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Symbiont‐mediated competition: Xenorhabdus bovienii confer an advantage to their nematode host Steinernema affine by killing competitor Steinernema feltiae by Murfin, Kristen E., Ginete, Daren R., Bashey, Farrah, Goodrich‐Blair, Heidi

“…Summary Bacterial symbionts can affect several biotic interactions of their hosts, including their competition with other species. Nematodes in the genus…”
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Active site analysis of sortase A from Staphylococcus simulans indicates function in cleavage of putative cell wall proteins by Chen, Jian, Dong, Huihui, Murfin, Kristen E., Feng, Chunyan, Wu, Shaoqiang, Zheng, Beiwen

“…Sortase mediated transpeptidation reactions play a significant role in covalent attachment of surface proteins to the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria…”
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Tick Bioactive Molecules as Novel Therapeutics: Beyond Vaccine Targets by Murfin, Kristen E, Fikrig, Erol

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Borrelia burgdorferi chemotaxis toward tick protein Salp12 contributes to acquisition by Murfin, Kristen E., Kleinbard, Ruby, Aydin, Merve, Salazar, Samuel A., Fikrig, Erol

“…[Display omitted] Lyme disease is a common tick-borne infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.). B. burgdorferi s.s. may…”
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An Ixodes scapularis Protein Disulfide Isomerase Contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi Colonization of the Vector by Cao, Yongguo, Rosen, Connor, Arora, Gunjan, Gupta, Akash, Booth, Carmen J, Murfin, Kristen E, Cerny, Jiri, Marin Lopez, Alejandro, Chuang, Yu-Min, Tang, Xiaotian, Pal, Utpal, Ring, Aaron, Narasimhan, Sukanya, Fikrig, Erol

“…causes Lyme disease, the most common tick-transmitted illness in North America. When feed on an infected vertebrate host, spirochetes enter the tick gut along…”
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Bacteriophage WO Can Mediate Horizontal Gene Transfer in Endosymbiotic Wolbachia Genomes by Wang, Guan H, Sun, Bao F, Xiong, Tuan L, Wang, Yan K, Murfin, Kristen E, Xiao, Jin H, Huang, Da W

“…Phage-mediated horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is common in free-living bacteria, and many transferred genes can play a significant role in their new bacterial…”
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Comparison of Xenorhabdus bovienii bacterial strain genomes reveals diversity in symbiotic functions by Murfin, Kristen E, Whooley, Amy C, Klassen, Jonathan L, Goodrich-Blair, Heidi

“…Xenorhabdus bacteria engage in a beneficial symbiosis with Steinernema nematodes, in part by providing activities that help kill and degrade insect hosts for…”
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Xenorhabdus bovienii Strain Diversity Impacts Coevolution and Symbiotic Maintenance with Steinernema spp. Nematode Hosts by Murfin, Kristen E, Lee, Ming-Min, Klassen, Jonathan L, McDonald, Bradon R, Larget, Bret, Forst, Steven, Stock, S Patricia, Currie, Cameron R, Goodrich-Blair, Heidi

“…Microbial symbionts provide benefits that contribute to the ecology and fitness of host plants and animals. Therefore, the evolutionary success of plants and…”
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Nematode-Bacterium Symbioses—Cooperation and Conflict Revealed in the “Omics” Age by MURFIN, KRISTEN E., DILLMAN, ADLER R., FOSTER, JEREMY M., BULGHERESI, SILVIA, SLATKO, BARTON E., STERNBERG, PAUL W., GOODRICH-BLAIR, HEIDI

“…Nematodes are ubiquitous organisms that have a significant global impact on ecosystems, economies, agriculture, and human health. The applied importance of…”
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Previously unrecognized stages of species‐specific colonization in the mutualism between Xenorhabdus bacteria and Steinernema nematodes by Chaston, John M., Murfin, Kristen E., Heath‐Heckman, Elizabeth A., Goodrich‐Blair, Heidi

“…Summary The specificity of a horizontally transmitted microbial symbiosis is often defined by molecular communication between host and microbe during initial…”
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NilD CRISPR RNA contributes to Xenorhabdus nematophila colonization of symbiotic host nematodes by Veesenmeyer, Jeff L., Andersen, Aaron W., Lu, Xiaojun, Hussa, Elizabeth A., Murfin, Kristen E., Chaston, John M., Dillman, Adler R., Wassarman, Karen M., Sternberg, Paul W., Goodrich‐Blair, Heidi

