Publications – MISA Lab

Journal Articles

Prescott, Rebecca D., Tong, Eric ʻIwakeliʻi, Chan, Yvonne, Handel, Christy, Lo, Chien-Chi, Davenport, Karen, Johnson, Shannon, Flynn, Mark, Saito, Jennifer, Chain, Patrick, S.G., Lee, Herb Jr., Decho, Alan W., Donchie Stuart P. (2023). Bridging Place-Based Astrobiology Education with Genomics, Including Descriptions of Three Novel Bacterial Species Isolated from Mars Analog Sites of Cultural Relevance. Astrobiology. Vol 23(12):1348-1367. [Article] [PDF]

Balbay MG, Shlafstein M, Cockell C, Cady S, Prescott R, Chain PSG, Donachie SP, Decho, AP Saw JH. (2023). Metabolic potential and phylogenomic placement of novel Aigarchaeota from geothermal features of Hawai‘i and Chile. Front. Microbiol. 14:1216591. doi: 10.3389/ fmicb.2023.1216591.

Prescott, Rebecca D., Zamkovaya, Tatyana, Donachie, Stuart. P., Medley, Joesph J., Saw, Jimmy, Northrup, Diana, Decho, Alan W., Chain, Patrick SG., Boston, Penelope. (2022) Islands within islands: phylogenetic structure and consortia in lava caves and fumaroles of Hawai‘i. Front. Microbiol. 13:Article 934708 fmicb.2022.934708/full). [Article]

Waajen, Annemiek, Prescott, R., Cockell, Charles S., (2022). Meteorites as Food Source on Early Earth: Growth, Selection, and Inhibition of a Microbial Community on a Carbonaceous Chondrite. Astrobiology 22(6):1-14. [DOI]

Prescott, R., Decho, AW. (2020) Flexibility and adaptability of quorum sensing in nature. Trends in Microbiology. 28(6), 436-444. [DOI]

Cockell, Charles, Stevens, Adam, Prescott, R. (2019). Habitability is a binary property. Nature Astronomy. 3:956–957. [DOI]

Hayashi, Kazukuni, Busse, Hans-Jürgen, Golke, Jan, Anderson, James, Wan, Xuehua, Hou, Shaobin, Chain, Patrick SG., Prescott, Rebecca D., Donachie, Stuart P. Rheinheimera salexigens sp. nov., isolated from a fishing hook, and emended description of the genus Rheingens sp. nov., isolated from a fishing hook, and emended description of the genus Rheinheimera.(2017). Inter J Syst Evol Micro 68(1): 35-41. [DOI]

Prescott, Rebecca D. (2015). Water quality influences on declining coral settlement from the Great Barrier Reef region: Biofilms as key players. Ph.D dissertation, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Prescott, R., Cudney-Bueno R. (2008) Mobile “reefs” in the northeastern Gulf of California: aggregations of Black murex snails (Hexaplex nigritus) as habitat for invertebrates. Marine Ecology Progress Series 367: 185-192. [Article]

Smith, Craig R., Gaines, Steven, Friedlander, Alan, Morgan, Charles, Thurnherr, Andreas, Watling, Les, Rogers, Alex, Clark, Malcolm, Baco-Taylor, Amy, Bernardino, Angelo, De Leo, Fabio, Dutrieux, Pierre, Rieser, Alison, Kittinger, Jack, Padilla-Gamino, Jacqueline, Prescott, Rebecca, Srsen, Pavica. (2008). Preservation reference areas for nodule mining in the clarion-clipperton zone: rationale and recommendations to the International Seabed Authority. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa publication.

Cudney-Bueno R., Prescott, R., Hinojosa-Huerta, O. (2008) Reproductive Ecology and Breeding Aggregations of the Black Murex Snail, Hexaplex nigritus (Mollusca, Muricidae) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 83:285-292.

Prescott, R., Koch, Volker, Yingling, Chesley, Vedugo, Cesar Ruiz. (2007) Larval settlement of Pacific Calico scallops (Argopecten ventricosus) on their predator, the Black Murex snail (Hexaplex nigritus). Journal of Shellfish Research, 26 (4): 1065-1070. [DOI]

Prescott, Rebecca D. (2006). An epifaunal community associated with aggregations of black murex snails (Hexaplex nigritus): living reefs in the northeastern Gulf of California. Masters thesis, University of Arizona.

Edwards, Taylor, Bonine, Kevin E., Ivanyi, Craig, Prescott, Rebecca. (2005) The Molecular Origins of Ctenosaura on the Grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Sonoran Herpetologist:18(11) 122-125.

Presentations

Survival in extreme environments through cross-domain cooperation: is quorum sensing essential to bacterial-fungal interactions in lava caves and beyond? Rebecca D. Prescott, Penelope J. Boston, Diana E. Northup, Michael N. Spilde, and Alan W. Decho. European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) conference: Life in the Sub-Surface: Habitats, Species, Metabolism and Survival Strategies: October 25th-27th, 2023, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira, Açores, Portugal.

Two teaching presentations in Genomic Data Science (GDS): Next Generation Sequencing Technology and Data Analysis. European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) course: Volcanism, Plate Tectonics, Hydrothermal Vents and Life: October 10th-22nd, 2023, Angra do Heroismo, in the Azores Portugal.

