Suat L.G. Cirillo

Genetic and phenotypic differences between Legionella pneumophila strains.

Role of the Legionella pneumophila rtxA gene in amoebae.

Bifunctional constructs of aspirin and ibuprofen (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; NSAIDs) that express antibacterial and alkylation activities.

Identification of a gene that affects the efficiency of host cell infection by Legionella pneumophila in a temperature-dependent fashion.

Identification of two Mycobacterium marinum loci that affect interactions with macrophages.

Identification of Mycobacterium avium genes that affect invasion of the intestinal epithelium.

Molecular properties and antibacterial activity of the methyl and ethyl ester derivatives of ampicillin.

Identification of Mycobacterium marinum macrophage infection mutants.

A Mycobacterium marinum mel2 mutant is defective for growth in macrophages that produce reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species.

The Mycobacterium marinum mel2 locus displays similarity to bacterial bioluminescence systems and plays a role in defense against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.

Derivatives of cephalothin that inhibit ampicillin resistant Escherichia coli.

Antibacterial activity of dipeptide constructs of acetylsalicylic acid and nicotinic acid.

Identification of Mycobacterium avium pathogenicity island important for macrophage and amoeba infection.

Virulent mycobacteria and the many aspects of macrophage uptake.

Use of gene dosage effects for a whole-genome screen to identify Mycobacterium marinum macrophage infection loci.

Protection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from reactive oxygen species conferred by the mel2 locus impacts persistence and dissemination.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis interferes with the response to infection by inducing the host EphA2 receptor.

Efficacy of using sutures treated with povidone-iodine or chlorhexidine for preventing growth of Staphylococcus and Escherichia coli.

Application of optical imaging to study of extrapulmonary spread by tuberculosis.

Four hydrazide compounds that inhibit the growth of mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Design of ciprofloxacin derivatives that inhibit growth of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).

Imaging tuberculosis with endogenous beta-lactamase reporter enzyme fluorescence in live mice.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 virulence factors and poplar tree response in the rhizosphere.

Indole and 7-hydroxyindole diminish Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence.

A Mycobacterium marinum TesA mutant defective for major cell wall-associated lipids is highly attenuated in Dictyostelium discoideum and zebrafish embryos.

Whole-body imaging of infection using fluorescence.

Whole-body imaging of infection using bioluminescence.

Hydrazide drugs that inhibit growth and proliferation of tuberculosis bacteria.

Random inducible controlled expression (RICE) for identification of mycobacterial virulence genes.