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2024

Introducing Casbah, Kronus and MmasiCarm: Members of the Mycobacteriophage Subcluster B3, Veronique A. Delesalle, Ruusu Ankeriasniemi, Duy Vo, Colin Lewis, Jehan Mody, Rose Zappia, Abigail Roy, Ward Sarvis, and Allison Walsh

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Complete Genomes of Two Cluster AK Arthrobacter Phages Isolated From Soil Samples in Newburgh, NY, United States, Veronique A. Delesalle, Mariah King, Tabitha Rozario, Noah Wolf, Connor Stewart, Luke DeMato, Kevin Trafford, Saiman Adhikari, and Van Dinh

2023

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Dopamine Injections to the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Inhibit Vocal-Motor Production in a Teleost Fish, Alexander Allen, Elizabeth Heisler, and James Matthew Kittelberger

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Warmer Temperature Overrides the Effects of Antidepressants on Amphibian Metamorphosis and Behavior, Peter Fong, Aylin Doganoglu, Eleanor Sandt, and Sierra Turbeville

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Evidence That Bivalve Burrowing Is Mediated by Serotonin Receptors: Activation of Foot Inflation and Protrusion by Serotonin, Serotonergic Ligands and SSRI-Type Antidepressants in Three Species of Freshwater Bivalve, Peter P. Fong, Rebecca Blaszczyk, Mary Butler, and Jake Stergio

Genomic and Phenotypic Signatures of Bacteriophage Coevolution with the Phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae, Catherine A. Hernandez, Veronique A. Delesalle, Gregory P. Krukonis, Jenna M. DeCurzio, and Britt Koskella

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A Novel Subcluster of Closely Related Bacillus Phages with Distinct Tail Fiber/Lysin Gene Combinations, Rachel E. Loney, Veronique A. Delesalle, Brianne E. Chaudhry, Megan Czerpak, Alexandra A. Guffey, Leo Goubet-McCall, Michael McCarty, Madison S. Strine, Natalie T. Tanke, Albert C. Vill, and Gregory P. Krukonis

Bacillus subtilis Phages Related to SIOphi from Desert Soils of the Southwest United States, Leigh H. Magness, Veronique A. Delesalle, Albert C. Vill, Madison S. Strine, Brianne E. Chaudhry, Katherine B. Lichty, Alexandra A. Guffey, Jenna M. DeCurzio, and Gregory P. Krukonis

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Comparative Genomics of Bacillus subtilis Phages Related to phiNIT1 from Desert Soils of the Southwest United States, Albert C. Vill, Veronique A. Delesalle, Leigh H. Magness, Brianne E. Chaudhry, Katherine B. Lichty, Madison S. Strine, Alexandra A. Guffey, Jenna M. DeCurzio, and Gregory P. Krukonis

2022

Beyond Sound: Bimodal Acoustic Calls Used in Mate-Choice and Aggression by Red-Eyed Treefrogs, Michael S. Caldwell, Kayla A. Britt, Lilianna C. Mischke, and Hannah I. Collins

Multi-Night Territorial Behavior, Chorus Attendance, and Mating Success in Red-Eyed Treefrogs, Ryan P. Dougherty, Rachael M. Pulica, and Michael S. Caldwell

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Cold Shock Induces a Terminal Investment Reproductive Response in C. elegans, Leah Gulyas and Jennifer R. Powell

Mid-Flight Prey Switching in the Fringed-Lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus), Ciara E. Kernan, Alexandra M. Yiambilis, Zowie E. Searcy, Rachael M. Pulica, R. A. Page, and Michael S. Caldwell

Algae on the Brain in Bioengineering, Ryan R. Kerney, Matthew A. Cherubino, and Zoe Bender

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Complete Genome Sequences of Two Temperate Bacillus subtilis Phages Isolated at Tumamoc Hill Desert Laboratory, Gregory P. Krukonis, Amanda K. Kemp, Katie F. Storrie, Vivian R. Chavira, Hayden W. Lantrip, Victoria D. Perez, Desiree A. Reyes, Julian A. Truax, Rachel Loney, and Veronique A. Delesalle

