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

Imputation performance in Latin American populations: Improving rare variants representation with the inclusion of Native American genomes

by Jiménez-Kaufmann A., Chong A. Y., Cortés A., Quinto-Cortés C. D., Fernandez-Valverde S. L., Ferreyra-Reyes L., Cruz-Hervert L. P., Medina-Muñoz S. G., Sohail M., Palma-Martinez M. J., Delgado-Sánchez G., Mongua-Rodríguez N., Mentzer A. J., Hill A. V. S., Moreno-Macías H., Huerta-Chagoya A., Aguilar-Salinas C. A., Torres M., Kim H. L., Kalsi N., Schuster S. C., , , Tusié-Luna T., Del-Vecchyo D. O.

Reference: Frontiers in Genetics (2021) 12: 719791

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

Coronavirus viability in surgical plume and methods for safe disposal: A preclinical model

by Chia D. K. A., Lim Z., Ang J. J., Tambyah P. A., Lau K. S. H., Ong J., Chow V. T. K., Allen D. M., Fung J., Lau J.X.K., Irvan LUHUNG, Schuster S. C., Lee C. N., Kim G., So J. B. Y., Lomanto D., Shabbir A.

Reference: British Journal of Surgery (2022) 109: 15–20

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

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes Public Health & Medicine

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

Evolutionary and phylogenetic insights from a nuclear genome sequence of the extinct, giant, "subfossil" koala lemur Megaladapis edwardsi

by Marciniak S., Mughal M. R., Godfrey L. R., Bankoff R. J., Randrianatoandro H., Crowley B. E., Bergey C. M., Muldoon K. M., Randrianasy J., Raharivololona B. M., Schuster S.C., Malhi R. S., Yoder A. D., Louis E. E., Kistler L., Perry G.

Reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (2021) 118: e2022117118

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

Impact of green and white roofs on air handler filters and indoor ventilation air

by Ramasubramanian P., Irvan LUHUNG, Lim B.Y.S., Schuster S. C., Starry O., Gall E. T.

Reference: Building and Environment (2021) 197: 107860

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

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

Effective design of barrier enclosure to contain aerosol emissions from COVID-19 patients

by Daniel D., Lin M., Irvan LUHUNG, I., , Lui T., Sadovoy A., Koh X., Schuster S. C., Tran T., , Jun Loh X.

Reference: Indoor Air (2021): doi.org/10.1111/ina.12828.

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

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes

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

Human ACE2 receptor polymorphisms and altered susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2

by Suryamohan K., Diwanji D., Stawiski E.W., Gupta R., Miersch S., Liu J., Chen C., Jiang Y.-P., Fellouse F.A., Sathirapongsasuti J.F., Albers P.K., Deepak T., Saberianfar R. , Ratan A., Washburn G., Mis M., Santhosh D., Somasekar S., Hiranjith G.H., Vargas D., Mohan S., Phalke S., Kuriakose B., Antony A., Ustav M. Jr., Schuster S. C., Sidhu S., Junutula J.R., Jura N., Seshagiri S.

Reference: Communications Biology (2021) 4: 475-475

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

Programme(s): Air Microbiomes Public Health & Medicine

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

Identification of African-specific admixture between modern and archaic humans

by Wall J. D., Ratan A., Stawiski E., Kim H. L., Gusareva E., Purbojati R., Schuster S.C., GenomeAsia 100K Consortium

Reference: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2910) 105: 1254-1261

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

The GenomeAsia 100K Project enables genetic discoveries across Asia

by GenomeAsia 100K Consortium

Reference: Nature (2019) 576: 106-111

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & 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

NARD: Whole-genome reference panel of 1779 Northeast Asians improves imputation accuracy of rare and low-frequency variants

by Yoo S.-K., Kim C.-U., Kim H. L., Kim S., Shin J.-Y., Kim N., Yang J.S.W., Lo K.-W., Cho B., Matsuda F., Schuster S. C., Kim, C.,

Reference: Genome Medicine (2019) 11: 1-10

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & 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 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 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 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

Global science meets ethnic diversity: Ian McGonigle interviews GenomeAsia100k Scientific Chairman Stephan Schuster

by McGonigle I., Schuster S.C.

