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Victor J. DiRita is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields including Endocrinology, Molecular Biology, Food Science, Immunology, and Molecular Medicine.

The research topics covered by Victor J. DiRita span several areas:

  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Major recent publications by Victor J. DiRita include the following:

  • "SMAUG: Analyzing single-molecule tracks with nonparametric Bayesian statistics," 2020, published in Methods
  • "Activation of a Vibrio cholerae CBASS anti-phage system by quorum sensing and folate depletion," 2023, published in mBio
  • "Gut metabolite L-lactate supports Campylobacter jejuni population expansion during acute infection," 2024, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Aerobic Metabolism in Vibrio cholerae Is Required for Population Expansion during Infection," 2020, published in mBio
  • "Vibrio cholerae requires oxidative respiration through the bd-I and cbb3 oxidases for intestinal proliferation," 2022, published in PLoS Pathogens

Victor J. DiRita has frequently collaborated with several researchers throughout their career. Notable co-authors include:

  • Lucas M. Demey
  • Ritam Sinha
  • Andrew J. Van Alst
  • Geoffrey B. Severin
  • Elizabeth N. Ottosen

The scientist has contributed significantly to publications in various venues, with multiple articles appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Chirality

Best Publications

  • Campylobacter jejuni : molecular biology and pathogenesis

    Kathryn T. Young;Lindsay M. Davis;Victor J. DiRita

  • Regulatory cascade controls virulence in Vibrio cholerae.

    Victor J. DiRita;Claude Parsot;Georg Jander;John J. Mekalanos

  • Identification of Campylobacter jejuni genes involved in commensal colonization of the chick gastrointestinal tract.

    David R. Hendrixson;Victor J. DiRita

  • A two-component regulatory system, CsrR-CsrS, represses expression of three Streptococcus pyogenes virulence factors, hyaluronic acid capsule, streptolysin S, and pyrogenic exotoxin B.

    Andrew Heath;Victor J. DiRita;Neil L. Barg;N. Cary Engleberg

  • Regulatory Networks Controlling Vibrio cholerae Virulence Gene Expression

    Jyl S. Matson;Jeffrey H. Withey;Victor J. DiRita

  • Co‐ordinate expression of virulence genes by ToxR in Vibrio cholerae

    Victor J. DiRita

  • A proteome-wide protein interaction map for Campylobacter jejuni

    Jodi R Parrish;Jingkai Yu;Guozhen Liu;Julie A Hines

  • Periplasmic interaction between two membrane regulatory proteins, ToxR and ToxS, results in signal transduction and transcriptional activation

    Victor J. DiRita;John J. Mekalanos

  • Spontaneous Mutations in the CsrRS Two-Component Regulatory System of Streptococcus pyogenes Result in Enhanced Virulence in a Murine Model of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection

    N. Cary Engleberg;Andrew Heath;Alita Miller;Clarise Rivera

  • Bacterial Virulence Gene Regulation: An Evolutionary Perspective

    Peggy A. Cotter;Victor J. DiRita

  • Transposon mutagenesis of Campylobacter jejuni identifies a bipartite energy taxis system required for motility.

    David R. Hendrixson;Brian J. Akerley;Victor J. DiRita

  • Identification of toxS, a regulatory gene whose product enhances toxR-mediated activation of the cholera toxin promoter.

    V L Miller;V J DiRita;J J Mekalanos

  • General secretion pathway (eps) genes required for toxin secretion and outer membrane biogenesis in Vibrio cholerae.

    M Sandkvist;L O Michel;L P Hough;V M Morales

  • The virulence gene activator ToxT from Vibrio cholerae is a member of the AraC family of transcriptional activators.

    D E Higgins;E Nazareno;V J DiRita

  • The Vibrio cholerae ToxR/TcpP/ToxT virulence cascade: distinct roles for two membrane‐localized transcriptional activators on a single promoter

    Eric S. Krukonis;Rosa R. Yu;Victor J. DiRita

  • Transcription of σ54-dependent but not σ 28-dependent flagellar genes in Campylobacter jejuni is associated with formation of the flagellar secretory apparatus

    David R. Hendrixson;Victor J. DiRita

  • Regulation of gene expression in Vibrio cholerae by ToxT involves both antirepression and RNA polymerase stimulation

    Rosa R. Yu;Victor J. DiRita

  • A branch in the ToxR regulatory cascade of Vibrio cholerae revealed by characterization of toxT mutant strains

    Gretchen A. Champion;Melody N. Neely;Molly A. Brennan;Victor J. DiRita

  • From motility to virulence: sensing and responding to environmental signals in Vibrio cholerae

    Eric S Krukonis;Victor J DiRita

  • Phase variation in tcpH modulates expression of the ToxR regulon in Vibrio cholerae

    Patricia A. Carroll;Karen T. Tashima;Marc B. Rogers;Victor J. DiRita

  • Transcriptional control of toxT, a regulatory gene in the ToxR regulon of Vibrio cholerae

    Dairen E. Higgins;Victor J. DiRita

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Mekalanos
John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School
Waldemar Vollmer
Waldemar Vollmer Newcastle University
Stephen E. Girardin
Stephen E. Girardin University of Toronto
Stanton B. Gelvin
Stanton B. Gelvin Purdue University West Lafayette
Jonathan Livny
Jonathan Livny Broad Institute
Stephen B. Calderwood
Stephen B. Calderwood Massachusetts General Hospital
James B. Kaper
James B. Kaper University of Maryland, Baltimore
Igor B. Zhulin
Igor B. Zhulin The Ohio State University
Terence S. Dermody
Terence S. Dermody University of Pittsburgh
Trey Ideker
Trey Ideker University of California, San Diego

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