Screening Salamanders for Symbionts, Elli Vickers and Ryan R. Kerney

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Comparative Genomics of Six Lytic Bacillus subtilis Phages from the Southwest United States, Albert C. Vill, Veronique A. Delesalle, Brianne E. Tomko, Katherine B. Lichty, Madison S. Strine, Alexandra A. Guffey, Elizabeth A. Burton, Natalie T. Tanke, and Gregory P. Krukonis

2021

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Complete Genome Sequence of the Pantoea Phage AH07, Gregory P. Krukonis, Sam J. Roth, and Veronique A. Delesalle

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Complete Genome Sequences of Four Phages of the Horse Chestnut Phyllosphere, Gregory P. Krukonis, Sam J. Roth, and Veronique A. Delesalle

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Genome Sequences of Erwinia Phyllophages AH04 and AH06, Gregory P. Krukonis, Sam J. Roth, and Veronique A. Delesalle

2020

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Comparative Study of the Rates of Dispersal of Triadica sebifera (Chinese Tallow) and Imperata Cylindrica (Japanese Blood Grass) in North America, Jamie W. Dinella and Meem Noshin Nawal Khan

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Embryonic Development of the Pharyngeal Arch Arteries in Mammals, Megan E. Zierold

2019

Short-Term Exposure to Tricyclic Antidepressants Delays Righting Time in Marine and Freshwater Snails with Evidence for Low-Dose Stimulation of Righting Speed by Imipramine, Peter P. Fong, Kelsey E. Dipenta, Sarahrose M. Jonik, and Courtney D. Ward

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Predicting the Future: Parental Progeny Investment in Response to Environmental Stress Cues, Leah Gulyas and Jennifer R. Powell

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Co-Cultures of Oophila Amblystomatis Between Ambystoma Maculatum and Ambystoma Gracile Hosts Show Host-Symbiont Fidelity, Ryan R. Kerney, Jasper S. Leavitt, Elizabeth M. Hill, Huanjia Zhang, Eunsoo Kim, and John Burns

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The Influence of Signaling Conspecific and Heterospecific Neighbors on Eavesdropper Pressure, Paula A. Trillo, Christopher S. Benson, Michael S. Caldwell, Tiffany L. Lam, Oliver H. Pickering, and David M. Logue

2018

Exposure to the Antifouling chemical Medotomidine Slows Development, Reduces Body Mass, and Delays Metamorphosis in Wood Frog (Lithobates Sylvaticus) Tadpoles, Janine M. Barr, Julia R. Palmucci, Olivia J. Lambert, and Peter P. Fong

Differential Sensitivity to the Antifouling Chemical Medetomidine Between Wood Frog and American Toad Tadpoles with Evidence for Low-dose Stimulation and High-dose Inhibition of Metamorphosis, Peter P. Fong, Olivia J. Lambert, Margot L. Hoagland, and Emily R. Kurtz

Prevalence of Group I Salmonella Kentucky in Domestic Food Animals from Pennsylvania and Overlap with Human Clinical CRISPR Sequence Types, Hallie E. Rauch, Dorothy M. Vosik, Subhashinie Kariyawasam, Nkuchia M’ikanatha, and Nikki Shariat

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High-Resolution Identification of Multiple Salmonella Serovars in a Single Sample by Using CRISPR-SeroSeq, Cameron P. Thompson, Alexandra N. Doak, Naufa Amirani, Erin A. Schroeder, Justin Wright, Subhashinie Kariyawasam, Regina Lamendella, and Nikki Shariat

CRISPR Typing and Antibiotic Resistance Correlates with Polyphyletic Distribution in Human Isolates of Salmonella Kentucky, Dorothy M. Vosik, Deepanker Tewari, Lisa Dettinger, Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, and Nikki Shariat

2017

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Transciptome Analysis Illuminates the Nature of the Intracellular Interaction in a Vertebrate-Algal Symbiosis, John A. Burns, Huanjia Zhang, Elizabeth M. Hill, Eunsoo Kim, and Ryan R. Kerney

The Prospects of Artificial Endosymbioses, Ryan R. Kerney, Zakiya N. Whatley, Sarah N. Rivera, and David Hewitt

