Research Publications
Penner TV, Lorente Cobo N, Patel DT, Patel DH, Savchenko A, Brassinga AKC, Prehna G. Structural characterization of the Sel1-like repeat protein LceB from Legionella pneumophila. Protein Sci. 2024 Mar;33(3):e4889.
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Graham CI, MacMartin TL, de Kievit TR, Brassinga AKC. Molecular regulation of virulence in Legionella pneumophila. Mol Microbiol. 2024 Feb;121(2):167-195.
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Diamandas A, Razon MR, Ramirez-Arcos S, Brassinga AKC. The Virulence of S. marcescens Strains Isolated From Contaminated Blood Products Is Divergent in the C. elegans Infection Model. Front Genet. 2021 Jun 10;12:667062.
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Ghergab A, Mohanan N, Saliga G, Brassinga AKC, Levin D, de Kievit T. The effect of polyhydroxyalkanoates in Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 biofilm formation, stress endurance, and interaction with the protozoan predator Acanthamoeba castellanii. Can J Microbiol. 2021 Jun;67(6):476-490.
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Graham CI, Patel PG, Tanner JR, Hellinga J, MacMartin TL, Hausner G, Brassinga AKC. Autorepressor PsrA is required for optimal Legionella pneumophila growth in Acanthamoeba castellanii protozoa. Mol Microbiol. 2021 Aug;116(2):624-647.
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Almblad H, Randall TE, Liu F, Leblanc K, Groves RA, Kittichotirat W, Winsor GL, Fournier N, Au E, Groizeleau J, Rich JD, Lou Y, Granton E, Jennings LK, Singletary LA, Winstone TML, Good NM, Bumgarner RE, Hynes MF, Singh M, Stietz MS, Brinkman FSL, Kumar A, Brassinga AKC, Parsek MR, Tseng BS, Lewis IA, Yipp BG, MacCallum JL, Harrison JJ. Bacterial cyclic diguanylate signaling networks sense temperature. Nat Commun. 2021 Mar 31;12(1):1986.
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Head BM, Graham CI, MacMartin T, Keynan Y, Brassinga AKC. Development of a Fluorescent Tool for Studying Legionella bozemanae Intracellular Infection. Microorganisms. 2021 Feb 13;9(2):379.
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MacMartin TL, Graham CI, Farenhorst A, Brassinga AKC. Complete Genome Sequences of Two Environmental Legionella Isolates Obtained from Potable Water Sourced in a First Nation Community. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jan 28;10(4):e01237-20.
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Ghergab A, Selin C, Tanner J, Brassinga AK, Dekievit T. Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 metabolites protect against protozoan grazing by the predator Acanthamoeba castellanii. PeerJ. 2021 Jan 22;9:e10756.
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Diamandas A, Razon RM, Sykes E, Kumar A, Ramirez-Arcos S, Brassinga AKC. Complete Genome Sequences of Two Distinct Strains of Serratia marcescens Isolated from Contaminated Platelet Concentrates from Canadian Donors. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Oct 8;9(41):e00829-20.
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De Silva PM, Patidar R, Graham CI, Brassinga AKC, Kumar A. A response regulator protein with antar domain, AvnR, in Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 17978 impacts its virulence and amino acid metabolism. Microbiology (Reading). 2020 Jun;166(6):554-566.
Brassinga AKC, Sifri CD. The Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Legionella Infection. Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1921:371-397.
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Tanner JR, Li L, Faucher SP, Brassinga AK. The CpxRA two-component system contributes to Legionella pneumophila virulence. Mol Microbiol. 2016 Jun;100(6):1017-38.
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Nandi M, Berry C, Brassinga AK, Belmonte MF, Fernando WG, Loewen PC, de Kievit TR. Pseudomonas brassicacearum strain DF41 kills Caenorhabditis elegans through biofilm-dependent and biofilm-independent mechanisms. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2016 Dec;82(23):6889-6898.
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Tanner JR, Patel PG, Hellinga JR, Donald LJ, Jimenez C, LeBlanc JJ, Brassinga AKC. Legionella pneumophila OxyR Is a Redundant Transcriptional Regulator That Contributes to Expression Control of the Two-Component CpxRA System. J Bacteriol. 2017 Feb 14;199(5):e00690-16.
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Hellinga JR, Garduño RA, Kormish JD, Tanner JR, Khan D, Buchko K, Jimenez C, Pinette MM, Brassinga AK. Identification of vacuoles containing extraintestinal differentiated forms of Legionella pneumophila in colonized Caenorhabditis elegans soil nematodes. Microbiologyopen. 2015 Aug;4(4):660-81.
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Nandi M, Selin C, Brassinga AK, Belmonte MF, Fernando WG, Loewen PC, de Kievit TR. Pyrrolnitrin and Hydrogen Cyanide Production by Pseudomonas chlororaphis Strain PA23 Exhibits Nematicidal and Repellent Activity against Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 22;10(4):e0123184.
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Moya-Torres A, Mulvey MR, Kumar A, Oresnik IJ, Brassinga AKC. The lack of OmpF, but not OmpC, contributes to increased antibiotic resistance in Serratia marcescens. Microbiology (Reading). 2014 Sep;160(Pt 9):1882-1892.
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Hodgson SD, Greco-Stewart V, Jimenez CS, Sifri CD, Brassinga AK, Ramirez-Arcos S. Enhanced pathogenicity of biofilm-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from platelet preparations. Transfusion. 2014 Feb;54(2):461-70.
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Pitre CAJ, Tanner JR, Patel P, Brassinga AKC. Regulatory control of temporally expressed integration host factor (IHF) in Legionella pneumophila. Microbiology (Reading). 2013 Mar;159(Pt 3):475-492.
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Brassinga AKC, Sifri CD. The Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Legionella Infection. Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1921:371-397.
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Brassinga AK, Kinchen JM, Cupp ME, Day SR, Hoffman PS, Sifri CD. Caenorhabditis is a metazoan host for Legionella. Cell Microbiol. 2010 Mar;12(3):343-61.
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Morash MG, Brassinga AK, Warthan M, Gourabathini P, Garduño RA, Goodman SD, Hoffman PS. Reciprocal expression of integration host factor and HU in the developmental cycle and infectivity of Legionella pneumophila. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Apr;75(7):1826-37.
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LeBlanc JJ, Brassinga AK, Ewann F, Davidson RJ, Hoffman PS. An ortholog of OxyR in Legionella pneumophila is expressed postexponentially and negatively regulates the alkyl hydroperoxide reductase (ahpC2D) operon. J Bacteriol. 2008 May;190(10):3444-55.