Browsing by Author "Lacy, Dana Borden"
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Childress, Kevin O'Neal; 0000-0002-9082-5318 (2023-03-24)Department: Microbe-Host InteractionsClostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium and the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in the United States. Upon colonizing the colon of susceptible hosts, C. difficile causes disease ...
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Tran, Sirena Chau; 0000-0002-7140-5764 (2023-11-15)Department: Microbe-Host InteractionsHelicobacter pylori strains containing the cag pathogenicity island (PAI) are associated with the development of gastric adenocarcinoma and peptic ulcer disease. The cag PAI encodes a secreted effector protein (CagA) and ...
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Campbell, Anne M.; Chung, Jeong Min; Sheedlo, Michael J.; Sawhney, Neha; Frick-Cheng, Arwen E.; Lacy, Dana Borden; Cover, Timothy L.; Ohi, Melanie D. (ELIFE, 2019-06-18)Bacterial type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) are molecular machines that can mediate interbacterial DNA transfer through conjugation and delivery of effector molecules into host cells. The Helicobacter pylori Cag T4SS ...