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Abraham L. Sonenshein

Abraham L. Sonenshein

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Microbiology

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85
Citations
22007
World Ranking
894
National Ranking
414

Genetics

D-Index
84
Citations
21458
World Ranking
1373
National Ranking
647

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Abraham L. Sonenshein is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with specific attention to molecular biology, biotechnology, infectious diseases, pharmacology, and food science.

The scientist has contributed to several topics including:

  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods

Some of the recent papers published by Abraham L. Sonenshein include:

  • In vivo commensal control of Clostridioides difficile virulence, 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
  • Genome-wide identification of Listeria monocytogenes CodY-binding sites, 2020, Molecular Microbiology
  • Role of GlnR in Controlling Expression of Nitrogen Metabolism Genes in Listeria monocytogenes, 2020, Journal of Bacteriology
  • The branched chain aminotransferase IlvE promotes growth, stress resistance and pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Rajesh Biswas, Boris R. Belitsky, Brintha Girinathan, Nicholas DiBenedetto, and Jay Worley.

Their work has appeared in a variety of publication venues such as Cell Host & Microbe, Molecular Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

In 2010, Abraham L. Sonenshein was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Bacillus subtilis and other gram-positive bacteria : biochemistry, physiology, and molecular genetics

    Abraham L. Sonenshein;James A. Hoch;Richard Losick

  • Bacillus Subtilis and Its Closest Relatives: From Genes to Cells

    A. L. Sonenshein;James A. Hoch;Richard. Losick

  • Bile Salts and Glycine as Cogerminants for Clostridium difficile Spores

    Joseph A. Sorg;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Control of key metabolic intersections in Bacillus subtilis

    Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • CodY, a global regulator of stationary phase and virulence in Gram-positive bacteria.

    Abraham L Sonenshein

  • Bacillus subtilis CodY represses early-stationary-phase genes by sensing GTP levels

    Manoja Ratnayake-Lecamwasam;Pascale Serror;Ka-Wing Wong;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Bacillus subtilis and Its Closest Relatives

    Abraham L. Sonenshein;James A. Hoch;Richard Losick

  • Additional Targets of the Bacillus subtilis Global Regulator CodY Identified by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation and Genome-Wide Transcript Analysis

    Virginie Molle;Yoshiko Nakaura;Robert P. Shivers;Hirotake Yamaguchi

  • Inhibiting the Initiation of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination using Analogs of Chenodeoxycholic Acid, a Bile Acid

    Joseph A. Sorg;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Regulated transcription of Clostridium difficile toxin genes.

    Bruno Dupuy;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Control of sporulation initiation in Bacillus subtilis.

    Abraham L Sonenshein

  • Activation of the Bacillus subtilis global regulator CodY by direct interaction with branched-chain amino acids

    Robert P. Shivers;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Repression of Clostridium difficile toxin gene expression by CodY

    Sean S. Dineen;Anuradha C. Villapakkam;Jared T. Nordman;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Transcriptional regulation of Bacillus subtilis glucose starvation-inducible genes: control of gsiA by the ComP-ComA signal transduction system.

    J P Mueller;G Bukusoglu;A L Sonenshein

  • Direct Targets of CodY in Staphylococcus aureus

    Charlotte D. Majerczyk;Paul M. Dunman;Thanh T. Luong;Chia Y. Lee

  • A gene required for nutritional repression of the Bacillus subtilis dipeptide permease operon

    Frank J. Slack;Pascale Serror;Elizabeth Joyce;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Change in the template specificity of RNA polymerase during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis.

    Richard Losick;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Staphylococcus aureus CodY Negatively Regulates Virulence Gene Expression

    Charlotte D. Majerczyk;Marat R. Sadykov;Thanh T. Luong;Chia Lee

  • Chenodeoxycholate Is an Inhibitor of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination

    Joseph A. Sorg;Abraham L. Sonenshein

  • Role and Regulation of Bacillus subtilis Glutamate Dehydrogenase Genes

    Boris R. Belitsky;Abraham L. Sonenshein

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Losick
Richard Losick Harvard University
Bruno Dupuy
Bruno Dupuy Institut Pasteur
Saul Tzipori
Saul Tzipori Tufts University
Yuval Shoham
Yuval Shoham Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Anthony J. Wilkinson
Anthony J. Wilkinson University of York
James A. Hoch
James A. Hoch Scripps Research Institute
Frank J. Slack
Frank J. Slack Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Michiko M. Nakano
Michiko M. Nakano Oregon Health & Science University
Gerald T. Keusch
Gerald T. Keusch Boston University
Peter Zuber
Peter Zuber Oregon Health & Science University

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