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Caroline Attardo Genco

Caroline Attardo Genco

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Microbiology

D-Index
68
Citations
13787
World Ranking
2197
National Ranking
915

Overview

Caroline Attardo Genco is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, with a substantial focus on Medicine. Within these domains, their work engages with several subfields including Microbiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Periodontics, Epidemiology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's contributions address key topics such as:

  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

They have published extensively, with the most frequent venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Vaccines
  • Current Oral Health Reports

Recent papers authored by Caroline Attardo Genco include:

  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae Population Genomics: Use of the Gonococcal Core Genome to Improve Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Antigen presentation by cardiac fibroblasts promotes cardiac dysfunction, 2022, Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • Oral infection with a periodontal pathogen alters oral and gut microbiomes, 2021, Anaerobe
  • Susceptibility Trends of Zoliflodacin against Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates in Nanjing, China, 2014 to 2018, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • In Vitro Activity of Ertapenem against Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates with Decreased Susceptibility or Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins in Nanjing, China (2013 to 2019), 2022, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Wenjing Le
  • Xiaohong Su
  • Paola Massari
  • Peter A. Rice
  • Xiangdi Lou

Best Publications

  • Virulence factors of Porphyromonas gingivalis.

    Stanley C. Holt;Lakshmyya Kesavalu;Stephen Walker;Caroline Attardo Genco

  • Computational analysis of bacterial RNA-Seq data

    Ryan McClure;Divya Balasubramanian;Yan Sun;Maksym Bobrovskyy

  • Invasion of aortic and heart endothelial cells by Porphyromonas gingivalis.

    Rajashri G. Deshpande;Mahfuz B. Khan;Caroline Attardo Genco

  • Innate Immune Recognition of Invasive Bacteria Accelerates Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

    Frank C. Gibson;Charlie Hong;Hsin Hua Chou;Hiromichi Yumoto

  • Emerging strategies in microbial haem capture.

    Caroline Attardo Genco;Dabney White Dixon

  • Stimulation of Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Human Platelets Induces a Thromboinflammatory Response Through Activation of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase

    Price Blair;Sybille Rex;Olga Vitseva;Lea Beaulieu

  • Pathogenic strategies of the oral anaerobe, Porphyromonas gingivalis

    C.W. Cutler;J.R. Kalmar;C.A. Genco

  • Review: Pathogen-induced inflammation at sites distant from oral infection: bacterial persistence and induction of cell-specific innate immune inflammatory pathways.

    C. Hayashi;C.V. Gudino;F.C. Gibson;C.A. Genco

  • A role for fimbriae in Porphyromonas gingivalis invasion of oral epithelial cells.

    T Njoroge;R J Genco;H T Sojar;N Hamada

  • Iron and heme utilization in Porphyromonas gingivalis.

    Teresa Olczak;Waltena Simpson;Xinyan Liu;Caroline Attardo Genco

  • Identification of iron-activated and -repressed Fur-dependent genes by transcriptome analysis of Neisseria meningitidis group B.

    Renata Grifantini;Shite Sebastian;Elisabetta Frigimelica;Monia Draghi

  • Innate Immune Signaling and Porphyromonas gingivalis-accelerated Atherosclerosis

    F.C. Gibson;H. Yumoto;Y. Takahashi;H.-H. Chou

  • A novel mouse model to study the virulence of and host response to Porphyromonas (Bacteroides) gingivalis.

    C A Genco;C W Cutler;D Kapczynski;K Maloney

  • Distinct proinflammatory host responses to Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in immortalized human cervical and vaginal epithelial cells.

    Raina Nakova Fichorova;Pragnya Jasvantrai Desai;Frank C. Gibson;Caroline Attardo Genco

  • Hemin-Dependent Modulation of the Lipid A Structure of Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipopolysaccharide

    Montaser N. Al-Qutub;Pamela H. Braham;Lisa M. Karimi-Naser;Xinyan Liu

  • Microbial Carriage State of Peripheral Blood Dendritic Cells (DCs) in Chronic Periodontitis Influences DC Differentiation, Atherogenic Potential

    Julio Carrion;Elizabeth Scisci;Brodie Miles;Gregory J. Sabino

  • Toll-like receptor 2 plays a critical role in the progression of atherosclerosis that is independent of dietary lipids

    Xinyan Liu;Takashi Ukai;Takashi Ukai;Hiromichi Yumoto;Hiromichi Yumoto;Michael Davey

  • Characterization and Expression of HmuR, a TonB-Dependent Hemoglobin Receptor of Porphyromonas gingivalis

    Waltena Simpson;Teresa Olczak;Caroline Attardo Genco

  • Fimbria-Dependent Activation of Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis-Infected Endothelial Cells

    Mary Khlgatian;Hamdy Nassar;Hamdy Nassar;Hsin-Hua Chou;Hsin-Hua Chou;Frank C. Gibson

  • Animal models for Porphyromonas gingivalis-mediated periodontal disease.

    Caroline A Genco;Thomas Van Dyke;Salomon Amar

  • Periodontal disease and risk of all cancers among male never smokers: an updated analysis of the Health Professionals Follow-up Study

    D.S. Michaud;K.T. Kelsey;E. Papathanasiou;C.A. Genco

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Potempa
Jan Potempa University of Louisville
Peter A. Rice
Peter A. Rice University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
James A. Hamilton
James A. Hamilton Boston University
Jane E. Freedman
Jane E. Freedman Vanderbilt University Medical Center
James Travis
James Travis University of Georgia
Stephen A. Morse
Stephen A. Morse Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Philip Stashenko
Philip Stashenko Harvard University
Richard P. Darveau
Richard P. Darveau University of Washington
Guido Grandi
Guido Grandi University of Trento
Emelia J. Benjamin
Emelia J. Benjamin Boston University

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