Publications
Akob, D.M., J.M. Sutton, J.L. Fierst, K.B. Haase, S.M. Baesman, G.W. Luther III, L.G. Miller, R.S. Oremland. 2018. Acetylenophy: A hidden but ubiquitous microbial metabolism? FEMS Microbial Ecology in press
Fierst, J.L. and D. A Murdock. 2017. Decontaminating eukaryotic genome assemblies with machine learning. BMC Bioinformatics 18:533. BMCBioinfo.2017
Akob, D.M., S.M. Baesman, J.M. Sutton, J.L. Fierst, A.C. Mumford, Y. Shrestha, A.T. Poret-Peterson, S. Bennett, D.S. Dunlap, K.B. Haase, and R.S. Oremland. 2017. Detection of diazotrophy in the acetylene-fermenting anaerobe, Pelobacter strain SFB93. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83: e01198 - 17. AEM.2017
Fierst, J.L., D.A. Murdock, C. Thanthiriwatte, J.H. Willis, and P.C. Phillips. 2017. Metagenome-assembled draft genome sequence of a novel microbial Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain isolated from Caenorhabditis remanei tissue. Genome Announcements 5(7): e01646-16. 10.1128/genomeA.01646-16
Sutton,J.M., S.M. Baesman, J.L. Fierst, A.T. Poret-Peterson, R.S. Oremland, D.S. Dunlap, D.M. Akob. 2017. Complete genome sequences of two acetylene-fermenting Pelobacter acetylenicus strains. Genome Announcements 5(6): e01572-16. 10.1128/genomeA.01573-16
Sutton,J.M., S.M. Baesman, J.L. Fierst, A.T. Poret-Peterson, R.S. Oremland, D.S. Dunlap, and D.M. Akob. 2017. Complete genome sequence of the acetylene-fermenting Pelobacter strain SFB93.” Genome Announcements 5(6): e01573-16. 10.1128/genomeA.01572-16
Ma, C., J. Ou, N. Xu, J.L. Fierst, S-T Yang, and X.M. Liu. 2016. Rebalancing redox to improve biobutanol production by Clostridium tyrobutyricum. Bioengineering 3(1) 2. Bioengineering.2016
Fierst, J.L., J.H. Willis, C.G. Thomas, W. Wang, R.M. Reynolds, T.E. Ahearne, A.D. Cutter, and P.C. Phillips. 2015. Reproductive mode and the evolution of genome size and structure in Caenorhabditis nematodes. PLoS Genetics 11(6): e1005323. PLoSGen.2015
Fierst, J.L. 2015. Using linkage maps to correct and scaffold de novo genome assemblies: methods, challenges and computational tools. Frontiers in Genetics 6: 220. FG.2015
Fierst, J.L. and P.C. Phillips. 2015. Modeling the evolution of complex of complex genetic systems: The gene network family tree. JEZB 324:1-12. JEZ.2015
Fierst, J.L. 2013. Female mating preferences determine system-level evolution in a gene network model. Genetica 141:157-170. Genetica.2013
Houle, D. and J.L. Fierst. 2013. Properties of spontaneous mutational variance and covariance for wing size and shape in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 67: 1116-1130. Evolution.2012
Fierst, J.L. and P.C. Phillips. 2012. Variance in epistasis links gene regulation and evolutionary rate in the yeast genetic interaction network. Genome Biology and Evolution 4: 1080-1087. GBE.2012
Fierst, J.L. 2011. A history of phenotypic plasticity accelerates evolution to a new environment. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:1992-2001. Fierst.JEB.2011
Fierst, J.L. 2011. Sexual dimorphism increases evolvability in a genetic regulatory network. Evolutionary Biology 38: 52-67. Fierst.2011
Fierst, J.L., and T.F. Hansen. 2010. Genetic architecture and post-zygotic reproductive isolation: Bateson-Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilities in a polygenic model. Evolution 64: 675-693. Fierst.Evolution2010
Fierst, J.L., J.E. Kubler and S.R. Dudgeon. 2010. Spatial distribution and reproductive phenology of sexual and asexual Mastocarpus papillatus (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 49: 274-282. Fierst.Phycologia2010
Hollis, B., J.L. Fierst, and D. Houle. 2009. Sexual selection accelerates the elimination of a deleterious mutant in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 63: 324-333. Hollis.Evolution2009
