Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine

M. Alonso-Hearn, Eckstein, T. M., Sommer, S., and Bermudez, L. E., “A Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis LuxR regulates cell envelope and virulence.”, Innate immunity, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 235-47, 2010.

L. E. Bermudez, Petrofsky, M., Sommer, S., and Barletta, R. G., “Peyer's patch-deficient mice demonstrate that Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis translocates across the mucosal barrier via both M cells and enterocytes but has inefficient dissemination.”, Infection and immunity, vol. 78, no. 8, pp. 3570-7, 2010.

L. Danelishvili, Yamazaki, Y., Selker, J., and Bermudez, L. E., “Secreted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv3654c and Rv3655c proteins participate in the suppression of macrophage apoptosis.”, PloS one, vol. 5, no. 5, p. e10474, 2010.

L. Danelishvili, Yamazaki, Y., Selker, J., and Bermudez, L. E., “Secreted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv3654c and Rv3655c proteins participate in the suppression of macrophage apoptosis.”, PLoS One, vol. 5, no. 5, p. e10474, 2010.

S. S. Jha, Danelishvili, L., Wagner, D., Maser, J., Li, Y. -jun, Moric, I., Vogt, S., Yamazaki, Y., Lai, B., and Bermudez, L. E., “Virulence-related Mycobacterium avium subsp hominissuis MAV_2928 gene is associated with vacuole remodeling in macrophages.”, BMC microbiology, vol. 10, p. 100, 2010.

S. S. Jha, Danelishvili, L., Wagner, D., Maser, J., Li, Y. -jun, Moric, I., Vogt, S., Yamazaki, Y., Lai, B., and Bermudez, L. E., “Virulence-related Mycobacterium avium subsp hominissuis MAV_2928 gene is associated with vacuole remodeling in macrophages.”, BMC Microbiol, vol. 10, p. 100, 2010.

M. Harriff and Bermudez, L. E., “Environmental amoebae and mycobacterial pathogenesis.”, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), vol. 465, pp. 433-42, 2009.

O. Chacon, Bermudez, L. E., Zinniel, D. K., Chahal, H. K., Fenton, R. J., Feng, Z., Hanford, K., L Adams, G., and Barletta, R. G., “Impairment of D-alanine biosynthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis determines decreased intracellular survival in human macrophages.”, Microbiology (Reading, England), vol. 155, no. Pt 5, pp. 1440-50, 2009.

M. J. Harriff, Danelishvili, L., Wu, M., Wilder, C., McNamara, M., Kent, M. L., and Bermudez, L. E., “Mycobacterium avium genes MAV_5138 and MAV_3679 are transcriptional regulators that play a role in invasion of epithelial cells, in part by their regulation of CipA, a putative surface protein interacting with host cell signaling pathways.”, Journal of bacteriology, vol. 191, no. 4, pp. 1132-42, 2009.

M. J. Harriff, Danelishvili, L., Wu, M., Wilder, C., McNamara, M., Kent, M. L., and Bermudez, L. E., “Mycobacterium avium genes MAV_5138 and MAV_3679 are transcriptional regulators that play a role in invasion of epithelial cells, in part by their regulation of CipA, a putative surface protein interacting with host cell signaling pathways.”, J Bacteriol, vol. 191, no. 4, pp. 1132-42, 2009.

L. E. Bermudez, Motamedi, N., Kolonoski, P., Chee, C., Baimukanova, G., Bildfell, R. J., Wang, G., Phan, L. Tam, and S Lowell, Y., “The efficacy of clarithromycin and the bicyclolide EDP-420 against Mycobacterium avium in a mouse model of pulmonary infection.”, The Journal of infectious diseases, vol. 197, no. 11, pp. 1506-10, 2008.

M. Alonso-Hearn, Patel, D., Danelishvili, L., Meunier-Goddik, L., and Bermudez, L. E., “The Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis MAP3464 gene encodes an oxidoreductase involved in invasion of bovine epithelial cells through the activation of host cell Cdc42.”, Infection and immunity, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 170-8, 2008.

