individual publications
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- Recombination and positive selection contributed to the evolution of Listeria monocytogenes lineages III and IV, two distinct and well supported uncommon L. monocytogenes lineages. Infection, Genetics, and Evolution. 11:1881-1890. 2011
- A population and phylogenetic approach to understand the evolution of virulence in the genus Listeria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76:6085-6100. 2010
- Comparative genomics of the bacterial genus Listeria: Genome evolution is characterized by limited gene acquisition and limited gene loss. BMC Genomics. 2:688. 2010
- Complementation of Listeria monocytogenes with selected Listeria seeligeri virulence genes suggests adaptation of Hly and PrfA function and considerable diversification of prfA regulation in L. seeligeri. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76:5124-5139. 2010
- Homopolymeric tracts represent a general regulatory mechanism in prokaryotes. BMC Genomics. 11. 2010
- Listeria marthii sp. nov., isolated from the natural environment, Finger Lakes National Forest. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60:1280. 2010
- Listeria monocytogenes lineages: genomics, evolution, ecology and phenotypic characteristics. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 301. 2010
- Listeria monocytogenes sigma B has a small core regulon and a conserved role in virulence but makes differential contributions to stress tolerance across a diverse collection of strains. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76:4216-4232. 2010
- Genome-wide analyses reveal lineage specific contributions of positive selection and recombination to the evolution of Listeria monocytogenes. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 8:233. 2008
- Lineage specific recombination and positive selection in coding and intragenic regions contributed to evolution of the main Listeria monocytogenes virulence cluster. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 8:566-576. 2008
- Short-term genome evolution of Listeria monocytogenes in a non-controlled environment. BMC Genomics. 9:539. 2008
- Culture independent analysis of ileal mucosa reveals a selective increase in invasive Escherichia coli of novel phylogeny relative to depletion of Clostridiales in Crohn's disease involving the ileum. The ISME Journal. 1:403-418. 2007
- Phenotypic and transcriptomic analyses demonstrate interactions between the transcriptional regulators CtsR and Sigma B in Listeria monocytogenes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73:7967-7980. 2007
- Transcriptomic and phenotypic analyses suggest a network between the transcriptional regulators HrcA and Sigma B in Listeria monocytogenes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73:7981-7991. 2007
- Listeria monocytogenes internalins are highly diverse and evolved by recombination and positive selection. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 6:378-389. 2006
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