Reference: Genetics Research (2020) 101: e7

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

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

Pleiotropic effects of c-di-GMP content in Pseudomonas syringae

by Wang T., Cai Z., Shao X., Zhang W., Xie, Zhang Y., , Schuster S. C., Yang L.,

Reference: Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2019) 85: e00152-00119.

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

Programme(s): Biofilm Detection and Control

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 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 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 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

Whole-genome analysis of Mustela erminea finds that pulsed hybridization impacts evolution at high latitudes

by Colella J. P., Lan T., Schuster S. C., Talbot S. L., Cook J. A., Lindqvist C.

Reference: Communications Biology (2018) 1: 51

Research Cluster(s): Meta-'omics & 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

Carnivorous plant genomes

by Renner T., Lan T., Farr K.M., Ibarra-Laclette E., Herrera-Estrella L., Schuster S. C., Hasebe M., Fukushima K., Albert V.A.

Reference: Carnivorous plants: Physiology, ecology, and evolution. A. Ellison and L. Adamec (eds). Oxford, Oxford University Press

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

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

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

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

Genome-wide evidence for a hybrid origin of modern polar bears

by Lan T., Cheng J., Ratan A., Miller W, Schuster S. C., Farley S., Shideler R., Mailund T, Lindqvist C.

Reference: bioRxiv (2016) 047498; doi: http://dx.doi.org/047410.041101/047498

Research Cluster(s): 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

Comparative and population mitogenomic analyses of Madagascar's extinct, giant ‘subfossil’ lemurs

by Kistler L., Ratan A., Godfrey L.R., Crowley B.E., Hughes C.E., Lei R., Cui Y., Wood M.L., Muldoon K.M., Andriamialison H., McGraw J.J., Tomsho L.P., Schuster S. C., Miller W., Louis E.E., Yoder A.D., Malhi R.S., Perry G.H.

Reference: Journal of Human Evolution (2015) 79: 45-54

Khoisan hunter-gatherers have been the largest population throughout most of modern-human demographic history

by Kim H. L., Ratan A., Perry G.H., Montenegro A., Miller W., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Nature Communications (2014) 5

Whole genome sequencing and analysis of plant growth promoting bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of plantation crops coconut, cocoa and arecanut

by Gupta A., Gopal M., Thomas G.V., Manikandan V., Gajewski J., Thomas G., Seshagiri S., Schuster S. C., Rajesh P., Gupta R.

Reference: PLoS ONE (2014) 9(8): 14

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions

Multispecies diel transcriptional oscillations in open ocean heterotrophic bacterial assemblages

by Eppley J.M., Gifford S.M., Ottesen E.A., Marin R., Schuster S. C., Young C.R., Scholin C.A., DeLong E.F.

Reference: Science (2014) 345(6193): 207-212

A mutation burst during the acute phase of Helicobacter pylori infection in humans and rhesus macaques

by Linz B., Windsor H.M., McGraw J.J., Hansen L.M., Gajewski J.P., Tomsho L.P., Hake C.M., Solnick J.V., Schuster S. C., Marshall B.J.

Reference: Nature Communications (2014) 5: 8

Programme(s): Host Microbiome (Holobiont) Interactions

Genome sequence of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus sp. Strain NK55a

by Stolyar S., Liu Z., Thiel V., Tomsho L.P., Pinel N., Nelson W.C., Lindemann S.R., Romine M.F., Haruta S., Schuster S. C., Bryant D., Fredrickson J.K.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2014) 2(1): e01060-01013

Genome and secretome analysis of the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen, Moniliophthora roreri, which causes frosty pod rot disease of cacao: Mechanisms of the biotrophic and necrotrophic phases

by Meinhardt L.W., Costa G.G.L., Thomazella D.P.T., Teixeira P.J.P.L, Carazzolle M.F., Schuster S. C., Carlson J.E., Guiltinan M.J., Mieczkowski P., Farmer A., Ramaraj T., Crozier J., Davis R.E., Shao J., Melnick R.L., Pereira G.A.G, Bailey B.A.

