Here are some publications from the Velicer Lab:
27. Velicer, G.J. and H. Mendes-Soares, Bacterial predators. Curr Biol, 2009. 19(2): p. R55-6.
26. Hillesland, K.L., G.J. Velicer, and R.E. Lenski, Experimental evolution of a microbial predator's ability to find prey. Proc Biol Sci, 2009. 276(1656): p. 459-67.
25. Vos, M. and G.J. Velicer, Isolation by distance in the spore-forming soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus. Curr Biol, 2008. 18(5): p. 386-91.
24. Vos, M. and G.J. Velicer, Natural variation of gliding motility in a centimetre-scale population of Myxococcus xanthus. FEMS Microbiol Ecol, 2008. 64(3): p. 343-50.
23. Krug, D., et al., Discovering the hidden secondary metabolome of Myxococcus xanthus: a study of intraspecific diversity. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2008. 74(10): p. 3058-68.
22. Kadam, S.V., et al., Novel transcriptome patterns accompany evolutionary restoration of defective social development in the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus. Mol Biol Evol, 2008. 25(7): p. 1274-81.
21. Schneiker, S., et al., Complete genome sequence of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum. Nat Biotechnol, 2007. 25(11): p. 1281-9.
20. Hillesland, K.L., R.E. Lenski, and G.J. Velicer, Ecological variables affecting predatory success in Myxococcus xanthus. Microbial Ecology, 2007. 53(4): p. 571-578.
19. Vos, M. and G.J. Velicer, Genetic population structure of the soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus at the centimeter scale. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2006. 72(5): p. 3615-25.
18. Velicer, G.J., et al., Comprehensive mutation identification in an evolved bacterial cooperator and its cheating ancestor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2006. 103(21): p. 8107-12.
17. Kadam, S.V. and G.J. Velicer, Variable patterns of density-dependent survival in social bacteria. Behavioral Ecology, 2006. 17(5): p. 833-838.
16. Fiegna, F., et al., Evolution of an obligate social cheater to a superior cooperator. Nature, 2006. 441(7091): p. 310-4.
15. Velicer, G.J., Evolution of cooperation: does selfishness restraint lie within? Curr Biol, 2005. 15(5): p. R173-5.
14. Velicer, G.J., Evolution of cooperation: the benefits of ridesharing. Heredity, 2005. 95(2): p. 116-7.
13. Hillesland, K.L. and G.J. Velicer, Resource level affects relative performance of the two motility systems of Myxococcus xanthus. Microb Ecol, 2005. 49(4): p. 558-66.
12. Fiegna, F. and G.J. Velicer, Exploitative and hierarchical antagonism in a cooperative bacterium. PLoS Biol, 2005. 3(11): p. e370.
11. Travisano, M. and G.J. Velicer, Strategies of microbial cheater control. Trends in Microbiology, 2004. 12(2): p. 72-78.
10. Velicer, G.J. and Y.T.N. Yu, Evolution of novel cooperative swarming in the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus. Nature, 2003. 425(6953): p. 75-78.
9. Velicer, G.J., Social strife in the microbial world. Trends in Microbiology, 2003. 11(7): p. 330-337.
8. Fiegna, F. and G.J. Velicer, Competitive fates of bacterial social parasites: persistence and self-induced extinction of Myxococcus xanthus cheaters. Proc Biol Sci, 2003. 270(1523): p. 1527-34.
7. Velicer, G.J. and K.L. Stredwick, Experimental social evolution with Myxococcus xanthus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2002. 81(1-4): p. 155-64.
6. Velicer, G.J., R.E. Lenski, and L. Kroos, Rescue of social motility lost during evolution of Myxococcus xanthus in an asocial environment. J Bacteriol, 2002. 184(10): p. 2719-27.
5. Hao, T., et al., Identification of the Omega4514 regulatory region, a developmental promoter of Myxococcus xanthus that is transcribed in vitro by the major vegetative RNA polymerase. J Bacteriol, 2002. 184(12): p. 3348-59.
4. Velicer, G.J., L. Kroos, and R.E. Lenski, Developmental cheating in the social bacterium Myxococcus xanthus. Nature, 2000. 404(6778): p. 598-601.
3. Velicer, G.J., T.M. Schmidt, and R.E. Lenski, Application of Traditional and Phylogenetically Based Comparative Methods to Test for a Trade-off in Bacterial Growth Rate at Low versus High Substrate Concentration. Microb Ecol, 1999. 38(3): p. 191-200.
2. Velicer, G.J., Pleiotropic effects of adaptation to a single carbon source for growth on alternative substrates. Appl Environ Microbiol, 1999. 65(1): p. 264-9.
1. Velicer, G.J., L. Kroos, and R.E. Lenski, Loss of social behaviors by myxococcus xanthus during evolution in an unstructured habitat. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1998. 95(21): p. 12376-80.