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Plasmids of the pRM/pRF family occur in diverse Rickettsia speciesGerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 74:645-52. 2008..helicase RecD/TraA gene, but none of the plasmids hybridized with a probe derived from a pRM-encoded gene similar to a Burkholderia sp. transposon resolvase gene...- Analysis of fluorescent protein expression in transformants of Rickettsia monacensis, an obligate intracellular tick symbiontGerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 71:2095-105. 2005..monacensis. We demonstrated that our vectors provide a means to study rickettsia-host cell interactions by visualizing GFPuv-fluorescent R. monacensis associated with actin tails in tick host cells... - Susceptibility of Rickettsia monacensis and Rickettsia peacockii to Cecropin A, Ceratotoxin A, and lysozymeGerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Paul, 55108, USA
Curr Microbiol 51:233-8. 2005..monacensis at up to 110 microM. The rickettsiae were less sensitive to the AMPs than is typical of bacteria that grow extracellularly. Our assays may be useful in the study of AMP activity against other obligate intracellular bacteria... - Rickettsial ompB promoter regulated expression of GFPuv in transformed Rickettsia montanensisGerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e8965. 2010..Genetic manipulation of rickettsiae should facilitate a better understanding of their interactions with hosts... - Wide dispersal and possible multiple origins of low-copy-number plasmids in rickettsia species associated with blood-feeding arthropodsGerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 76:1718-31. 2010.... - Infection of Ixodes scapularis ticks with Rickettsia monacensis expressing green fluorescent protein: a model systemGerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Av, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
J Invertebr Pathol 94:163-74. 2007..Infection of I. scapularis with R. monacensis expressing GFP provides a model system allowing visualization and study of live rickettsiae in unfixed tissues of an arthropod host... - Transposon insertion reveals pRM, a plasmid of Rickettsia monacensisGerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 73:4984-95. 2007..amblyommii isolate WB-8-2 that contained genes conserved between pRM and pRF. The pRM plasmid may provide a basis for the development of a rickettsial transformation vector... - Transovarial transmission of Francisella-like endosymbionts and Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants in Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae)Gerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
J Med Entomol 46:625-32. 2009..The transovarial transmission of A. phagocytophilum variants in Dermacentor ticks suggests that maintenance of A. phagocytophilum in nature may not be solely dependent on horizontal transmission... - Sequence and expression analysis of the ompA gene of Rickettsia peacockii, an endosymbiont of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoniGerald D Baldridge
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 70:6628-36. 2004..peacockii. Double immunolabeling studies revealed actin tail structures in tick cells infected with R. rickettsii strain Hlp#2 but not in cells infected with R. peacockii... - Development of shuttle vectors for transformation of diverse Rickettsia speciesNicole Y Burkhardt
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, USA
PLoS ONE 6:e29511. 2011..amblyommii plasmids pRAM18 and pRAM32, providing a new research tool that will greatly facilitate genetic and biological studies of rickettsiae... - Transgenic wheat expressing a barley class II chitinase gene has enhanced resistance against Fusarium graminearumSanghyun Shin
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 411 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
J Exp Bot 59:2371-8. 2008..These results showed that transgenic wheat expressing a barley class II chitinase exhibited enhanced resistance against F. graminearum in greenhouse and field conditions... - Transgene expression and silencing in a tick cell line: A model system for functional tick genomicsTimothy J Kurtti
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
Insect Biochem Mol Biol 38:963-8. 2008..SB transposition in cell line ISE6 provides an effective means to explore the functional genomics of I. scapularis... - Factors influencing in vitro infectivity and growth of Rickettsia peacockii (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), an endosymbiont of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni (Acari, Ixodidae)Timothy J Kurtti
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
J Invertebr Pathol 90:177-86. 2005..peacockii to cause mild CPE suggests that its pathogenicity is not completely muted. An analysis of R. peacockii-cell interactions in comparison to pathogenic rickettsiae will provide insights into host cell colonization mechanisms... - Overexpression of defense response genes in transgenic wheat enhances resistance to Fusarium head blightCaroline A Mackintosh
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 411 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Plant Cell Rep 26:479-88. 2007..Taken together, the results showed that overexpression of defense response genes in wheat could enhance the FHB resistance in both greenhouse and field conditions...