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  1. Regulated, sequential processing by multiple proteases is required for proper maturation and release of Bordetella filamentous hemagglutinin

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, June 2019, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  2. CDI/CDS system-encoding genes of Burkholderia thailandensis are located in a mobile genetic element that defines a new class of transposon

    Article • PLoS Genetics, January 2019, PLOS

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  3. Three Distinct Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition Systems Mediate Interbacterial Competition by the Cystic Fibrosis Pathogen Burkholderia dolosa

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  4. New Insight into Filamentous Hemagglutinin Secretion Reveals a Role for Full-Length FhaB in Bordetella Virulence

    Article • mBio, August 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  5. Cooperative Roles for Fimbria and Filamentous Hemagglutinin in Bordetella Adherence and Immune Modulation

    Article • mBio, May 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  6. Kind Discrimination and Competitive Exclusion Mediated by Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition Systems Shape Biofilm Community Structure

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, April 2014, PLOS

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  7. Bordetella pertussis pathogenesis: current and future challenges

    Article • Nature Reviews Microbiology, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  8. Evidence for phenotypic bistability resulting from transcriptional interference ofbvgASinBordetella bronchiseptica

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  9. Burkholderia BcpA mediates biofilm formation independently of interbacterial contact-dependent growth inhibition

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  10. Discovery of Inhibitors of Burkholderia pseudomallei Methionine Aminopeptidase with Antibacterial Activity

    Article • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  11. Functional Characterization of Burkholderia pseudomallei Trimeric Autotransporters

    Article • Infection and Immunity, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  12. An Improved Recombination-BasedIn VivoExpression Technology-Like Reporter System Reveals DifferentialcyaAGene Activation in Bordetella Species

    Article • Infection and Immunity, February 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  13. Characterization of BcaA, a Putative Classical Autotransporter Protein in Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Article • Infection and Immunity, January 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  14. The prodomain of theBordetellatwo-partner secretion pathway protein FhaB remains intracellular yet affects the conformation of the mature C-terminal domain

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  15. NaxD is a deacetylase required for lipid A modification andFrancisellapathogenesis

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2012, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  16. The Burkholderia bcpAIOB Genes Define Unique Classes of Two-Partner Secretion and Contact Dependent Growth Inhibition Systems

    Article • PLoS Genetics, August 2012, PLOS

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  17. Direct Observation of Multistate Folding in a Single Beta-Helical Protein

    Article • Biophysical Journal, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  18. A widespread family of polymorphic contact-dependent toxin delivery systems in bacteria

    Article • Nature, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  19. Type VI Secretion: Not Just for Pathogenesis Anymore

    Article • Cell Host & Microbe, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  20. Natural-host animal models indicate functional interchangeability between the filamentous haemagglutinins ofBordetella pertussisandBordetella bronchisepticaand reveal a role for the mature C-terminal domain, but not the RGD motif, during infection

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  21. New insight into the molecular mechanisms of two-partner secretion

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, November 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  22. Microbial Pathogenesis: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease

    Article • Cell Host & Microbe, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  23. c-di-GMP-mediated regulation of virulence and biofilm formation

    Article • Current Opinion in Microbiology, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  24. Topology and maturation of filamentous haemagglutinin suggest a new model for two‐partner secretion

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2006, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  25. The development of a model of a bacterial phosphorelay signal transduction system

    Article • January 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  26. Role of BvgA phosphorylation and DNA binding affinity in control of Bvg-mediated phenotypic phase transition inBordetella pertussis

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2005, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  27. BvgA functions as both an activator and a repressor to control Bvgi phase expression of bipA in Bordetella pertussis

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  28. Phosphorelay control of virulence gene expression in Bordetella

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, August 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  29. Diversity in the Bordetella virulence regulon: transcriptional control of a Bvg-intermediate phase gene

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2001, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  30. Bordetella

    Article • January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  31. Identification and characterization of BipA, a Bordetella Bvg-intermediate phase protein

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  32. Bacterial Virulence Gene Regulation: An Evolutionary Perspective

    Article • Annual Review of Microbiology, October 2000, Annual Reviews

    Dr Peggy A Cotter, Professor Victor J. DiRita

  33. Genetic analysis of the Bordetella infectious cycle

    Article • Immunopharmacology, July 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  34. Modulation of host immune responses, induction of apoptosis and inhibition of NF-kappaB activation by the Bordetella type III secretion system

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, March 2000, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  35. In vivo and ex vivo regulation of bacterial virulence gene expression

    Article • Current Opinion in Microbiology, February 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  36. Aerobic regulation of cytochrome d oxidase ( cydAB  ) operon expression in Escherichia coli : roles of Fnr and ArcA in repression and activation

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 1997, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  37. A mutation in the Bordetella bronchiseptica bvgS gene results in reduced virulence and increased resistance to starvation, and identifies a new class of Bvg‐regulated antigens

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, May 1997, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  38. Comparative analysis of the virulence control systems of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 1996, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  39. Genetic Regulation of Airway Colonization byBordetellaSpecies

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, October 1996, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  40. Genetic Analysis of the Bordetella-Host Interaction

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, October 1996, Wiley

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  41. BvgAS Dependent Phenotypic Modulation of Bordetella Species

    Article • January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  42. The effect of iron limitation on expression of the aerobic and anaerobic electron transport pathway genes in Escherichia coli

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  43. The effect of iron limitation on expression of the aerobic and anaerobic electron transport pathway genes in Escherichia coli

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Peggy A Cotter

  44. Contribution of the fnr and arcA gene products in coordinate regulation of cytochrome o and d oxidase (cyoABCDE and cydAB) genes in Escherichia coli

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, February 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Peggy A Cotter