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Staying in Shape: the Impact of Cell Shape on Bacterial Survival in Diverse Environments by Yang, Desirée C, Blair, Kris M, Salama, Nina R

“…Bacteria display an abundance of cellular forms and can change shape during their life cycle. Many plausible models regarding the functional significance of…”
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Plasmid-Encoded ComI Inhibits Competence in the Ancestral 3610 Strain of Bacillus subtilis by Konkol, Melissa A, Blair, Kris M, Kearns, Daniel B

“…Natural competence is a process by which bacteria construct a membrane-associated machine for the uptake and integration of exogenous DNA. Many bacteria harbor…”
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The EpsE flagellar clutch is bifunctional and synergizes with EPS biosynthesis to promote Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation by Guttenplan, Sarah B, Blair, Kris M, Kearns, Daniel B

“…Many bacteria inhibit motility concomitant with the synthesis of an extracellular polysaccharide matrix and the formation of biofilm aggregates. In Bacillus…”
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Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pylori by Taylor, Jennifer A, Bratton, Benjamin P, Sichel, Sophie R, Blair, Kris M, Jacobs, Holly M, DeMeester, Kristen E, Kuru, Erkin, Gray, Joe, Biboy, Jacob, VanNieuwenhze, Michael S, Vollmer, Waldemar, Grimes, Catherine L, Shaevitz, Joshua W, Salama, Nina R

“…Helical cell shape is necessary for efficient stomach colonization by , but the molecular mechanisms for generating helical shape remain unclear. The helical…”
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Modified mariner Transposons for Random Inducible-Expression Insertions and Transcriptional Reporter Fusion Insertions in Bacillus subtilis by Pozsgai, Eric R, Blair, Kris M, Kearns, Daniel B

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RemA (YlzA) and RemB (YaaB) Regulate Extracellular Matrix Operon Expression and Biofilm Formation in Bacillus subtilis by WINKELMAN, Jared T, BLAIR, Kris M, KEARNS, Daniel B

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Molecular Clutch Disables Flagella in the Bacillus subtilis Biofilm by Blair, Kris M, Turner, Linda, Winkelman, Jared T, Berg, Howard C, Kearns, Daniel B

“…Biofilms are multicellular aggregates of sessile bacteria encased by an extracellular matrix and are important medically as a source of drug-resistant…”
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Correction for Pozsgai et al., "Modified mariner Transposons for Random Inducible-Expression Insertions and Transcriptional Reporter Fusion Insertions in Bacillus subtilis" by Pozsgai, Eric R, Blair, Kris M, Kearns, Daniel B

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A Genome-Wide Helicobacter pylori Morphology Screen Uncovers a Membrane-Spanning Helical Cell Shape Complex by Yang, Desirée C, Blair, Kris M, Taylor, Jennifer A, Petersen, Timothy W, Sessler, Tate, Tull, Christina M, Leverich, Christina K, Collar, Amanda L, Wyckoff, Timna J, Biboy, Jacob, Vollmer, Waldemar, Salama, Nina R

“…Evident in its name, the gastric pathogen has a helical cell morphology which facilitates efficient colonization of the human stomach. An improved…”
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Role of the σD-Dependent Autolysins in Bacillus subtilis Population Heterogeneity by RUI CHEN, GUTTENPLAN, Sarah B, BLAIR, Kris M, KEARNS, Daniel B

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The Helicobacter pylori cell shape promoting protein Csd5 interacts with the cell wall, MurF, and the bacterial cytoskeleton by Blair, Kris M., Mears, Kevin S., Taylor, Jennifer A., Fero, Jutta, Jones, Lisa A., Gafken, Philip R., Whitney, John C., Salama, Nina R.

“…Summary Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori can lead to the development of gastric ulcers and stomach cancers. The helical cell shape of H. pylori…”
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Dermatophytes activate skin keratinocytes via mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling and induce immune responses by Achterman, Rebecca R, Moyes, David L, Thavaraj, Selvam, Smith, Adam R, Blair, Kris M, White, Theodore C, Naglik, Julian R

“…Dermatophytes cause superficial and cutaneous fungal infections in immunocompetent hosts and invasive disease in immunocompromised hosts. However, the host…”
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Helical Shape of Helicobacter pylori Requires an Atypical Glutamine as a Zinc Ligand in the Carboxypeptidase Csd4 by Chan, Anson C.K., Blair, Kris M., Liu, Yanjie, Frirdich, Emilisa, Gaynor, Erin C., Tanner, Martin E., Salama, Nina R., Murphy, Michael E.P.

“…Peptidoglycan modifying carboxypeptidases (CPs) are important determinants of bacterial cell shape. Here, we report crystal structures of Csd4, a three-domain…”
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A Bacterial Cell Shape-Determining Inhibitor by Liu, Yanjie, Frirdich, Emilisa, Taylor, Jennifer A, Chan, Anson C. K, Blair, Kris M, Vermeulen, Jenny, Ha, Reuben, Murphy, Michael E. P, Salama, Nina R, Gaynor, Erin C, Tanner, Martin E

“…Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni are human pathogens and causative agents of gastric ulcers/cancer and gastroenteritis, respectively. Recent…”
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Modified mariner Transposons for Random Inducible-Expression Insertions and Transcriptional Reporter Fusion Insertions in Bacillus subtilis by POZSGAI, Eric R, BLAIR, Kris M, KEARNS, Daniel B

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The EpsE Flagellar Clutch Is Bifunctional and Synergizes with EPS Biosynthesis to Promote Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Formation: e1001243 by Guttenplan, Sarah B, Blair, Kris M, Kearns, Daniel B

“…Many bacteria inhibit motility concomitant with the synthesis of an extracellular polysaccharide matrix and the formation of biofilm aggregates. In Bacillus…”
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Role of the [sigma]^sup D^-Dependent Autolysins in Bacillus subtilis Population Heterogeneity by Chen, Rui, Guttenplan, Sarah B, Blair, Kris M, Kearns, Daniel B

“…Exponentially growing populations of Bacillus subtilis contain two morphologically and functionally distinct cell types: motile individuals and nonmotile…”
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Role of the D-Dependent Autolysins in Bacillus subtilis Population Heterogeneity by Chen, Rui, Guttenplan, Sarah B, Blair, Kris M, Kearns, Daniel B

“…Exponentially growing populations of Bacillus subtilis contain two morphologically and functionally distinct cell types: motile individuals and nonmotile…”
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Role of the sigmaD-dependent autolysins in Bacillus subtilis population heterogeneity by Chen, Rui, Guttenplan, Sarah B, Blair, Kris M, Kearns, Daniel B

“…Exponentially growing populations of Bacillus subtilis contain two morphologically and functionally distinct cell types: motile individuals and nonmotile…”
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