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Overview

Jeffrey B. Kaplan is affiliated with the American University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in periodontics, dermatology, molecular biology, microbiology, and infectious diseases.

Their work focuses extensively on bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, oral microbiology and periodontitis research, as well as acne and rosacea treatments and effects. Additional topics explored include antimicrobial peptides and activities, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus species, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and dermatology and skin diseases.

Recent publications by Kaplan include:

  • "Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Dispersin B: The Quintessential Antibiofilm Enzyme," 2024, Pathogens
  • "Poly-β-(1→6)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine mediates surface attachment, biofilm formation, and biocide resistance in Cutibacterium acnes," 2024, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "<em>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</em> Dispersin B: The Quintessential Antibiofilm Enzyme," 2024, Preprints.org
  • "Micrococcal nuclease regulates biofilm formation and dispersal in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300," 2024, mSphere
  • "Micrococcal nuclease regulates biofilm formation and dispersal in methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusUSA300," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Kaplan frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Pathogens, Frontiers in Microbiology, Preprints.org, and mSphere.

They have collaborated often with co-authors including Khalaf Kridin, Miloslav Sailer, Svetlana A. Sukhishvili, N. Ramasubbu, and Alexander R. Horswill.

Best Publications

  • Biofilm Dispersal: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Potential Therapeutic Uses

    J.B. Kaplan

  • Differential roles of poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide and extracellular DNA in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms.

    Era A. Izano;Matthew A. Amarante;William B. Kher;Jeffrey B. Kaplan

  • Polysaccharide intercellular adhesin or protein factors in biofilm accumulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from prosthetic hip and knee joint infections.

    Holger Rohde;Eike C. Burandt;Nicolaus Siemssen;Lars Frommelt

  • Detachment of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Biofilm Cells by an Endogenous β-Hexosaminidase Activity

    Jeffrey B. Kaplan;Chandran Ragunath;Narayanan Ramasubbu;Daniel H. Fine

  • Antibiotic-induced biofilm formation.

    Jeffrey B. Kaplan

  • Enzymatic Detachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms

    Jeffrey B. Kaplan;Chandran Ragunath;Kabilan Velliyagounder;Daniel H. Fine

  • Genes involved in the synthesis and degradation of matrix polysaccharide in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae biofilms.

    Jeffrey B. Kaplan;Kabilan Velliyagounder;Chandran Ragunath;Holger Rohde

  • Susceptibility of staphylococcal biofilms to enzymatic treatments depends on their chemical composition.

    P. Chaignon;P. Chaignon;I. Sadovskaya;Ch Ragunah;Narayanan Ramasubbu

  • Low Levels of β-Lactam Antibiotics Induce Extracellular DNA Release and Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus

    Jeffrey B. Kaplan;Era A. Izano;Prerna Gopal;Michael T. Karwacki

  • Phylogenetic Classification of Human Papillomaviruses: Correlation With Clinical Manifestations

    Marc Van Ranst;Jeffrey B. Kaplan;Robert D. Burk

  • Antibiofilm polysaccharides: Bacterial antibiofilm polysaccharides

    Olaya Rendueles;Jeffrey B. Kaplan;Jean-Marc Ghigo

  • flp-1, the first representative of a new pilin gene subfamily, is required for non-specific adherence of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

    Scott C. Kachlany;Paul J. Planet;Rob DeSalle;Daniel H. Fine

  • Synergistic activity of dispersin B and cefamandole nafate in inhibition of staphylococcal biofilm growth on polyurethanes.

    G. Donelli;I. Francolini;D. Romoli;E. Guaglianone

  • Intestinal alkaline phosphatase preserves the normal homeostasis of gut microbiota

    M S Malo;S Nasrin Alam;G Mostafa;S J Zeller

  • Therapeutic potential of biofilm-dispersing enzymes.

    Jeffrey B Kaplan

  • Tight-adherence genes of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans are required for virulence in a rat model

    Helen C. Schreiner;Kathy Sinatra;Jeffrey B. Kaplan;David Furgang

  • Recombinant human DNase I decreases biofilm and increases antimicrobial susceptibility in staphylococci

    Jeffrey B Kaplan;Karen LoVetri;Silvia T Cardona;Srinivasa Madhyastha

  • Structural Analysis of Dispersin B, a Biofilm-releasing Glycoside Hydrolase from the Periodontopathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

    Narayanan Ramasubbu;L. M. Thomas;C. Ragunath;J. B. Kaplan

  • Poly -N -acetylglucosamine mediates biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

    Era A. Izano;Irina Sadovskaya;Evgeny Vinogradov;Martha H. Mulks

  • How we got attached to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: a model for infectious diseases.

    Daniel H. Fine;Jeffrey B. Kaplan;Scott C. Kachlany;Helen C. Schreiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel H. Fine
Daniel H. Fine Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert D. Burk
Robert D. Burk Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Paul J. Planet
Paul J. Planet Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Malcolm B. Perry
Malcolm B. Perry National Research Council Canada
Richard D. Schulick
Richard D. Schulick University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Evgeny Vinogradov
Evgeny Vinogradov National Research Council Canada
Wells A. Messersmith
Wells A. Messersmith University of Colorado Boulder
Ghislain Opdenakker
Ghislain Opdenakker Rega Institute for Medical Research
Sachin Wani
Sachin Wani University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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