Tim Miyashiro
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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410 Frear South
University Park, PA - tim14@psu.edu
- 814-865-1916
Research Summary
How bacteria adapt to a host environment. The mutualistic symbiosis established between the Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) and a bioluminescent bacterium (Vibrio fischeri).
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Microbiome Center
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
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Publication Tags
Aliivibrio Fischeri Symbiosis Decapodiformes Light Bacteria Genes Luminescence Vibrio Intraspecific Competition Type Vi Secretion Systems Vibrio Fischeri Symbiont Symbionts Organ Squid Glucosamine Population Animals Colonization Quorum Sensing Strain Differences Persistence Biofilms In Vitro Techniques Gene ExpressionMost Recent Papers
The bacterial enhancer binding protein vasH promotes expression of a type vi secretion system in vibrio fischeri during symbiosis
Kirsten R. Guckes, Andrew G. Cecere, Amanda L. Williams, Anjali E. McNeil, Tim Miyashiro, 2020, Journal of Bacteriology
Incompatibility of vibrio fischeri strains during symbiosis establishment depends on two functionally redundant hcp genes
Kirsten R. Guckes, Andrew G. Cecere, Nathan P. Wasilko, Amanda L. Williams, Katherine M. Bultman, Mark J. Mandel, Tim Miyashiro, 2019, Journal of Bacteriology
Draft genome sequences of type VI secretion system-encoding vibrio fischeri strains FQ-A001 and ES401
Katherine M. Bultman, Andrew G. Cecere, Tim Miyashiro, Alecia N. Septer, Mark J. Mandel, 2019, Microbiology Resource Announcements
Sulfur availability for Vibrio fischeri growth during symbiosis establishment depends on biogeography within the squid light organ
Nathan P. Wasilko, Jessie Larios-Valencia, Caroline H. Steingard, Briana M. Nunez, Subhash C. Verma, Tim Miyashiro, 2019, Molecular Microbiology on p. 621-636
Sulfur availability for Vibrio fischeri growth during symbiosis establishment depends on biogeography within the squid light organ
2018, Molecular Microbiology
Bacterial symbionts use a type VI secretion system to eliminate competitors in their natural host
Lauren Speare, Andrew G. Cecere, Kirsten R. Guckes, Stephanie Smith, Michael S. Wollenberg, Mark J. Mandel, Tim Miyashiro, Alecia N. Septer, 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. E8528-E8537
Intraspecific competition impacts Vibrio fischeri strain diversity during initial colonization of the squid light organ
Yan Sun, Elijah D. LaSota, Andrew G. Cecere, Kyle B. LaPenna, Jessie Larios-Valencia, Michael S. Wollenberg, Tim Miyashiro, 2016, Applied and Environmental Microbiology on p. 3082-3091
Niche-specific impact of a symbiotic function on the persistence of microbial symbionts within a natural host
Subhash C. Verma, Tim Miyashiro, 2016, Applied and Environmental Microbiology on p. 5990-5996
NagC represses N-acetyl-glucosamine utilization genes in Vibrio fischeri within the light organ of Euprymna scolopes
Yan Sun, Subhash C. Verma, Haikel Bogale, Tim Miyashiro, 2015, Frontiers in Microbiology
The curious meeting of two partners
Tim Miyashiro, 2015, Microbiology Today on p. 106-109
Most-Cited Papers
Shedding light on bioluminescence regulation in Vibrio fischeri
Tim Miyashiro, Edward G. Ruby, 2012, Molecular Microbiology on p. 795-806
Bacterial symbionts use a type VI secretion system to eliminate competitors in their natural host
Lauren Speare, Andrew G. Cecere, Kirsten R. Guckes, Stephanie Smith, Michael S. Wollenberg, Mark J. Mandel, Tim Miyashiro, Alecia N. Septer, 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. E8528-E8537
Features governing symbiont persistence in the squid-vibrio association
Eric J. Koch, Tim Miyashiro, Margaret J. McFall-Ngai, Edward G. Ruby, 2014, Molecular Ecology on p. 1624-1634
Quorum sensing in the squid-Vibrio symbiosis.
Subhash C. Verma, Tim Miyashiro, 2013, International Journal of Molecular Sciences on p. 16386-16401
The N-acetyl-d-glucosamine repressor NagC of Vibrio fischeri facilitates colonization of Euprymna scolopes
Tim Miyashiro, Will Klein, Dane Oehlert, Xiaodan Cao, Julia Schwartzman, Edward G. Ruby, 2011, Molecular Microbiology on p. 894-903
The novel sigma factor-like regulator RpoQ controls luminescence, chitinase activity, and motility in vibrio fischeri
Xiaodan Cao, Sarah V. Studer, Karen Wassarman, Yuanxing Zhang, Edward G. Ruby, Tim Miyashiro, 2012, mBio on p. 1-12
Competence and natural transformation in vibrios
Yan Sun, Eryn E. Bernardy, Brian K. Hammer, Tim Miyashiro, 2013, Molecular Microbiology on p. 583-595
Intraspecific competition impacts Vibrio fischeri strain diversity during initial colonization of the squid light organ
Yan Sun, Elijah D. LaSota, Andrew G. Cecere, Kyle B. LaPenna, Jessie Larios-Valencia, Michael S. Wollenberg, Tim Miyashiro, 2016, Applied and Environmental Microbiology on p. 3082-3091
The putative oligosaccharide translocase SypK connects biofilm formation with quorum signaling in Vibrio fischeri
Tim Miyashiro, Dane Oehlert, Valerie A. Ray, Karen L. Visick, Edward G. Ruby, 2014, MicrobiologyOpen on p. 836-848
NagC represses N-acetyl-glucosamine utilization genes in Vibrio fischeri within the light organ of Euprymna scolopes
Yan Sun, Subhash C. Verma, Haikel Bogale, Tim Miyashiro, 2015, Frontiers in Microbiology