Publications

Variable Nucleotide Tandem-Repeat Analysis Revealing a Unique Group of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Pomona Isolates Associated with California Sea Lions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Zuerner, R.L., Alt, D.P. 2009. Variable Nucleotide Tandem-Repeat Analysis Revealing a Unique Group of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Pomona Isolates Associated with California Sea Lions. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47(4):1202-1205.

Genus II. Leptonema Hovind-Hougen 1983, 439AL - (Book/Chapter)

(29-Jan-09)

Genus III. Turneriella Levett, Morey, Galloway, Steigerwalt, Ellis 2005, 1497AL - (Book/Chapter)

(29-Jan-09)

Genus I. Leptospira - (Book/Chapter)

(29-Jan-09)

Family II. Leptospiraceae Hovind-Hougen 1979, 245AL - (Book/Chapter)

(29-Jan-09)

Geographical dissemination of Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona during seasonal migration of California sea lions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(17-Dec-08)

Genetic Diversity of the Leptospiral Immunoglobulin-like (Lig) Genes in Pathogenic Leptospira spp. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Mcbride, A.J., Cerqueira, G.M., Suchard, M.A., Moreira, A.N., Zuerner, R.L., Reis, M.G., Haake, D.A., Ko, A.I., Dellagostin, O.A. 2009. Genetic Diversity of the Leptospiral Immunoglobulin-like (Lig) Genes in Pathogenic Leptospira spp.. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 9(2):196-205.

Conservation of the S10-spc-alpha Locus within Otherwise Highly Pastic Genomes Provides Phylogenetic Insight into the Genus Leptospira - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Victoria, B., Ahmed, A., Zuerner, R.L., Ahmed, N., Bulach, D.M., Quinteiro, J., Hartskeerl, R.A. 2008. Conservation of the S10-spc-alpha Locus within Otherwise Highly Plastic Genomes Provides Phylogenetic Insight into the Genus Leptospira. PLoS One. 3(7):1-9. Available: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0002752.

Transcriptional Response of Leptospira interrogans to Different Iron Sources - (Abstract)

Lo, M., Ellis, K., Murray, G., Haake, D., Matsunaga, J., Zuerner, R.L., Adler, B. 2008. Transcriptional Response of Leptospira interrogans to Different Iron Sources [abstract]. GENOMES 2008: Functional Genomics of Microorganisms. Poster No. L16.

Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira Bacteria in Pinniped Populations via PCR and Identification of a Source of Transmission for Zoonotic Leptospirosis in the Marine Environment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cameron, C.E., Zuerner, R.L., Raverty, S., Colegrove, K.M., Norman, S., Lambourn, D.M., Jeffries, S.J., Gulland, F.M. 2008. Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira Bacteria in Pinniped Populations via PCR and Identification of a Source of Transmission for Zoonotic Leptospirosis in the Marine Environment. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 46(5):1728-1733.

Leptospira Protein Expression During Infection - (Abstract)

Zuerner, R.L. 2008. Leptospira Protein Expression During Infection [abstract]. Gordon Research Conference: Biology of Spirochetes. Poster No. 2-46.

Genome Sequence of the Saprophyte Leptospira Biflexa Provides Insights into the Evolution of Leptospira and the Pathogenesis of Leptospirosis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Picardeau, M., Bulach, D.M., Bouchier, C., Zuerner, R.L., Zidane, N., Wilson, P.J., Creno, S., Kuczek, E.S., Bommezzadri, S., Davis, J.C., Mcgrath, A., Roche, D., Johnson, M.J., Boursaux-Eude, C., Seemann, T., Rouy, Z., Coppel, R.L., Rood, J.I., Lajus, A., Davies, J.K., Medigue, C., Adler, B. 2008. Genome Sequence of the Saprophyte Leptospira Biflexa Provides Insights into the Evolution of Leptospira and the Pathogenesis of Leptospirosis. PLoS One. 3(2):e1607. Available: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0001607.

Antigenic Targets of the Bovine Humoral Response to PDD-associated Spirochetes Change with Subsequent Exposure - (Abstract)

(14-Sep-07)

Whole-genome Sequencing of the Saprophyte L. biflexa and Comparative Genomics of Pathogoenic and Saprophytic Leptospira Species - (Abstract)

Picardeau, M., Bulach, D.M., Bouchier, C., Zuerner, R.L., Zidane, N., Wilson, P.J., Creno, S., Kuczek, E.S., Bommezzadri, S., Davis, J.C., Mcgrath, A., Roche, D., Johnson, M.J., Boursaux-Etude, C., Seemann, T., Rouy, Z., Coppel, R.L., Rood, J.I., Lajus, A., Davies, J.K., Medigue, C., Adler, B. 2007. Whole-genome Sequencing of the Saprophyte L. biflexa and Comparative Genomics of Pathogoenic and Saprophytic Leptospira Species [abstract]. International Leptospirosis Society. p. 114.

Lesion Formation and Antibody Response Induced by Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis-Associated Spirochetes in a Murine Abscess Model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Elliott, M.K., Alt, D.P., Zuerner, R.L. 2007. Lesion Formation and Antibody Response Induced by Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis (PDD)-associated spirochetes in a Murine Abscess Model. Infection and Immunity. 75(9):4400-4408.

Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis Spirochetes Suppress the Bovine Macrophage Innate Immune Response - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Zuerner, R.L., Heidari, M., Elliott, M.K., Alt, D.P., Neill, J.D. 2007. Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis Spirochetes Suppress the Bovine Macrophage Innate Immune Response. Veterinary Microbiology. 125(2007):256-264.

Role for Msh5 in the Regulation of Ig Class Switch Recombination - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Sekine, H., Ferreira, R., Pan-Hammarstrom, Q., Graham, R.R., Ziemba, B., De Vries, S.S., Liu, J., Hippen, K., Koeuth, T., Ortmann, W., Iwahori, A., Elliott, M.K., Offer, S., Skon, C., Du, L., Novitzke, J., Lee, A.T., Zhao, N., Tompkins, J.D., Altshuler, D., Gregersen, P.K., Cunningham-Rundles, C., Harris, R.S., Her, C., Nelson, D.L., Hammarstrom, L., Gilkeson, G.S., Behrens, T.W. 2007. Role for Msh5 in the Regulation of lg Class Switch Recombination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(17):7193-7198.

Bovine Immune Response to Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis (PDD)-Associated Spirochetes are Skewed in Isolate Reactivity and Subclass Elicitation - (Abstract)

Elliott, M.K. 2006. Bovine Immune Response to Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis (PDD)-Associated Spirochetes are Skewed in Isolate Reactivity and Subclass Elicitation [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology 107th General Meeting. p. 233.

Role of MHC-Linked Genes in Autoantigen Selection and Renal Disease in a Murine Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Sekine, H., Graham, K.L., Zhao, S., Elliott, M., Ruiz, P., Utz, P.J., Gilkeson, G.S. 2006. Role of MHC-Linked Genes in Autoantigen Selection and Renal Disease in a Murine Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Immunology. 177(10):7423-34.