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  1. Copper Chaperone CupA and Zinc Control CopY Regulation of the Pneumococcal cop Operon

    Article • mSphere, October 2017, ASM Journals

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  2. Pyruvate Oxidase as a Critical Link between Metabolism and Capsule Biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, October 2016, PLOS

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  3. An Epithelial Integrin Regulates the Amplitude of Protective Lung Interferon Responses against Multiple Respiratory Pathogens

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, August 2016, PLOS

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  4. Science Sound Bites, a Podcast for STEM Curriculum Supplementation †

    Article • Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, May 2016, ASM Journals

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  5. Characterization of NAD salvage pathways and their role in virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Microbiology, November 2015, Society for General Microbiology

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  6. Role of Copper Efflux in Pneumococcal Pathogenesis and Resistance to Macrophage-Mediated Immune Clearance

    Article • Infection and Immunity, February 2015, ASM Journals

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  7. Copper intoxication inhibits aerobic nucleotide synthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Metallomics, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  8. Mutation of the Conserved Calcium-Binding Motif in Neisseria gonorrhoeae PilC1 Impacts Adhesion but Not Piliation

    Article • Infection and Immunity, September 2013, ASM Journals

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  9. The roles of transition metals in the physiology and pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  10. Calcium Binding Properties of the Kingella kingae PilC1 and PilC2 Proteins Have Differential Effects on Type IV Pilus-Mediated Adherence and Twitching Motility

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, December 2012, ASM Journals

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  11. Pseudomonas aeruginosa PilY1 Binds Integrin in an RGD- and Calcium-Dependent Manner

    Article • PLOS One, December 2011, PLOS

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  12. Correction for Orans et al., Crystal structure analysis reveals Pseudomonas PilY1 as an essential calcium-dependent regulator of bacterial surface motility

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  13. Crystal structure analysis reveals Pseudomonas PilY1 as an essential calcium-dependent regulator of bacterial surface motility

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  14. The Phytoestrogen Coumestrol Is a Naturally Occurring Antagonist of the Human Pregnane X Receptor

    Article • Molecular Endocrinology, April 2008, Endocrine Society

    Michael David Leslie Johnson

  15. Selective deletion of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells by MHC class I tetramers coupled to the type I ribosome-inactivating protein saporin

    Article • Blood, April 2007, American Society of Hematology

    Michael David Leslie Johnson