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  1. Prevalence of Infection-Competent Serogroup 6 Legionella pneumophila within Premise Plumbing in Southeast Michigan

    Article • mBio, February 2018, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson, Dr. Paul E Kilgore

  2. Assessment of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint, Michigan

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Michele Swanson, Dr. Paul E Kilgore

  3. Renitence vacuoles facilitate protection against phagolysosomal damage in activated macrophages

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, December 2017, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Michele Swanson

  4. A PCR Assay Detects Legionella pneumophila Harboring Mobile Element ICE-­βox in a Variety of Water Sources

    Article • Michigan Journal of Medicine, April 2016, University of Michigan Library

    Michele Swanson

  5. Bacterial pathogenesis: An angel of death fights infection

    Article • Nature Microbiology, February 2016, Nature

    Michele Swanson

  6. Microbe, Second Edition

    Article • January 2016, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  7. csrTRepresents a New Class ofcsrA-Like Regulatory Genes Associated with Integrative Conjugative Elements of Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2015, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  8. csrR, a Paralog and Direct Target of CsrA, Promotes Legionella pneumophila Resilience in Water

    Article • mBio, June 2015, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  9. The Legionella pneumophila Life Cycle: Connections between Growth Phase, Virulence Expression, and Replication Vacuole Biogenesis

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  10. Legionella pneumophila, a Pathogen of Amoebae and Macrophages

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  11. Integrative Conjugative Element ICE-βox Confers Oxidative Stress Resistance to Legionella pneumophila In Vitro and in Macrophages

    Article • mBio, April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  12. Lag-1 Acetylation of Lipopolysaccharide

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  13. The Role of the Phagosomal Transporter (Pht) Family of Proteins in Legionella pneumophila Pathogenesis

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson, Dr John-Demian Sauer

  14. Immunochemical Analysis of Legionella pneumophila Outer Membrane Vesicles

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  15. Inflammatory Immune Response to Cytosolic Flagellin Protects Mice from Legionella pneumophila Infection

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  16. Contribution of Legionella's Surface to the Pregnant Pause Virulence Strategy

    Article • April 2014, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  17. Nutrient salvaging and metabolism by the intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, January 2014, Frontiers

    Michele Swanson

  18. ThephtC-phtDLocus Equips Legionella pneumophila for Thymidine Salvage and Replication in Macrophages

    Article • Infection and Immunity, December 2013, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson, Dr John-Demian Sauer

  19. Inflammasome Components Coordinate Autophagy and Pyroptosis as Macrophage Responses to Infection

    Article • mBio, February 2013, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  20. Nicotinic Acid Modulates Legionella pneumophila Gene Expression and Induces Virulence Traits

    Article • Infection and Immunity, January 2013, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  21. Constructing Unmarked Gene Deletions in Legionella pneumophila

    Article • October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Michele Swanson

  22. ppGpp: magic beyond RNA polymerase

    Article • Nature Reviews Microbiology, February 2012, Nature

    Michele Swanson

  23. Oligonucleotides stimulate genomic alterations of Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, February 2011, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  24. Efficient Generation of Unmarked Deletions inLegionella pneumophila

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2011, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  25. Secrets of a Successful Pathogen: Legionella Resistance to Progression Along the Autophagic Pathway

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2011, Frontiers

    Michele Swanson

  26. The Legionella pneumophila LetA/LetS Two-Component System Exhibits Rheostat-Like Behavior

    Article • Infection and Immunity, March 2010, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  27. Distinct roles of ppGpp and DksA in Legionella pneumophila differentiation

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, March 2010, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  28. Inhibition of Host Vacuolar H+-ATPase Activity by a Legionella pneumophila Effector

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, March 2010, PLOS

    Michele Swanson

  29. Mouse Macrophages Are Permissive to Motile Legionella Species That Fail To Trigger Pyroptosis

    Article • Infection and Immunity, October 2009, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  30. Inflammasome components coordinate macrophage autophagy and pyroptosis

    Article • Cytokine, October 2009, Elsevier

    Michele Swanson

  31. Legionella pneumophila couples fatty acid flux to microbial differentiation and virulence

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, February 2009, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  32. SpoT governs Legionella pneumophila differentiation in host macrophages

