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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain ST398 is present in midwestern U.S. swine and swine workersTara C Smith
Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
PLoS ONE 4:e4258. 2009..However, no studies to date have investigated carriage of MRSA among swine and swine farmers in the United States (U.S.)...- The environment as a factor in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmissionTara C Smith
Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Coralville, LA 52241 3471, USA
Rev Environ Health 25:121-34. 2010..As such, an improved understanding of MRSA transmission is needed to implement maximally effective control and prevention interventions. We review the research documenting the role of the environment in MRSA spread... - Emerging swine zoonosesTara C Smith
Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 11:1225-34. 2011..We review recent emerging microbes associated with swine and discuss public health implications... - The emergence of Staphylococcus aureus ST398Tara C Smith
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 11:327-39. 2011..We also discuss lingering research questions and implications for controlling spread of this bacterium in an agricultural environment and beyond... - Exposure to Streptococcus suis among US swine workersTara C Smith
University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1925-7. 2008..We studied 73 swine-exposed and 67 non-swine-exposed US adults for antibodies to S. suis serotype 2. Serologic data suggest that human infection with S. suis occurs more frequently than currently documented... - HIV denial in the Internet eraTara C Smith
Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
PLoS Med 4:e256. 2007 - Distribution of novel and previously investigated virulence genes in colonizing and invasive isolates of Streptococcus agalactiaeT C Smith
Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Epidemiol Infect 135:1046-54. 2007..Finally, the majority of serotype V isolates examined contained zero or only one of the genes tested, suggesting that much remains undiscovered regarding important virulence factors in isolates of this serotype... - Self-reported methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in USA pork producersKerry R Leedom Larson
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Ann Agric Environ Med 17:331-4. 2010..Five (3.7%) reported being diagnosed with a MRSA infection. Risk factors related to swine farm biosecurity were examined. None were statistically significant predictors of MRSA infection... - An overview of livestock-associated MRSA in agricultureAbby L Harper
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
J Agromedicine 15:101-4. 2010..aureus in retail meats. These findings begin to elucidate the overall picture of livestock-associated MRSA in the Midwestern United States... - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pork production shower facilitiesKerry R Leedom Larson
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 77:696-8. 2011..In two production systems tested, 3% and 26% of shower samples were positive for MRSA. spa types identified included t034, t189, t753, and t1746... - Streptococcus pyogenes infection in mouse skin leads to a time-dependent up-regulation of protein H expressionTara C Smith
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH 43614-5806, USA
Infect Immun 71:6079-82. 2003..The percentage of protein H-positive colonies increased with time, reaching 100% in the spleen and kidney within 24 to 72 h postinfection. The up-regulation of sph expression was also observed in a mga mutant... - Regulation of protein H expression in M1 serotype isolates of Streptococcus pyogenesTara C Smith
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Medical College of Ohio, 3055 Arlington Avenue, 43614-5806, Toledo, OH, USA
FEMS Microbiol Lett 219:9-15. 2003..This effect was independent of the transcription regulator Mga, since a similar effect was noted in an mga(-) mutant. Thus, host passage of S. pyogenes can lead to stable high level expression of Protein H... - Advancing science through conversations: bridging the gap between blogs and the academyShelley A Batts
Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
PLoS Biol 6:e240. 2008 - Supervillin modulation of focal adhesions involving TRIP6/ZRP-1Norio Takizawa
Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
J Cell Biol 174:447-58. 2006..Thus, SV interactions with TRIP6 at FAs promote loss of FA structure and function. SV and TRIP6 binding partners suggest several specific mechanisms through which the SV-TRIP6 interaction may regulate FA maturation and/or disassembly... - Smooth muscle archvillin: a novel regulator of signaling and contractility in vascular smooth muscleSamudra S Gangopadhyay
Boston Biomedical Research Institute, 64 Grove Street, Watertown, MA 02472, USA
J Cell Sci 117:5043-57. 2004..These results indicate that SmAV contributes to the regulation of contractility through a CaP-mediated signaling pathway, involving PKC activation and phosphorylation of ERK1/2...