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Overview

Gary A. Splitter is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research largely focuses on infectious diseases with a particular emphasis on Brucella species, immunology, and microbiology.

Their recent publications cover a variety of topics related to infectious pathogens and host immune responses. Notable papers include:

  • "If You're Not Confused, You're Not Paying Attention: Ochrobactrum Is Not Brucella" (2023), published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • "Brucella suppress STING expression via miR-24 to enhance infection" (2020), published in PLoS Pathogens
  • "Hepatic and splenic immune response during acute vs. chronic Brucella melitensis infection using in situ microscopy" (2020), published in Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  • "Editorial: Advances in Liver Inflammation and Fibrosis Due to Infectious Diseases" (2020), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Brucellasuppress innate immunity by down-regulating STING expression in macrophages" (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientific topics addressed by Splitter's work include:

  • Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Infections and bacterial resistance
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Leptospirosis research and findings
  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis

Their publications span fields such as Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Veterinary Sciences. More specific subfields of study include Small Animals, Epidemiology, Immunology, Endocrinology, and Parasitology.

Frequent collaborators with whom Splitter has published multiple times are:

  • Jerome S. Harms
  • Sérgio C. Oliveira
  • Mike Khan
  • Yiping Liu
  • Jens C. Eickhoff

Splitter's work appears in journals and venues such as Journal of Clinical Microbiology, PLoS Pathogens, Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Frontiers in Immunology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Molecular Host-Pathogen Interaction in Brucellosis: Current Understanding and Future Approaches to Vaccine Development for Mice and Humans

    Jinkyung Ko;Gary A. Splitter

  • The development and analysis of species specific and cross reactive monoclonal antibodies to leukocyte differentiation antigens and antigens of the major histocompatibility complex for use in the study of the immune system in cattle and other species

    William C. Davis;Suzana Marusic;Harris A. Lewin;Gary A. Splitter

  • Blue-light-activated histidine kinases: two-component sensors in bacteria.

    Trevor E. Swartz;Tong-Seung Tseng;Marcus A. Frederickson;Gastón Paris

  • CD8+ Type 1 CD44hi CD45 RBlo T lymphocytes control intracellular Brucella abortus infection as demonstrated in major histocompatibility complex class I- and class II-deficient mice

    Sergio C. Oliveira;Gary A. Splitter

  • Immunization of mice with recombinant L7L12 ribosomal protein confers protection against Brucella abortus infection

    Sergio C. Oliveira;Gary A. Splitter

  • Interferon - gamma inhibits transgene expression driven by SV40 or CMV promoters but augments expression driven by the mammalian MHC I promoter

    Jerome S. Harms;Gary A. Splitter

  • Brucella TIR Domain-containing Protein Mimics Properties of the Toll-like Receptor Adaptor Protein TIRAP

    Girish K. Radhakrishnan;Qiqi Yu;Jerome S. Harms;Gary A. Splitter

  • Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Induction of Cell-Mediated Immunity and Resistance to Brucella abortus Infection in Mice

    Marco A. Campos;Marco A. Campos;Gracia M. S. Rosinha;Gracia M. S. Rosinha;Igor C. Almeida;Xirlene S. Salgueiro

  • Microarray Analysis of mRNA Levels from RAW264.7 Macrophages Infected with Brucella abortus

    Linda Eskra;Angela Mathison;Gary Splitter

  • Comparative Whole-Genome Hybridization Reveals Genomic Islands in Brucella Species

    Gireesh Rajashekara;Jeremy D. Glasner;David A. Glover;Gary A. Splitter

  • Brucella induces an unfolded protein response via TcpB that supports intracellular replication in macrophages

    Judith A. Smith;Mike Khan;Diogo D. Magnani;Jerome S. Harms

  • Nucleic acid vaccination of Brucella abortus ribosomal L7/L12 gene elicits immune response.

    Ercan Kurar;Gary A. Splitter

  • Susceptibility of IFN Regulatory Factor-1 and IFN Consensus Sequence Binding Protein-Deficient Mice to Brucellosis

    Jinkyung Ko;Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick;Gary A. Splitter

  • Summary of workshop findings for leukocyte antigens of cattle

    C.J. Howard;W.I. Morrison;A. Bensaid;W. Davis

  • Brucella abortus genes identified following constitutive growth and macrophage infection.

    Linda Eskra;Aurea Canavessi;Merriann Carey;Gary Splitter

  • The proteasome as a lipopolysaccharide-binding protein in macrophages: differential effects of proteasome inhibition on lipopolysaccharide-induced signaling events.

    Nilofer Qureshi;Pin-Yu Perera;Jing Shen;Guochi Zhang

  • Putative Quorum-Sensing Regulator BlxR of Brucella melitensis Regulates Virulence Factors Including the Type IV Secretion System and Flagella

    Amy A. Rambow-Larsen;Gireesh Rajashekara;Erik Petersen;Gary Splitter

  • Distinctions between Bovine Herpesvirus 1 and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 VP22 Tegument Protein Subcellular Associations

    Jerome S. Harms;Xiaodi Ren;Sergio C. Oliveira;Gary A. Splitter

  • Increased interleukin-10 mRNA expression in tumor-bearing or persistently lymphocytotic animals infected with bovine leukemia virus.

    D Pyeon;K L O'Reilly;G A Splitter

  • Brucella abortus Triggers a cGAS-Independent STING Pathway To Induce Host Protection That Involves Guanylate-Binding Proteins and Inflammasome Activation.

    Miriam M.Costa Franco;Fernanda Marim;Erika S. Guimarães;Natan R.G. Assis

  • RecombinantBrucella abortusProteins That Induce Proliferation and Gamma-Interferon Secretion by CD4+T Cells fromBrucella-Vaccinated Mice and Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity in Sensitized Guinea Pigs

    Sergio C. Oliveira;Jerome S. Harms;Menachem Banai;Gary A. Splitter

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergio C. Oliveira
Sergio C. Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo
William C. Davis
William C. Davis Washington State University
Glen N. Barber
Glen N. Barber University of Miami
Ricardo T. Gazzinelli
Ricardo T. Gazzinelli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Guy H. Palmer
Guy H. Palmer Washington State University
Igor C. Almeida
Igor C. Almeida The University of Texas at El Paso
Chris J. Howard
Chris J. Howard Newbury College
Wendy C. Brown
Wendy C. Brown Washington State University
Travis C. McGuire
Travis C. McGuire Washington State University
Harris A. Lewin
Harris A. Lewin University of California, Davis

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