Reference: BMC Genomics (2014) 15: 164

Assembly and validation of the genome of the nonmodel basal angiosperm Amborella

by Chamala S., Chanderbali A.S., Der J.P., Lan T., Walts B., Albert V.A., dePamphilis C.W., Leebens-Mack J., Rounsley S., Schuster S. C., Wing R.A., Xiao N., Moore R., Soltis P.S., Soltis D.E., Barbazuk W.B.

Reference: Science (2013) 342(6165): 1516-1517

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

Performance characteristics of qPCR assays targeting human- and ruminant-associated Bacteroidetes for microbial source tracking across sixteen countries on six continents

by Reischer G.H., Ebdon J.E., Bauer J.M., Schuster N., Ahmed W., Åström J., Blanch A.R., Blöschl G., Byamukama D., Coakley T., Ferguson C., Goshu G., Ko G., de Roda Husman A.M., Mushi D., Poma R., Pradhan B., Rajal V., Schade M.A., Sommer R., Taylor H., Toth E.M., Vrajmasu V., Wuertz S., Mach R.L., Farnleitner A.H.

Reference: Environmental Science & Technology (2013) 47(15): 8548-8556

Architecture and evolution of a minute plant genome

by Ibarra-Laclette E., Lyons E., Hernandez-Guzman G., Perez-Torres C.A., Carretero-Paulet L., Chang T.-H., Lan T., Welch A.J., Juarez M.J.A., Simpson J., Fernandez-Cortes A., Arteaga-Vazquez M., Gongora-Castillo E., Acevedo-Hernandez G., Schuster S. C., Himmelbauer H., Minoche A.E., Xu S., Lynch M., Oropeza-Aburto A., Cervantes-Perez S.A., de Jesus Ortega-Estrada M., Cervantes-Luevano J.I., Michael T.P., Mockler T., Bryant D., Herrera-Estrella A., Albert V.A., Herrera-Estrella L.

Reference: Nature (2013) 498(7452): 94-98

Genome of the haloarchaeon Natronomonas moolapensis, a neutrophilic member of a previously haloalkaliphilic genus

by Dyall-Smith M.L., Pfeiffer F., Oberwinkler T., Klee K., Rampp M., Palm P., Gross K., Schuster S. C., Oesterhelt D.

Reference: Genome Announcements (2013) 1(2): 10.1128/genomeA.00095-00013

Aye-aye population genomic analyses highlight an important center of endemism in northern Madagascar

by Perry G.H., Louis E.E., Ratan A., Bedoya-Reina O.C., Burhans R.C., Lei R., Johnson S.E., Schuster S. C., Miller W.

Reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (2013) 110(15): 5823-5828

The poor man’s 1000 genomes project: Recent human population expansion confounds detection of disease alleles in 7,099 complete mitochondrial genomes

by Kim H. L., Schuster S. C.

Reference: Frontiers in Evolutionary and Population Genetics (2013) 4: 13

Helicobacter pylori genomic microevolution during naturally occurring transmission between adults

by Linz B., Windsor H.M., Gajewski J.P., Hake C.M., Moses D., Schuster S. C., Marshall B.J.

Reference: PLoS ONE (2013) 8(12): e82187

Comparative genomics of the classical Bordetella subspecies: The evolution and exchange of virulence-associated diversity amongst closely related pathogens

by Park J., Zhang Y., Buboltz A.M., Zhang X.Q., Schuster S. C., Ahuja U., Liu M.H., Miller J.F., Sebaihia M., Bentley S.D., Parkhill J., Harvill E. T.

Reference: BMC Genomics (2012) 13: 545