publications
Thanikkal EJ, Gahlot DK, Liu J, Fredriksson Sundbom M, Gurung JM, Ruuth K, Francis MK, Obi IR, Thompson KM, Chen S, Dersch P, Francis MS. The Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Cpx envelope stress system contributes to transcriptional activation of rovM. Virulence. 2019 Dec;10(1):37-57. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2018.1556151. PubMed PMID: 30518290; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6298763.
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Getachew B, Aubee JI, Schottenfeld RS, Csoka AB, Thompson KM, Tizabi Y. Ketamine interactions with gut-microbiota in rats: relevance to its antidepressant and anti-inflammatory properties. BMC Microbiol. 2018 Dec 22;18(1):222. doi: 10.1186/s12866-018-1373-7. PubMed PMID: 30579332; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6303954.
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Tizabi Y, Getachew B, Ferguson CL, Csoka AB, Thompson KM, Gomez-Paz A, Ruda-Kucerova J, Taylor RE. Low Vs. High Alcohol: Central Benefits Vs. Detriments. Neurotox Res. 2018 Nov;34(4):860-869. doi: 10.1007/s12640-017-9859-x. Epub 2018 Jan 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 29302849.
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Eswara PJ, Brzozowski RS, Viola MG, Graham G, Spanoudis C, Trebino C, Jha J, Aubee JI, Thompson KM, Camberg JL, Ramamurthi KS. An essential Staphylococcus aureus cell division protein directly regulates FtsZ dynamics. Elife. 2018 Oct 2;7. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38856. PubMed PMID: 30277210; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6168285
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Aubee JI, Olu M, Thompson KM. TrmL and TusA Are Necessary for rpoS and MiaA Is Required for hfq Expression in Escherichia coli. Biomolecules.2017 May 4;7(2). doi: 10.3390/biom7020039. PubMed PMID: 28471404; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5485728.
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Lu P, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Thompson KM, Chen S. RpoS-dependent sRNA RgsA regulates Fis and AcpP in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Microbiol. 2016 Oct;102(2):244-259. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13458. Epub 2016 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 27381272.
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Aubee JI, Olu M, Thompson KM. The i6A37 tRNA modification is essential for proper decoding of UUX-Leucine codons during rpoS and iraP translation. RNA. 2016 May;22(5):729-42. doi: 10.1261/rna.053165.115. Epub 2016 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 26979278; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4836647.
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Chen S, Thompson KM, Francis MS. Environmental Regulation of Yersinia Pathophysiology. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2016;6:25. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00025. eCollection 2016. Review. PubMed PMID: 26973818; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4773443.
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Thompson KM, Gottesman S. The MiaA tRNA modification enzyme is necessary for robust RpoS expression in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2014 Feb;196(4):754-61. doi: 10.1128/JB.01013-13. Epub 2013 Dec 2. PubMed PMID: 24296670; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3911166.
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Thompson KM, Abraham N, Jefferson KK. Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adherence protein contributes to biofilm formation in the presence of serum. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2010 Apr;305(2):143-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01918.x. Epub 2010 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 20199571; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2891929.
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Thompson KM, Jefferson KK. Adaptation to Stress: Biofilms and Small-colony Variants . In: Staphylococci in Human Disease. 2nd ed. Crossley KB, Jefferson KK, Archer GL, Fowler, Jr.,Vance,G, editors. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell; 2009. Chapter 5; p.109-124. 623p.
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Thompson KM, Rhodius VA, Gottesman S. SigmaE regulates and is regulated by a small RNA in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2007 Jun;189(11):4243-56. doi: 10.1128/JB.00020-07. Epub 2007 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 17416652; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1913397
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Gottesman S, McCullen CA, Guillier M, Vanderpool CK, Majdalani N, Benhammou J, Thompson KM, FitzGerald PC, Sowa NA, FitzGerald DJ. Small RNA regulators and the bacterial response to stress. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 2006;71:1-11. doi: 10.1101/sqb.2006.71.016. Review. PubMed PMID: 17381274; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3592358.