The List, Updated

 
~redwing Euphorbia~

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Thank goodness I don't go through the whole pollen allergy thing - because around here right now, there's a layer of the stuff on everything.  It makes you wonder what it's elemental composition is, and if it wasn't around, what ecosystems might collapse!

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The Microbial Lab's mission moves forward - with the submission of two manuscripts over the past few days to the open access journal PLoS Pathogens.  It was the first time that we have submitted to PLoS - and I'm looking forward to the fast turnaround for reviews.  We wanted this work - focused on the genome and proteome of an emerging coral pathogen - to be published in an open access journal for easy accessibility to the broader coral research community.  Now just cross your fingers and toes that the reviews go well - it was our 'first' genome and proteome (and we've become quite attached).

THE LIST was last updated on the last day in January 2010 - and then there was this much earlier update on 10 August 2009.  Progress has indeed been made.  The Microbial Lab's Life during Wartime continues on, and I must say that with 10 manuscripts either published or in review since early last summer, that getting an even dozen submitted within a year seems possible to me now.  That will be the new goal of the Microbial Lab during this wartime year. 

In the meantime, I might go out into the garden for awhile, with the pollen, and weed.  
  
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THE LIST

1. work describing a coral pathogen and the role of motility (led by our collaborators in Israel): Published.
2. work describing metabolites produced by a coral pathogen (led by local collaborators): Published.
3. work describing genes involved in nutrient cycling in coral microbial communities: Published (and take a look at the journal cover photo).
4. work describing the bacterial communities in the upper respiratory tract of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins: Published.
5. work describing the phylogeny of a globally-distributed coral pathogen (collaborative with colleagues from Australia):  Published.  
6. work validating the presence of a coral pathogen in the Caribbean and the pathogen's antimicrobial characteristics: Published.
7. work describing a method to detect and quantify a coral pathogen in environmental samples: In Revision.
8. work describing clinically-relevant bacteria and fungi in gastric, upper respiratory tract and fecal samples of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins: In Review.  
9. work describing the genome of a coral pathogen: In Review. 
10. work describing the proteome of a coral pathogen at two different temperatures: In Review. 
11. working describing the antimicrobial resistance and susceptibility profiles of coral-associated bacteria: In Preparation.
12. work describing the toxicity of a nanoparticle to bacteria: In Preparation.
13. manuscripts 8-12 are all close to submission - in addition to these 4 manuscripts, we have ~12 additional manuscripts where the data is collected, some writing has been done, but they are not close to submission (just yet!).

Comments

[Blackswampgirl Kim]

Great work so far on the list!

And that's an amazing photo, with all of the pollen laying on the euphorbia. (And yes, this is the bad season for those of us who suffer allergies. I have spent far too much time in the bathroom with my netipot these past few weeks. Boo.)

[Janet]

congrats on moving forward with your list. Our yellow river of pollen has begun. yuck

[Kay Wade]

This is, for sure, work to be proud of... you have accomplished so much since I began following your blog. Lord have mercy, I do hope it pays (literally) off soon.