Brittany A. Leigh

Vanderbilt University — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

17h-index1.3kcitations40works3.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences(16), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions(7), Vibrio bacteria research studies(7), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(6), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology(5)

Publications40 total

Author response: Prophage regulation of Shewanella fidelis 3313 motility and biofilm formation with implications for gut colonization dynamics in Ciona robusta
2025Open Access
Prophage regulation of Shewanella fidelis 3313 motility and biofilm formation with implications for gut colonization dynamics in Ciona robusta
eLife·2025Open Access
Prophage regulation of Shewanella fidelis 3313 motility and biofilm formation: implications for gut colonization dynamics in Ciona robusta
2025Open Access
Author response: Prophage regulation of Shewanella fidelis 3313 motility and biofilm formation: implications for gut colonization dynamics in Ciona robusta
2025Open Access
Prophage regulation of Shewanella fidelis 3313 motility and biofilm formation with implications for gut colonization dynamics in Ciona robusta
eLife·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Prophage regulation of Shewanella fidelis 3313 motility and biofilm formation: implications for gut colonization dynamics in Ciona robusta
2025Open Access
Prophage proteins alter long noncoding RNA and DNA of developing sperm to induce a paternal-effect lethality
Science·2024· 25 citedOpen Access
Prophage regulation of <i>Shewanella fidelis</i> 3313 motility and biofilm formation: implications for gut colonization dynamics in <i>Ciona robusta</i>
2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Transgenic cytoplasmic incompatibility persists across age and temperature variation in Drosophila melanogaster
iScience·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Individuality and ethnicity eclipse a short-term dietary intervention in shaping microbiomes and viromes
PLoS Biology·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
The Cif proteins from Wolbachia prophage WO modify sperm genome integrity to establish cytoplasmic incompatibility
PLoS Biology·2022· 50 citedOpen Access
Nuclease proteins CifA and CifB promote spermatid DNA damage associated with symbiont-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility
2022· 8 citedOpen Access
The Cif proteins from <i>Wolbachia</i> prophage WO modify sperm genome integrity to establish cytoplasmic incompatibility
2022· 3 citedOpen Access
A Role for Secreted Immune Effectors in Microbial Biofilm Formation Revealed by Simple In Vitro Assays
Methods in molecular biology·2021· 9 cited
The microbiome impacts host hybridization and speciation
PLoS Biology·2021· 26 citedOpen Access
Living in the endosymbiotic world of Wolbachia: A centennial review
Cell Host & Microbe·2021· 359 citedOpen Access
Microbiome reduction and endosymbiont gain from a switch in sea urchin life history
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2021· 36 citedOpen Access
Genomes of Gut Bacteria from <i>Nasonia</i> Wasps Shed Light on Phylosymbiosis and Microbe-Assisted Hybrid Breakdown
mSystems·2021· 17 citedOpen Access
Living in the Endosymbiotic World of &lt;em&gt;Wolbachia&lt;/em&gt;: A Centennial Review
Preprints.org·2021· 13 citedOpen Access
Genomes of gut bacteria from <i>Nasonia</i> wasps shed light on phylosymbiosis and microbe-assisted hybrid breakdown
2021Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Seth R. Bordenstein(17), Larry J. Dishaw(17), Mya Breitbart(12), Assunta Liberti(11), J. Dylan Shropshire(8), Ojas Natarajan(8), Rupinder Kaur(7), Shen Jean Lim(7), Susanne L Gibboney(6), Morgan N Young(6), Felicia K. Nguyen(6), Natalia Pluta(6), Celine Grace F. Atkinson(6), Eric D. Kees(6), Karissa L. Cross(5), Jeffrey A. Gralnick(5), Sarah R. Bordenstein(4), Rosaria De Santis(3), Maria Rosaria Pinto(3), Gary W. Litman(3)