Bayona Vásquez Lab
Conservation & Environmental Genomics
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PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
2024 BONETT-CALZADA B, VALENZUELA-QUIÑONEZ F, DEL RIO-PORTILLA MA, VARGAS-PERALTA CE, HYDE JR, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, & LAFARGA-DE LA CRUZ F. Genetic insights into the giant keyhole limpet (Megathura crenulata) an Eastern Pacific coastal endemic: complete mitogenome, phylogenetics, phylogeography, and historical demography. Genes. 15(10), 1303; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15101303
2024 VAN VOORHIS W, SIWILA J, KISSINGER JC, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ N, ROBINSON G, BAPTISTA R, KHAN A, GUÉRIN A, CHANG YW, NOOR Z, BISHARA MARZOOK N, VINAYA S, ARNOLD S, MARIE C, CHOY RKM, PAWLOWIC MC, & JUMANI. The first Cryptosporidium meeting: a concerted effort to fight cryptosporidiosis Trends in Parasitology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2024.04.005.
2023 PALACIOS-BARRETO P, MAR-SILVA AF, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, ADAMS DH, & DÍAZ-JAIMES P. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Brazilian cownose ray Rhinoptera brasiliensis (Myliobatiformes: Rhinopteridae) in the western Atlantic and its phylogenetic implications. Molecular Biology Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-023- 08272-0.
2023 RIBEIRO JMC, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, BUDACHETRI K, KUMAR D, FREDERICK JC, TAHIR F, FAIRCLOTH BC, GLENN TC, & KARIM S. A draft of the genome of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 14(2): 102090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102090.
2022 HALSEY MK, STUHLER JD, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, PLATT II RN, GOETZE JR, MARTIN RE, MATOCHA KG, BRADLEY RD, STEVENS RD, & RAY DA. Comparison of genetic variation between rare and common congeners of Dipodomys with estimates of contemporary and historical effective population size. PLoS One. 17(9): e0274554. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274554.
2021 BEAUDRY MS, THOMAS JC, BAPTISTA RP, SULLIVAN AH, NORFOLK W, DEVAULT A, ENK J, KIERAN TJ, RHODES OE, PERRY-DOW A, ROSE LJ, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, OLADEINDE A, LIPP EK, SANCHEZ S & GLENN TC. Escaping the fate of Sisyphus: assessing resistome hybridization baits for antimicrobial resistance gene capture. Environmental Microbiology. http://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15767.
2021 THOMAS IV JC, KIERAN TJ, FINGER JW, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, OLADEINDE A, BEASLEY J, SEAMAN JC, MCARTHUR JV, RHODES Jr OE & GLENN TC. Unveiling the gut microbiota and resistome of wild cotton-mice, Peromyscus gossypinus, from heavy metal and radionuclide- contaminated sites in the Southeastern US. Microbiology Spectrum. Vol. (1), e00097-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/Spectrum.00097-21
2021 BEAUDRY MS, WANG J, KIERAN TJ, THOMAS J, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, GAO B, DEVAULT A, BRUNELLE B, LU K, WANG JS, RHODES OE & GLENN TC. Improved microbial community characterization of 16S rRNA via metagenome capture enrichment. Frontiers in Microbiology. Vol. 12, pp 833. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.644662
2020 DÍAZ-JAIMES P, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, ESCATEL-LUNA E, URIBE-ALCOCER M, PECORARO C, ADAMS DH, FRAZIER BS, GLENN TC & BABUCCI M. Limited dispersal promotes genetic divergence of Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo in the Western North Atlantic. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3434
2020 KIERAN T, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, VARIAN CP, SALDAÑA A SAMUDIO F, CALZADA JE, GOTTDENKER NL, & GLENN TC. Population genetics of two chromatic morphs of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius pallescens Barber, 1932 in Panamá. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104369
2020 THOMAS IV JC, OLADEINDE A, KIERAN TJ, FINGER JW, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, CARTEE JC, BEASLEY J, SEAMAN JC, MCARTHUR JV, RHODES Jr OE & GLENN TC. Co-occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site. Microbial Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13578
2020 HERNÁNDEZ-ÁLVAREZ C*, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ*, DOMÍNGUEZ-DOMÍNGUEZ O, URIBE- ALCOCER M & DÍAZ-JAIMES P. Phylogeography of the Pacific Red Snapper (Lutjanus peru) and the Spotted Rose Snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) in the inshore Tropical Eastern Pacific. Copeia. 108(1): 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-18-157.
2020 DELGADO-MACHUCA N, MEZA-LÁZARO RN, ROMERO-NAPOLES J, SARMIENTO-MONROY CE, AMARILLO A, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ & ZALDÍVAR-RIVERÓN A. Genetic structure, species limits and evolution of the parasitoid wasp genus Stenocorse (Braconidae:Doryctinae) based on nuclear 3RAD and mitochondrial data. Systematic Entomology. 45(1): 33-47. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12373.
2019 GHOSH A, JOHNSON MG, OSMANSKI AB, GLENN TC, LOUHA S, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, GONGORA J, GREEN RE, ISBERG S, STEVENS RD & RAY DA. A high-quality reference genome assembly of the saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, reveals patterns of selection in Crocodylidae. Genome Biology and Evolution evz269. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evz269.