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2009, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  33. Legionella pneumophilaCouples Fatty Acid Flux to Microbial Differentiation and Virulence

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2009, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  34. Chapter 23 Kinetic Analysis of Autophagosome Formation and Turnover in Primary Mouse Macrophages

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    Michele Swanson

  35. Mouse infection by Legionella, a Model to Analyze Autophagy

    Article • Autophagy, July 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Michele Swanson

  36. Membrane Vesicles Shed by Legionella pneumophila Inhibit Fusion of Phagosomes with Lysosomes

    Article • Infection and Immunity, June 2006, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  37. Components of the Legionella pneumophila Flagellar Regulon Contribute to Multiple Virulence Traits, Including Lysosome Avoidance and Macrophage Death

    Article • Infection and Immunity, September 2005, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  38. Specificity of Legionella pneumophila and Coxiella burnetii Vacuoles and Versatility of Legionella pneumophila Revealed by Coinfection

    Article • Infection and Immunity, August 2005, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson, Dr John-Demian Sauer

  39. The phagosomal transporter A couples threonine acquisition to differentiation and replication of Legionella pneumophila in macrophages

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

    Michele Swanson, Dr John-Demian Sauer

  40. Autophagy is an immediate macrophage response to Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, June 2005, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Michele Swanson

  41. Macrophages Rapidly Transfer Pathogens from Lipid Raft Vacuoles to Autophagosomes

    Article • Autophagy, April 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Michele Swanson

  42. Genetic Evidence that Legionella pneumophila RpoS Modulates Expression of the Transmission Phenotype in Both the Exponential Phase and the Stationary Phase

    Article • Infection and Immunity, October 2004, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  43. Differentiate to thrive: lessons from the Legionella pneumophila life cycle

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, June 2004, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  44. The LetE Protein Enhances Expression of Multiple LetA/LetS-Dependent Transmission Traits by Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Infection and Immunity, June 2004, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  45. Genetic Evidence that Legionella pneumophila RpoS Modulates Expression of the Transmission Phenotype in Both the Exponential Phase and the Stationary Phase

    Article • Infection and Immunity, May 2004, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  46. Legionella pneumophila CsrA is a pivotal repressor of transmission traits and activator of replication

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 2003, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  47. Legionella pneumophila Catalase-Peroxidases Are Required for Proper Trafficking and Growth in Primary Macrophages

    Article • Infection and Immunity, August 2003, ASM Journals

    Michele Swanson

  48. A two‐component regulator induces the transmission phenotype of stationary‐phase Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, April 2002, Wiley

    Michele Swanson, Dr Brian Hammer

  49. A Microbial Strategy to Multiply in Macrophages: The Pregnant Pause

    Article • Traffic, March 2002, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  50. RpoS co‐operates with other factors to induce Legionella pneumophila virulence in the stationary phase

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, June 2001, Wiley

    Michele Swanson

  51. Early Recruitment of Neutrophils Determines Subsequent T1/T2 Host Responses in a Murine Model of Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, March 2001, The American Association of Immunologists

    Michele Swanson

  52. Evidence that Dot-dependent and -independent factors isolate the Legionella pneumophila phagosome from the endocytic network in mouse macrophages

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, February 2001, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Michele Swanson

  53. Legionella pneumophilaReplication Vacuoles Mature into Acidic, Endocytic Organelles

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Medicine, October 2000, Rockefeller University Press

    Michele Swanson

  54. Exploitation of macrophages as a replication niche by Legionella pneumophila

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, February 2000, Elsevier

    Michele Swanson

  55. Co‐ordination of Legionella pneumophila virulence with entry into stationary phase by ppGpp

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 1999, Wiley

    Michele Swanson, Dr Brian Hammer

  56. Analysis of the Intracellular Fate of Legionella pneumophila Mutantsa

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

    Michele Swanson

  57. Lgn1, a gene that determines susceptibility to Legionella pneumophila, maps to mouse chromosome 13

    Article • Genomics, April 1995, Elsevier

    Michele Swanson

  58. Regulation of the Legionella pneumophila Life Cycle

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Michele Swanson