareva E., Acerbi E., Lau J.X.K., Irvan LUHUNG, Balakrishnan P., Kolundžija S., Purbojati R., Wong A., Houghton J., Miller D., Gaultier N., Heinle C., Clare M., Vettath V. K., Kee C., Lim B.Y.S., Chénard C., Phung W.J., Kushwaha K., Ang P. N. C., Putra A., Sudarsanapanicker D., Koh Y. M. , Yap Z. H., Lohar S. R., , Kim H. L., Yang L., Uchida A., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Junqueira A. C.

Reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (2019) 116: 23299-23308

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Micrococcus luteus strain SGAir0127, isolated from indoor air samples from Singapore

by Shruti Ketan KUTMUTIA, Moses D., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Wong A., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Vettath V. K., Junqueira A. C., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00646-00619

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. strain SGAir0479, isolated from indoor air collected in Singapore

by Oliveira E.L., Moses D., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Wong A., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Aung N.W., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Vettath V. K., Junqueira A. C., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00622-00619

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Lysinibacillus sp. strain SGAir0095, isolated from tropical air samples collected in Singapore

by Wong A., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Vettath V. K., Heinle C., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00604-00619.

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Genome sequence of the tropical atmosphere bacterium Pontibacter sp. strain SGAir0037

by Lim B.Y.S., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Irvan LUHUNG, Chénard C., Wong A., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Vettath V. K., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00610-00619

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Citricoccus sp. strain sgair0253, isolated from indoor air in Singapore.

by Lakshmi CHANDRASEKARAN, Moses D.A., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Wong A., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Vettath V. K., Junqueira A. C., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2020) 8: e00606-00619

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Streptomyces sp. strain SGAir0924, an Actinobacterium isolated from outdoor air in Singapore

by Anjali Bansal GUPTA, Uchida A., Purbojati R., Wong A., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Eng M., Vettath V. K., Junqueira A. C., Moses D.A., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2020) 8: e00899-00819

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas sp. strain SGAir0191, Iiolated from tropical air collected in Singapore

by Wong A., Junqueira A. C., Chaturvedi A., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Vettath V. K., Heinle C., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00617-00619.

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Enterococcus faecalis strain SGAir0397, isolated from a tropical air sample collected in Singapore

by Purbojati R., Moses D., Uchida A., Wong A., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Aung N.W., Vettath V. K., Junqueira A. C., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00593-00519.

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Nissabacter sp. strain SGAir0207, isolated from an air sample collected in Singapore

by Gaultier N., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong L.L., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Kee C., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Lim B.Y.S., Vettath V. K., Moses D.A., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2020) 8: e00559-00519

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Brachybacterium sp. strain SGAir0954, isolated from Singapore air

by Phu Pwint Thin HLAING, Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Kee C., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Lim B.Y.S., Vettath V. K., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00619-00619

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Agrococcus sp. strain SGAir0287, isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore

by Lau J.X.K., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong L.L., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Gaultier N., Heinle C., Balakrishnan P., Vettath V. K., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00616-00619

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Brevundimonas sp. strain SGAir0440, isolated from indoor air in Singapore

by Purbojati R., Moses D., Uchida A., Wong A., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Putra A., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Aung N.W., Vettath V. K., Junqueira A. C., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Microbiology Resource Announcements (2019) 8: e00594-00519.

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Systematic evaluation of library preparation methods and sequencing platforms for high-throughput whole genome bisulfite sequencing

by Zhou L., Ng H. K., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Beck S., Kim C., Chambers J. C., Loh M.

Reference: Scientific Reports (2019) 9: 10383-10383

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Primer-free FISH probes from metagenomics/metatranscriptomics data permit the study of uncharacterised taxa in complex microbial communities

by TAN Shi Ming, Yung P. Y. M., Yung, P.Y.M., , Muhammad Hafiz Bin ISMAIL, Moses D., Little P.F, Williams R. B. H., Cohen Y.

Reference: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2019) 5: 17.

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Experimental Biofilms & Synthetic Ecology Bioreactor Community Ecology Integrative Analysis Unit

Persistent changes in liver methylation and microbiome composition following reversal of diet-induced non-alcoholic-fatty liver disease

by Kim H., Worsley O., Yang E., Purbojati R., Liang A.L., Tan W., Moses D., Hartono S., Fan V., Lim T.K.H., Schuster S. C., Foo R.S.Y., Chow P.K.H., Pettersson S.

