Karen Dodson

Pilicide ec240 disrupts virulence circuits in uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Bacterial outer membrane ushers contain distinct targeting and assembly domains for pilus biogenesis.

Quantitative studies of the binding of the class II PapG adhesin from uropathogenic Escherichia coli to oligosaccharides.

Intracellular bacterial communities of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in urinary tract pathogenesis.

Adaptor function of PapF depends on donor strand exchange in P-pilus biogenesis of Escherichia coli.

Contribution of autolysin and Sortase a during Enterococcus faecalis DNA-dependent biofilm development.

A murine model of urinary tract infection.

Structural homology between the C-terminal domain of the PapC usher and its plug.

The differential affinity of the usher for chaperone-subunit complexes is required for assembly of complete pili.

A tale of two pili: assembly and function of pili in bacteria.

Domain activities of PapC usher reveal the mechanism of action of an Escherichia coli molecular machine.

Combinatorial small-molecule therapy prevents uropathogenic Escherichia coli catheter-associated urinary tract infections in mice.

The structure of the PapD-PapGII pilin complex reveals an open and flexible P5 pocket.

Positively selected FimH residues enhance virulence during urinary tract infection by altering FimH conformation.

Escherichia coli biofilms have an organized and complex extracellular matrix structure.

Molecular basis of usher pore gating in Escherichia coli pilus biogenesis.

Dysregulation of Escherichia coli α-hemolysin expression alters the course of acute and persistent urinary tract infection.