Application of Ecological Network Theory to the Human Microbiome (2008)
James A. Foster, Stephen M. Krone, Larry J. Forney
In healthy humans, many microbial consortia constitute rich ecosystems with dozens to hundreds of species, finely tuned to functions relevant to human health. Medical interventions, lifestyle...
Comparison of Correspondence Analysis Methods for Synonymous Codon Usage in Bacteria (2008)
Suzuki, Haruo, Brown, Celeste J., Forney, Larry J., Top, Eva M.
Synonymous codon usage varies both between organisms and among genes within a genome, and arises due to differences in G + C content, replication strand skew, or gene expression levels....
Application of Ecological Network Theory to the Human Microbiome (2008)
James A. Foster, Stephen M. Krone, Larry J. Forney
In healthy humans, many microbial consortia constitute rich ecosystems with dozens to hundreds of species, finely tuned to functions relevant to human health. Medical interventions, lifestyle...
Single Jet, Zhigang Feng, Xiaodong Wang, Larry J. Forney
An asymptotic procedure is presented to evaluate the tracer trajectory in a two-stream turbulent pipe mixing unit with an oblique branch. The proposed mixing jet trajectory estimate is compared with...
Xiao-lin Wu, Larry J Forney, Paul Joyce
Comments on “Bayesian hierarchical error model for analysis of gene expres-sion data”
Use of stochastic models to assess the effect of environmental factors on microbial growth (2005)
José Miguel Ponciano, Thomas F. Hess, Larry J. Forney, Ronald L. Crawford, Paul Joyce
We present a novel application of a stochastic ecological model to the study and analysis of microbial growth dynamics as influenced by environmental conditions in an extensive experimental data set....
Joyce, Paul, Abdo, Zaid, Ponciano, José M, De Gelder, Leen, Forney, Larry J, Top, Eva M
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a constant threat in the battle against infectious diseases. One strategy for reducing their effect is to temporarily discontinue the use of certain antibiotics in...
De Gelder, Leen, Ponciano, José M, Abdo, Zaid, Joyce, Paul, Forney, Larry J, Top, Eva M
Temporarily discontinuing the use of antibiotics has been proposed as a means to eliminate resistant bacteria by allowing sensitive clones to sweep through the population. In this study, we monitored...
Tauch,Andreas, Schneiker,Susanne, Selbitschka,Werner, Pühler,Alfred, Van Overbeek,Leo S., Smalla,Kornelia, ...
Plasmid pIPO2 is a cryptic, conjugative, broad-host-range plasmid isolated from the wheat rhizosphere. It efficiently self-transfers between , ß and Proteobacteria and has a...
Tauch, Andreas, Schneiker, Susanne, Selbitschka, Werner, Pühler, Alfred, Van Overbeek, Leo S., Smalla, Kornelia, ...
Plasmid pIPO2 is a cryptic, conjugative, broad-host-range plasmid isolated from the wheat rhizosphere. It efficiently self-transfers between , ß and Proteobacteria and has a...
Sprenger, Wander, Haanstra, René, Forney, Larry J.
A methanogen-specific nested PCR approach was used to detect methanogenic archaea in seawater particles of the North Sea and the feces and the digestive tract of flounder (Platichthys flesus), a fish...
Association of Marine Archaea with the Digestive Tracts of Two Marine Fish Species (1998)
Artz, Rebekka R.E., Haanstra, René, Forney, Larry J.
Recent studies have shown that archaea which were always thought to live under strict anoxic or extreme environmental conditions are also present in cold, oxygenated seawater, soils, the digestive...
Reactivity of Haemophilus influenzae type b anti-pili antibodies (1989)
Gilsdorf, Janet R., Forney, Larry J., LiPuma, John J.
The reactivity of anti-pilus antibodies to native and denatured Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) pili was studied using rabbit serum prepared against piliated H. influenzae b strain M43 (p+) and...
Turbulent plume in a laminar crossflow,--by Larry J. Forney. (1968)
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1968.
Krooneman, Janneke, Van Den Akker, Sytske, Pedro Gomes, Teresa M., Forney, Larry J., Gottschal, Jan C.