Reference: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2019) 76: 4341–4354

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions

Frequency of disturbance alters diversity, function, and underlying assembly mechanisms of complex bacterial communities

by Santillan E., Seshan H., Constancias F., Moses D., Wuertz S.

Reference: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2019) 5: 8.

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Environmental Engineering Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Experimental Biofilms & Synthetic Ecology Urban Water Cycle Bioreactor Community Ecology

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli isolated from ready-to-eat food in Singapore using disk diffusion, broth microdilution and whole genome sequencing methods

by Guo S., Tay M.Y.F., Aung K.T., Seow K.L.G., Ng L.C., Purbojati R., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Schlundt J.

Reference: Food Control (2019) 99: 89-97

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Repurposing the anticancer drug cisplatin with the aim of developing novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection control agents

by Yuan M., Chua S. L., Liu Y., Moses D., Yam K. H. J., Aung T. T., Beuerman R. W., Salido M. M. S., Schuster S. C., Tan C.-H., Givskov M., Yang L., Nielsen T. E

Reference: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (2018) 14: 3059-3069

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Biofilm Detection and Control

Dynamic nature of the gut resistome among infants in Singapore

by Zain A., Yap G.C., Purbojati R., Moses D., Shek L.P.C., Goh A., Van Bever H.P.S., Teoh O.H., Soh J.Y., Thomas B., Ramamurthy M.B., Goh D.Y.T., Lay C., Ling E.L.X., Soh S.-E., Yap F., Tan K.H., Chong Y.-S., Godfrey K.M., Gluckman P.D., Schuster S. C., Banerjee R., Lee B.W.

Reference: Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2018) 5: S227-S228.

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions

Genome sequence of Bacillus velezensis SGAir0473, isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore

by Lim B.Y.S., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Vettath V. K., Moses D.A., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6: e00642-00618

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Genome sequence of Geobacillus thermoleovorans SGAir0734, isolated from Singapore air

by Gaultier N., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Kee C., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Lim B.Y.S., Vettath V. K., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6: e00636-00618

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Genome sequence of Pantoea ananatis SGAir0210, isolated from outdoor air in Singapore

by Irvan LUHUNG, Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Vettath V. K., Moses D.A., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6: e00643-00618

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Acinetobacter schindleri SGAir0122 isolated from Singapore air

by Kee C., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Vettath V. K., Moses D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6: e00567-00518

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas stutzeri type strain SGAir0442, isolated from Singapore air samples

by Kee C., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Heinle C., Vettath V. K., Moses D.A., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6: e00424-00418.

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus haemolyticus type strain SGAir0252

by Balakrishnan P., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Wong A., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Gaultier N., Heinle C., Moses D., Vettath V. K., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6: e00229-00218

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Lelliottia nimipressuralis type strain SGAir0187, isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore

by Heinle C., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Moses D., Wong A., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Gaultier N., Balakrishnan P., Vettath V. K., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6(18): e00231-18

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Complete genome sequence of Acinetobacter indicus type strain SGAir0564 isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore

by Vettath V. K., Junqueira A. C., Uchida A., Purbojati R., Houghton J., Chénard C., Moses D., Wong A., Kolundžija S., Clare M., Kushwaha K., Sudarsanapanicker D., Putra A., Gaultier N., Heinle C., Balakrishnan P., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2018) 6: e00230-00218

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Perturbation of stool short chain fatty acids profiles associated with distinct microbiome maturation in atopic eczema infants.

by Ta L., Chan J., Yap G., Purbojati R., Moses D., , , Huang C., Kioh D., Shek L.

Reference: Allergy (2018) 73: 131-132.

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions

The microbiomes of blowflies and houseflies as bacterial transmission reservoirs

by Junqueira A. C., Ratan A., Acerbi E., Moses D., Balakrishnan P., Costea P. I., Linz B., Purbojati R., Paulo D. F., Gaultier N., Subramaniam P., Hasan N. A., Colwell R. R., Bork P., Azeredo-Espin A. M. L., Bryant D., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Scientific Reports (2017) Nov 24;7(1):16324

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions

Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis of saliva reveals disease-associated microbiota in patients with periodontitis and dental caries

by Belstrøm D., Constancias F., Liu Y., Yang L., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Kohli G.S., Jakobsen T.H., Holmstrup P., Givskov M.

Reference: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2017) 3: 23.

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions

The rapid in vivo evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in ventilator-associated pneumonia patients leads to attenuated virulence

by Wang K., Chen Y.-Q., Salido S.S., Kohli G.S., Kong J.-l., Liang H.-J., Yao Z.-T., Xie Y.-T., Wu H.-Y., Cai S.-Q., Moses D., Darling A. E., Schuster S. C., Yang L., Ding Y.

