Toni G. Patton

The Staphylococcus aureus cidAB operon: evaluation of its role in regulation of murein hydrolase activity and penicillin tolerance.

Acetic acid induces expression of the Staphylococcus aureus cidABC and lrgAB murein hydrolase regulator operons.

The Staphylococcus aureus cidC gene encodes a pyruvate oxidase that affects acetate metabolism and cell death in stationary phase.

A LysR-type regulator, CidR, is required for induction of the Staphylococcus aureus cidABC operon.

The role of proton motive force in expression of the Staphylococcus aureus cid and lrg operons.

Comparison of the cecal microbiota of domestic and wild turkeys.

Characterization of fecal microbiota from a Salmonella endemic cattle herd as determined by oligonucleotide fingerprinting of rDNA genes.

Evaluation of the control of pathogen load by an anti-Salmonella bacterium in a herd of cattle with persistent Salmonella infection.

The bba64 gene of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, is critical for mammalian infection via tick bite transmission.

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in tick feces provides evidence for organism shedding during vector feeding.

Functional analysis of the Borrelia burgdorferi bba64 gene product in murine infection via tick infestation.

Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Surface Proteins as Determinants in Establishing Host Cell Interactions.