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Michiko E. Taga
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 63
Citations - 4992
Michiko E. Taga is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cobalamin & Biology. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 52 publications receiving 4243 citations. Previous affiliations of Michiko E. Taga include Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Princeton University.
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How rhizobial symbionts invade plants: the Sinorhizobium – Medicago model
TL;DR: Recent discoveries about the mutual recognition process that allows the model rhizobial symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti to invade and differentiate inside its host plant alfalfa and the model host plant barrel medic are reviewed.
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Salmonella typhimurium Recognizes a Chemically Distinct Form of the Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Signal AI-2
Stephen T. Miller,Karina B. Xavier,Shawn R. Campagna,Michiko E. Taga,Martin F. Semmelhack,Bonnie L. Bassler,Frederick M. Hughson +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that two different species of bacteria recognize two different forms of the autoinducer signal, both derived from 4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione (DPD), and new sophistication in the chemical lexicon used by bacteria in interspecies signaling is revealed.
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Chemical communication among bacteria.
TL;DR: Anti-quorumsensing strategies are present in both bacteria and eukaryotes, and these are apparently designed to combat bacteria that rely on cell–cell communication for the successful adaptation to particular niches.
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The LuxS‐dependent autoinducer AI‐2 controls the expression of an ABC transporter that functions in AI‐2 uptake in Salmonella typhimurium
TL;DR: The identification and characterization of AI‐2‐regulated genes in Salmonella typhimurium are described and it is found that LuxS andAI‐2 regulate the expression of a previously unidentified operon encoding an ATP binding cassette (ABC)‐type transporter.
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Vitamin B12 as a modulator of gut microbial ecology.
TL;DR: Although cobalamin is synthesized by some human gut microbes, it is a precious resource in the gut and is likely not provisioned to the host in significant quantities, however, this vitamin may make an unrecognized contribution in shaping the structure and function of human gut microbial communities.