Fierst, J.L., C. Terhorst, J.E. Kubler and S.R. Dudgeon. 2005. Fertilization success can drive patterns of phases dominance in complex life histories. Journal of Phycology 41: 238-249. Fierst.JPhycol2005
Fierst, J.L. and D. A Murdock. 2017. Decontaminating eukaryotic genome assemblies with machine learning. BMC Bioinformatics 18:533. BMCBioinfo.2017
Akob, D.M., S.M. Baesman, J.M. Sutton, J.L. Fierst, A.C. Mumford, Y. Shrestha, A.T. Poret-Peterson, S. Bennett, D.S. Dunlap, K.B. Haase, and R.S. Oremland. 2017. Detection of diazotrophy in the acetylene-fermenting anaerobe, Pelobacter strain SFB93. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83: e01198 - 17. AEM.2017
Fierst, J.L., D.A. Murdock, C. Thanthiriwatte, J.H. Willis, and P.C. Phillips. 2017. Metagenome-assembled draft genome sequence of a novel microbial Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain isolated from Caenorhabditis remanei tissue. Genome Announcements 5(7): e01646-16. 10.1128/genomeA.01646-16
Sutton,J.M., S.M. Baesman, J.L. Fierst, A.T. Poret-Peterson, R.S. Oremland, D.S. Dunlap, D.M. Akob. 2017. Complete genome sequences of two acetylene-fermenting Pelobacter acetylenicus strains. Genome Announcements 5(6): e01572-16. 10.1128/genomeA.01573-16
Sutton,J.M., S.M. Baesman, J.L. Fierst, A.T. Poret-Peterson, R.S. Oremland, D.S. Dunlap, and D.M. Akob. 2017. Complete genome sequence of the acetylene-fermenting Pelobacter strain SFB93.” Genome Announcements 5(6): e01573-16. 10.1128/genomeA.01572-16
Ma, C., J. Ou, N. Xu, J.L. Fierst, S-T Yang, and X.M. Liu. 2016. Rebalancing redox to improve biobutanol production by Clostridium tyrobutyricum. Bioengineering 3(1) 2. Bioengineering.2016
Fierst, J.L., J.H. Willis, C.G. Thomas, W. Wang, R.M. Reynolds, T.E. Ahearne, A.D. Cutter, and P.C. Phillips. 2015. Reproductive mode and the evolution of genome size and structure in Caenorhabditis nematodes. PLoS Genetics 11(6): e1005323. PLoSGen.2015
Fierst, J.L. 2015. Using linkage maps to correct and scaffold de novo genome assemblies: methods, challenges and computational tools. Frontiers in Genetics 6: 220. FG.2015
Fierst, J.L. and P.C. Phillips. 2015. Modeling the evolution of complex of complex genetic systems: The gene network family tree. JEZB 324:1-12. JEZ.2015
Fierst, J.L. 2013. Female mating preferences determine system-level evolution in a gene network model. Genetica 141:157-170. Genetica.2013
Houle, D. and J.L. Fierst. 2013. Properties of spontaneous mutational variance and covariance for wing size and shape in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 67: 1116-1130. Evolution.2012
Fierst, J.L. and P.C. Phillips. 2012. Variance in epistasis links gene regulation and evolutionary rate in the yeast genetic interaction network. Genome Biology and Evolution 4: 1080-1087. GBE.2012
Fierst, J.L. 2011. A history of phenotypic plasticity accelerates evolution to a new environment. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:1992-2001. Fierst.JEB.2011
Fierst, J.L. 2011. Sexual dimorphism increases evolvability in a genetic regulatory network. Evolutionary Biology 38: 52-67. Fierst.2011
Fierst, J.L., and T.F. Hansen. 2010. Genetic architecture and post-zygotic reproductive isolation: Bateson-Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilities in a polygenic model. Evolution 64: 675-693. Fierst.Evolution2010
Fierst, J.L., J.E. Kubler and S.R. Dudgeon. 2010. Spatial distribution and reproductive phenology of sexual and asexual Mastocarpus papillatus (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 49: 274-282. Fierst.Phycologia2010
Hollis, B., J.L. Fierst, and D. Houle. 2009. Sexual selection accelerates the elimination of a deleterious mutant in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 63: 324-333. Hollis.Evolution2009
Fierst, J.L., C. Terhorst, J.E. Kubler and S.R. Dudgeon. 2005. Fertilization success can drive patterns of phases dominance in complex life histories. Journal of Phycology 41: 238-249. Fierst.JPhycol2005