Arturo O. Lluisma, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor
Education: Ph.D. Biology Dalhousie University, Canada
Research Interests: Marine genomics, molecular genetics, and bioinformatics; phylogenetics and genetic diversity; algal
and microbial biotechnology
Selected Publications: - Mendoza CB, Masacupan DJM,
Batoctoy DCR, Yu ET, Lluisma AO, Salvador‐Reyes LA. (2019). Conomarphins
cause paralysis in mollusk: Critical and tunable structural elements for
bioactivity. J Pept Sci., 25(7):e3179.
- Orosco FL, Lluisma AO (2018) Genetic diversity of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798)
in the Philippines as revealed by mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I
(COI). Philipp Agric Sci
101(1):84–92.
- Boncan DAT, David AM, Lluisma A (2018) A CAZyme-rich
genome of a taxonomically novel rhodophyte-associated carrageenolytic
marine bacterium. Mar. Biotechnol. 1–21. DOI: 10.1007/s10126-018-9840-6.
- Orosco FL,
& Lluisma AO (2017) Variation in virome diversity in wild populations of Penaeus monodon
(Fabricius 1798) with emphasis on pathogenic viruses. VirusDis. 28(3):262-271
- Orosco FL,
& Lluisma AO (2017) Prevalence, diversity and co-occurrence of the white spot syndrome virus,
monodon baculovirus and Penaeus stylirostris densovirus in wild
populations of Penaeus monodon in the Philippines. Dis Aquat Organ 125(3):199–206.
- Li Q,
Barghi N, Lu A, Fedosov AE, Bandyopadhyay PK, Lluisma AO, Concepcion GP,
Yandell M, Olivera BM, Safavi-Hemami H (2017) Divergence of the venom exogene
repertoire in two sister species of Turriconus. Genome Biol. Evol.
9(9):2211–2225.
- Boncan DAT, Uy IDC, Tayco CC, Lluisma AO (2016) Preliminary Discovery of Repetitive Elements
in the Genome of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833. Philippine Journal of
Science 145(4): 339-355.
- Barghi N, Concepcion GP, Olivera BM, Lluisma AO (2016) Characterization of the complete
mitochondrial genome of Conus tribblei Walls, 1977. Mitochondrial DNA 27(6): 4451-4452.
- Dumilag RV, Orosco FL, Lluisma AO (2016) Genetic diversity of Kappaphycus species (Gigartinales,
Rhodophyta) in the Philippines. Systematics and Biodiversity 14:5, 441-451.
DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2016.1157643.
- Barghi N, Concepcion GP, Olivera BM, Lluisma AO (2016) Structural features of conopeptide genes
inferred from partial sequences of the Conus tribblei genome. Molecular Genetics and
Genomics 291(1): 411-422.
DOI 10.1007/s00438-015-1119-2
- Onda DFL, Azanza RV, Lluisma AO (2015) Potential DMSP-degrading Roseobacter clade dominate
endosymbiotic microflora of Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum (Dinophyceae) in vitro.
Archives of Microbiology. 197(7): 965-971.
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-015-1133-0
- Barghi N, Concepcion GP, Olivera BM, Lluisma AO (2015) Comparison of the venom peptides and
their expression in closely related Conus species: insights into adaptive post-speciation
evolution of Conus exogenomes. Genome Biology and Evolution 7 (6): 1797-1814.
DOI:10.1093/gbe/evv109
- Marquez GPB, Reichardt WT, Azanza RV, Onda DFL, Lluisma AO, Montaño MNE (2015) Dominance
of Hydrogenotrophic Methanogens at the Peak of Biogas Production in Thalassic Digesters.
Waste and Biomass Valorization 6: 201-207
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-014-9325-4
- Barghi N, Concepcion GP, Olivera BM, Lluisma AO (2015) High conopeptide diversity in Conus
tribblei revealed through analysis of venom duct transcriptome using two high-throughput
sequencing platforms. Marine Biotechnology 17 (1): 81-98
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-014-9595-7
- Tablizo FA, Lluisma AO (2014) The mitochondrial genome of the red alga Kappaphycus striatus
("Green Sacol" variety): complete nucleotide sequence, genome structure and organization,
and comparative analysis. Marine Genomics 18: 155–161
DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.05.006.
