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Dr. Bollivar performs research focused on understanding the molecular biology and biochemistry of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis. The products of the tetrapyrrole biosynthetic pathway include heme, chlorophyll, and bacteriochlorophyll. These compounds are important for respiration and photosynthesis. The focus of his research incorporates studies of biochemical steps at various points in the pathway for making these compounds. He continues to work on the Mg-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester cyclases, two different enzymes that are involved in chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
Dr. Bollivar is also very interested in the diversity of bacteriophages that infect microorganisms. He is currently focused on isolating and characterizing bacteriophages that infect the bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus.
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Expansion of Known Rhodobacter capsulatus Bacteriophage Diversity with 24 Additional Genomes
Wilson, A., Molinar, J., Aldrich, J., Chintala, G., Smit, K., Miller, K., Bollivar, D. W. & Alvey, R. M., Dec 2022, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 11, 12Research output: Journal Article › Article › peer-review
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Barley Viridis-k links an evolutionarily conserved C-type ferredoxin to chlorophyll biosynthesis
Stuart, D., Sandström, M., Youssef, H. M., Zakhrabekova, S., Jensen, P. E., Bollivar, D. & Hansson, M., Aug 2021, In: Plant Cell. 33, 8, p. 2834-2849 16 p.Research output: Journal Article › Article › peer-review
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Genomic diversity of bacteriophages infecting Rhodobacter capsulatus and their relatedness to its gene transfer agent RcGTA
Bollivar, D., Alvey, R., Rapala, J., Miller, B., Beatty, J. T., Russell, D. A., Garlena, R. A., Cresawn, S. G., Westbye, A., Hansson, M., Bockman, M. R., Dolan, M. & Garcia, M., Nov 18 2021, In: Plos One.Research output: Journal Article › Article › peer-review
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Aerobic Barley Mg-protoporphyrin IX Monomethyl Ester Cyclase is Powered by Electrons from Ferredoxin
Stuart, D., Sandstrom, M., Youssef, H. M., Zakhrabekova, S., Jensen, P. E., Bollivar, D. & Hansson, M., Sep 8 2020, In: Plants. 9Research output: Journal Article › Article › peer-review
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Genomic diversity of bacteriophages infecting Microbacterium spp
Jacobs-Sera, D., Abad, L. A., Alvey, R. M., Anders, K. R., Aull, H. G., Bhalla, S. S., Blumer, L. S., Bollivar, D. W., Alfred Bonilla, J., Butela, K. A., Coomans, R. J., Cresawn, S. G., D'Elia, T., Diaz, A., Divens, A. M., Edgington, N. P., Frederick, G. D., Gainey, M. D., Garlena, R. A. & Grant, K. W. & 35 others, , Jun 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 6, e0234636.Research output: Journal Article › Article › peer-review
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