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Christine M. Szymanski

Christine M. Szymanski

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10771
World Ranking
15620
National Ranking
6515

Overview

Christine M. Szymanski is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in their work on topics such as Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Probiotics and fermented foods, Vibrio bacteria research studies, enzyme production and characterization, and Escherichia coli research studies.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with frequent publications appearing in Frontiers in Microbiology, Glycobiology, mBio, Molecular Microbiology, and Viruses. Their scholarly output includes studies that contribute to the understanding of microbial behavior, interaction with hosts, and disease mechanisms.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Significance of fucose in intestinal health and disease, 2021, Molecular Microbiology
  • Bacterial chemotaxis in human diseases, 2022, Trends in Microbiology
  • The gastrointestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni metabolizes sugars with potential help from commensal Bacteroides vulgatus, 2020, Communications Biology
  • Campylobacter Abundance in Breastfed Infants and Identification of a New Species in the Global Enterics Multicenter Study, 2020, mSphere
  • Improving Chicken Responses to Glycoconjugate Vaccination Against Campylobacter jejuni, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology

Christine M. Szymanski collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Regular coauthors include Harald Nothaft, Parastoo Azadi, Jolene M. Garber, Silke Andresen, and Clay S. Crippen, demonstrating active partnerships in advancing research on microbial pathogenesis and glycobiology.

The scientist's research contributes significantly to understanding infectious diseases, particularly those involving Campylobacter and Salmonella species, and emphasizes molecular biology techniques to explore glycoproteins and enzyme functions. Their work also overlaps with food science and ecology, further highlighting their broad research interests and interdisciplinary focus.

Best Publications

  • Protein glycosylation in bacteria: sweeter than ever.

    Harald Nothaft;Christine M. Szymanski

  • Structure of the N-Linked Glycan Present on Multiple Glycoproteins in the Gram-negative Bacterium, Campylobacter jejuni

    N. Martin Young;Jean-Robert Brisson;John Kelly;David C. Watson

  • Evidence for a system of general protein glycosylation in Campylobacter jejuni.

    Christine M. Szymanski;Ruijin Yao;Cheryl P. Ewing;Trevor J. Trust

  • Protein glycosylation in bacterial mucosal pathogens

    Christine M. Szymanski;Brendan W. Wren

  • A phase‐variable capsule is involved in virulence of Campylobacter jejuni 81‐176

    David J. Bacon;Christine M. Szymanski;Don H. Burr;Richard P. Silver

  • Proteomic Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni 11168 Biofilms Reveals a Role for the Motility Complex in Biofilm Formation

    Martin Kalmokoff;Patricia Lanthier;Tammy-Lynn Tremblay;Mary Foss

  • Campylobacter Protein Glycosylation Affects Host Cell Interactions

    Christine M. Szymanski;Donald H. Burr;Patricia Guerry

  • Phase Variation of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 Lipooligosaccharide Affects Ganglioside Mimicry and Invasiveness In Vitro

    Patricia Guerry;Christine M. Szymanski;Martina M. Prendergast;Thomas E. Hickey

  • Genome-wide expression analyses of Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168 reveals coordinate regulation of motility and virulence by flhA.

    Catherine D. Carrillo;Eduardo Taboada;John H.E. Nash;Patricia Lanthier

  • Detection of Conserved N-Linked Glycans and Phase-variable Lipooligosaccharides and Capsules from Campylobacter Cells by Mass Spectrometry and High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy

    Christine M. Szymanski;Frank St. Michael;Harold C. Jarrell;Jianjun Li

  • L-fucose utilization provides Campylobacter jejuni with a competitive advantage.

    Martin Stahl;Lorna M. Friis;Harald Nothaft;Xin Liu

  • Campylobacter--a tale of two protein glycosylation systems.

    Christine M. Szymanski;Susan M. Logan;Dennis Linton;Brendan W. Wren

  • Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni capsular loci reveals multiple mechanisms for the generation of structural diversity and the ability to form complex heptoses.

    Andrey V. Karlyshev;Olivia G. Champion;Carol Churcher;Jean-Robert Brisson

  • Campylobacter jejuni motility and invasion of Caco-2 cells.

    C M Szymanski;M King;M Haardt;G D Armstrong

  • The structures of the lipooligosaccharide and capsule polysaccharide of Campylobacter jejuni genome sequenced strain NCTC 11168

    Frank St. Michael;Christine M. Szymanski;Jianjun Li;Kenneth H. Chan

  • Bacterial Protein N-glycosylation: New Perspectives and Applications

    Harald Nothaft;Christine M. Szymanski

  • Biosynthesis of the N-linked glycan in Campylobacter jejuni and addition onto protein through block transfer.

    John Kelly;Harold Jarrell;Lorna Millar;Luc Tessier

  • Campylobacter sugars sticking out

    Patricia Guerry;Christine M. Szymanski;Christine M. Szymanski

  • Bacteriophage based probes for pathogen detection

    Amit Singh;Amit Singh;Denis Arutyunov;Christine M. Szymanski;Stephane Evoy;Stephane Evoy

  • N-linked protein glycosylation is required for full competence in Campylobacter jejuni 81-176

    Joseph C. Larsen;Christine Szymanski;Patricia Guerry

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianjun Li
Jianjun Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jean-Robert Brisson
Jean-Robert Brisson National Research Council Canada
John F. Kelly
John F. Kelly National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Brendan W. Wren
Brendan W. Wren London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
William G. Miller
William G. Miller United States Department of Agriculture
Evgeny Vinogradov
Evgeny Vinogradov National Research Council Canada
Alain Stintzi
Alain Stintzi University of Ottawa
Patricia Guerry
Patricia Guerry Naval Medical Research Center
Andrey V. Karlyshev
Andrey V. Karlyshev Kingston University
Parastoo Azadi
Parastoo Azadi University of Georgia

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