Recent Faculty Publications

Our research has been published in a variety of national and international peer-reviewed journals.

Bhalla M, Hui Yeoh J, Lamneck C, Herring SE, Tchalla EYI, Heinzinger LR, Leong JM, Bou Ghanem EN. A1 adenosine receptor signaling reduces Streptococcus pneumoniae adherence to pulmonary epithelial cells by targeting expression of platelet-activating factor receptor. Cell Microbiol. 2019
Armbruster CE, Forsyth VS, Johnson AO, Smith SN, White AN, Brauer AL, Learman BS, Zhao L, Wu W, Anderson MT, Bachman MA, Mobley HLT. Twin arginine translocation, ammonia incorporation, and polyamine biosynthesis are crucial for Proteus mirabilis fitness during bloodstream infection. PLoS Pathog. 2019; 15(4)
Brauer AL White AN Learman BS Johnson AO Armbruster CE. d-Serine Degradation by Proteus mirabilis Contributes to Fitness during Single-Species and Polymicrobial Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection.. mSphere. 2019; 4(1)
Sarute N, Ibrahim N, Medegan Fagla B, Lavanya M, Cuevas C, Stavrou S, Otkiran-Clare G, Tyynismaa H, Henao-Mejia J, Ross SR. TRIM2, a novel member of the antiviral family, limits New World arenavirus entry. PLoS Biol. 2019; 17(2)
Nganje CN, Haynes SA, Qabar CM, Lent RC, Bou Ghanem EN, Shainheit MG. PepN is a non-essential, cell wall-localized protein that contributes to neutrophil elastase-mediated killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae. PLoS One. 2019; 14(2)
Bou Ghanem EN. mSphere of Influence: Adenosine in Host Defense against Bacterial Pneumonia-Friend or Foe? mSphere. 2019; 4(4)
Scott EJ, Luke-Marshall NR, Campagnari AA, Dyer DW. Draft Genome Sequence of Pediatric Otitis Media Isolate Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain EF3030, Which Forms In Vitro Biofilms That Closely Mimic In Vivo Biofilms. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019; 8(2)
Forsyth VS, Mobley HLT, Armbruster CE. Transposon Insertion Site Sequencing in a Urinary Tract Model. Methods Mol Biol. 2019; 2021
Smith SN, Armbruster CE. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Model of Proteus mirabilis Infection. Methods Mol Biol. 2019; 2021
Armbruster CE. Testing the Ability of Compounds to Induce Swarming. Methods Mol Biol. 2019; 2021
Bangs JD. Evolution of Antigenic Variation in African Trypanosomes: Variant Surface Glycoprotein Expression, Structure, and Function. Bioessays. 2018; 40(12)
Pang B, Armbruster CE, Foster G, Learman BS, Gandhi U, Swords WE. Autoinducer 2 (AI-2) Production by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae 86-028NP Promotes Expression of a Predicted Glycosyltransferase That Is a Determinant of Biofilm Maturation, Prevention of Dispersal, and Persistence In Vivo. Infect Immun. 2018; 86(12)
Koeller CM, Bangs JD. Processing and targeting of cathepsin L (TbCatL) to the lysosome in Trypanosoma brucei. Cell Microbiol. 2018
Tiengwe C, Koeller CM, Bangs JD. Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation and disposal of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins in Trypanosoma brucei. Mol Biol Cell. 2018; 29(20)
Armbruster CE, Smith SN, Mody L, Mobley HLT. Urine cytokine and chemokine levels predict urinary tract infection severity independent of uropathogen, urine bacterial burden, host genetics, and host age. Infect Immun. 2018
Zimmer SL, Simpson RM, Read LK. High throughput sequencing revolution reveals conserved fundamentals of U-indel editing. Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA. 2018
Bou Ghanem EN, Maung NHT, Siwapornchai N, Goodwin AE, Clark S, MuÃ±oz-ElÃas EJ, Camilli A, Gerstein RM, Leong JM. Nasopharyngeal Exposure to Streptococcus pneumoniae Induces Extended Age-Dependent Protection against Pulmonary Infection Mediated by Antibodies and CD138+ Cells. J Immunol. 2018
Umaer K, Bush PJ, Bangs JD. Rab11 mediates selective recycling and endocytic trafficking in Trypanosoma brucei. Traffic. 2018
Forsyth VS, Armbruster CE, Smith SN, Pirani A, Springman AC, Walters MS, Nielubowicz GR, Himpsl SD, Snitkin ES, Mobley HLT. Rapid Growth of UropathogenicEscherichia coliduring Human Urinary Tract Infection. MBio. 2018; 9(2)
Chojnacki M, Melendy T. The HPV E2 Transcriptional Transactivation Protein Stimulates Cellular DNA Polymerase Epsilon. Viruses. 2018; 10(6)