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Kenneth W. Bayles is a researcher affiliated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines within the broader fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their most frequent subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The primary focus of Bayles' research involves bacterial genetics and biotechnology, with specific attention to bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus species, and bacteriophages and microbial interactions. Additionally, they have contributed to research areas including cancer treatments, virus-based gene therapy, and the biological effects of radiation exposure.

Bayles has published extensively in several scientific journals. The venues where their work appears most frequently include the Journal of Bacteriology, mBio, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, and Protein Science.

Frequently collaborating with other scientists, Bayles has coauthored publications with Marat R. Sadykov, Vinai C. Thomas, Jennifer L. Endres, Jongsam Ahn, and Chittibabu Guda.

The following recent papers exemplify the scope of Bayles' research:

  • Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of CodY-Mediated Cell Aggregation in Staphylococcus aureus Reveals an Interaction between Extracellular DNA and Polysaccharide in the Extracellular Matrix (2020, Journal of Bacteriology)
  • A Review of Radiation-Induced Alterations of Multi-Omic Profiles, Radiation Injury Biomarkers, and Countermeasures (2022, Radiation Research)
  • Bromelain inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection via targeting ACE-2, TMPRSS2, and spike protein (2021, Clinical and Translational Medicine)
  • The Staphylococcus aureus CidA and LrgA Proteins Are Functional Holins Involved in the Transport of By-Products of Carbohydrate Metabolism (2022, mBio)
  • Simpler Procedure and Improved Performance for Pathogenic Bacteria Analysis with a Paper-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor Array (2022, Analytical Chemistry)

Best Publications

  • A Genetic Resource for Rapid and Comprehensive Phenotype Screening of Nonessential Staphylococcus aureus Genes

    Paul D. Fey;Jennifer L. Endres;Vijaya Kumar Yajjala;Todd J. Widhelm

  • Assembly and development of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix.

    Luyan Z. Ma;Matthew Conover;Haiping Lu;Matthew R. Parsek

  • The cidA murein hydrolase regulator contributes to DNA release and biofilm development in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Kelly C. Rice;Ethan E. Mann;Jennifer L. Endres;Elizabeth C. Weiss

  • Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Prevent Macrophage Phagocytosis and Attenuate Inflammation In Vivo

    Lance R. Thurlow;Mark L. Hanke;Teresa Fritz;Amanda Angle

  • Modulation of eDNA release and degradation affects Staphylococcus aureus biofilm maturation.

    Ethan E. Mann;Kelly C. Rice;Blaise R. Boles;Jennifer L. Endres

  • Staphylococcus aureus biofilm: a complex developmental organism.

    Derek E. Moormeier;Kenneth W. Bayles

  • Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus escapes the endosome and induces apoptosis in epithelial cells.

    Kenneth W. Bayles;Carla A. Wesson;Linda E. Liou;Lawrence K. Fox

  • The biological role of death and lysis in biofilm development.

    Kenneth W. Bayles

  • Molecular Control of Bacterial Death and Lysis

    Kelly C. Rice;Kenneth W. Bayles

  • Bacterial programmed cell death: making sense of a paradox.

    Kenneth W. Bayles

  • The Staphylococcus aureus lrgAB Operon Modulates Murein Hydrolase Activity and Penicillin Tolerance

    Kajetan H. Groicher;Brian A. Firek;David F. Fujimoto;Kenneth W. Bayles

  • Fibronectin Binding Protein and Host Cell Tyrosine Kinase Are Required for Internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by Epithelial Cells

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  • 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

  • Nuclease Modulates Biofilm Formation in Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Megan R. Kiedrowski;Jeffrey S. Kavanaugh;Cheryl L. Malone;Joe M. Mootz

  • Identification and molecular characterization of a putative regulatory locus that affects autolysis in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Eric W. Brunskill;Kenneth W. Bayles

  • Predicting the virulence of MRSA from its genome sequence

    Maisem Laabei;Mario Recker;Justine K. Rudkin;Mona Aldeljawi

  • Contribution of the Staphylococcus aureus Atl AM and GL Murein Hydrolase Activities in Cell Division, Autolysis, and Biofilm Formation

    Jeffrey L. Bose;McKenzie K. Lehman;Paul D. Fey;Kenneth W. Bayles

  • Genetic Tools To Enhance the Study of Gene Function and Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus

    Jeffrey L. Bose;Paul D. Fey;Kenneth W. Bayles

  • Genetic and molecular analyses of the gene encoding staphylococcal enterotoxin D

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  • Beta toxin catalyzes formation of nucleoprotein matrix in staphylococcal biofilms

    Medora J. Huseby;Andrew C. Kruse;Jeff Digre;Petra L. Kohler

  • Epistatic relationships between sarA and agr in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation.

    Karen E. Beenken;Lara N. Mrak;Linda M. Griffin;Agnieszka K. Zielinska

  • The Staphylococcus aureus cidAB Operon: Evaluation of Its Role in Regulation of Murein Hydrolase Activity and Penicillin Tolerance

    Kelly C. Rice;Brian A. Firek;Jeremy B. Nelson;Soo Jin Yang

  • Identification of LytSR-regulated genes from Staphylococcus aureus.

    Eric W. Brunskill;Kenneth W Bayles

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul D. Fey
Paul D. Fey University of Nebraska Medical Center
Gregory A. Bohach
Gregory A. Bohach Mississippi State University
Alexander R. Horswill
Alexander R. Horswill University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Lawrence K. Fox
Lawrence K. Fox Washington State University
Robert Powers
Robert Powers University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Mark S. Smeltzer
Mark S. Smeltzer University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Tammy Kielian
Tammy Kielian University of Nebraska Medical Center
Paul M. Dunman
Paul M. Dunman University of Rochester
Surender Khurana
Surender Khurana US Food and Drug Administration
Arnold S. Bayer
Arnold S. Bayer University of California, Los Angeles

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