Li, G., Tivendale, K.A., Liu, P., Feng, Y., Wannemuehler, Y.M., Cai, W., Mangiamele, P., Johnson, T.J., Penn, C.W., and Nolan, L.K. Transcriptome analysis of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli O1:K1:H7 in chicken serum reveals adaptive responses to systemic infection. Infect Immun., In Press.
Johnson, T.J., Thorsness, J.L., Anderson, C.P., Lynne, A.M., Foley, S.L., Han, J., Fricke, W.F., McDermott, P.F., White, D.G., Khatri, M., Stell, A.L., Flores, C., and Singer R.S. 2010. Horizontal gene transfer of a ColV plasmid has resulted in a dominant avian clonal type of Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky. PLoS One 22:e15524.
Crossman, L.C., Chaudhuri, R.R., Beatson, S.A., Wells, T.J., Desvaux, M., Cunningham, A.F., Petty, N.K., Mahon, V., Brinkley, C., Hobman, J.L., Savarino, S.J., Turner, S.M., Pallen, M.J., Penn, C.W., Parkhill, J., Turner, A.K., Johnson, T.J., Thomson, N.R., Smith, S.G., and Henderson, I.R. 2010. A commensal gone bad: complete genome sequence of the prototypical enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strain H10407. J. Bacteriol. 192:5822-5831.
Johnson, T.J., Jordan, D., Kariyawasam, S., Stell, A.L., Bell, N.P., Wannemuehler, Y.M., Alarcon, C.F., Tivendale, K.A., Logue, C.M., and Nolan, L.K. 2010. Sequence analysis and characterization of a transferrable hybrid plasmid encoding multidrug resistance and enabling zoonotic potential for extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. Infect. Immun. 78:1931-1942.
Johnson, T.J., DebRoy, C., Belton, S., Williams, M.L., Lawrence, M.L., Nolan, L.K., and Thorsness, J. 2010. Pyrosequencing of the Vir plasmid of necrotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Vet. Microbiol. 144:100-109.
Debroy, C., Sidhu, M.S., Sarker, U., Jayarao, B.M., Stell, A.L., Bell, N.P., and Johnson, T.J. 2010. Complete sequence of pEC14_114, a highly conserved IncFIB/FIIA plasmid associated with uropathogenic Escherichia coli cystitis strains. Plasmid 63:53-60.
Johnson, T.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2009. Pathogenomics of the virulence plasmids of Escherichia coli. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 73:750-774.
Fricke, W.F., McDermott, P.F., Mammel, M.K., Zhao, S., Johnson, T.J., Rasko, D.A., Fedorka-Cray, P.J., Pedroso, A., Whichard, J.M., Leclerc, J.E., White, D.G., Cebula, T.A., and Ravel, J. 2009. Antimicrobial resistance-conferring plasmids with similarity to virulence plasmids from avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strains in Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky isolates from poultry. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75:5963-5971.
Johnson, T.J., Logue, C.M., Wannemuehler, Y.M., Kariyawasam, S., Doetkott, C., Debroy, C., White, D.G., and Nolan, L.K. 2009. Examination of the source and extended virulence genotypes of Escherichia coli contaminating retail poultry meat. Foodborne Pathog. Dis. 6:657-667.
Johnson, T.J. and Nolan, L.K. 2009. Plasmid replicon typing. Methods Mol. Biol. 551:27-35.
Johnson, T.J., Wannemuehler, Y.M., Johnson, S.J., Stell, A.L., Doetkott, C., Johnson, J.R., Kim, K.S., Spanjaard, L., and Nolan, L.K. 2008. Comparison of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli from human and avian sources reveals a mixed subset representing potential zoonotic pathogens. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:7043-7050.
Johnson, T.J., Wannemuehler, Y.M., Doetkott, C., Johnson, S.J., Rosenberger, S.C., and Nolan, L.K. 2008. Identification of minimal predictors of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli virulence for use as a rapid diagnostic tool. J. Clin. Microbiol. 46:3987-3996.
Johnson, T.J., Wannemuehler, Y.M., and Nolan, L.K. 2008. Evolution of the iss gene in Escherichia coli. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:2360-2369.
Skyberg, J.A., Johnson, T.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2008. Mutational and transcriptional analyses of an avian pathogenic Escherichia coli ColV plasmid. BMC Microbiol. 8:24.
