All Stories

  1. A Defective Undecaprenyl Pyrophosphate Synthase Induces Growth and Morphological Defects That Are Suppressed by Mutations in the Isoprenoid Pathway of Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Kevin D Young

  2. PBP1B Glycosyltransferase and Transpeptidase Activities Play Different Essential Roles during the De Novo Regeneration of Rod Morphology in Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Kevin D Young

  3. Interrupting Biosynthesis of O Antigen or the Lipopolysaccharide Core Produces Morphological Defects in Escherichia coli by Sequestering Undecaprenyl Phosphate

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Kevin D Young, Matthew Jorgenson

  4. The Redundancy of Peptidoglycan Carboxypeptidases Ensures Robust Cell Shape Maintenance inEscherichia coli

    Article • mBio, June 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Kevin D Young

  5. Colanic Acid Intermediates PreventDe NovoShape Recovery of Escherichia coli Spheroplasts, Calling into Question Biological Roles Previously Attributed to Colanic Acid

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Kevin D Young

  6. Eliminating a Set of Four Penicillin Binding Proteins Triggers the Rcs Phosphorelay and Cpx Stress Responses in Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, July 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Kevin D Young

  7. The Rcs Stress Response and Accessory Envelope Proteins Are Required for De Novo Generation of Cell Shape in Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, March 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Kevin D Young

  8. Cell Sorting Enriches Escherichia coli Mutants That Rely on Peptidoglycan Endopeptidases To Suppress Highly Aberrant Morphologies

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, December 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Kevin D Young