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Overview

Phillip I. Tarr is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a strong focus on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their published work reflects extensive investigation in infectious diseases, molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, epidemiology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their recent papers cover a range of topics concerning the gut microbiome, infectious diseases, and pediatric health conditions. Notable publications include:

  • Gut microbiome composition may be an indicator of preclinical Alzheimer's disease (2023, Science Translational Medicine)
  • Alterations of host-gut microbiome interactions in multiple sclerosis (2022, EBioMedicine)
  • A novel histological index for evaluation of environmental enteric dysfunction identifies geographic-specific features of enteropathy among children with suboptimal growth (2020, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis and the Microbiome: Current Status and Future Directions (2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • Longitudinal gut virome analysis identifies specific viral signatures that precede necrotizing enterocolitis onset in preterm infants (2022, Nature Microbiology)

Their most frequent coauthors include:

  • Stephen B. Freedman
  • David Schnadower
  • Carla Hall-Moore
  • I. Malick Ndao
  • Gautam Dantas

Phillip I. Tarr has published prolifically in several key journals, with a noteworthy number of publications appearing in:

  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (8 publications)
  • Gastroenterology (4 publications)
  • EBioMedicine (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases (3 publications)
  • JAMA Pediatrics (3 publications)

Their main fields of study reflect a blend of clinical and molecular approaches:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, subfields covered in their work include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Epidemiology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The principal research topics emphasize microbial and pediatric health aspects, such as:

  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Escherichia coli research studies

Best Publications

  • Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli and haemolytic uraemic syndrome

    Phillip I Tarr;Carrie A Gordon;Wayne L Chandler

  • Practice Guidelines for the Management of Infectious Diarrhea

    Richard L. Guerrant;Thomas Van Gilder;Ted S. Steiner;Nathan M. Thielman

  • The Risk of the Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome after Antibiotic Treatment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections

    Craig S. Wong;Srdjan Jelacic;Rebecca L. Habeeb;Sandra L. Watkins

  • A Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7—Associated Bloody Diarrhea and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome From Hamburgers: The Washington Experience

    Beth P. Bell;Marcia Goldoft;Patricia M. Griffin;Margaret A. Davis

  • Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli in human medicine

    Helge Karch;Phillip I. Tarr;Martina Bielaszewska

  • Intestinal dysbiosis in preterm infants preceding necrotizing enterocolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mohan Pammi;Julia Cope;Phillip I. Tarr;Barbara B. Warner

  • 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea.

    Andi L Shane;Rajal K Mody;John A Crump;Phillip I Tarr

  • Early life dynamics of the human gut virome and bacterial microbiome in infants

    Efrem S Lim;Yanjiao Zhou;Guoyan Zhao;Irma K Bauer

  • Biogeography of the ecosystems of the healthy human body

    Yanjiao Zhou;Hongyu Gao;Kathie A Mihindukulasuriya;Patricio S La Rosa

  • Escherichia coli 0157:H7: Clinical, Diagnostic, and Epidemiological Aspects of Human Infection

    Phillip I. Tarr

  • Patterned Progression of Bacterial Populations in the Premature Infant Gut

    Patricio S. La Rosa;Barbara B. Warner;Yanjiao Zhou;George M. Weinstock

  • The prevalence of Escherichia coli O157.H7 in dairy and beef cattle in Washington State.

    D. D. Hancock;T. E. Besser;M. L. Kinsel;P. I. Tarr

  • Development of an enhanced human gastrointestinal epithelial culture system to facilitate patient-based assays

    Kelli L VanDussen;Jeffrey M Marinshaw;Nurmohammad Shaikh;Hiroyuki Miyoshi

  • Toxin genotypes and plasmid profiles as determinants of systemic sequelae in Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections.

    Stephen M. Ostroff;Phillip I. Tarr;Marguerite A. Neill;Jay H. Lewis

  • Gut bacteria dysbiosis and necrotising enterocolitis in very low birthweight infants: a prospective case-control study

    Barbara B Warner;Elena Deych;Yanjiao Zhou;Carla Hall-Moore

  • Developmental dynamics of the preterm infant gut microbiota and antibiotic resistome.

    Molly K. Gibson;Bin Wang;Sara Ahmadi;Carey-Ann D. Burnham

  • Iha: a novel Escherichia coli O157:H7 adherence-conferring molecule encoded on a recently acquired chromosomal Island of conserved structure

    Phillip I. Tarr;Phillip I. Tarr;Sima S. Bilge;James C. Vary;Srdjan Jelacic

  • Metagenomic Analysis of Human Diarrhea: Viral Detection and Discovery

    Stacy R Finkbeiner;Adam F Allred;Phillip I Tarr;Eilleen J Klein

  • A longitudinal study of Escherichia coli O157 in fourteen cattle herds

    D. D. Hancock;T. E. Besser;D. H. Rice;D. E. Herriott

  • Activation of endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule 1 (ELAM-1) gene transcription.

    K F Montgomery;L Osborn;C Hession;R Tizard

  • Toxin Genotypes and Plasmid Profiles as Determinants of Systemic Sequelae

    Stephen M. Ostroff;Phillip I. Tarr;Marguerite A. Neill;Jay H. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Johnson
James R. Johnson University of Minnesota
George M. Weinstock
George M. Weinstock The Jackson Laboratory
Helge Karch
Helge Karch University of Münster
Thomas E. Besser
Thomas E. Besser Washington State University
Yanjiao Zhou
Yanjiao Zhou University of Connecticut Health Center
Martina Bielaszewska
Martina Bielaszewska University of Münster
Alexander Mellmann
Alexander Mellmann University of Münster
Steven J. Drews
Steven J. Drews Canadian Blood Services
Gautam Dantas
Gautam Dantas Washington University in St. Louis
Dale D. Hancock
Dale D. Hancock Washington State University

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