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Differential Uptake of Gold Nanoparticles by 2 Species of Tadpole, the Wood Frog (Lithobates Sylvaticus) and the Bullfrog (Lithobates Catesbeianus), Lucas B. Thompson, Gerardo L.F. Carfagno, Kurt Andresen, Andrea J. Sitton, Taylor B. Bury, Laura L. Lee, Kevin T. Lerner, and Peter P. Fong

2016

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Foraging Behavior of Tetramorium Caespitum in an Urban Environment: the Effect of Food Quality on Foraging, Nicole A. Crofton, Sabrina R. D'Mello, and Nene S. Sy

Testing Hypotheses for the Presence of the tRNA Genes in Mycobacteriophage Genomes, Veronique A. Delesalle, Natalie T. Tanke, Albert C. Vill, and Gregory P. Krukonis

Exposure to SSRI-type Antidepressants Increases Righting Time in the Marine Snail Ilyanassa Obsoleta, Peter P. Fong, Taylor B. S. Bury, Elizabeth E. Donovan, Olivia J. Lambert, Julia R. Palmucci, and Stephanie K. Adamczak

Long-term Exposure to Gold Nanoparticles Accelerates Larval Metamorphosis Without Affecting Mass in Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations, Peter P. Fong, Lucas B. Thompson, Gerardo L.F. Carfagno, and Andrea J. Sitton

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Long-term Recovery from Acute Cold Shock in Caenorhabditis Elegans, Joseph D. Robinson and Jennifer R. Powell

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LOF1 and Interacting Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Crop Yield, Zoe Yeoh, Elizabeth Luscher, and Patricia Springer

2015

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Isolation & Characterization of Bacteria in the Built Environment: Measuring The Effect of Pharmaceuticals on Growth, Amanda V. Finck, Kelly J. DiGeronimo, Nene S. Sy, and Zakiya Whatley

The Antidepressants Venlafaxine (“Effexor”) and Fluoxetine (“Prozac”) Produce Different Effects on Locomotion in Two Species of Marine Snail, The Oyster Drill (Urosalpinx cinerea) and the Starsnail (Lithopoma americanum), Peter P. Fong, Taylor B. Bury, Abigail D. Dworkin-Brodsky, Christina M. Jasion, and Rose C. Kell

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The Conserved G-Protein Coupled Receptor FSHR-1 Regulates Protective Host Responses to Infection and Oxidative Stress, Elizabeth V. Miller, Leah N. Grandi, Jennifer A. Giannini, Joseph D. Robinson, and Jennifer R. Powell

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Whole Genome Comparison of a Large Collection of Mycobacteriophages Reveals a Continuum of Phage Genetic Diversity, Welkin H. Pope, Charles A. Bowman, Daniel A. Russell, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, David J. Asai, Steven G. Cresawn, William R. Jacobs, Roger W. Hendrix, Jeffrey G. Lawrence, Graham F. Hatfull, Veronique A. Delesalle, and Gregory P. Krukonis

2014

Sexually-Dimorphic Expression of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Immunoreactivity in the Brain of a Vocal Teleost Fish (Porichthys notatus), Geraldine K.E. Goebrecht, Robert A. Kowtoniuk, Brenda G. Kelly, and James Matthew Kittelberger

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Cross-Disciplinary Sciences at Gettysburg College: Second Annual Poster Presentation, X-SIG

2013

Antidepressants Cause Foot Detachment from Substrate in Five Species of Marine Snail, Peter P. Fong and Nikolett Molnar

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The Deletion of the Bre1 Gene in Aspergillus nidulans Impairs Mitotic Growth, Meiosis, and DNA Damage Repair, Andrea J. Sitton and Steven W. James

2012

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Pathogen Response Genes Mediate Caenorhabditis elegans Innate Immunity, Hannah L. Anthony

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Toxic Effects of Copper, Cadmium, and Methoxychlor Shown by Neutral Red Retention Assay in Two Species of Freshwater Molluscs, Nikolett Molnar and Peter Fong

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The Effect of Medetomidine on the Burying Speed of Corbicula fluminea, Andrew K. Schmucker