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  1. LapG mediates biofilm dispersal in Vibrio fischeri by controlling maintenance of the VCBS‐containing adhesin LapV

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 2020, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  2. Nitric oxide inhibits biofilm formation by Vibrio fischeri via the nitric oxide-sensor HnoX

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  3. Vibrio fischeri Biofilm Formation Prevented by a Trio of Regulators

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  4. Tools for Rapid Genetic Engineering of Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  5. Discovery of Calcium as a Biofilm-Promoting Signal for Vibrio fischeri Reveals New Phenotypes and Underlying Regulatory Complexity

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  6. Biofilms 2015: Multidisciplinary Approaches Shed Light into Microbial Life on Surfaces

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, March 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  7. CysK Plays a Role in Biofilm Formation and Colonization by Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  8. Signaling between two interacting sensor kinases promotes biofilms and colonization by a bacterial symbiont

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  9. Identification of a Novel Matrix Protein That Promotes Biofilm Maturation in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  10. Engineering Vibrio fischeri for Inducible Gene Expression

    Article • The Open Microbiology Journal, October 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Karen L Visick

  11. The putative oligosaccharide translocase SypK connects biofilm formation with quorum signaling in V ibrio fischeri

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  12. Cyclic Di-GMP: Using the Past To Peer into the Future

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  13. Roles of Diguanylate Cyclases and Phosphodiesterases in Motility and Biofilm Formation in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  14. The syp Enhancer Sequence Plays a Key Role in Transcriptional Activation by the  54-Dependent Response Regulator SypG and in Biofilm Formation and Host Colonization by Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  15. Inhibition of SypG-Induced Biofilms and Host Colonization by the Negative Regulator SypE in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2013, PLOS

    Dr Karen L Visick

  16. Arabinose Induces Pellicle Formation by Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  17. Gimme shelter: how Vibrio fischeri successfully navigates an animal’s multiple environments

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Dr Karen L Visick

  18. Vibrio fisheri: Squid Symbiosis

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Karen L Visick

  19. The response regulator SypE controls biofilm formation and colonization through phosphorylation of thesyp-encoded regulator SypA inVibrio fischeri

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2012, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  20. Roles of the Structural Symbiosis Polysaccharide (syp) Genes in Host Colonization, Biofilm Formation, and Polysaccharide Biosynthesis in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  21. LuxU connects quorum sensing to biofilm formation inVibrio fischeri

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  22. A Semi-quantitative Approach to Assess Biofilm Formation Using Wrinkled Colony Development

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, June 2012, MyJove Corporation

    Dr Karen L Visick

  23. Role for cheR of Vibrio fischeri in the Vibrio –squid symbiosis

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, January 2012, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Karen L Visick

  24. Sensor Kinase RscS Induces the Production of Antigenically Distinct Outer Membrane Vesicles That Depend on the Symbiosis Polysaccharide Locus in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  25. Inactivation of a novel response regulator is necessary for biofilm formation and host colonization by Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  26. Symbiosis research, technology, and education: Proceedings of the 6th International Symbiosis Society Congress held in Madison Wisconsin, USA, August 2009

    Article • Symbiosis, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ruth Ley, Dr Karen L Visick, Cameron R Currie

  27. Control of biofilm formation and colonization in Vibrio fischeri: a role for partner switching?

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  28. Symbiosis

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, March 2010, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  29. The Cyclic-di-GMP Phosphodiesterase BinA Negatively Regulates Cellulose-Containing Biofilms in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  30. The Second Messenger Cyclic Di-GMP

    Article • January 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Alan J Wolfe, Dr Karen L Visick

  31. An intricate network of regulators controls biofilm formation and colonization byVibrio fischeri

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, October 2009, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  32. Vibrio biofilms: so much the same yet so different

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Karen L Visick

  33. A single regulatory gene is sufficient to alter bacterial host range

    Article • Nature, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mark Mandel, Dr Karen L Visick

  34. Multiple factors contribute to keeping levels of the symbiosis regulator RscS low

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, August 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Karen L Visick

  35. Identification of a Cellobiose Utilization Gene Cluster with Cryptic β-Galactosidase Activity in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  36. The Putative Hybrid Sensor Kinase SypF Coordinates Biofilm Formation in Vibrio fischeri by Acting Upstream of Two Response Regulators, SypG and VpsR

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, May 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  37. The Hybrid Sensor Kinase RscS Integrates Positive and Negative Signals To Modulate Biofilm Formation in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, April 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  38. RscS Functions Upstream of SypG To Control the syp Locus and Biofilm Formation in Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, April 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  39. Get the Message Out: Cyclic-Di-GMP Regulates Multiple Levels of Flagellum-Based Motility

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  40. Bioluminescence in Vibrio fischeri is controlled by the redox-responsive regulator ArcA

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  41. Two-Component Response Regulators of Vibrio fischeri: Identification, Mutagenesis, and Characterization

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, June 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  42. The Sugar Phosphotransferase System of Vibrio fischeri Inhibits both Motility and Bioluminescence

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  43. Vibrio fischeri and its host: it takes two to tango

    Article • Current Opinion in Microbiology, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Karen L Visick

  44. The symbiosis regulator RscS controls the syp gene locus, biofilm formation and symbiotic aggregation by Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2006, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  45. Diguanylate Cyclases Control Magnesium-Dependent Motility of Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, September 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  46. Decoding Microbial Chatter: Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  47. A novel, conserved cluster of genes promotes symbiotic colonization and σ54-dependent biofilm formation byVibrio fischeri

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, July 2005, Wiley

    Dr Karen L Visick

  48. Layers of Signaling in a Bacterium-Host Association

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, June 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  49. Magnesium Promotes Flagellation of Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, March 2005, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  50. Complete genome sequence of Vibrio fischeri : A symbiotic bacterium with pathogenic congeners

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Karen L Visick, Jessica McCann

  51. Vibrio fischeri σ54 Controls Motility, Biofilm Formation, Luminescence, and Colonization

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2004, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  52. Chemoattraction of Vibrio fischeri to Serine, Nucleosides, and N-Acetylneuraminic Acid, a Component of Squid Light-Organ Mucus

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2003, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  53. Role for Phosphoglucomutase in Vibrio fischeri-Euprymna scolopes Symbiosis

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, September 2002, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  54. Two-Component Sensor Required for Normal Symbiotic Colonization of Euprymna scolopes by Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2001, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  55. Vibrio fischeri lux Genes Play an Important Role in Colonization and Development of the Host Light Organ

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2000, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  56. An Exclusive Contract: Specificity in the Vibrio fischeri-Euprymna scolopes Partnership

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, April 2000, ASM Journals

    Dr Karen L Visick

  57. Temporal Control of Lux Gene Expression in the Symbiosis between Vibrio Fischeri and Its Squid Host

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Karen L Visick

  58. Construction and symbiotic competence of a luxA-deletion mutant of Vibrio fischeri

    Article • Gene, October 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Karen L Visick

  59. Roles of Bacterial Regulators in the Symbiosis between Vibrio fischeri and Euprymna scolopes

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Karen L Visick