David A. Rasko

The Complete Genome Sequence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis IP31758, the Causative Agent of Far East Scarlet-Like Fever (2007)

Mark Eppinger, M. J. Rosovitz, Wolfgang Florian Fricke, David A. Rasko, Galina Kokorina, Corinne Fayolle, ...

The first reported Far East scarlet-like fever (FESLF) epidemic swept the Pacific coastal region of Russia in the late 1950s. Symptoms of the severe infection included erythematous skin rash and...

The Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 Reveals Metabolic Adaptations and a Large Plasmid Related to Bacillus anthracis pXO1 (2006)

Rasko, David A., Ravel, Jacques, Okstad, Ole A., Helgason, Erlendur, Cer, Regina Z., Jiang, Lingxia, ...

We sequenced the complete genome of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987, a non-lethal dairy isolate in the same genetic subgroup as Bacillus anthracis. Comparison of the chromosomes demonstrated that B.cereus...

Identification of Anthrax Toxin Genes in a Bacillus cereus Associated With An Illness Resembling Inhalation Anthrax (2006)

Hoffmaster, Alex R., Ravel, Jacques, Rasko, David A., Chapman, Gail D., Chute, Michael D., Marston, CHung K., ...

Bacillus anthracis is the etiologic agent of anthrax, an acute fatal disease among mammals. It was thought to differ from Bacillus cereus, an opportunistic pathogen and cause of food poisoning, by...

Skewed genomic variability in strains of the toxigenic bacterial pathogen, Clostridium perfringens (2006)

Myers, Garry S.A., Rasko, David A., Cheung, Jackie K., Ravel, Jacques, Seshadri, Rekha, DeBoy, Robert T., ...

Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive, anaerobic spore-forming bacterium commonly found in soil, sediments, and the human gastrointestinal tract. C. perfringens is responsible for a wide...

Skewed genomic variability in strains of the toxigenic bacterial pathogen, Clostridium perfringens (2006)

Myers, Garry S.A., Rasko, David A., Cheung, Jackie K., Ravel, Jacques, Seshadri, Rekha, DeBoy, Robert T., ...

Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive, anaerobic spore-forming bacterium commonly found in soil, sediments, and the human gastrointestinal tract. C. perfringens is responsible for a wide...

The first decade of microbial genomics: what have we learned and where are we going next? (2005)

Rasko, David A, Mongodin, Emmanuel F

A report on the International Conference on Microbial Genomics, Halifax, Canada, 13-16 April 2005.

Visualization of comparative genomic analyses by BLAST score ratio (2005)

Rasko, David A, Myers, Garry SA, Ravel, Jacques

Abstract Background The first microbial genome sequence, Haemophilus influenzae , was published in 1995. Since then, more than 400 microbial genome sequences have been completed or commenced. This...

Major Structural Differences and Novel Potential Virulence Mechanisms from the Genomes of Multiple Campylobacter Species (2005)

Derrick E. Fouts, Emmanuel F. Mongodin, Robert E. Mandrell, William G. Miller, David A. Rasko, Jacques Ravel, ...

Although the single genome sequence of the human Campylobacter jejuni yielded some insight, comparison of multiple species of the same genus elucidated greater understanding of virulence mechanisms.

Major Structural Differences and Novel Potential Virulence Mechanisms from the Genomes of Multiple Campylobacter Species (2005)

Derrick E. Fouts, Emmanuel F. Mongodin, Robert E. Mandrell, William G. Miller, David A. Rasko, Jacques Ravel, ...

Sequencing and comparative genome analysis of four strains of Campylobacter including C. lari RM2100, C. upsaliensis RM3195, and C. coli RM2228 has revealed major structural differences that are...

Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species (2004)

Nelson, Karen E., Fouts, Derrick E., Mongodin, Emmanuel F., Ravel, Jacques, DeBoy, Robert T., Kolonay, James F., ...

The genomes of three strains of Listeria monocytogenes that have been associated with food‐borne illness in the USA were subjected to whole genome comparative analysis. A total of 51, 97 and 69...

