Publications

Salgado, J. F. M., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Oliveira, E. L., Vettath, V. K., Goh, F. G., Hou, X., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Cai, Y., Schuster, S. C. & Junqueira, A. C. M. The dynamics of the midgut microbiome in Aedes aegypti during digestion reveal putative symbionts. PNAS Nexus Volume 3, Issue 8, pgae317, (2024).

Lau, K. J. X., Gusareva, E. S., Luhung, I., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Wong, A., Poh, T. Y., Uchida, A., Oliveira, E. L., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Structure vs. chemistry: Alternate mechanisms for controlling leaf microbiomes. PLoS ONE 18, e0275734 (2023).

Selvatti, A. P., Moreira, F. R. R., Carvalho, D. C. de, Prosdocimi, F., Russo, C. A. de M. & Junqueira, A. C. M. Phylogenomics reconciles molecular data with the rich fossil record on the origin of living turtles. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 107773 (2023).

Drautz-Moses, D. I., Luhung, I., Gusareva, E. S., Kee, C., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Lee, C. F., Leong, S. T., Park, C., Yap, Z. H., Heinle, C. E., Lau, K. J. X., Purbojati, R. W., Lim, S. B. Y., Lim, Y. H., Kutmutia, S. K., Aung, N. W., Oliveira, E. L., Ng, S. G., Dacanay, J., Ang, P. N., Spence, S. D., Phung, W. J., Wong, A., Kennedy, R. J., Kalsi, N., Sasi, S. P., Chandrasekaran, L., Uchida, A., Junqueira, A. C. M., Kim, H. L., Hankers, R., Feuerle, T., Corsmeier, U. & Schuster, S. C. Vertical stratification of the air microbiome in the lower troposphere. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 119, e2117293119 (2022).

Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Santhi, P. S., Khoo, B. W. Y., Wong, A., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. The genomic characterisation and comparison of Bacillus cereus strains isolated from indoor air. Gut Pathog. 13, 6 (2021).

Luhung, I., Uchida, A., Lim, S. B. Y., Gaultier, N. E., Kee, C., Lau, K. J. X., Gusareva, E. S., Heinle, C. E., Wong, A., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Purbojati, R. W., Acerbi, E., Kim, H. L., Junqueira, A. C. M., Longford, S., Lohar, S. R., Yap, Z. H., Panicker, D., Koh, Y., Kushwaha, K. K., Ang, P. N., Putra, A., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Experimental parameters defining ultra-low biomass bioaerosol analysis. npj Biofilms Microbiomes 7, 37 (2021).

Paulo, D. F., Junqueira, A. C. M., Arp, A. P., Vieira, A. S., Ceballos, J., Skoda, S. R., Pérez-de-León, A. A., Sagel, A., McMillan, W. O., Scott, M. J., Concha, C. & Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. Disruption of the odorant coreceptor Orco impairs foraging and host finding behaviors in the New World screwworm fly. Sci. Rep. 11, 11379 (2021).

Uchida, A., Kim, H. L., Purbojati, R. W., Vettath, V. K., Gupta, A. B., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Heinle, C. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Junqueira, A. C. M., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome of Enterobacter sichuanensis strain SGAir0282 isolated from air in Singapore. Gut Pathog. 12, 12 (2020).

Gusareva, E. S., Acerbi, E., Lau, K. J. X., Luhung, I., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Kolundžija, S., Purbojati, R. W., Wong, A., Houghton, J. N. I., Miller, D., Gaultier, N. E., Heinle, C. E., Clare, M. E., Vettath, V. K., Kee, C., Lim, S. B. Y., Chénard, C., Phung, W. J., Kushwaha, K. K., Nee, A. P., Putra, A., Panicker, D., Yanqing, K., Hwee, Y. Z., Lohar, S. R., Kuwata, M., Kim, H. L., Yang, L., Uchida, A., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Microbial communities in the tropical air ecosystem follow a precise diel cycle. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116, 23299–23308 (2019).

Kalsi, N., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Whole-genome sequence of Bacillus megaterium strain SGAir0080, isolated from an indoor air sample. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e01249-19 (2019).

