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Overview

Douglas E. Berg is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans several core fields, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. The main subfields of their work include surgery, molecular medicine, pollution, ecology, and epidemiology.

Their scientific contributions focus on several key topics, including:

  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Galectins and cancer biology

Douglas E. Berg has published papers in prominent venues such as Frontiers in Microbiology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and The Journal of Antibiotics. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Market Chickens as a Source of Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in a Peri-Urban Community in Lima, Peru," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Identification of New Helicobacter pylori Subpopulations in Native Americans and Mestizos From Peru," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Helicobacter pylori attachment-blocking antibodies protect against duodenal ulcer disease," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Obituary of Professor Julian E. Davies," 2025, The Journal of Antibiotics

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Lilia Cabrera, Robert H. Gilman, Matthew J. Murray, Guillermo Salvatierra, and Alejandra Dávila-Barclay, reflecting interdisciplinary partnerships within their field.

Best Publications

  • The complete genome sequence of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori

    Jean-F. Tomb;Owen White;Anthony R. Kerlavage;Rebecca A. Clayton

  • Helicobacter pylori Adhesin Binding Fucosylated Histo-Blood Group Antigens Revealed by Retagging

    Dag Ilver;Anna Arnqvist;Johan Ögren;Inga-Maria Frick

  • Helicobacter pylori SabA adhesin in persistent infection and chronic inflammation.

    Jafar Mahdavi;Berit Sondén;Martina Hurtig;Farzad O. Olfat;Farzad O. Olfat

  • DNA diversity among clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori detected by PCR-based RAPD fingerprinting

    N. Akopyanz;N. O. Bukanov;T. U. f Westblom;S. Kresovich

  • Culture Independent Analysis of Ileal Mucosa Reveals a Selective Increase in Invasive Escherichia Coli of Novel Phylogeny Relative to Depletion of Clostridiales in Crohn's Disease Involving the Ileum

    Martin Baumgart;Belgin Dogan;Mark Rishniw;Gil Weitzman

  • Analyses of the cag pathogenicity island of Helicobacter pylori

    N S Akopyants;S W Clifton;D Kersulyte;J E Crabtree

  • Interconnected microbiomes and resistomes in low-income human habitats.

    Erica C. Pehrsson;Pablo Tsukayama;Sanket Patel;Melissa Mejía-Bautista;Melissa Mejía-Bautista

  • Helicobacter pylori genetic diversity and risk of human disease

    Martin J. Blaser;Douglas E. Berg

  • Transposition of R factor genes to bacteriophage lambda

    Douglas E. Berg;Julian Davies;Bernard Allet;Jean-David Rochaix

  • Metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori is due to null mutations in a gene (rdxA) that encodes an oxygen‐insensitive NADPH nitroreductase

    Goodwin A;Kersulyte D;Sisson G;Veldhuyzen van Zanten Sj

  • Recombination and clonal groupings within Helicobacter pylori from different geographical regions.

    M Achtman;T Azuma;D E Berg;Y Ito

  • Functional adaptation of BabA the H. pylori ABO blood group antigen binding adhesin

    Marina Aspholm-Hurtig;Giedrius Dailide;Martina Lahmann;Awdhesh Kalia

  • Epithelial attachment alters the outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection

    Janaki L. Guruge;Per G. Falk;Robin G. Lorenz;Maria Dans

  • Rapid, Efficient Detection and Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum by Microscopic Observation of Broth Cultures

    Luz Caviedes;Tien-Shun Lee;Robert H. Gilman;Robert H. Gilman;Patricia Sheen

  • Helicobacter pylori CagA Phosphorylation-Independent Function in Epithelial Proliferation and Inflammation

    Masato Suzuki;Hitomi Mimuro;Kotaro Kiga;Makoto Fukumatsu

  • PCR-based subtractive hybridization and differences in gene content among strains of Helicobacter pylori

    Natalia S. Akopyants;Arkady Fradkov;Luda Diatchenko;Jason E. Hill

  • The Prokaryotic Transposable Element Tn5

    Douglas E. Berg;Claire M. Berg

  • Emergence of recombinant strains of Helicobacter pylori during human infection.

    Dangeruta Kersulyte;Henrikas Chalkauskas;Douglas E. Berg

  • Polarity of Tn5 insertion mutations in Escherichia coli.

    D E Berg;A Weiss;L Crossland

  • Differences in Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori from Different Human Populations

    Dangeruta Kersulyte;Asish K. Mukhopadhyay;Billie Velapatiño;Billie Velapatiño;WanWen Su

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Gilman
Robert H. Gilman Johns Hopkins University
G. Balakrish Nair
G. Balakrish Nair National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases
Paul S. Hoffman
Paul S. Hoffman University of Virginia
Thomas Borén
Thomas Borén Umeå University
Benjamin C.Y. Wong
Benjamin C.Y. Wong University of Hong Kong
Martin J. Blaser
Martin J. Blaser Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Takeshi Azuma
Takeshi Azuma Kobe University
Chihiro Sasakawa
Chihiro Sasakawa Chiba University
Richard M. Peek
Richard M. Peek Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lars Engstrand
Lars Engstrand Karolinska Institute

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