Recent Publications

Convergent evolution of oxidized sugar metabolism in commensal and pathogenic microbes in the inflamed gut

| Nature Communications
Author(s): Sophia Levy, Angela K. Jiang, Maggie R. Grant, et. al
UMD Author(s): Brantley Hall, Angela Jiang, Gabriela Arp, Xiaofang Jiang, Maggie Grant, Sophia Levy

Somy evolution in the honey bee infecting trypanosomatid parasite Lotmaria passim

| G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Author(s): Lindsey M Markowitz, Anthony Nearman, Zexuan Zhao, et. al
UMD Author(s): Carlos Machado, Zexuan Zhao

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Sequencing in People Living With HIV in the Southern United States Reveals Subtype Diversity and Multiple Infections

| JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
UMD Author(s): Charlie Goodman

Imaging the mechanical properties of a developing embryonic tendon using Brillouin microscopy

| Acta Biomaterialia
Author(s): Divya Sivalingam, Kamryn Henderson, Aniket Jana, et. al
UMD Author(s): Catherine Kuo, Divya Sivalingam

Origin and Correlates of Viral Rebound in SIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques Following ART Discontinuation

| BioRxiv
UMD Author(s): Charlie Goodman

Microrheology of gel-forming airway mucins isolated from porcine trachea

| Soft Matter
Author(s): Elizabeth M. Engle, Sydney Yang, Allison Boboltz, et. al
UMD Author(s): Gregg Duncan, Sahana Kumar

Rapid in situ forming PEG hydrogels for mucosal drug delivery

| Biomaterials Science
Author(s): Taj Yeruva, Robert J. Morris III, Sahana Kumar, et. al
UMD Author(s): Gregg Duncan, Sahana Kumar

Urinary tract infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

| Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
Author(s): Nour El Husseini, Jared A. Carter, Vincent T. Lee, et. al
UMD Author(s): Vincent Lee, Jared Carter

The PdxR-PdxKU locus involved in vitamin B 6 salvage is important for group A streptococcal resistance to neutrophil killing and survival in human blood

| Microbiology Spectrum
Author(s): Sarah E. Davis, Meaghan T. Hart, Rezia Era D. Braza, et. al
UMD Author(s): Aolani Perry

Hidden gems: Scattered knowledge hampered freshwater jellyfish research over the past one‐and‐a‐half centuries

| Ecology and Evolution
Author(s): Florian Lüskow, Nicholas Bezio, Luciano Caputo, et. al
UMD Author(s): Nicholas Bezio

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Utilizes Serine/Threonine Kinase PknF to Evade NLRP3 Inflammasome-driven Caspase-1 and RIPK3/Caspase-8 Activation in Murine Dendritic Cells

| The Journal of Immunology
UMD Author(s): Volker Briken, Akshaya Ganesh

Redescription of the deep-sea benthic ctenophore genus Tjalfiella from the North Atlantic (Class Tentaculata, Order Platyctenida, Family Tjalfiellidae)

| Zootaxa
UMD Author(s): Allen Collins, Nicholas Bezio

Sequencing of Kaposi’s Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) genomes from persons of diverse ethnicities and provenances with KSHV-associated diseases demonstrate multiple infections, novel polymorphisms, and low intra-host variance

| PLoS pathogens
Author(s): Vickie A. Marshall, Elena M. Cornejo Castro, Charles A. Goodman, et. al
UMD Author(s): Charlie Goodman

Progerin mRNA expression in non-HGPS patients is correlated with widespread shifts in transcript isoforms

| NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics
Author(s): Reynold Yu, Huijing Xue, Wanru Lin, et. al
UMD Author(s): Kan Cao, Wanru Lin

Genomic characterization of two ranavirus isolates identified from a gopher frog ( Lithobates capito ) and a striped newt ( Notophthalmus perstriatus ) during a mass mortality event in Florida

| Microbiology Resource Announcements
Author(s): Arik Hartmann, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Cody Conrad, et. al
UMD Author(s): Cody Conrad

Shifting dynamics in restoration ecology: Concrete steps towards centering Black, Indigenous, and People of Color's communities and perspectives

| Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Author(s): Samantha Rosa, Sarah Hollis, Regina Mae Francia, et. al
UMD Author(s): Samantha Nicole Turner-Rosa

An Agonist Concentration Biased NMDA Receptor Modulator Produces Analgesic Activity in Experimental Animals

| The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Author(s): Blaise Costa, Nakia Phillip, Seth Boehringer, et. al
UMD Author(s): Nakia Fallen

Vitamin D regulates microbiome-dependent cancer immunity

| Science
Author(s): Evangelos Giampazolias, Mariana Pereira da Costa, Khiem C. Lam, et. al
UMD Author(s): Khiem Lam

Biallelic human SHARPIN loss of function induces autoinflammation and immunodeficiency.

| Nature Immunology
Author(s): Oda H, Manthiram K, Chavan PP, et. al
UMD Author(s): Brynja Matthiasardottir

SP-CHAP, an endolysin with enhanced activity against biofilm pneumococci and nasopharyngeal colonization

| mBio
Author(s): Adit B. Alreja, Amanda E. Appel, Jinyi C. Zhu, et. al
UMD Author(s): Sean Riley, Jinyi "Cornelia" Zhu

Studying Venom Toxin Variation Using Accurate Masses from Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Coupled with Bioinformatic Tools

| Toxins
Author(s): Luis L. Alonso, Jory van Thiel, Julien Slagboom, et. al
UMD Author(s): Jory Van Thiel

Remarkable occurrence of a two-mouthed Beroe in the White Sea

| Marine Biodiversity
Author(s): Nicholas Bezio, Alexander Semenov, Joan J. Soto-Angel
UMD Author(s): Nicholas Bezio

Tissue damaging toxins in snake venoms: mechanisms of action, pathophysiology and treatment strategies

| Communications Biology
Author(s): Mátyás A. Bittenbinder, Jory van Thiel, Fernanda C. Cardoso, et. al
UMD Author(s): Jory Van Thiel

Envelope protein-specific B cell receptors direct lentiviral vector tropism in vivo

| MOLECULAR THERAPY
Author(s): Kari-Ann Takano, Anita A.L. Wong, Rebecca Brown, et. al
UMD Author(s): Kari-Ann Takano