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Anthony T. Maurelli

Anthony T. Maurelli

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
9250
World Ranking
17178
National Ranking
7074

Anthony T. Maurelli publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony T. Maurelli sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 124 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Anthony T. Maurelli D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony T. Maurelli sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Anthony T. Maurelli is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States, focusing on research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, Microbiology, and Food Science. This diverse scope reflects interdisciplinary engagement with health-related challenges, particularly in infectious disease dynamics and public health.

The scientist's recent publications include studies on both microbiological mechanisms and public health surveillance. Recent papers include:

  • Psychosocial health of school-aged children during the initial COVID-19 safer-at-home school mandates in Florida: a cross-sectional study (2021, BMC Public Health)
  • A multistate assessment of population normalization factors for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19 (2023, PLoS ONE)
  • Chlamydia trachomatis Oligopeptide Transporter Performs Dual Functions of Oligopeptide Transport and Peptidoglycan Recycling (2020, Infection and Immunity)
  • Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in a small coastal community: Effects of tourism on viral presence and variant identification among low prevalence populations (2021, Environmental Research)
  • Chlamydial MreB Directs Cell Division and Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Escherichia coli in the Absence of FtsZ Activity (2020, mBio)

Maurelli has collaborated extensively with several researchers, demonstrating a pattern of consistent partnerships. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Andrew Rainey
  • Michael Lauzardo
  • Eric J. Nelson
  • John A. Lednicky
  • Sarah McKune

Their work has been published in a range of venues, with multiple publications appearing in the following journals:

  • Infection and Immunity
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Public Health
  • PLoS ONE

Maurelli's research covers main topics related to infectious diseases and public health, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

The scientist's contributions involve both microbiological and epidemiological approaches, addressing mechanisms of pathogen behavior, such as peptidoglycan recycling and bacterial cell division, alongside population-level health surveillance methods including wastewater-based epidemiology. Their work also covers psychosocial aspects of child development and mental health in the context of COVID-19, indicating a multidisciplinary research approach.

Best Publications

  • Multiplication of Shigella flexneri within HeLa cells: lysis of the phagocytic vacuole and plasmid-mediated contact hemolysis.

    P J Sansonetti;A Ryter;P Clerc;A T Maurelli

  • “Black holes” and bacterial pathogenicity: A large genomic deletion that enhances the virulence of Shigella spp. and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli

    Anthony T. Maurelli;Reinaldo E. Fernández;Craig A. Bloch;Christopher K. Rode

  • Cloning of plasmid DNA sequences involved in invasion of HeLa cells by Shigella flexneri.

    A T Maurelli;B Baudry;H d'Hauteville;T L Hale

  • A new metabolic cell-wall labelling method reveals peptidoglycan in Chlamydia trachomatis

    G. W. Liechti;E. Kuru;E. Hall;A. Kalinda

  • Identification of a chromosomal gene controlling temperature-regulated expression of Shigella virulence.

    Anthony T. Maurelli;Philippe J. Sansonetti

  • Temperature-dependent expression of virulence genes in Shigella species.

    A T Maurelli;B Blackmon;rd R Curtiss

  • Evolution of Bacterial Pathogens Within the Human Host

    Kimberly A. Bliven;Anthony T. Maurelli

  • Loss of pigmentation in Shigella flexneri 2a is correlated with loss of virulence and virulence-associated plasmid.

    A T Maurelli;B Blackmon;rd R Curtiss

  • Black holes, antivirulence genes, and gene inactivation in the evolution of bacterial pathogens

    Anthony T. Maurelli

  • mxiA of Shigella flexneri 2a, which facilitates export of invasion plasmid antigens, encodes a homolog of the low-calcium-response protein, LcrD, of Yersinia pestis.

    Gerard P. Andrews;Anthony T. Maurelli

  • Avirulence of rough mutants of Shigella flexneri: requirement of O antigen for correct unipolar localization of IcsA in the bacterial outer membrane.

    R C Sandlin;K A Lampel;S P Keasler;M B Goldberg

  • Two novel virulence loci, mxiA and mxiB, in Shigella flexneri 2a facilitate excretion of invasion plasmid antigens.

    G P Andrews;A E Hromockyj;C Coker;A T Maurelli

  • Staying alive: bacterial inhibition of apoptosis during infection

    Christina S. Faherty;Anthony T. Maurelli

  • Pathoadaptive Mutations That Enhance Virulence: Genetic Organization of the cadA Regions of Shigella spp.

    William A. Day;Reinaldo E. Fernández;Anthony T. Maurelli

  • Antivirulence Genes: Insights into Pathogen Evolution through Gene Loss

    Kimberly A. Bliven;Anthony T. Maurelli

  • In Vitro and In Vivo Functional Activity of Chlamydia MurA, a UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine Enolpyruvyl Transferase Involved in Peptidoglycan Synthesis and Fosfomycin Resistance

    Andrea J. McCoy;Robin C. Sandlin;Anthony T. Maurelli

  • Temperature regulation of Shigella virulence: identification of the repressor gene virR, an analogue of hns, and partial complementation by tyrosyl transfer RNA (tRNA1(Tyr)).

    Alexander E. Hromockyj;Stephanie C. Tucker;Anthony T. Maurelli

  • Shigella flexneri LuxS quorum-sensing system modulates virB expression but is not essential for virulence.

    William A. Day;Anthony T. Maurelli

  • l,l-diaminopimelate aminotransferase, a trans-kingdom enzyme shared by Chlamydia and plants for synthesis of diaminopimelate/lysine

    Andrea J. McCoy;Nancy E. Adams;André O. Hudson;Charles Gilvarg

  • A system for identifying post-invasion functions of invasion genes: requirements for the Mxi-Spa type III secretion pathway of Shigella flexneri in intercellular dissemination.

    Raymond Schuch;Robin C. Sandlin;Anthony T. Maurelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Beth A. McCormick
Beth A. McCormick University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Roger G. Rank
Roger G. Rank University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Alessio Fasano
Alessio Fasano Mead Johnson (United States)
Philippe J. Sansonetti
Philippe J. Sansonetti Institut Pasteur
Marcia B. Goldberg
Marcia B. Goldberg Harvard University
Yves V. Brun
Yves V. Brun University of Montreal
Elizabeth L. Hartland
Elizabeth L. Hartland Hudson Institute of Medical Research
J. Glenn Morris
J. Glenn Morris University of Florida
Jacques Ravel
Jacques Ravel University of Maryland, Baltimore
Valérie de Crécy-Lagard
Valérie de Crécy-Lagard University of Florida

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