Browsing by Author "Tribble, Gena D."
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The Bacteroides mobilizable transposon Tn4555 integrates by a site-specific recombination mechanism similar to that of the gram-positive bacterial element Tn916
Tribble, Gena D.; Parker, Anita C.; Smith, C. Jeffrey (East Carolina University, 1997-04)The Bacteroides mobilizable transposon Tn4555 is a 12.2-kb molecule that encodes resistance to cefoxitin. Conjugal transposition is hypothesized to occur via a circular intermediate and is stimulated by coresident tetracycline ... -
Frequency of Tongue Cleaning Impacts the Human Tongue Microbiome Composition and Enterosalivary Circulation of Nitrate
Tribble, Gena D.; Angelov, Nikola; Weltman, Robin; Wang, Bing-Yan; Eswaran, Sridhar V.; Gay, Isabel C.; Parthasarathy, Kavitha; Dao, Doan-Hieu V.; Richardson, Katherine N.; Ismail, Nadia M.; Sharina, Iraida G.; Hyde, Embriette R.; Ajami, Nadim J.; Petrosino, Joseph F.; Bryan, Nathan S. (2019-03-01)The oral microbiome has the potential to provide an important symbiotic function in human blood pressure physiology by contributing to the generation of nitric oxide (NO), an essential cardiovascular signaling molecule. ...