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James M. Slauch is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work focuses significantly on topics including:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Major subfields in their research include Endocrinology, Food Science, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

James M. Slauch has contributed multiple papers to a variety of scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "HilD, HilC, and RtsA Form Homodimers and Heterodimers To Regulate Expression of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island I Type III Secretion System," 2020, Journal of Bacteriology
  • "Brd4 regulates NLRC4 inflammasome activation by facilitating IRF8-mediated transcription of Naips," 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "PaeA (YtfL) protects from cadaverine and putrescine stress in Salmonella Typhimurium and E. coli," 2021, Molecular Microbiology
  • "Cation Homeostasis: Coordinate Regulation of Polyamine and Magnesium Levels in Salmonella," 2022, mBio
  • "Envelope Stress and Regulation of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Type III Secretion System," 2020, Journal of Bacteriology

The primary venues in which this researcher frequently publishes work include the Journal of Bacteriology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), mBio, The Journal of Cell Biology, and Molecular Microbiology.

Frequent collaborators in their body of work are:

  • Yekaterina A. Golubeva
  • Fatih Çakar
  • Carin K. Vanderpool
  • Yumi Iwadate
  • Kyungsub Kim

Best Publications

  • Selection of bacterial virulence genes that are specifically induced in host tissues.

    Michael J. Mahan;James M. Slauch;John J. Mekalanos

  • How does the oxidative burst of macrophages kill bacteria? Still an open question

    James M. Slauch

  • Monoclonal secretory immunoglobulin A protects mice against oral challenge with the invasive pathogen Salmonella typhimurium.

    P Michetti;M J Mahan;J M Slauch;J J Mekalanos

  • Construction of targeted single copy lac fusions using λ Red and FLP-mediated site-specific recombination in bacteria

    Craig D Ellermeier;Anuradha Janakiraman;James M Slauch

  • Adaptation to the host environment: regulation of the SPI1 type III secretion system in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

    Jeremy R Ellermeier;James M Slauch

  • HilD, HilC and RtsA constitute a feed forward loop that controls expression of the SPI1 type three secretion system regulator hilA in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.

    Craig D. Ellermeier;Jeremy R. Ellermeier;James M. Slauch

  • Antibiotic-based selection for bacterial genes that are specifically induced during infection of a host

    M J Mahan;J W Tobias;J M Slauch;J M Slauch;P C Hanna

  • The putative iron transport system SitABCD encoded on SPI1 is required for full virulence of Salmonella typhimurium

    Anuradha Janakiraman;James M. Slauch;James M. Slauch

  • RtsA and RtsB Coordinately Regulate Expression of the Invasion and Flagellar Genes in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    Craig D. Ellermeier;James M. Slauch

  • cis-acting ompF mutations that result in OmpR-dependent constitutive expression.

    James McClurg Slauch;T. J. Silhavy

  • SitABCD Is the Alkaline Mn2+ Transporter of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    David G. Kehres;Anuradha Janakiraman;James M. Slauch;Michael E. Maguire

  • Fur Regulates Expression of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Type III Secretion System through HilD

    Jeremy R. Ellermeier;James M. Slauch

  • Differences in regulatory sequences of naturally occurring JC virus variants

    J. D. Martin;D. M. King;James McClurg Slauch;R. J. Frisque

  • Regulation of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium mntH Transcription by H2O2, Fe2+, and Mn2+

    David G. Kehres;Anu Janakiraman;James M. Slauch;Michael E. Maguire

  • The intestinal fatty acid propionate inhibits Salmonella invasion through the post‐translational control of HilD

    Chien Che Hung;Cherilyn D. Garner;James M. Slauch;Zachary W. Dwyer

  • Heterogeneity of Vaginal Microbial Communities within Individuals

    Tae Kyung Kim;Susan M. Thomas;Mengfei Ho;Shobha Sharma

  • Tissue-specific gene expression identifies a gene in the lysogenic phage Gifsy-1 that affects Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium survival in Peyer's patches.

    Theresa L. Stanley;Craig D. Ellermeier;James M. Slauch

  • Integrating Global Regulatory Input Into the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Type III Secretion System

    Yekaterina A. Golubeva;Adam Y. Sadik;Jeremy R. Ellermeier;James M. Slauch

  • FliZ Regulates Expression of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Invasion Locus by Controlling HilD Protein Activity in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    Jessica E. Cott Chubiz;Yekaterina A. Golubeva;Dongxia Lin;Lucas D. Miller

  • Genetic analysis of the switch that controls porin gene expression in Escherichia coli K-12☆

    James M. Slauch;Thomas J. Silhavy

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Mekalanos
John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School
Thomas J. Silhavy
Thomas J. Silhavy Princeton University
Marian R. Neutra
Marian R. Neutra Harvard Medical School
Michael E. Maguire
Michael E. Maguire Case Western Reserve University
James H. Morrissey
James H. Morrissey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John S. Gunn
John S. Gunn Nationwide Children's Hospital
James A. Imlay
James A. Imlay University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brenda A. Wilson
Brenda A. Wilson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Richard T. Haasch
Richard T. Haasch University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nenad Miljkovic
Nenad Miljkovic University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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