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Overview

Andrew B. Onderdonk is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research activity primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Infections and bacterial resistance

Recent publications highlight contributions to microbiology and resistance studies, comprising:

  • "In vivo commensal control of Clostridioides difficile virulence," 2021, published in Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Inter-species geographic signatures for tracing horizontal gene transfer and long-term persistence of carbapenem resistance," 2022, Genome Medicine
  • "Inter-species geographic signatures for tracing horizontal gene transfer and long-term persistence of carbapenem resistance," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "The Short Isoform of the CEACAM1 Receptor in Intestinal T Cells Regulates Mucosal Immunity and Homeostasis via Tfh Cell Induction," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Microorganisms in the human placenta are associated with altered CpG methylation of immune and inflammation-related genes," 2020, UNC Libraries

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as UNC Libraries, Cell Host & Microbe, Genome Medicine, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Collaborative efforts include frequent co-authors:

  • Mary L. Delaney
  • Lynn Bry
  • Rauf Salamzade
  • Abigail L. Manson
  • Bruce J. Walker

Andrew B. Onderdonk's research reflects an engagement with themes related to antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, host-microbe interactions, and immune regulation in mucosal environments. This body of work contributes to a multidisciplinary understanding of infectious disease processes and microbial ecology within human health contexts.

Best Publications

  • Antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis due to toxin-producing clostridia.

    John G. Bartlett;te Wen Chang;Marc Gurwith;Sherwood L. Gorbach

  • Enterobacteriaceae act in concert with the gut microbiota to induce spontaneous and maternally transmitted colitis

    Wendy S. Garrett;Carey A. Gallini;Tanya Yatsunenko;Monia Michaud

  • The Human Microbiome during Bacterial Vaginosis

    Andrew B. Onderdonk;Mary L. Delaney;Raina N. Fichorova

  • Role of Clostridium difficile in antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis.

    John G. Bartlett;John G. Bartlett;Nancy Moon;Nancy Moon;Te Wen Chang;Te Wen Chang;Nancy Taylor;Nancy Taylor

  • Clindamycin-Associated Colitis Due to a Toxin-Producing Species of Clostridium in Hamsters

    John G. Bartlett;Andrew B. Onderdonk;Ronald L. Cisneros;Dennis L. Kasper

  • Microbial synergy in experimental intra-abdominal abscess.

    Andrew B. Onderdonk;John G. Bartlett;Thomas Louie;Nadine Sullivan-Seigler

  • Experimental intra-abdominal abscesses in rats: development of an experimental model.

    William M. Weinstein;William M. Weinstein;Andrew B. Onderdonk;Andrew B. Onderdonk;John G. Bartlett;John G. Bartlett;Sherwood L. Gorbach;Sherwood L. Gorbach

  • Impact of an Environmental Cleaning Intervention on the Presence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci on Surfaces in Intensive Care Unit Rooms

    Eric R. Goodman;Richard Platt;Richard Bass;Andrew B. Onderdonk

  • Quantitative Bacteriology of the Vaginal Flora

    John G. Bartlett;Andrew B. Onderdonk;Ellen Drude;Carolyn Goldstein

  • A randomized trial of a computer-based intervention to reduce utilization of redundant laboratory tests.

    David W Bates;Gilad J Kuperman;Eve Rittenberg;Jonathan M Teich

  • The capsular polysaccharide of Bacteroides fragilis as a virulence factor: comparison of the pathogenic potential of encapsulated and unencapsulated strains.

    Andrew B. Onderdonk;Dennis L. Kasper;Ronald L. Cisneros;John G. Bartlett

  • Pregnancy Disorders That Lead to Delivery Before the 28th Week of Gestation: An Epidemiologic Approach to Classification

    Thomas F. McElrath;Jonathan L. Hecht;Olaf Dammann;Kim A. Boggess

  • CD1d-dependent macrophage-mediated clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from lung

    Edward E.S. Nieuwenhuis;Tetsuya Matsumoto;Mark Exley;Robbert A. Schleipman

  • Antimicrobial Therapy of Experimental Intraabdominal Sepsis

    William M. Weinstein;Andrew B. Onderdonk;John G. Bartlett;Thomas J. Louie

  • Structural features of polysaccharides that induce intra-abdominal abscesses

    Arthur O. Tzianabos;Andrew B. Onderdonk;Andrew B. Onderdonk;Bernard Rosner;Bernard Rosner;Ronald L. Cisneros;Ronald L. Cisneros

  • Relationship between a toll-like receptor-4 gene polymorphism, bacterial vaginosis-related flora and vaginal cytokine responses in pregnant women

    Mehmet R. Genc;Santosh Vardhana;Mary L. Delaney;Andrew Onderdonk

  • Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea

    Lisa R. Hirschhorn;Yvona Trnka;Andrew Onderdonk;Mei Ling T Lee

  • Experimental Intra-Abdominal Abscesses in Rats: Quantitative Bacteriology of Infected Animals

    Andrew B. Onderdonk;Andrew B. Onderdonk;William M. Weinstein;William M. Weinstein;Nadine M. Sullivan;Nadine M. Sullivan;John G. Bartlett;John G. Bartlett

  • Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis fermented milk product reduces inflammation by altering a niche for colitogenic microbes

    Patrick Veiga;Carey Ann Gallini;Chloé Beal;Monia Michaud

  • Rapid diagnosis of anaerobic infections by direct gas-liquid chromatography of clinical speciments.

    S L Gorbach;J W Mayhew;J G Bartlett;H Thadepalli

Frequent Co-Authors

John G. Bartlett
John G. Bartlett Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dennis L. Kasper
Dennis L. Kasper Harvard University
Sherwood L. Gorbach
Sherwood L. Gorbach Tufts University
Alan Leviton
Alan Leviton University of Adelaide
Elizabeth N. Allred
Elizabeth N. Allred Boston Children's Hospital
Robert W. Finberg
Robert W. Finberg University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Raina N. Fichorova
Raina N. Fichorova Brigham and Women's Hospital
Steven S. Witkin
Steven S. Witkin Cornell University
Augusto A. Litonjua
Augusto A. Litonjua University of Rochester Medical Center
Olaf Dammann
Olaf Dammann Tufts University

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