The genome sequence of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 reveals metabolic adaptations and a large plasmid related to Bacillus anthracis pXO1 (2004)

Rasko, David A., Ravel, Jacques, Økstad, Ole Andreas, Helgason, Erlendur, Cer, Regina Z., Jiang, Lingxia, ...

We sequenced the complete genome of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987, a non‐lethal dairy isolate in the same genetic subgroup as Bacillus anthracis. Comparison of the chromosomes demonstrated that...

Repression of bacterial motility by a novel fimbrial gene product

Li, Xin, Rasko, David A., Lockatell, C.Virginia, Johnson, David E., Mobley, Harry L.T.

Proteus mirabilis is a common uropathogen in patients with long-term catheterization or with structural or functional abnormalities in the urinary tract. The mannose-resistant, Proteus-like (MR/P)...

Influence of Lewis Antigen Expression by Helicobacter pylori on Bacterial Internalization by Gastric Epithelial Cells

Lozniewski, Alain, Haristoy, Xavier, Rasko, David A., Hatier, Renée, Plénat, François, Taylor, Diane E., ...

The role of Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Lewis antigens in infection is still not well known. We investigated the influence of Lewis antigen expression by H. pylori on its...

Formation and Composition of the Bacillus anthracis Endospore†

Liu, Hongbin, Bergman, Nicholas H., Thomason, Brendan, Shallom, Shamira, Hazen, Alyson, Crossno, Joseph, ...

The endospores of Bacillus anthracis are the infectious particles of anthrax. Spores are dormant bacterial morphotypes able to withstand harsh environments for decades, which contributes to their...

Autotransporter Genes pic and tsh Are Associated with Escherichia coli Strains That Cause Acute Pyelonephritis and Are Expressed during Urinary Tract Infection

Heimer, Susan R., Rasko, David A., Lockatell, C. Virginia, Johnson, David E., Mobley, Harry L. T.

We have identified two chromosomal open reading frames in uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strain CFT073 which are highly homologous to serine protease autotransporters Pic and Tsh. Both cloned...

The genome sequence of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 reveals metabolic adaptations and a large plasmid related to Bacillus anthracis pXO1

Rasko, David A., Ravel, Jacques, Økstad, Ole Andreas, Helgason, Erlendur, Cer, Regina Z., Jiang, Lingxia, ...

We sequenced the complete genome of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987, a non-lethal dairy isolate in the same genetic subgroup as Bacillus anthracis. Comparison of the chromosomes demonstrated that B.cereus...

Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species

Nelson, Karen E., Fouts, Derrick E., Mongodin, Emmanuel F., Ravel, Jacques, DeBoy, Robert T., Kolonay, James F., ...

The genomes of three strains of Listeria monocytogenes that have been associated with food-borne illness in the USA were subjected to whole genome comparative analysis. A total of 51, 97 and 69...

Identification of anthrax toxin genes in a Bacillus cereus associated with an illness resembling inhalation anthrax

Hoffmaster, Alex R., Ravel, Jacques, Rasko, David A., Chapman, Gail D., Chute, Michael D., Marston, Chung K., ...

Bacillus anthracis is the etiologic agent of anthrax, an acute fatal disease among mammals. It was thought to differ from Bacillus cereus, an opportunistic pathogen and cause of food poisoning, by...

Major Structural Differences and Novel Potential Virulence Mechanisms from the Genomes of Multiple Campylobacter Species

Fouts, Derrick E, Mongodin, Emmanuel F, Mandrell, Robert E, Miller, William G, Rasko, David A, Ravel, Jacques, ...

Sequencing and comparative genome analysis of four strains of Campylobacter including C. lari RM2100, C. upsaliensis RM3195, and C. coli RM2228 has revealed major structural differences that are...

Patellamide A and C biosynthesis by a microcin-like pathway in Prochloron didemni, the cyanobacterial symbiont of Lissoclinum patella

Schmidt, Eric W., Nelson, James T., Rasko, David A., Sudek, Sebastian, Eisen, Jonathan A., Haygood, Margo G., ...

Prochloron spp. are obligate cyanobacterial symbionts of many didemnid family ascidians. It has been proposed that the cyclic peptides of the patellamide class found in didemnid extracts are...

