Microbiology & Immunology

Recent Publications

• Characterization of the Phase-Variable Autotransporter Lav Reveals a Role in Host Cell Adherence and Biofilm Formation in Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae.

  (Phillips ZN, Garai P, Tram G, Martin G, Van Den Bergh A, Husna AU, Staples M, Grimwood K, Jennison AV, Guillon P, von Itzstein M, Jennings MP, Brockman KL, Atack JM.) Infect Immun. 2022 04 21;90(4):e0056521 PMID: 35258316 PMCID: PMC9022572 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128634430 03/09/2022

• The Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Major Adhesin Hia Is a Dual-Function Lectin That Binds to Human-Specific Respiratory Tract Sialic Acid Glycan Receptors.

  (Atack JM, Day CJ, Poole J, Brockman KL, Timms JRL, Winter LE, Haselhorst T, Bakaletz LO, Barenkamp SJ, Jennings MP.) mBio. 2020 11 03;11(6) PMID: 33144377 PMCID: PMC7642680 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095613918 11/05/2020

• Panel 7 - Pathogenesis of otitis media - a review of the literature between 2015 and 2019.

  (Thornton RB, Hakansson A, Hood DW, Nokso-Koivisto J, Preciado D, Riesbeck K, Richmond PC, Su YC, Swords WE, Brockman KL.) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Mar;130 Suppl 1:109838 PMID: 31879085 PMCID: PMC7062565 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076859531 12/28/2019

• Regulation and Maturation of the Shewanella oneidensis Sulfite Reductase SirA.

  (Brockman KL, Shirodkar S, Croft TJ, Banerjee R, Saffarini DA.) Sci Rep. 2020 01 22;10(1):953 PMID: 31969587 PMCID: PMC6976685 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078139745 01/24/2020

• A Bacterial Epigenetic Switch in Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae Modifies Host Immune Response During Otitis Media.

  (Robledo-Avila FH, Ruiz-Rosado JD, Partida-Sanchez S, Brockman KL.) Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020;10:512743 PMID: 33194779 PMCID: PMC7644868 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095581955 11/17/2020

• A Bacterial Epigenetic Switch in Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae Modifies Host Immune Response During Otitis Media

  (Robledo-Avila FH, Ruiz-Rosado JdD, Partida-Sanchez S, Brockman KL.) Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 23 October 2020;10 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095581955 10/23/2020

• The TRPM2 Ion Channel Regulates Inflammatory Functions of Neutrophils During Listeria monocytogenes Infection.

  (Robledo-Avila FH, Ruiz-Rosado JD, Brockman KL, Partida-Sánchez S.) Front Immunol. 2020;11:97 PMID: 32117251 PMCID: PMC7010865 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079677223 03/03/2020

• The TRPM2 Ion Channel Regulates Inflammatory Functions of Neutrophils During Listeria monocytogenes Infection

  (Robledo-Avila FH, Ruiz-Rosado JdD, Brockman KL, Partida-Sánchez S.) Frontiers in Immunology. 4 February 2020;11 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079677223 02/04/2020

• Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani Produces Monolateral Serine-Rich Repeat Protein Fibrils, One of Which Contributes to Saliva Binding via Sialic Acid.

  (Ronis A, Brockman K, Singh AK, Gaytán MO, Wong A, McGrath S, Owen CD, Magrini V, Wilson RK, van der Linden M, King SJ.) Infect Immun. 2019 10;87(10) PMID: 31308084 PMCID: PMC6759294 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85072508552 07/17/2019

• Biofilm biology and vaccine strategies for otitis media due to nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae.

  (Novotny LA, Brockman KL, Mokrzan EM, Jurcisek JA, Bakaletz LO.) J Pediatr Infect Dis. 2019 Feb;14(2):69-77 PMID: 30853830 PMCID: PMC6402341 03/12/2019

• Antibodies against the Majority Subunit (PilA) of the Type IV Pilus of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Disperse Moraxella catarrhalis from a Dual-Species Biofilm.

  (Mokrzan EM, Novotny LA, Brockman KL, Bakaletz LO.) mBio. 2018 12 11;9(6) PMID: 30538189 PMCID: PMC6299487 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85058590472 12/13/2018

• Epigenetic Regulation Alters Biofilm Architecture and Composition in Multiple Clinical Isolates of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae.

  (Brockman KL, Azzari PN, Branstool MT, Atack JM, Schulz BL, Jen FE, Jennings MP, Bakaletz LO.) mBio. 2018 09 18;9(5) PMID: 30228240 PMCID: PMC6143736 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055490499 09/20/2018