John Mekalanos, PhD

Adele Lehman Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Identification of multiple sigma54-dependent transcriptional activators in Vibrio cholerae.
Authors: Authors: Klose KE, Novik V, Mekalanos JJ.
J Bacteriol
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A new type of conjugative transposon encodes resistance to sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, and streptomycin in Vibrio cholerae O139.
Authors: Authors: Waldor MK, Tschäpe H, Mekalanos JJ.
J Bacteriol
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Cholera vaccines: fighting an ancient scourge.
Authors: Authors: Mekalanos JJ, Sadoff JC.
Science
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CTX genetic element encodes a site-specific recombination system and an intestinal colonization factor.
Authors: Authors: Pearson GD, Woods A, Chiang SL, Mekalanos JJ.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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ToxR regulates the production of lipoproteins and the expression of serum resistance in Vibrio cholerae.
Authors: Authors: Parsot C, Taxman E, Mekalanos JJ.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Identification of toxS, a regulatory gene whose product enhances toxR-mediated activation of the cholera toxin promoter.
Authors: Authors: Miller VL, DiRita VJ, Mekalanos JJ.
J Bacteriol
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Cloning and expression of the Salmonella enterotoxin gene.
Authors: Authors: Chopra AK, Houston CW, Peterson JW, Prasad R, Mekalanos JJ.
J Bacteriol
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Genetic mapping of Vibrio cholerae enterotoxin structural genes.
Authors: Authors: Sporecke I, Castro D, Mekalanos JJ.
J Bacteriol
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Alarmone Ap4A is elevated by aminoglycoside antibiotics and enhances their bactericidal activity.
Authors: Authors: Ji X, Zou J, Peng H, Stolle AS, Xie R, Zhang H, Peng B, Mekalanos JJ, Zheng J.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Emergence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli of Animal Origin Spreading in Humans.
Authors: Authors: Skurnik D, Clermont O, Guillard T, Launay A, Danilchanka O, Pons S, Diancourt L, Lebreton F, Kadlec K, Roux D, Jiang D, Dion S, Aschard H, Denamur M, Cywes-Bentley C, Schwarz S, Tenaillon O, Andremont A, Picard B, Mekalanos J, Brisse S, Denamur E.
Mol Biol Evol
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