The presence or absence of molecular oxygen has been shown to play a crucial role in the degradability of haloaromatic compounds. In the present study, it was shown that anaerobic phototrophic...
Association of Marine Archaea with the Digestive Tracts of Two Marine Fish Species
Artz, Rebekka R. E., Haanstra, René, Forney, Larry J.
Recent studies have shown that archaea which were always thought to live under strict anoxic or extreme environmental conditions are also present in cold, oxygenated seawater, soils, the digestive...
Parallel and Divergent Genotypic Evolution in Experimental Populations of Ralstonia sp.
Nakatsu, Cindy H., Korona, Ryszard, Lenski, Richard E., De Bruijn, Frans J., Marsh, Terence L., Forney, Larry J.
Genetic rearrangements within a population of bacteria were analyzed to understand the degree of divergence occurring after experimental evolution. We used 18 replicate populations founded from...
Oda, Yasuhiro, Wanders, Wouter, Huisman, Louis A., Meijer, Wim G., Gottschal, Jan C., Forney, Larry J.
To assess the extent of genotypic and phenotypic diversity within species of purple nonsulfur bacteria found in aquatic sediments, a total of 128 strains were directly isolated from agar plates that...
Biogeography of the Purple Nonsulfur Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris
Oda, Yasuhiro, Star, Bastiaan, Huisman, Louis A., Gottschal, Jan C., Forney, Larry J.
The biogeography of the purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris on a local scale was investigated. Thirty clones of phototrophic bacteria were isolated from each of five unevenly spaced...
Haack, Sheridan Kidd, Garchow, Helen, Odelson, David A., Forney, Larry J., Klug, Michael J.
We determined the accuracy and reproducibility of whole-community fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis with two model bacterial communities differing in composition by using the Microbial ID, Inc....
Forney, Larry J., Reddy, C. A., Pankratz, H. Stuart
Previous studies have shown that the hydroxyl radical derived from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is involved in lignin degradation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium. In the present study, the ultrastructural...
Use of Stochastic Models To Assess the Effect of Environmental Factors on Microbial Growth
Ponciano, José Miguel, Vandecasteele, Frederik P. J., Hess, Thomas F., Forney, Larry J., Crawford, Ronald L., Joyce, Paul
We present a novel application of a stochastic ecological model to the study and analysis of microbial growth dynamics as influenced by environmental conditions in an extensive experimental data set....
De Gelder, Leen, Vandecasteele, Frederik P. J., Brown, Celeste J., Forney, Larry J., Top, Eva M.
Horizontal transfer of multiresistance plasmids in the environment contributes to the growing problem of drug-resistant pathogens. Even though the plasmid host cell is the primary environment in...
Morillas, Manuel, McVey, Colin E, Brannigan, James A, Ladurner, Andreas G, Forney, Larry J, Virden, Richard
Two mutant forms of penicillin acylase from Escherichia coli strains, selected using directed evolution for the ability to use glutaryl-L-leucine for growth [Forney, Wong and Ferber (1989) Appl....
Coolen, Marco J. L., Post, Eduard, Davis, Catherine C., Forney, Larry J.
To define and monitor the structure of microbial communities found in the human vagina, a cultivation-independent approach based on analyses of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms...
De Gelder, Leen, Ponciano, José M., Abdo, Zaid, Joyce, Paul, Forney, Larry J., Top, Eva M.
Temporarily discontinuing the use of antibiotics has been proposed as a means to eliminate resistant bacteria by allowing sensitive clones to sweep through the population. In this study, we monitored...
Krooneman, Janneke, Van Den Akker, Sytske, Pedro Gomes, Teresa M., Forney, Larry J., Gottschal, Jan C.
The presence or absence of molecular oxygen has been shown to play a crucial role in the degradability of haloaromatic compounds. In the present study, it was shown that anaerobic phototrophic...
Association of Marine Archaea with the Digestive Tracts of Two Marine Fish Species
Artz, Rebekka R. E., Haanstra, René, Forney, Larry J.
Recent studies have shown that archaea which were always thought to live under strict anoxic or extreme environmental conditions are also present in cold, oxygenated seawater, soils, the digestive...
Parallel and Divergent Genotypic Evolution in Experimental Populations of Ralstonia sp.