The role of quorum sensing in bacterial-fungal interactions on the colonization and degradation of meteorites. Rebecca D. Prescott, Richard Davis, Joseph R. Boro, William Nelson, Peng Jiang, Christy R. Handel, Patrick S.G. Chain, Stuart P. Donachie, Aaron Regberg. LPI-ARES Mini-symposium, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston TX, July 6th, 2023.

Biofilms: the ultimate analog for life on other planets. Rebecca D. Prescott. Analog Field Sites Mini Symposium Virtual; Lunar and Planetary Institute, Open University Astrobiology, and NASA Johnson Space Center. September 9-10, 2020; hosted from Houston, TX.

‘O nā Hōkū nō nā Kiu o ka Lani: Bridging Genomics and Culture-based Science Education through Astrobiology in Hawai’i. Rebecca D. Prescott, Derek Esibill, Eric ʻIwakeliʻi Tong, Yvonne Chan, Stuart P. Donachie, Karen Davenport, Shannon Johnson, and Herb Lee. Given at following two meetings: AbSciCon 2019, Seattle, Washington, June 24-28, 2019; Astrobiology Society of Britain 8th Conference, April 24th-26th, 2019, Newcastle, UK.

‘O nā Hōkū nō nā Kiu o ka Lani: Bridging Genomics and Culture-based Science Education through Astrobiology in Hawai`i. Rebecca D. Prescott, Derek Esibill, Eric ʻIwakeliʻi Tong, Yvonne Chan, Stuart P. Donachie, Karen Davenport, Shannon Johnson, and Herb Lee. Oxford Nanopore’s London Calling 2019 (May 22nd-24th, 2019, London

Bacterial ‘Talking’ in Extreme Environments: A Study of Cooperative Behavior of Among Microbes. Rebecca D. Prescott, Chien-Chi Lo, Patrick S. G. Chain, Alan Decho, Stuart P. Donachie, Christy Handel, and Charles Cockell. Given at following two meetings: AbSciCon 2019, Seattle, Washington, June 24-28, 2019; Astrobiology Society of Britain 8th Conference, April 24th-26th, 2019, Newcastle, UK.

Discovering Genomic Data Science through Astrobiology: looking for life in the Universe (designed and lead workshop). Pacific American Foundation, Iolani School, and University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, teacher training workshop. Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA, January 13th, 14th, and 15th 2018.

Genomic Data Science: Its importance to Society and Environmental Science (designed and lead workshop). Pacific American Foundation (Kulia Program), Teacher Professional Development Workshop (PD-3 credit). Windward Community College, Kaneohe, Hawai‘i, USA, September 18th-19th, 2015.

Water Quality Influences on Declining Coral Settlement from the Great Barrier Reef Region: Biofilms as Key Players. Rebecca Prescott. Departmental Seminar, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Microbiology, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA, March 9, 2015.

Symbiosis, Sex, and Coral Reef Communities. Prescott, R. UH@SEA course, aboard the Robert C. Seamens sailing vessel, French Frigate Shoals, June 10, 2010.

Understanding the role of biofilms in coral settlement and coral symbiosis, Prescott, R. and Negri, A. Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Conservation Biology Seminar, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i, April 9, 2010.

Linking benthic microbial populations, coral settlement and water quality. Prescott, R. Uthicke, S., and Negri, A. 39th Benthic Ecology Meeting, Wilmington, North Carolina, March 10-13, 2010.

Diet, Health, and Cultural Links with Coral Reef Ecosystems: Dietary Change over the Last 40 years in a Hawaiian Community. Rebecca Prescott and Bruce Wilcox. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7-11 July 2008.

Posters

Meteorites: beneficial or toxic for life on Early Earth? Growth of an anaerobic microbial community on a carbonaceous chondrite. Annemiek C. Waajen*, R. Prescott, Charles S. Cockell. Microbiological Society, 2022 (online) [DOI]

Microbial diversity in Hawaiian lava caves: the search for life on Mars. Brittney Lawson*, Rebecca Prescott, Stuart Donachie. Undergraduate Research Experiences (REU) conference, Honolulu, HI., August 2017.

Microbial Diversity in Ulupō Lo‘i and Kawainui Marsh: connecting pathogenicity and environment. Rebecca Prescott, Derek Esibill, Kayla Hiura, Kaleo Wong, Stuart Donachie*. ASM meeting, Boston, MA., June 16-20, 2016.

Is Coral Reef Health and Resilience determined by Microbes? Linking biofilms, coastal water quality, and coral reef persistence. Prescott, Rebecca*. NSF IGERT Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., May 23– May 25, 2010.

Linking Coral Reef Integrity and Human Well-being in the Pacific Islands. John Pandolfi, Alan Friedlander, Jennifer Schultz*, Jack Kittinger, Thomas Brewer, Rebecca Prescott, Josh Cinner, Marimar Berzunza, Chris Bird, Durrell Kapan, Robert Toonen, Bruce Wilcox. 11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress at Sheraton, Tahiti, 2-6 March 2009. (Presented by Jennifer Schultz)

Coral Reefs in Oahu Hawai‘i: Relationships Among Watersheds, Chemical Pollutants and Coral Disease. Prescott, R.*, Aeby, G., and Richmond, R.H. Ocean Science Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2-7 March 2008.