“…Summary The bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila is a mutualist of entomopathogenic Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes and facilitates infection of insect hosts…”
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Phenotypic variation and host interactions of Xenorhabdus bovienii SS-2004, the entomopathogenic symbiont of Steinernema jollieti nematodes by Sugar, Darby R., Murfin, Kristen E., Chaston, John M., Andersen, Aaron W., Richards, Gregory R., deLéon, Limaris, Baum, James A., Clinton, William P., Forst, Steven, Goldman, Barry S., Krasomil-Osterfeld, Karina C., Slater, Steven, Stock, S. Patricia, Goodrich-Blair, Heidi

“…Summary Xenorhabdus bovienii (SS‐2004) bacteria reside in the intestine of the infective‐juvenile (IJ) stage of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema…”
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Visualizing bacteria in nematodes using fluorescent microscopy by Murfin, Kristen E, Chaston, John, Goodrich-Blair, Heidi

“…Symbioses, the living together of two or more organisms, are widespread throughout all kingdoms of life. As two of the most ubiquitous organisms on earth,…”
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Ixodes scapularis saliva components that elicit responses associated with acquired tick-resistance by Narasimhan, Sukanya, Kurokawa, Cheyne, Diktas, Husrev, Strank, Norma Olivares, Černý, Jiří, Murfin, Kristen, Cao, Yongguo, Lynn, Geoff, Trentleman, Jos, Wu, Ming-Jie, DePonte, Kathy, Kantor, Fred, Anguita, Juan, Hovius, Joppe, Fikrig, Erol

“…Ticks and tick-borne diseases are on the rise world-wide and vaccines to prevent transmission of tick-borne diseases is an urgent public health need. Tick…”
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R-type bacteriocins in related strains of Xenorhabdus bovienii: Xenorhabdicin tail fiber modularity and contribution to competitiveness by Ciezki, Kristin, Murfin, Kristen, Goodrich-Blair, Heidi, Stock, S. Patricia, Forst, Steven

“…Abstract R-type bacteriocins are contractile phage tail-like structures that are bactericidal towards related bacterial species. The C-terminal region of the…”
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A Tick Antivirulence Protein Potentiates Antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus by Abraham, Nabil M, Liu, Lei, Jutras, Brandon L, Murfin, Kristen, Acar, Ali, Yarovinsky, Timur O, Sutton, Erica, Heisig, Martin, Jacobs-Wagner, Christine, Fikrig, Erol

“…New strategies are needed to combat antibiotic resistance, especially against pathogens such as methicillin-resistant A tick antifreeze glycoprotein, IAFGP,…”
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Previously unrecognized stages of species-specific colonization in the mutualism between Xenorhabdus bacteria and Steinernema nematodes: Species-specific host colonization by Xenorhabdus by Chaston, John M., Murfin, Kristen E., Heath-Heckman, Elizabeth A., Goodrich-Blair, Heidi

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NilD CRISPR RNA contributes to X enorhabdus nematophila colonization of symbiotic host nematodes by Veesenmeyer, Jeff L., Andersen, Aaron W., Lu, Xiaojun, Hussa, Elizabeth A., Murfin, Kristen E., Chaston, John M., Dillman, Adler R., Wassarman, Karen M., Sternberg, Paul W., Goodrich‐Blair, Heidi

“…Summary The bacterium X enorhabdus nematophila is a mutualist of entomopathogenic S teinernema carpocapsae nematodes and facilitates infection of insect hosts…”
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Visualizing Bacteria in Nematodes using Fluorescent Microscopy by Murfin, Kristen E., Chaston, John, Goodrich-Blair, Heidi

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Xenorhabdus bovienii bacteria - Steinernema spp. nematode interactions as a model of evolution and mechanisms within broad-host range symbioses by Murfin, Kristen E

“…Mutually beneficial symbioses (mutualism) between bacterial symbionts and plant or animal hosts are ubiquitous, and quite frequently these associations are…”
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