Hlaing, P. P. T., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Wong, A., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Kee, C., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Lim, S. B. Y., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Curtobacterium sp. strain SGAir0471, isolated from Singapore air samples. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00960-19 (2019).

Kutmutia, S. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Wong, A., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Micrococcus luteus strain SGAir0127, isolated from indoor air samples from Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00646-19 (2019).

Oliveira, E. L., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Wong, A., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Aung, N. W., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Rhodococcus sp. strain SGAir0479, isolated from indoor air collected in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00622-19 (2019).

Wong, A., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Vettath, V. K., Heinle, C. E., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Lysinibacillus sp. strain SGAir0095, isolated from tropical air samples collected in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00604-19 (2019).

Lim, S. B. Y., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Luhung, I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Genome sequence of the tropical atmosphere bacterium Pontibacter sp. strain SGAir0037. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00610-19 (2019).

Chandrasekaran, L., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Wong, A., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Citricoccus sp. strain SGAir0253, isolated from indoor air in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00606-19 (2019).

Gupta, A. B., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Wong, A., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Eng, M., Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Streptomyces sp. strain SGAir0924, an actinobacterium isolated from outdoor air in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00899-19 (2019).

Kalsi, N., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Microbacterium sp. strain SGAir0570, isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00613-19 (2019).

Wong, A., Junqueira, A. C. M., Chaturvedi, A., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Vettath, V. K., Heinle, C. E., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas sp. strain SGAir0191, isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00617-19 (2019).

Purbojati, R. W., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Uchida, A., Wong, A., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Aung, N. W., Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Enterococcus faecalis strain SGAir0397, isolated from a tropical air sample collected in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00593-19 (2019).

Hlaing, P. P. T., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Kee, C., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Lim, S. B. Y., Vettah, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Brachybacterium sp. strain SGAir0954, isolated from Singapore air. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00619-19 (2019).

Lau, K. J. X., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Heinle, C. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Vettah, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Agrococcus sp. strain SGAir0287, isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00616-19 (2019).

Gaultier, N. E., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Kee, C., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Lim, S. B. Y., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Nissabacter sp. strain SGAir0207, isolated from an air sample collected in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00559-19 (2019).

Purbojati, R. W., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Uchida, A., Wong, A., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Putra, A., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Aung, N. W., Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Brevundimonas sp. strain SGAir0440, isolated from indoor air in Singapore. Microbiol. Resour. Announc. 8, e00594-19 (2019).

Gaultier, N. E., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Kee, C., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Lim, S. B. Y., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of the bacterium Serratia marcescens SGAir0764, isolated from Singapore air. Genome Announc. 6, e00637-18 (2018).

Gaultier, N. E., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Kee, C., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Lim, S. B. Y., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Genome sequence of Geobacillus thermoleovorans SGAir0734, isolated from Singapore air. Genome Announc. 6, e00636-18 (2018).

Lim, S. B. Y., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Genome sequence of Bacillus velezensis SGAir0473, isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore. Genome Announc. 6, e00642-18 (2018).

Luhung, I., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Genome sequence of Pantoea ananatis SGAir0210, isolated from outdoor air in Singapore. Genome Announc. 6, e00643-18 (2018).

Kee, C., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas stutzeri strain SGAir0442, isolated from Singapore air samples. Genome Announc. 6, e00424-18 (2018).

Kee, C., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Acinetobacter schindleri SGAir0122 isolated from Singapore air. Genome Announc. 6, e00567-18 (2018).

Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Heinle, C. E., Vettath, V. K., Drautz-Moses, D. I. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus haemolyticus strain SGAir0252. Genome Announc. 6, e00229-18 (2018).

Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Heinle, C. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Acinetobacter indicus strain SGAir0564 isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore. Genome Announc. 6, e00230-18 (2018).

Heinle, C. E., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Kushwaha, K. K., Panicker, D., Putra, A., Gaultier, N. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Vettath, V. K. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Lelliottia nimipressuralis strain SGAir0187, isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore. Genome Announc. 6, e00231-18 (2018).

