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Cyclic diguanylate riboswitches control bacterial pathogenesis mechanisms by Tamayo, Rita

“…The gram-negative Vibrio cholerae encodes two class I c-di-GMP riboswitches that respond to the ligand in opposing directions, and neither function by…”
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A genetic switch controls the production of flagella and toxins in Clostridium difficile by Anjuwon-Foster, Brandon R, Tamayo, Rita

“…In the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile, flagella promote adherence to intestinal epithelial cells. Flagellar gene expression also indirectly…”
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Growth in a Biofilm Induces a Hyperinfectious Phenotype in Vibrio cholerae by Tamayo, Rita, Patimalla, Bharathi, Camilli, Andrew

“…Biofilm formation plays a multifaceted role in the life cycles of a wide variety of microorganisms. In the case of pathogenic Vibrio cholerae, biofilm…”
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Type IV Pili Promote Clostridium difficile Adherence and Persistence in a Mouse Model of Infection by McKee, Robert W, Aleksanyan, Naira, Garrett, Elizabeth M, Tamayo, Rita

“…Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is a second messenger that regulates the transition from motile to sessile lifestyles in numerous bacteria and controls virulence…”
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Roles of cyclic diguanylate in the regulation of bacterial pathogenesis by TAMAYO, Rita, PRATT, Jason T, CAMILLI, Andrew

“…Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is a bacterial second messenger of growing recognition involved in the regulation of a number of complex physiological processes…”
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Coordinated modulation of multiple processes through phase variation of a c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase in Clostridioides difficile by Reyes Ruiz, Leila M, King, Kathleen A, Agosto-Burgos, Christian, Gamez, Isabella S, Gadda, Nicole C, Garrett, Elizabeth M, Tamayo, Rita

“…The opportunistic nosocomial pathogen Clostridioides difficile exhibits phenotypic heterogeneity through phase variation, a stochastic, reversible process that…”
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Cyclic Diguanylate Inversely Regulates Motility and Aggregation in Clostridium difficile by Purcell, Erin B, McKee, Robert W, McBride, Shonna M, Waters, Christopher M, Tamayo, Rita

“…Clostridium difficile-associated disease is increasing in incidence and is costly to treat. Our understanding of how this organism senses its entry into the…”
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Enhancing bacterial survival through phenotypic heterogeneity by Reyes Ruiz, Leila M, Williams, Caitlin L, Tamayo, Rita

“…Variations in the number of nucleotides within an SSR in a coding sequence may cause a frameshift mutation that creates a premature stop codon and a truncated…”
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Cyclic di-GMP riboswitch-regulated type IV pili contribute to aggregation of Clostridium difficile by Bordeleau, Eric, Purcell, Erin B, Lafontaine, Daniel A, Fortier, Louis-Charles, Tamayo, Rita, Burrus, Vincent

“…Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium that causes intestinal infections with symptoms ranging from mild diarrhea to fulminant colitis…”
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Rho factor mediates flagellum and toxin phase variation and impacts virulence in Clostridioides difficile by Trzilova, Dominika, Anjuwon-Foster, Brandon R, Torres Rivera, Dariana, Tamayo, Rita

“…The intestinal pathogen Clostridioides difficile exhibits heterogeneity in motility and toxin production. This phenotypic heterogeneity is achieved through…”
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Second Messenger Cyclic Di-GMP Regulates Clostridium difficile Toxin Production by Controlling Expression of sigD by McKee, Robert W, Mangalea, Mihnea R, Purcell, Erin B, Borchardt, Erin K, Tamayo, Rita

“…The Gram-positive obligate anaerobe Clostridium difficile causes potentially fatal intestinal diseases. How this organism regulates virulence gene expression…”
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Regulation of Type IV Pili Contributes to Surface Behaviors of Historical and Epidemic Strains of Clostridium difficile by Purcell, Erin B, McKee, Robert W, Bordeleau, Eric, Burrus, Vincent, Tamayo, Rita

“…The intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile is an urgent public health threat that causes antibiotic-associated diarrhea and is a leading cause of fatal…”
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The pleiotropic effects of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides on the aging gut by Arnold, Jason W, Roach, Jeffery, Fabela, Salvador, Moorfield, Emily, Ding, Shengli, Blue, Eric, Dagher, Suzanne, Magness, Scott, Tamayo, Rita, Bruno-Barcena, Jose M, Azcarate-Peril, M Andrea

“…Prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) have an extensively demonstrated beneficial impact on intestinal health. In this study, we determined the impact of…”
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The Vibrio cholerae Pst2 Phosphate Transport System Is Upregulated in Biofilms and Contributes to Biofilm-Induced Hyperinfectivity by MUDRAK, Benjamin, TAMAYO, Rita

“…Author's Correction ( vol. 80 , p. 4495 ) Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike…”
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The RNA Domain Vc1 Regulates Downstream Gene Expression in Response to Cyclic Diguanylate in Vibrio cholerae by Kariisa, Ankunda T, Weeks, Kevin, Tamayo, Rita

“…In many bacterial species, including the aquatic bacterium and human pathogen Vibrio cholerae, the second messenger cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) modulates…”
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Genome-wide detection of conservative site-specific recombination in bacteria by Sekulovic, Ognjen, Mathias Garrett, Elizabeth, Bourgeois, Jacob, Tamayo, Rita, Shen, Aimee, Camilli, Andrew

“…The ability of clonal bacterial populations to generate genomic and phenotypic heterogeneity is thought to be of great importance for many commensal and…”
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Phase variation of a signal transduction system controls Clostridioides difficile colony morphology, motility, and virulence by Garrett, Elizabeth M, Sekulovic, Ognjen, Wetzel, Daniela, Jones, Joshua B, Edwards, Adrianne N, Vargas-Cuebas, Germán, McBride, Shonna M, Tamayo, Rita

“…Recent work has revealed that Clostridioides difficile, a major cause of nosocomial diarrheal disease, exhibits phenotypic heterogeneity within a clonal…”
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Multiple Regulatory Mechanisms Control the Production of CmrRST, an Atypical Signal Transduction System in Clostridioides difficile by Garrett, Elizabeth M, Mehra, Anchal, Sekulovic, Ognjen, Tamayo, Rita

“…Clostridioides difficile, an intestinal pathogen and leading cause of nosocomial infection, exhibits extensive phenotypic heterogeneity through phase…”
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The EAL Domain Protein VieA Is a Cyclic Diguanylate Phosphodiesterase by Tamayo, Rita, Tischler, Anna D., Camilli, Andrew

“…The newly recognized bacterial second messenger 3′,5′-cyclic diguanylic acid (cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP)) has been shown to regulate a wide variety of…”
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PilZ Domain Proteins Bind Cyclic Diguanylate and Regulate Diverse Processes in Vibrio cholerae by Pratt, Jason T., Tamayo, Rita, Tischler, Anna D., Camilli, Andrew

“…Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is an allosteric activator and second messenger implicated in the regulation of a variety of biological processes in diverse…”
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