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Johnny W. Peterson is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Medicine. Within these areas, Peterson has contributed notably to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Modeling and Simulation.

Peterson's work often centers on bacterial research, with a focus on Bacillus and Francisella bacterial studies. Additional main topics include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Infection Control and Ventilation, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, the impact of COVID-19 on air quality, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of topics highlighted by studies on airborne virus control and anthrax treatment. Selected publications include:

  • Catching and killing of airborne SARS-CoV-2 to control spread of COVID-19 by a heated air disinfection system (2020), published in Materials Today Physics
  • Teixobactin Provides Protection against Inhalation Anthrax in the Rabbit Model (2020), published in Pathogens
  • Geographic and taxonomic variation in adaptive capacity among mountain-dwelling small mammals: Implications for conservation status and actions (2023), published in Biological Conservation
  • In Vivo Activity of Repurposed Amodiaquine as a Host-Targeting Therapy for the Treatment of Anthrax (2021), published in ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Catch and kill airborne SARS-CoV-2 to control spread of COVID-19 by a heated air disinfection system (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators of Peterson include William S. Lawrence, Jennifer E. Peel, David W. C. Beasley, Wallace B. Baze, and Elbert B. Whorton.

Peterson's publications have appeared in scientific venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Materials Today Physics, Biological Conservation, Pathogens, and ACS Infectious Diseases. The bioRxiv platform features two of their papers, indicating utilization of preprint servers in disseminating research findings.

Best Publications

  • The Cytotoxic Enterotoxin of Aeromonas hydrophila Induces Proinflammatory Cytokine Production and Activates Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Macrophages

    A. K. Chopra;X.-J. Xu;D. Ribardo;M. Gonzalez

  • Mucosal Immunization with a Novel Nanoemulsion-Based Recombinant Anthrax Protective Antigen Vaccine Protects against Bacillus anthracis Spore Challenge

    Anna U. Bielinska;Katarzyna W. Janczak;Jeffrey J. Landers;Paul Makidon

  • CLONING, EXPRESSION, AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF A CYTOLYTIC ENTEROTOXIN GENE FROM AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA

    Ashok K. Chopra;Clifford W. Houston;Johnny W. Peterson;Gui-F. Jin

  • Bacterial Lipoprotein and Lipopolysaccharide Act Synergistically to Induce Lethal Shock and Proinflammatory Cytokine Production

    Hongwei Zhang;Johnny W. Peterson;David W. Niesel;Gary R. Klimpel

  • Direct Inhibition of T-Lymphocyte Activation by Anthrax Toxins In Vivo

    Jason E. Comer;Ashok K. Chopra;Johnny W. Peterson;Rolf König

  • Role of a Cytotoxic Enterotoxin in Aeromonas-Mediated Infections: Development of Transposon and Isogenic Mutants

    Xin J. Xu;Monique Ferguson;Vsevolod Popov;C. W. Houston

  • Lipoprotein release by bacteria: Potential factor in bacterial pathogenesis

    Hongwei Zhang;David W. Niesel;Johnny W. Peterson;Gary R. Klimpel

  • Primary structure of cholera toxin beta-chain: a glycoprotein hormone analog?

    Alexander Kurosky;Daiel E. Markel;Johnny W. Peterson;Walter M. Fitch

  • Isolation of skin permeability factors from culture filtrates of Salmonella typhimurium.

    P. D. Sandefur;Johnny Peterson

  • Stimulated Innate Resistance of Lung Epithelium Protects Mice Broadly against Bacteria and Fungi

    Scott E. Evans;Brenton L. Scott;Cecilia G. Clement;Derek T. Larson

  • Intracellular Calcium, Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation, and Contractile Force in Experimental Cerebral Vasospasm

    Bulter We;Peterson Jw;Zervas Nt;Morgan Kg

  • Comparison of the mechanisms of action of cholera toxin and the heat-stable enterotoxins of Escherichia coli.

    Johnny Peterson;S. C. Whipp

  • Localization of Cholera Toxin In Vivo

    Johnny W. Peterson;Joseph J. LoSpalluto;Richard A. Finkelstein

  • Tumor necrosis factor-α mediates the early pathology in Salmonella infection of the gastrointestinal tract

    Judy W. Arnold;David W. Niesel;Charles R. Annable;Cynthia B. Hess

  • Covalent structure of the beta chain of cholera enterotoxin.

    A. Kurosky;D. E. Markel;Johnny Peterson

  • Human Monoclonal Anti-Protective Antigen Antibody Completely Protects Rabbits and Is Synergistic with Ciprofloxacin in Protecting Mice and Guinea Pigs against Inhalation Anthrax

    Johnny W. Peterson;Jason E. Comer;David M. Noffsinger;Autumn Wenglikowski

  • Neutrophil activation by bacterial lipoprotein versus lipopolysaccharide: differential requirements for serum and CD14.

    Ana Maria Soler-Rodriguez;Hongwei Zhang;Henri S. Lichenstein;Nilofer Qureshi

  • Hyperproduction, purification, and mechanism of action of the cytotoxic enterotoxin produced by Aeromonas hydrophila.

    Monique Ferguson;X. J. Xu;C. W. Houston;Johnny Peterson

  • Molecular and biochemical characterization of a heat-labile cytotonic enterotoxin from Aeromonas hydrophila.

    Ashok K. Chopra;Johnny W. Peterson;Xin J. Xu;Dorian H. Coppenhaver

  • Braun Lipoprotein (Lpp) Contributes to Virulence of Yersiniae: Potential Role of Lpp in Inducing Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague

    Jian Sha;Stacy L. Agar;Wallace B. Baze;Juan P. Olano

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashok K. Chopra
Ashok K. Chopra The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Gary R. Klimpel
Gary R. Klimpel The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Vsevolod L. Popov
Vsevolod L. Popov The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad Amity University
Sheila E. Crowe
Sheila E. Crowe University of California, San Diego
Bellur S. Prabhakar
Bellur S. Prabhakar University of Illinois at Chicago
Istvan Boldogh
Istvan Boldogh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Alfredo G. Torres
Alfredo G. Torres The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
David A. Sack
David A. Sack Johns Hopkins University
Thomas G. Wood
Thomas G. Wood The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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