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Robert D. Perry is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these areas, their work touches on subfields including Food Science, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

The main topics of Robert D. Perry's research include trace elements in health, Yersinia bacterium and plague research, probiotics and fermented foods, gut microbiota and health, Vibrio bacteria studies, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, and plant-based medicinal research.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Robert D. Perry include:

  • Siderophore-mediated zinc acquisition enhances enterobacterial colonization of the inflamed gut, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Yersiniabactin contributes to overcoming zinc restriction during Yersinia pestis infection of mammalian and insect hosts, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Droplet Tn-Seq identifies the primary secretion mechanism for yersiniabactin in Yersinia pestis, 2023, EMBO Reports
  • Siderophore-mediated zinc acquisition enhances enterobacterial colonization of the inflamed gut, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetic Variation and Heritability of Sensory and Artisan Bread Traits in a Set of SRW Wheat Breeding Lines, 2023, Foods

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Robert D. Perry include:

  • Sarah L. Price
  • Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova
  • Matthew B. Lawrenz
  • Judith Behnsen
  • Hui Zhi

Publication venues where Robert D. Perry's work has appeared include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • EMBO Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Foods

Best Publications

  • Genome Sequence of Yersinia pestis KIM

    Wen Deng;Valerie Burland;Guy Plunkett;Adam Boutin

  • Role of the Yersinia pestis Hemin Storage (hms) Locus in the Transmission of Plague by Fleas

    B. Joseph Hinnebusch;Robert D. Perry;Tom G. Schwan

  • THE YFE SYSTEM OF YERSINIA PESTIS TRANSPORTS IRON AND MANGANESE AND IS REQUIRED FOR FULL VIRULENCE OF PLAGUE

    Scott W. Bearden;Robert D. Perry

  • Loss of the pigmentation phenotype in Yersinia pestis is due to the spontaneous deletion of 102 kb of chromosomal DNA which is flanked by a repetitive element

    Jacqueline D. Fetherston;Paul Schuetze;Robert D. Perry

  • Genetic organization of the yersiniabactin biosynthetic region and construction of avirulent mutants in Yersinia pestis.

    S W Bearden;J D Fetherston;R D Perry

  • HmsP, a putative phosphodiesterase, and HmsT, a putative diguanylate cyclase, control Hms-dependent biofilm formation in Yersinia pestis.

    Olga Kirillina;Jacqueline D. Fetherston;Alexander G. Bobrov;Jennifer Abney

  • Iron acquisition in plague: modular logic in enzymatic biogenesis of yersiniabactin by Yersinia pestis

    Amy M. Gehring;Edward DeMoll;Jacqueline D. Fetherston;Ichiro Mori

  • The tc genes of Photorhabdus: a growing family

    Nicholas R Waterfield;David J Bowen;Jacqueline D Fetherston;Robert D Perry

  • Environmental modulation of gene expression and pathogenesis in Yersinia.

    Susan C. Straley;Robert D. Perry

  • Yersiniabactin from Yersinia pestis: biochemical characterization of the siderophore and its role in iron transport and regulation.

    Robert D. Perry;Paul B. Balbo;Heather A. Jones;Jacqueline D. Fetherston

  • Polyamines Are Essential for the Formation of Plague Biofilm

    Chandra N. Patel;Brian W. Wortham;J. Louise Lines;Jacqueline D. Fetherston

  • YbtP and YbtQ: two ABC transporters required for iron uptake in Yersinia pestis.

    Jacqueline D. Fetherston;Vincent J. Bertolino;Robert D. Perry

  • The phosphodiesterase activity of the HmsP EAL domain is required for negative regulation of biofilm formation in Yersinia pestis.

    Alexander G. Bobrov;Olga Kirillina;Robert D. Perry

  • The Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase HMWP2 Forms a Thiazoline Ring during Biogenesis of Yersiniabactin, an Iron-Chelating Virulence Factor of Yersinia pestis†

    Amy M. Gehring;Ichiro Mori;Robert D. Perry;Christopher T. Walsh

  • Molecular characterization of the hemin uptake locus (hmu) from Yersinia pestis and analysis of hmu mutants for hemin and hemoprotein utilization.

    Jan M. Thompson;Heather A. Jones;Robert D. Perry

  • DNA Sequencing and Analysis of the Low-Ca2+-Response Plasmid pCD1 of Yersinia pestis KIM5

    Robert D. Perry;Susan C. Straley;Jacqueline D. Fetherston;Debra J. Rose

  • Yersiniabactin iron uptake: mechanisms and role in Yersinia pestis pathogenesis

    Robert D. Perry;Jacqueline D. Fetherston

  • Systematic analysis of cyclic di-GMP signalling enzymes and their role in biofilm formation and virulence in Yersinia pestis

    Alexander G. Bobrov;Olga Kirillina;Dmitri A. Ryjenkov;Christopher M. Waters

  • Insights into Yersinia pestis biofilm development: topology and co-interaction of Hms inner membrane proteins involved in exopolysaccharide production

    Alexander G. Bobrov;Olga Kirillina;Stanislav Forman;Dietrich Mack

  • Characterization of the Yersinia pestis Yfu ABC inorganic iron transport system.

    Shimei Gong;Scott W. Bearden;Valerie A. Geoffroy;Jacqueline D. Fetherston

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan C. Straley
Susan C. Straley University of Kentucky
Pieter C. Dorrestein
Pieter C. Dorrestein University of California, San Diego
Frederick R. Blattner
Frederick R. Blattner University of Wisconsin–Madison
Roy Curtiss
Roy Curtiss University of Florida
Christopher T. Walsh
Christopher T. Walsh Stanford University
Christopher M. Waters
Christopher M. Waters Michigan State University
Justin D. Radolf
Justin D. Radolf University of Connecticut Health Center
John A. Montenieri
John A. Montenieri Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rebecca J. Eisen
Rebecca J. Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kenneth L. Gage
Kenneth L. Gage Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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