Johnson, T.J., Wannemuehler, Y.M., Johnson, S.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2007. Plasmid Replicon Typing of Commensal and Pathogenic Types of Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 73:1976-1983. (20 citations)
Johnson, T.J., Kariyawasam, S., Wannemuehler, Y.M., Mangiamele, P.M., Johnson, S.J., Doetkott, C., Skyberg, J.A., Johnson, J.R., Lynne, A.L., and Nolan, L.K. 2007. Genome Sequence of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain O1:K1:H7 Shares Strong Similarities with Human ExPEC Genomes. J Bacteriol. 189:3228-3236. (54 citations)
Skyberg, J.A., Johnson, T.J., Logue, C.M., and Nolan, L.K. 2006. Acquisition of a Large ColV Plasmid by an Avirulent Escherichia coli Isolate Enhances Its Virulence and Ability to Grow in Human Urine. Infect Immun. 74:6287-6292.
Johnson, T.J., Wannemuehler, Y.M., Scaccianoce, J., Johnson, S.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2006. Complete DNA Sequence, Comparative Genomics, and Prevalence of an IncHI2 Plasmid Occurring among Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 50:3929-3933. (17 citations)
Johnson, T.J., Johnson, S.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2006. Complete DNA Sequence of a ColBM Plasmid from an Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Suggests that it Evolved from Closely Related ColV Virulence Plasmids. J Bacteriol. 188:5975-5983. (36 citations)
Kariyawasam, S., Johnson,T.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2006. Occurrence of Pathogenicity Island APEC-O1 Genes Among Escherichia coli Implicated in Avian Colibacillosis. Avian Dis. 50:405-410.
Kariyawasam, S., Johnson, T.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2006. Unique DNA Sequences of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates as Determined by Genomic Suppressive Subtractive Hybridization. FEMS Microbiol Letters 262:193-200.
Johnson, T.J., Siek, K.E., Johnson, S.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2006. DNA Sequence of a ColV Plasmid and Prevalence of Selected Plasmid-Encoded Virulence Genes Among Avian Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 188:745-788. (54 citations)
Kariyawasam, S., Johnson, T.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2006. The pap Operon of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain APEC O1:K1 is Located on a Novel Pathogenicity Island. Infect Immun. 74:744-749.
Johnson, T.J., Siek, K.E., Johnson, S.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2005. DNA Sequence and Comparative Genomics of pAPEC-O2-R, an Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) Transmissible R Plasmid. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 49:4681-4688. (26 citations)
Rodriguez-Siek, K., Giddings, C.W., Doetkott, C., Johnson, T.J., and Nolan, L.K. 2005. Characterizing the APEC Pathotype. Vet Res. 35:241-256. (59 citations)
Rodriguez-Siek, K.E., Giddings, C.W., Johnson, T.J., Fakhr, M., Doetkott, C., and Nolan, L.K. 2005. Comparison of Escherichia coli Implicated in Human Urinary Tract Infection and Avian Colibacillosis. Microbiol. 151: 2097-2110. (64 citations)
Johnson, T.J., Siek, K., Skyberg, J., Doetkott, C., and Nolan, L.K. 2005. Plasmid-Linked Virulence Factors among Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli. Plasmid Biology 2004: International Symposium on Molecular Biology of Plasmids and Other Mobile Genetic Elements, Kanoni, Corfu, Greece, September 2004. Plasmid 53: 23-96.
Johnson, T.J., Skyberg, J. and Nolan, L.K. 2004. Multiple Antimicrobial Resistance Region of a Putative Virulence Plasmid from an Escherichia coli Isolate Incriminated in Avian Colibacillosis. Avian Dis. 48:351-360.
Nolan, L.K., Horne, S.M., Giddings, C.W., Foley, S.L., Johnson, T.J., Lynne, A.M., and Skyberg, J. 2003. Resistance to Serum Complement, iss, and Virulence of Avian Escherichia coli. Vet Res Commun. 2003 27:101-10.
Johnson, T.J., Giddings, C.W., Horne, S.M., Gibbs, P.S., Wooley, R.E., Skyberg, J., Olah, P., Kercher, R., Sherwood, J.S., Foley, S.F. and Nolan, L.K. 2001. Location of Increased Serum Survival Gene and Selected Virulence Traits on a Conjugative R Plasmid in an Avian Escherichia coli Isolate. Avian Dis. 46:342-352.