Nakatsu, Cindy H., Korona, Ryszard, Lenski, Richard E., De Bruijn, Frans J., Marsh, Terence L., Forney, Larry J.
Genetic rearrangements within a population of bacteria were analyzed to understand the degree of divergence occurring after experimental evolution. We used 18 replicate populations founded from...
Oda, Yasuhiro, Wanders, Wouter, Huisman, Louis A., Meijer, Wim G., Gottschal, Jan C., Forney, Larry J.
To assess the extent of genotypic and phenotypic diversity within species of purple nonsulfur bacteria found in aquatic sediments, a total of 128 strains were directly isolated from agar plates that...
Biogeography of the Purple Nonsulfur Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris
Oda, Yasuhiro, Star, Bastiaan, Huisman, Louis A., Gottschal, Jan C., Forney, Larry J.
The biogeography of the purple nonsulfur bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris on a local scale was investigated. Thirty clones of phototrophic bacteria were isolated from each of five unevenly spaced...
Haack, Sheridan Kidd, Garchow, Helen, Odelson, David A., Forney, Larry J., Klug, Michael J.
We determined the accuracy and reproducibility of whole-community fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis with two model bacterial communities differing in composition by using the Microbial ID, Inc....
Forney, Larry J., Reddy, C. A., Pankratz, H. Stuart
Previous studies have shown that the hydroxyl radical derived from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is involved in lignin degradation by Phanerochaete chrysosporium. In the present study, the ultrastructural...
Use of Stochastic Models To Assess the Effect of Environmental Factors on Microbial Growth
Ponciano, José Miguel, Vandecasteele, Frederik P. J., Hess, Thomas F., Forney, Larry J., Crawford, Ronald L., Joyce, Paul
We present a novel application of a stochastic ecological model to the study and analysis of microbial growth dynamics as influenced by environmental conditions in an extensive experimental data set....
De Gelder, Leen, Vandecasteele, Frederik P. J., Brown, Celeste J., Forney, Larry J., Top, Eva M.
Horizontal transfer of multiresistance plasmids in the environment contributes to the growing problem of drug-resistant pathogens. Even though the plasmid host cell is the primary environment in...
Morillas, Manuel, McVey, Colin E, Brannigan, James A, Ladurner, Andreas G, Forney, Larry J, Virden, Richard
Two mutant forms of penicillin acylase from Escherichia coli strains, selected using directed evolution for the ability to use glutaryl-L-leucine for growth [Forney, Wong and Ferber (1989) Appl....
Coolen, Marco J. L., Post, Eduard, Davis, Catherine C., Forney, Larry J.
To define and monitor the structure of microbial communities found in the human vagina, a cultivation-independent approach based on analyses of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms...
De Gelder, Leen, Ponciano, José M., Abdo, Zaid, Joyce, Paul, Forney, Larry J., Top, Eva M.
Temporarily discontinuing the use of antibiotics has been proposed as a means to eliminate resistant bacteria by allowing sensitive clones to sweep through the population. In this study, we monitored...
Ahn, Hyo-Jin, La, Hyun-Joon, Forney, Larry J.
A device for simultaneously measuring the relative fitness of multiple bacterial populations was developed and evaluated. The new device eliminates the need to construct strains with selectively...
Heijs, Sander K., Haese, Ralf R., Forney, Larry J., Elsas, Jan Dirk
This study provides data on the diversities of bacterial and archaeal communities in an active methane seep at the Kazan mud volcano in the deep Eastern Mediterranean sea. Layers of varying depths in...
Sota, Masahiro, Tsuda, Masataka, Yano, Hirokazu, Suzuki, Haruo, Forney, Larry J., Top, Eva M.
The overall architecture of IncP-1 plasmids is very conserved in that the accessory genes are typically located in one or two specific regions: between oriV and trfA and between the tra and trb...
Application of Ecological Network Theory to the Human Microbiome
Foster, James A., Krone, Stephen M., Forney, Larry J.
In healthy humans, many microbial consortia constitute rich ecosystems with dozens to hundreds of species, finely tuned to functions relevant to human health. Medical interventions, lifestyle...
Aerosols in turbulent tube flow : a study of deposition and rebound /
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1974.