[Faculty] Fwd: [CSRC-SDSU COLLOQUIUM]: A Tail of Phage and Tubeworms: How do bacteria mediate animal development?

[Jose Castillo]

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*DATE*:  Friday, May 6th, 2016

*TITLE*:   A Tail of Phage and Tubeworms: How do bacteria mediate animal
development?

*TIME*:  3:30 PM

*LOCATION*:  Golden Auditorium, BioScience Center

*SPEAKER*:  Dr. Nicholas Shikuma. Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) Program
Area, Viral Information Institute. Department of Biology, San Diego State
University.

*ABSTRACT*:  Free-swimming larvae of many animals that inhabit the sea
floor metamorphose in response to bacteria. This bacteria-mediated
metamorphosis is essential for coral reef formation, and causes the costly
accumulation of encrusting organisms on submerged surfaces such as the
hulls of ships [i.e., biofouling]. However, the molecular mechanisms that
underpin animal metamorphosis in response to bacterial triggers remain
elusive. Identifying the triggers for metamorphosis has implications for
understanding how benthic animals respond to bacterial cues during surface
colonization. Moreover, dissecting the molecular basis of bacteria-mediated
metamorphosis will help us broadly understand how bacteria influence animal
development.

*HOST*: Dr. Jose Castillo

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