Reference: Open Biology (2017) 7: 170029

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Public Health & Medicine

The acquisition of resistance to carbapenem and macrolide-mediated quorum sensing inhibition by Pseudomonas aeruginosa via a novel integrative and conjugative element ICETn43716385

by Ding Y., Teo J., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Givskov M., Yang L.

Reference: bioRxiv (2017) doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/161497

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Biofilm Detection and Control

Draft genome sequence of an Candidatus Brocadia bacterium enriched from tropical-climate activated sludge

by Liu X., Arumugam K., Natarajan G., Seviour T. W., Moses D., Wuertz S., Law Y., Williams R. B. H.

Reference: bioRxiv (2017) doi.org/10.1101/123943

Research Cluster(s): Environmental Engineering

Programme(s): Integrative Analysis Unit

Cyclic-di-GMP is required for corneal infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and modulates host immunity

by Yam K. H. J., Aung T. T., Chua S. L., Chen Y., Kohli G.S., Zhou J., Constancias F., Liu Y., Cai Z., Salido S.S., Moses D., Rice S. A., Schuster S. C., Wu B., Kjelleberg S., Tolker-Nielsen T., Bueurman R. W., Givskov M., Yang L.

Reference: bioRxiv (2017): doi.org/10.1101/098749

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions Biofilm Detection and Control

Reactive oxygen species drive evolution of pro-biofilm variants in pathogens by modulating cyclic-di-GMP levels

by Chua S. L., Ding Y., Liu Y., Cai Z., Swarup S., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Kjelleberg S., Givskov M., Yang L.

Reference: Open Biology (2016) 6(11) DOI: 10.1098/rsob.160162

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Environmental Engineering Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Developmental Biology of Biofilms Biofilm Detection and Control

Mitogenomes reveal diversity of the European Lyme borreliosis vector Ixodes ricinus in Italy

by Carpi G., Kitchen A., Kim H. L., Ratan A., Moses D., McGraw J. J., Kazimirova M., Rizzoli A., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2016) 101: 194-202.

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

The quest to resolve recent radiations: Plastid phylogenomics of extinct and endangered Hawaiian endemic mints (Lamiaceae)

by Welch A. J., Collins K., Ratan A., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Lindqvist C.

Reference: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2016) 99: 16-33

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Integrative microbial community analysis reveals full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal under tropical conditions

by Law Y., Kirkegaard R.H., Cokro A. A., Liu X., Arumugam K., Xie C., Stokholm-Bjerregaard M., Moses D., Nielsen P. H., Wuertz S., Williams R. B. H.

Reference: Scientific Reports (2016) 6: 25719.

Research Cluster(s): Environmental Engineering Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Urban Water Cycle Bioreactor Community Ecology Integrative Analysis Unit

Ecological succession of the microbial communities of an air-conditioning cooling coil in the tropics

by Acerbi E., Chénard C., Miller D., Gaultier N., Heinle C., Chang V. W.C., Uchida A., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Lauro F. M.

Reference: Indoor Air (2017) 27: 345-353

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Large-scale mitogenomics enables insights into Schizophora (Diptera) radiation and population diversity

by Junqueira A. C., Azeredo-Espin A.M.L., Paulo D.F., Marinho M.A.T., Tomsho L.P., Moses D., Purbojati R., Ratan A., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Scientific Reports (2016) 6: 21762.

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Spatially extensive microbial biogeography of the Indian Ocean provides insights into the unique community structure of a pristine coral atoll

by T.C. Jeffries, M. Ostrowski, Williams R. B. H., C. Xie, R.M. Jensen , J.J. Grzymski, S.J. Senstius, Givskov M., R. Hoeke, G.K. Philip, R. Y. Neches, Moses D., Chénard C., I.T. Paulsen, Lauro F. M.

Reference: Scientific Reports (2015) 5: 15383.

Research Cluster(s): Biofilm Biology Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Draft genome sequence of Thauera sp. strain SWB20, isolated from a Singapore wastewater treatment facility using gel microdroplets

by Dichosa A.E.K., Davenport K.W., Li P.- E., Ahmed S.A., Daligault H., Gleasner C.D., Kunde Y., McMurry K., Lo C.-C., Reitenga K.G., Daughton A.R., Shen X., Frietze S., Wang D., Johnson S.L., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Chain P.S., Han C.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2015) 3: e00132-00115.

Research Cluster(s): Environmental Engineering Meta-'omics & Microbiomes

Programme(s): Urban Water Cycle