Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Jones Lab
Led by Melissa Jones · Microbiology and Cell Science
What we study
The Jones Lab studies noroviruses and their interactions with gut bacteria. They use animal models and lab experiments to understand how viruses and bacteria affect each other and how this impacts viral infections.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Mice
- Bacteria & microbes
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Norovirus
Using murine norovirus models to study acute and persistent infections in immune cells and mice.
Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles
Examining how norovirus presence alters vesicle production and content in gut bacteria.
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Host Immunity
Investigating how bacterial vesicles modulate norovirus replication and immune responses.
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Recent papers, explained
- Induction of DNA-mediated immune responses by bacterial extracellular vesicles results in control of murine norovirus infection
2026 · Gut Microbes
Finds that bacterial EVs trigger DNA-mediated immune responses to control murine norovirus infection.
- Specific residues modulate the antiviral activity of the extracellular vesicle-derived effector SH3b domain from Lactobacillus johnsonii N6.2
2026 · Frontiers in Immunology
Tests whether specific amino acids in a protein from Lactobacillus johnsonii N6.2 EVs affect antiviral activity.
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- 2.5. Stool Bacterial Extracellular Vesicle Extraction and Removal of Exosomes
2025 · BIO-PROTOCOL
Develops a method to extract bacterial extracellular vesicles from stool samples.
- Determining the Importance of Carbohydrate-Based Structures in Murine Norovirus Binding to Commensal Bacteria
2025 · Viruses
Tests whether carbohydrate structures help noroviruses bind to bacteria using glycan microarrays.
- The Multifaceted Impact of Bioactive Lipids on Gut Health and Disease
2024 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Reviews how bioactive lipids affect gut health and disease.
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