Hawaiian bobtail squid depend on bacterial partner for healthy development
The Hawaiian bobtail squid cannot develop a healthy body or its bioluminescent “glow” without a specific bacterial protein that acts as a biological architect.
Glowing bacteria in Hawaiian bobtail squid cause changes throughout host
Luminescent bacteria that live harmoniously inside the Hawaiian bobtail squid¡¯s light organ actually change the gene expression in other organs of their squid host according to a new study by UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ researchers.
Prestigious $5M award for UH microbial researcher
Margaret McFall-Ngai has been selected to receive a MERIT award of more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
UH¡¯s only female National Academy of Sciences member reveals how animals select good microbes
Margaret McFall-Ngai's inaugural article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a newly discovered mechanism by which organisms select beneficial microbes and reject harmful ones.
Native squid and its bacterium may help human and environmental health
The Hawaiian bobtail squid is helping build UH’s microbiome research capacity.
Beneficial bacteria in Hawaiian squid attracted to fatty acids
A new study revealed that Vibrio fischeri has a novel type of receptors that sense the presence and concentration of fatty acids, a building block of all cell membranes.