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Overview

Gary Xie is a researcher affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on molecular biology, ecology, and plant science. The research also intersects with topics such as pollution and epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publication record includes papers across a variety of scientific venues. Each publication contributes to distinct aspects of microbial interactions, environmental chemistry, and pathogen detection. Their authored works include:

  • Hidden Markov Model: a shortest unique representative approach to detect the protein toxins, virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes, 2021, BMC Research Notes
  • An ecophysiological explanation for manganese enrichment in rock varnish, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Distinctive Evolution of orfX Clostridium parabotulinum Strains and Their Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A and F Gene Clusters Is Influenced by Environmental Factors and Gene Interactions via Mobile Genetic Elements, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Genomic Characterization of Newly Completed Genomes of Botulinum Neurotoxin-Producing Species from Argentina, Australia, and Africa, 2020, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Appendix Q: Recommendations for Developing Molecular Assays for Microbial Pathogen Detection Using Modern In Silico Approaches, 2020, Journal of AOAC International

The research topics Gary Xie engages with prominently include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Plant-based Medicinal Research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus

The frequent collaborators with whom Gary Xie has co-authored work include:

  • Jeanne M. Fair
  • Theresa J. Smith
  • Charles H. D. Williamson
  • Karen K. Hill
  • Shannon L. Johnson

Gary Xie's publications are distributed across diverse scientific journals that reflect their broad areas of study. These publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Journal of AOAC International
  • BMC Research Notes

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina).

    Diego Martinez;Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

  • Three Genomes from the Phylum Acidobacteria Provide Insight into the Lifestyles of These Microorganisms in Soils

    Naomi L. Ward;Jean F. Challacombe;Jean F. Challacombe;Peter H. Janssen;Peter H. Janssen;Bernard Henrissat

  • Genome, transcriptome, and secretome analysis of wood decay fungus Postia placenta supports unique mechanisms of lignocellulose conversion

    Diego Martinez;Diego Martinez;Jean Challacombe;Ingo Morgenstern;David Hibbett

  • Assembling the marine metagenome, one cell at a time.

    Tanja Woyke;Gary Xie;Alex Copeland;José M. González

  • Saliva microbiomes distinguish caries-active from healthy human populations

    Fang Yang;Xiaowei Zeng;Kang Ning;Kuan-Liang Liu

  • The DNA sequence and biology of human chromosome 19

    Jane Grimwood;Laurie A. Gordon;Laurie A. Gordon;Anne Olsen;Anne Olsen;Astrid Terry

  • Molecular Characterization of a Novel Botulinum Neurotoxin Type H Gene

    Nir Dover;Jason R. Barash;Karen K. Hill;Gary Xie

  • The complete genome sequence of Moorella thermoacetica (f. Clostridium thermoaceticum).

    Elizabeth Pierce;Gary Xie;Gary Xie;Ravi D. Barabote;Ravi D. Barabote;Elizabeth Saunders;Elizabeth Saunders

  • Capturing single cell genomes of active polysaccharide degraders: an unexpected contribution of Verrucomicrobia

    Manuel Martinez-Garcia;David M. Brazel;David M. Brazel;Brandon K. Swan;Carol Arnosti

  • Pathogenomic Sequence Analysis of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates Closely Related to Bacillus anthracis

    Cliff S. Han;Gary Xie;Jean F. Challacombe;Michael R. Altherr

  • Novel Features of the Polysaccharide-Digesting Gliding Bacterium Flavobacterium johnsoniae as Revealed by Genome Sequence Analysis

    Mark J. McBride;Gary Xie;Gary Xie;Eric C. Martens;Eric C. Martens;Alla Lapidus

  • Genome sequence of the cellulolytic gliding bacterium Cytophaga hutchinsonii.

    Gary Xie;Gary Xie;David C. Bruce;David C. Bruce;Jean F. Challacombe;Jean F. Challacombe;Olga Chertkov;Olga Chertkov

  • Accurate, Rapid Taxonomic Classification of Fungal Large-Subunit rRNA Genes

    Kuan-Liang Liu;Kuan-Liang Liu;Andrea Porras-Alfaro;Andrea Porras-Alfaro;Cheryl R. Kuske;Stephanie A. Eichorst

  • Contrasting elevational diversity patterns between eukaryotic soil microbes and plants

    Congcong Shen;Wenju Liang;Yu Shi;Xiangui Lin

  • Recombination and insertion events involving the botulinum neurotoxin complex genes in Clostridium botulinum types A, B, E and F and Clostridium butyricum type E strains.

    Karen K Hill;Gary Xie;Brian T Foley;Theresa J Smith

  • The sequence and analysis of duplication-rich human chromosome 16

    Joel Martin;Cliff Han;Laurie A. Gordon;Astrid Terry

  • Analysis of the Neurotoxin Complex Genes in Clostridium botulinum A1-A4 and B1 Strains: BoNT/A3, /Ba4 and /B1 Clusters Are Located within Plasmids

    Theresa J. Smith;Karen K. Hill;Brian T. Foley;John C. Detter

  • Complete genome of the cellulolytic thermophile Acidothermus cellulolyticus 11B provides insights into its ecophysiological and evolutionary adaptations

    Ravi D. Barabote;Gary Xie;David H. Leu;Philippe Normand

  • Ancient Origin of the Tryptophan Operon and the Dynamics of Evolutionary Change

    Gary Xie;Nemat O. Keyhani;Carol A. Bonner;Roy A. Jensen;Roy A. Jensen;Roy A. Jensen

  • Corrigendum: Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina)

    Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Brettin
Thomas Brettin Argonne National Laboratory
Cliff Han
Cliff Han Los Alamos National Laboratory
David Bruce
David Bruce Pebble Labs
Patrick S. G. Chain
Patrick S. G. Chain Los Alamos National Laboratory
Norman A. Doggett
Norman A. Doggett Los Alamos National Laboratory
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University
Roy A. Jensen
Roy A. Jensen University of Florida
Paul G. Richardson
Paul G. Richardson Harvard University
Susan Lucas
Susan Lucas Joint Genome Institute
Brian Foley
Brian Foley Los Alamos National Laboratory

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