M. Alonso-Hearn, Patel, D., Danelishvili, L., Meunier-Goddik, L., and Bermudez, L. E., “The Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis MAP3464 gene encodes an oxidoreductase involved in invasion of bovine epithelial cells through the activation of host cell Cdc42.”, Infect Immun, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 170-8, 2008.

M. J. Harriff, Wu, M., Kent, M. L., and Bermudez, L. E., “Species of environmental mycobacteria differ in their abilities to grow in human, mouse, and carp macrophages and with regard to the presence of mycobacterial virulence genes, as observed by DNA microarray hybridization.”, Applied and environmental microbiology, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 275-85, 2008.

L. E. Bermudez, Motamedi, N., Chee, C., Baimukanova, G., Kolonoski, P., Inderlied, C., Aralar, P., Wang, G., Phan, L. Tam, and Young, L. S., “EDP-420, a bicyclolide (bridged bicyclic macrolide), is active against Mycobacterium avium.”, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 1666-70, 2007.

M. J. Harriff, Bermudez, L. E., and Kent, M. L., “Experimental exposure of zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton), to Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium peregrinum reveals the gastrointestinal tract as the primary route of infection: a potential model for environmental mycobacterial infection.”, Journal of fish diseases, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 587-600, 2007.

L. Danelishvili, Wu, M., Stang, B. V., Harriff, M., Cirillo, S. L. G., Cirillo, S., Cirillo, J. D., Cirillo, J., Bildfell, R. J., Arbogast, B., and Bermudez, L. E., “Identification of Mycobacterium avium pathogenicity island important for macrophage and amoeba infection.”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 104, no. 26, pp. 11038-43, 2007.

L. Danelishvili, Wu, M., Stang, B., Harriff, M., Cirillo, S. L. G., Cirillo, S., Cirillo, J. D., Cirillo, J., Bildfell, R., Arbogast, B., and Bermudez, L. E., “Identification of Mycobacterium avium pathogenicity island important for macrophage and amoeba infection.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 104, no. 26, pp. 11038-43, 2007.

S. Subbian, Mehta, P. K., Cirillo, S. L. G., Bermudez, L. E., and Cirillo, J. D., “A Mycobacterium marinum mel2 mutant is defective for growth in macrophages that produce reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species.”, Infection and immunity, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 127-34, 2007.

L. Danelishvili, Cirillo, S. L. G., Cirillo, J. D., and Bermudez, L. E., “Virulent mycobacteria and the many aspects of macrophage uptake.”, Future microbiology, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 461-4, 2007.

L. Danelishvili, Cirillo, S. L. G., Cirillo, J. D., and Bermudez, L. E., “Virulent mycobacteria and the many aspects of macrophage uptake.”, Future Microbiol, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 461-4, 2007.

D. Patel, Danelishvili, L., Yamazaki, Y., Alonso, M., Paustian, M. L., Bannantine, J. P., Meunier-Goddik, L., and Bermudez, L. E., “The ability of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis to enter bovine epithelial cells is influenced by preexposure to a hyperosmolar environment and intracellular passage in bovine mammary epithelial cells.”, Infection and immunity, vol. 74, no. 5, pp. 2849-55, 2006.

D. Patel, Danelishvili, L., Yamazaki, Y., Alonso, M., Paustian, M. L., Bannantine, J. P., Meunier-Goddik, L., and Bermudez, L. E., “The ability of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis to enter bovine epithelial cells is influenced by preexposure to a hyperosmolar environment and intracellular passage in bovine mammary epithelial cells.”, Infect Immun, vol. 74, no. 5, pp. 2849-55, 2006.

Y. Yamazaki, Danelishvili, L., Wu, M., Hidaka, E., Katsuyama, T., Stang, B. V., Petrofsky, M., Bildfell, R. J., and Bermudez, L. E., “The ability to form biofilm influences Mycobacterium avium invasion and translocation of bronchial epithelial cells.”, Cellular microbiology, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 806-14, 2006.

Y. Yamazaki, Danelishvili, L., Wu, M., Hidaka, E., Katsuyama, T., Stang, B., Petrofsky, M., Bildfell, R., and Bermudez, L. E., “The ability to form biofilm influences Mycobacterium avium invasion and translocation of bronchial epithelial cells.”, Cell Microbiol, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 806-14, 2006.