Junqueira, A. C. M., Ratan, A., Acerbi, E., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Costea, P. I., Linz, B., Purbojati, R. W., Paulo, D. F., Gaultier, N. E., Subramanian, P., Hasan, N. A., Colwell, R. R., Bork, P., Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L., Bryant, D. A. & Schuster, S. C. The microbiomes of blowflies and houseflies as bacterial transmission reservoirs. Sci. Rep. 7, 16324 (2017).

Vettath, V. K., Junqueira, A. C. M., Uchida, A., Purbojati, R. W., Houghton, J. N. I., Chénard, C., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Wong, A., Kolundžija, S., Clare, M. E., Lau, K. J. X., Gaultier, N. E., Heinle, C. E., Premkrishnan, B. N. V., Gusareva, E. S., Acerbi, E., Yang, L. & Schuster, S. C. Complete genome sequence of Bacillus altitudinis strain SGAir0031 isolated from tropical air collected in Singapore. Genome Announc. 5, e01260-17 (2017).

Paulo, D. F., Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L., Canesin, L. E. C., Vicentini, R. & Junqueira, A. C. M. Identification and characterization of microRNAs in the screwworm flies Cochliomyia hominivorax and Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Insect Mol. Biol. 26, 46–57 (2017).

Junqueira, A. C. M., Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L., Paulo, D. F., Marinho, M. A. T., Tomsho, L. P., Drautz-Moses, D. I., Purbojati, R. W., Ratan, A. & Schuster, S. C. Large-scale mitogenomics enables insights into Schizophora (Diptera) radiation and population diversity. Sci. Rep. 6, 21762 (2016).

Marinho, M. A. T., Junqueira, A. C. M., Paulo, D. F., Esposito, M. C., Villet, M. H. & Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. Molecular phylogenetics of Oestroidea (Diptera: Calyptratae) with emphasis on Calliphoridae: Insights into the inter-familial relationships and additional evidence for paraphyly among blowflies. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 65, 840–854 (2012).

Marinho, M. A. T., Junqueira, A. C. M. & Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. Evaluation of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) as a molecular marker for phylogenetic inference using sequence and secondary structure information in blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Genetica 139, 1189–1207 (2011).

Hatadani, L. M., McInerney, J. O., de Medeiros, H. F., Junqueira, A. C. M., de Azeredo-Espin, A. M. & Klaczko, L. B. Molecular phylogeny of the Drosophila tripunctata and closely related species groups (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 51, 595–600 (2009).

Oliveira, M. T., Barau, J. G., Junqueira, A. C. M., Feijão, P. C., Rosa, A. C. D., Abreu, C. F., Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. & Lessinger, A. C. Structure and evolution of the mitochondrial genomes of Haematobia irritans and Stomoxys calcitrans: the Muscidae (Diptera: Calyptratae) perspective. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 48, 850–857 (2008).

Duarte, G. T., De Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. & Junqueira, A. C. M. The mitochondrial control region of blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae): a hot spot for mitochondrial genome rearrangements. J. Med. Entomol. 45, 667–676 (2008).

Junqueira, A. C. M., Lessinger, A. C., Torres, T. T., da Silva, F. R., Vettore, A. L., Arruda, P. & Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. The mitochondrial genome of the blowfly Chrysomya chloropyga (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Gene 339, 7–15 (2004).

Lessinger, A. C., Junqueira, A. C. M., Conte, F. F. & Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. Analysis of a conserved duplicated tRNA gene in the mitochondrial genome of blowflies. Gene 339, 1–6 (2004).

Junqueira, A. C. M., Lessinger, A. C. & Azeredo-Espin, A. M. L. Methods for the recovery of mitochondrial DNA sequences from museum specimens of myiasis-causing flies. Med. Vet. Entomol. 16, 39–45 (2002).

Lessinger, A. C., Martins Junqueira, A. C., Lemos, T. A., Kemper, E. L., da Silva, F. R., Vettore, A. L., Arruda, P. & Azeredo-Espin, A. M. The mitochondrial genome of the primary screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Insect Mol. Biol. 9, 521–529 (2000).