2019 BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ*, GLENN TC*, KIERAN TJ, PIERSON TW, HOFFBERG SL, SCOTT PA, BENTLEY KE, FINGER JR. JW, LOUHA S, TROENDLE N, DÍAZ-JAIMES P, MAURICIO R & FAIRCLOTH BC. Adapterama III: Quadruple-indexed, double/triple-enzyme RADseq libraries (2RAD/3RAD). PeerJ 7:e7724. http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7724.
2019 GLENN TC, PIERSON TW, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, KIERAN TJ, HOFFBERG SL, THOMAS IV JC, LEFEVER DE, FINGER JR. JW, GAO B, BIAN X, LOUHA S, KOLLI RT, BENTLEY K, RUSHMORE J, WONG K, SHAW TI, ROTHROCK JR. MJ, MCKEE AM, GUO TL, MAURICIO R, MOLINA M, CUMMINGS BS, LASH LH, LU K, GILBERT GS, HUBBELL SP & FAIRCLOTH BC. Adapterama II: Universal amplicon sequencing on Illumina platforms (TaggiMatrix). PeerJ 7:e7786. http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7786.
2019 GLENN TC, NILSEN RA, KIERAN TJ, SANDERS JG, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, FINGER JR. JW, PIERSON TW, BENTLEY KE, HOFFBERG SL, LOUHA S, GARCÍA-DE LEÓN FJ, DEL RÍO-PORTILLA MA,
REED KD, ANDERSON JL, MEECE JK, AGGREY SE, REKAYA R, ALABADY M, BÉLANGER M, WINKER K & FAIRCLOTH BC. Adapterama I: Universal stubs and primers for 384 unique dual- indexed or 147,456 combinatorially-indexed Illumina libraries. PeerJ 7:e7755. http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7755.
2018 MEZA-LÁZARO RN, POTEAUX C, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, BRANSTETTER MG & ZALDIVAR- RIVERÓN A. Extensive mitochondrial heteroplasmy in the neotropical ants of the Ectatomma ruidum complex (Formicidae: Ectatomminae). Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 29(8): 1203-1214. https://doi.org/10.1080/24701394.2018.1431228.
2018 DÍAZ-JAIMES P, BONFIL R, PALACIOS-BARRETO P, BOLAÑO-MARTÍNEZ N & BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ. Mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata from Veracruz, Mexico. Conservation Genetics Resources. 10(4): 663-666. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-017-0896-9.
2018 BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, GLENN TC, URIBE-ALCOCER M, PECORARO C & DÍAZ-JAIMES P.
Complete mitochondrial genome of the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and the blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus): notes on mtDNA introgression and paraphyly on tunas. Conservation Genetics Resources. 10(4): 697-699. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-017-0904-0.
2018 BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, GLENN TC, DOMÍNGUEZ-DOMÍNGUEZ O, URIBE-ALCOCER M & DÍAZ- JAIMES P. Mitochondrial genomes of the Pacific sierra mackerel Scomberomorus sierra and the Monterey Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus concolor (Perciformes, Scombridae). Conservation Genetics Resources. 10(3): 471-474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-017-0851-9.
2017 BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, HERNÁNDEZ-ÁLVAREZ CA, GLENN T, DOMÍNGUEZ-DOMÍNGUEZ O, URIBE-ALCOCER M & DÍAZ-JAIIMES P. Complete mitogenome sequences of the pacific red snapper (Lutjanus peru) and the spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus gutattus). Mitochondrial
DNA Part A. 28(2): 223-224. https://doi.org/10.3109/19401736.2015.1115851.
2016 DÍAZ-JAIMES P, URIBE-ALCOCER M, ADAMS DH, RANGEL-MORALES JM & BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ. Complete mitochondrial genome of the porbeagle shark, Lamna nasus (Chondrichthyes, Lamnidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 1(1): 730-731. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2016.1233465.
2016 DÍAZ-JAIMES P, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, ADAMS DH & URIBE-ALCOCER M. Complete mitochondrial DNA genome of bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, and phylogenetic relationships among main superorders of modern elasmobranchs. Meta Gene. 7: 48-55. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2015.11.005.
2016 BOLAÑO-MARTÍNEZ N, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ N, URIBE-ALCOCER M & DÍAZ-JAIMES P. The mitochondrial genome of the hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena. Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 27(3): 2098-2099. https://doi.org/10.3109/19401736.2014.982574.
2015 DÍAZ-JAIMES P, BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, HINOJOSA S & URIBE-ALCOCER M. The complete mitogenome of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus). Mitochondrial DNA. 26(6): 959-960. https://doi.org/10.3109/19401736.2013.865175.
2015 BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ NJ, DÍAZ-JAIMES P & URIBE-ALCOCER M. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus (Percifromes: Coryphaenidae) from next generation sequencing and cross amplification in pompano dolphinfish Coryphaena equiselis. Conservation Genetics Resources. 7(2): 373-375. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-014-0372-8.
2007 BAYONA-VÁSQUEZ, NJ & BURBANO MC. New primers for microsatellite loci in Plagioscion magdalenae (Pisces: Sciaenidae). Acta Biológica Colombiana. 12S:123.
2007 RODRIGUEZ-P E, BAYONA-V N & JIMENEZ-A O. Relationship between the shift on tide levels over the abundance on planktonic bioluminescent organisms. Actualidades Biológicas. 2007:124.