- Chato-Salvador, RC, Tablizo FA, Lluisma AO (2014) Non-enzymatic isolation of somatic cells from
Kappaphycus spp. and Eucheuma denticulatum (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta). European
Journal of Phycology 49(4): 486-492
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2014.977963
- Onda D, Lluisma AO, Azanza RV (2014) Development, morphological characteristics and viability of
temporary cysts of Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum (Dinophyceae) in vitro.
European Journal of Phycology 49: 265-275.
[DOI:10.1080/09670262.2014.915062]
- Dumilag RV, Lluisma AO (2014) Resolving the phylogenetic affinities of Kappaphycus inermis within
the genus Kappaphycus (Gigartinales, Solieriaceae) using mitochondrial and plastid markers.
Phytotaxa 162(4): 223-231.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.162.4.5]
- Dumilag RV, Liao LM, Lluisma AO (2014) Phylogeny of Betaphycus (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) as
inferred from COI sequences and morphological observations on B. philippinensis. Journal of
Applied Phycology, 26(1): 587-595.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-013-0063-y]
- Reichardt WT, Reyes JM, Pueblos MJ, Lluisma AO (2013) Impact of milkfish farming in the tropics
on potentially pathogenic vibrios. Marine Pollution Bulletin 77:325-332.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.018]
- Tayco CC, Tablizo FA, Regalia RS, Lluisma AO (2013) Characterization of a κ-Carrageenaseproducing
marine bacterium, Isolate ALAB-001. Philippine Journal of Science 142: 45-54.
- Onda DFL, Benico G, Sulit AF, Gaite PL, Azanza RV, and Lluisma AO (2013) Morphological and
molecular characterization of some HAB-forming dinoflagellates from Philippine waters.
Philippine Science Letters 6(1): 97-106.
[http://www.philsciletters.org/article.2013n1.11.htm]
- Malonzo MH, Ravago-Gotanco RG, Lluisma AO (2013) Effects of migration patterns on estimates of
dispersal rates inferred from genotypic data: a simulation based study focused on the
software STRUCTURE (Short Communication). Philippine Science Letters 6 (1) .
[http://www.philsciletters.org/shortcomm.2013n1.4p5.htm]
- Olivera BM, Watkins M, Bandyopadhyay P, Imperial JS, de la Cotera EPH, Aguilar MB, Vera EL,
Concepcion GP, and Lluisma A. (2012) Adaptive radiation of venomous marine snail lineages
and the accelerated evolution of venom peptide genes. Annals of the New York Academy of
Sciences, 1267: 61–70.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2012.06603.x]
- Lluisma AO, Milash BA, Moore B, Olivera BM, Bandyopadhyay PK (2012) Novel venom peptides
from the cone snail Conus pulicarius discovered through next-generation sequencing of its
venom duct transcriptome. Marine Genomics 5: 43–51.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2011.09.002]
- Heralde III FM, Kantor YI, Astilla MAQ, Lluisma AO, Geronimo R, Aliño PM, Watkins M, Corneli PS,
Olivera BM, Santos AD, Concepcion GP (2010) The Indo-Pacific Gemmula species in the
subfamily Turrinae: Aspects of field distribution, molecular phylogeny, radular anatomy and
feeding. Philippine Science Letters vol. 3 no. 1 available online at
http://www.philsciletters.org/article.20105.htm.
- Montes HR, Pobre KF, Lluisma AO (2008) Phylogenetic affiliation of the "Endong"/"Spaghetti"
variety of E. denticulatum as revealed by molecular data. Phil. Agricultural Scientist 91: 86-
93.
- Lluisma AO, López-Vera E, Bulaj G, Watkins M, Olivera BM (2008) Characterization of a novel ψ-
conotoxin from Conus parius Reeve. Toxicon 51: 174-180.
- Lluisma AO, Pante MJR, Montaño MNE (2008) Marine Biotechnology. Pages 113-124 in: Peczon BD
and Manalo AJ, Straight Talk on Biotechnology, Vol. 1. Ateneo de Manila University Press,
Quezon City.
- Butardo VM, Ganzon-Fortes ET, Silvestre VA, Bacano-Maningas MBI, Montaño MNE, Lluisma AO.
2003. Isolation and classification of culturable bacteria associated with ice-ice disease in
Kappaphycus and Eucheuma. The Philippine Scientist 40:223-236
- Lluisma AO, Karmacharya N, Zarka A, Ben-Dov E, Zaritsky A, Boussiba S (2001) Suitability of
Anabaena PCC7120 expressing mosquitocidal toxin genes from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.
israelensis for biotechnological application. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 57: 161-
166.
