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  1. Coordinated modulation of multiple processes through phase variation of a c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase in Clostridioides difficile

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, July 2022, PLOS

    Rita Tamayo

  2. Rho factor mediates flagellum and toxin phase variation and impacts virulence in Clostridioides difficile

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, August 2020, PLOS

    Rita Tamayo

  3. Enhancing bacterial survival through phenotypic heterogeneity

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, May 2020, PLOS

    Rita Tamayo

  4. Phase variation of a signal transduction system controls Clostridioides difficile colony morphology, motility, and virulence

    Article • PLoS Biology, October 2019, PLOS

    Rita Tamayo

  5. Cyclic diguanylate riboswitches control bacterial pathogenesis mechanisms

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, February 2019, PLOS

    Rita Tamayo

  6. Cyclic Diguanylate Regulates Virulence Factor Genes via Multiple Riboswitches in Clostridium difficile

    Article • mSphere, October 2018, ASM Journals

    Rita Tamayo

  7. Characterization of Flagellum and Toxin Phase Variation in Clostridioides difficile Ribotype 012 Isolates

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, May 2018, ASM Journals

    Rita Tamayo

  8. Type IV Pili Promote Clostridium difficile Adherence and Persistence in a Mouse Model of Infection

    Article • Infection and Immunity, February 2018, ASM Journals

    Rita Tamayo

  9. Phase variation of Clostridium difficile virulence factors

    Article • Gut Microbes, August 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Rita Tamayo

  10. A Nutrient-Regulated Cyclic Diguanylate Phosphodiesterase Controls Clostridium difficile Biofilm and Toxin Production during Stationary Phase

    Article • Infection and Immunity, June 2017, ASM Journals

    Rita Tamayo

  11. Regulation of Type IV Pili Contributes to Surface Behaviors of Historical and Epidemic Strains of Clostridium difficile

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2015, ASM Journals

    Rita Tamayo

  12. Cyclic Di-GMP Riboswitch-Regulated Type IV Pili Contribute to Aggregation of Clostridium difficile

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, December 2014, ASM Journals

    Rita Tamayo

  13. A systematic analysis of the in vitro and in vivo functions of the HD-GYP domain proteins of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • BMC Microbiology, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rita Tamayo

  14. Identification of genes induced in Vibrio cholerae in a dynamic biofilm system

    Article • International Journal of Medical Microbiology, July 2014, Elsevier

    Rita Tamayo

  15. Role of Cyclic Di-GMP in Vibrio cholerae Virulence

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Rita Tamayo

  16. The Characterization of a Cyclic-Di-GMP (c-Di-GMP) Pathway Leads to a New Tool for Studying c-Di-GMP Metabolic Genes

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2013, ASM Journals

    Rita Tamayo

  17. Identification and Characterization of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rita Tamayo

  18. An Altered Immune Response, but Not Individual Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides, Is Associated with the Oral Attenuation of Ara4N-Deficient Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium in Mice

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    Rita Tamayo

  19. Identifying New Variables During Infection: Proximity to the Host Epithelium and Epigenetic Programs Alter the Expression of Virulence Factors in Vibrio Cholerae

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2011, Frontiers

    Rita Tamayo

  20. The structural basis of cyclic diguanylate signal transduction by PilZ domains

    Article • The EMBO Journal, November 2007, Wiley

    Rita Tamayo

  21. Roles of Cyclic Diguanylate in the Regulation of Bacterial Pathogenesis

    Article • Annual Review of Microbiology, October 2007, Annual Reviews

    Rita Tamayo

  22. Genes Induced Late in Infection Increase Fitness of Vibrio cholerae after Release into the Environment

    Article • Cell Host & Microbe, October 2007, Elsevier

    Rita Tamayo

  23. Identification and functional analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium PmrA-regulated genes

    Article • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, February 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rita Tamayo