The first decade of microbial genomics: what have we learned and where are we going next?

Rasko, David A, Mongodin, Emmanuel F

A report on the International Conference on Microbial Genomics, Halifax, Canada, 13-16 April 2005.

Sequencing Bacillus anthracis Typing Phages Gamma and Cherry Reveals a Common Ancestry

Fouts, Derrick E., Rasko, David A., Cer, Regina Z., Jiang, Lingxia, Fedorova, Nadia B., Shvartsbeyn, Alla, ...

The genetic relatedness of the Bacillus anthracis typing phages Gamma and Cherry was determined by nucleotide sequencing and comparative analysis. The genomes of these two phages were identical...

Repression of bacterial motility by a novel fimbrial gene product

Li, Xin, Rasko, David A., Lockatell, C.Virginia, Johnson, David E., Mobley, Harry L.T.

Proteus mirabilis is a common uropathogen in patients with long-term catheterization or with structural or functional abnormalities in the urinary tract. The mannose-resistant, Proteus-like (MR/P)...

Influence of Lewis Antigen Expression by Helicobacter pylori on Bacterial Internalization by Gastric Epithelial Cells

Lozniewski, Alain, Haristoy, Xavier, Rasko, David A., Hatier, Renée, Plénat, François, Taylor, Diane E., ...

The role of Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Lewis antigens in infection is still not well known. We investigated the influence of Lewis antigen expression by H. pylori on its...

Formation and Composition of the Bacillus anthracis Endospore†

Liu, Hongbin, Bergman, Nicholas H., Thomason, Brendan, Shallom, Shamira, Hazen, Alyson, Crossno, Joseph, ...

The endospores of Bacillus anthracis are the infectious particles of anthrax. Spores are dormant bacterial morphotypes able to withstand harsh environments for decades, which contributes to their...

Autotransporter Genes pic and tsh Are Associated with Escherichia coli Strains That Cause Acute Pyelonephritis and Are Expressed during Urinary Tract Infection

Heimer, Susan R., Rasko, David A., Lockatell, C. Virginia, Johnson, David E., Mobley, Harry L. T.

We have identified two chromosomal open reading frames in uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strain CFT073 which are highly homologous to serine protease autotransporters Pic and Tsh. Both cloned...

The genome sequence of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 reveals metabolic adaptations and a large plasmid related to Bacillus anthracis pXO1

Rasko, David A., Ravel, Jacques, Økstad, Ole Andreas, Helgason, Erlendur, Cer, Regina Z., Jiang, Lingxia, ...

We sequenced the complete genome of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987, a non-lethal dairy isolate in the same genetic subgroup as Bacillus anthracis. Comparison of the chromosomes demonstrated that B.cereus...

Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species

Nelson, Karen E., Fouts, Derrick E., Mongodin, Emmanuel F., Ravel, Jacques, DeBoy, Robert T., Kolonay, James F., ...

The genomes of three strains of Listeria monocytogenes that have been associated with food-borne illness in the USA were subjected to whole genome comparative analysis. A total of 51, 97 and 69...

Identification of anthrax toxin genes in a Bacillus cereus associated with an illness resembling inhalation anthrax

Hoffmaster, Alex R., Ravel, Jacques, Rasko, David A., Chapman, Gail D., Chute, Michael D., Marston, Chung K., ...

Bacillus anthracis is the etiologic agent of anthrax, an acute fatal disease among mammals. It was thought to differ from Bacillus cereus, an opportunistic pathogen and cause of food poisoning, by...

Major Structural Differences and Novel Potential Virulence Mechanisms from the Genomes of Multiple Campylobacter Species

Fouts, Derrick E, Mongodin, Emmanuel F, Mandrell, Robert E, Miller, William G, Rasko, David A, Ravel, Jacques, ...

Sequencing and comparative genome analysis of four strains of Campylobacter including C. lari RM2100, C. upsaliensis RM3195, and C. coli RM2228 has revealed major structural differences that are...