- Trono GC, Lluisma AO, Montaño MNE (2000) Primer on Farming and Strain Selection of
Kappaphycus and Eucheuma in the Philippines. Published by PCAMRD, UPMSI and UNDP,
Quezon City.
- Lluisma AO, Ragan MA (1999) Characterization of the UDPglucose pyrophosphorylase gene from
the marine red alga Gracilaria gracilis. Journal of Applied Phycology 10: 581-588.
- Lluisma AO, Ragan MA (1999) Occurrence of closely spaced genes in the nuclear genome of the
agarophyte Gracilaria gracilis. Journal of Applied Phycology 11: 99-104.
- Lluisma AO, Ragan MA (1998) Characterization of a galactosyl-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
gene from the marine red alga Gracilaria gracilis. Current Genetics 34: 112-119.
- Lluisma AO, Ragan MA (1998) Cloning and characterization of a nuclear gene encoding a starchbranching
enzyme from the marine red alga Gracilaria gracilis. Current Genetics 34: 105-
111.
- Lluisma AO, Ragan MA (1997) Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) from the marine red alga Gracilaria
gracilis. Journal of Applied Phycology 9: 287-293.
- Lluisma AO, Ragan MA (1995) Relationships among Eucheuma denticulatum, Eucheuma isiforme
and Kappaphycus alvarezii (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) based on nuclear ssu-rRNA gene
sequences. Journal of Applied Phycology 7(5): 471-477.
- Dawes CJ, Lluisma AO, Trono Jr. GC (1994) Laboratory and field growth studies of commercial
strains of Eucheuma denticulatum and Kappaphycus alvarezii. Journal of Applied Phycology.
6:21-24
- Dawes CJ, Trono Jr.GC, Lluisma AO (1993) Clonal propagation of Eucheuma denticulatum and
Kappaphycus alvarezii for Philippine seaweed farms. Hydrobiologia 14: 379-383
- Trono Jr. GC, Lluisma AO (1992) Differences in biomass production and carrageenan yields (semirefined
and refined) among four strains of farmed carrageenophytes in Northern Bohol,
Philippines. Hydrobiologia 247: 223-227
- Dawes CJ, Trono Jr. GC, Lluisma AO (1992) Eucheuma and Kappaphycus branch and tissue culture
at UPMSI. Proc. 2nd RP-USA Phycology Symposium/Workshop, 6-18 January 1992, Philippines,
pp. 163-167
- Dawes CJ, Trono Jr. GC, Lluisma AO (1992) Culture of Eucheuma denticulatum and Kappaphycus
alvarezii. Proc. 2nd RP-USA Phycology Symposium/Workshop, 6-18 January 1992, Philippines,
pp. 339-343
- Trono Jr. GC, Lluisma AO (1990) Seasonality of standing crop of a Sargassum (Fucales,
Phaeophyta) bed in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines. Hydrobiologia 204/205: 331-338.
Students: MS Students Joeriggo Reyes
Graduated Advisees : Ph.D. Students Neda Barghi Dissertation Topic: Investigating the evolution, diversification and expression of conotoxins through comparative transcriptomics and genomics of closely related Cocus species (2014)
Humberto Montes, Jr. Dissertation Topic: (2007)
MS Students David Thomas Gonzales Thesis: Whole-genome characterization of a bioactive, sponge-associated marine bacterium using high-throughput sequencing (2017)
Paul Lorenzo Gaite Thesis: Functional Diversity of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAzymes) in a metagenome obtained via next generation sequencing of seaweed farm sediments (2014)
David Thomas Gonzales Thesis: A bioinformatics survey on the Metagenome of the red tide dinoflagellate Pyrodinium baghamese var. compressum (2013)
Richard Dumilag Thesis: Phylogeny of Betaphycus (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) and Related Eucheumatoids as Inferred from COI Sequences (2012)
David Edric Adao Thesis: Gut and gill content analysis of the green mussel perna vividis (Linnaeus, 1758) using PCR and microscopy (2012)
Lilian Pagaduan Thesis: DNA barcoding or gracilaria and related species in the Philippines (2012)
Deo Florence Onda Thesis: Bacterial Genetic Diversity, Localization and Association with Pyrodinium bahamese var. compressum (Bohm) Steidinger, Tester & Taylor (2010)
Alvin Carlos Thesis: Genetic diversity of zooxanthellae in marine invertebrates (1999) co-adviser
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