I. Microorganisms

1. Microorganisms and Microbiology [Nature Rev Microbiol (2016; 2020)]

2. Cellular Morphology

3. Cellular Characteristics of E. coli 

4. Bacterial Cells

^ Cytoplasmic Membrane - Membrane Transport Systems

^ Cell Wall - Gram Staining; Gram-positive vs. Gram-negative

^ Outer Membrane - Lipopolysaccharide (LPS); Outer Membrane protein (OMP) [Mol Microbiol (2020)]; Outer Membrane Vesicle (OMV) [Infect Immun (2012)] 구두발표주제

^ Cell Inclusion - Internal Granules

^ Cell Surface Structures – Capsules (CPS); Slime layers (EPS); S-layer; Fimbriae/Pili [Twitching motility] 구두발표주제

^ Flagellum (Flagella) – Motility [Swimming; Swarming; Surfing] [mBio (2012)] 구두발표주제

^ Archaellum (Archaella) 

^ Spore and Endospore

II. Microbial Interactions with Plants

II-1. Roots - Rhizosphere

1. Mycorrhizae: Mutualism between Fungi and Root to Form 'Integrated Structures’

^ Endomycorrhizae vs. Ectomycorrhizae

^ Underground Networks: Inter-Plant Carbon Transfer [Science (2016)] 구두발표주제

2. Rhizobium: Mutualistic Interaction of N₂-fixing Bacteria with Legume

^ Formation of Nodule

^ Perception of ‘Bacterial Exopolysaccharide’ to Promote Symbiotic Development [Nature (2015)]

^ Transfer of ‘Bacterial RNA Fragments’ into Plant Cells to Promote Nodule Formation [Science (2019)] 구두발표주제

^ 'Continuum' of Mutual Communication

3. Recent Findings of Bacteria-Root Interactions

^ Celerinatantimonas and Nitrogen Source for Seagrass [Nature (2021)]

^ Variovorax and Auxins: A Single Bacterial Genus Maintains of Arabidopsis Root Growth [Nature (2020)]

^ (cf) UCYN-A, the First Known N-Fixing Organelle (Nitroplast) [Science (2024); Cell (2024)] 구두발표주제

II-2. Aerial Structures - Phyllosphere

1. Anabaena: Beneficial Interaction with Azolla

2. Pseudomonas syringae: Harmful Interaction Causing a Frost Damage

II-3. Pathogenic Interactions between Plants and Microorganisms

1. Various Pathogenic Agents against Plants: Virus, Bacterium, and Fungus

2. Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Inter-Kingdomic Transfer of DNA from Bacteria to Plant Host

^ Formation of Crown Gall

^ Ti-Plasmid and T-DNA

^ Type-IV Secretion System [PNAS (2010); Nature (2022)] 구두발표주제

3. Fungal Infections

^ Panama Disease: Fusarium and Cavendish Banana

^ Emerging Fungal Threats: ‘Stem Rust’ Fungus and Wheat [Nature (2017)]

^ Fungicides

^ Defense Cargo Shuttle: Exosome-Delivered sRNA to a Fungal Pathogen [Science (2018)]

^ Sticky Pesticide, A new drugs fixing spot disease 구두발표주제                                                                                                                                                                         

III. Microbial Interactions with Animals

III-1. Contribution to Nutrition

1. Predation on Microorganisms: Grazing and Filter-Feeding

2. Cultivation of Microorganism for Foods/Nutrition

^ Herbivores: Microbes Lend a Wide Array of Other Talents to ‘Herbivores’ [Science (2017)]

^ Gastrointestinal Tracts: Rumen Microbiology and the Concept of ‘Syntrophy’

^ Cellulose Decomposition [Science (2016)] 구두발표주제

^ Gut Microbiota: Pandas and Bamboo [Cell Reports (2022)]; Koalas and Eucalyptus [Nature (2018)]; Squirrels and Hibernation [Science (2022)]; Wood-rat and Creosote; Superworm and Polystyrene [Microbial Genomics (2022)]

3. Symbiosis with ‘Photosynthetic’ Microorganisms: Corals

^ Endozoic Algae

^ Metabolic Integration of Algal and Animal Growth [Nature Commun (2020)] 구두발표주제

4. Symbiosis with ‘Chemosynthetic’ Microorganisms: Hydrothermal Vent Animals

^ Chemolithotrophs

^ Main Interactions in the Riftia Symbiosis: Protection, Promotion, and Inhibition [mBio (2019)]

III-2. Protection via Microbial Interaction

1. Skin microbiomes

^ Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs)

^ AMP from Amphibians [Science (2020)]

2. Gut microbiomes

^ Immune System Stimulation by the Native Gut Microbiota of Honeybees [R Soc Open Sci (2017)]

^ Engineered Symbionts to Activate Honey Bee Immunity and to Limit Pathogens [Science (2020)] 구두발표주제

^ Metabolomics: Impacts of the Microbiome on the Mouse Neurobehavior [Science (2019)]

III-3. Pathogenic Interactions

1. Bacillus thuringiensis

^ Bt-Toxin: Protein Crystals

^ Bioengineering to Overcome Bt-Toxin Resistance [Nature (2016)] 구두발표주제

2. Wolbachia

^ Mating Incompatibilities

^ To Suppress Pest Populations: Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) vs. Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT): [Nature (2017)] 구두발표주제

3. Pathogenic Fungi

^ Chytrid Fungi Causing Global Amphibian Declines [Science (2018); Science (2019)]

III-4. Emergent Microbiome-Derived Phenotypes

^ Horizontal vs. Vertical Transmission of Symbionts

^ Mutualism between Squid and ‘Luminous Bacterium’

IV. Microbial Interactions with Human

IV-1. Skin

^ Staphylococcus epidermidis: Multifaceted Roles in Skin Physiology [Science (2019)]; Skin Friend or Foe? [PLoS Pathogens (2020)] 구두발표주제; Ubiquity as Commensal Colonizers of Human Skin and Mucus Membranes [Nature Commun (2018)]

^ CoNS (Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci)

^ Dandruff: Fungus (Malassezia) vs. Bacteria (Propionibacterium acnes) [Sci Rep (2016)]

IV-2. Oral Cavity

^ Producer of Glycocalyx or Sticky Dextran: Streptococcus spp. 

^ Bacteria Causing Heart Disease – Serine Dipeptide Lipids in the Plaques and the Mouth Bacteria [J Lipid Res (2017)]

^ Intestinal Colonization by Oral Bacteria Induces Chronic Inflammation [Science (2017)]

^ Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) 구두발표주제