Patellamide A and C biosynthesis by a microcin-like pathway in Prochloron didemni, the cyanobacterial symbiont of Lissoclinum patella

Schmidt, Eric W., Nelson, James T., Rasko, David A., Sudek, Sebastian, Eisen, Jonathan A., Haygood, Margo G., ...

Prochloron spp. are obligate cyanobacterial symbionts of many didemnid family ascidians. It has been proposed that the cyclic peptides of the patellamide class found in didemnid extracts are...

The first decade of microbial genomics: what have we learned and where are we going next?

Rasko, David A, Mongodin, Emmanuel F

A report on the International Conference on Microbial Genomics, Halifax, Canada, 13-16 April 2005.

Sequencing Bacillus anthracis Typing Phages Gamma and Cherry Reveals a Common Ancestry

Fouts, Derrick E., Rasko, David A., Cer, Regina Z., Jiang, Lingxia, Fedorova, Nadia B., Shvartsbeyn, Alla, ...

The genetic relatedness of the Bacillus anthracis typing phages Gamma and Cherry was determined by nucleotide sequencing and comparative analysis. The genomes of these two phages were identical...

Skewed genomic variability in strains of the toxigenic bacterial pathogen, Clostridium perfringens

Myers, Garry S.A., Rasko, David A., Cheung, Jackie K., Ravel, Jacques, Seshadri, Rekha, DeBoy, Robert T., ...

Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive, anaerobic spore-forming bacterium commonly found in soil, sediments, and the human gastrointestinal tract. C. perfringens is responsible for a wide...

Multiple Antimicrobial Resistance in Plague: An Emerging Public Health Risk

Welch, Timothy J., Fricke, W. Florian, McDermott, Patrick F., White, David G., Rosso, Marie-Laure, Rasko, David A., ...

Antimicrobial resistance in Yersinia pestis is rare, yet constitutes a significant international public health and biodefense threat. In 1995, the first multidrug resistant (MDR) isolate of Y. pestis...

Complete Sequence Analysis of Novel Plasmids from Emetic and Periodontal Bacillus cereus Isolates Reveals a Common Evolutionary History among the B. cereus-Group Plasmids, Including Bacillus anthracis pXO1▿ ‡

Rasko, David A., Rosovitz, M. J., Økstad, Ole Andreas, Fouts, Derrick E., Jiang, Lingxia, Cer, Regina Z., ...

The plasmids of the members of the Bacillus cereus sensu lato group of organisms are essential in defining the phenotypic traits associated with pathogenesis and ecology. For example, Bacillus...

The Complete Genome Sequence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis IP31758, the Causative Agent of Far East Scarlet-Like Fever

Eppinger, Mark, Rosovitz, M. J, Fricke, Wolfgang Florian, Rasko, David A, Kokorina, Galina, Fayolle, Corinne, ...

The first reported Far East scarlet-like fever (FESLF) epidemic swept the Pacific coastal region of Russia in the late 1950s. Symptoms of the severe infection included erythematous skin rash and...

Defining Genomic Islands and Uropathogen-Specific Genes in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli▿

Lloyd, Amanda L., Rasko, David A., Mobley, Harry L. T.

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains are responsible for the majority of uncomplicated urinary tract infections, which can present clinically as cystitis or pyelonephritis. UPEC strain...

QseA and GrlR/GrlA Regulation of the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement Genes in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli▿

Russell, Regan M., Sharp, Faith C., Rasko, David A., Sperandio, Vanessa

Transcription of the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) genes in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is regulated by the LEE-encoded Ler and GrlR/GrlA proteins as well as the non-LEE-encoded...

Metabolic Analysis of Moraxella catarrhalis and the Effect of Selected In Vitro Growth Conditions on Global Gene Expression▿ †

Wang, Wei, Reitzer, Larry, Rasko, David A., Pearson, Melanie M., Blick, Robert J., Laurence, Cassie, ...

The nucleotide sequence from the genome of Moraxella catarrhalis ATCC 43617 was annotated and used both to assess the metabolic capabilities and limitations of this bacterium and to design probes for...

Global Effects of the Cell-to-Cell Signaling Molecules Autoinducer-2, Autoinducer-3, and Epinephrine in a luxS Mutant of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli▿

Kendall, Melissa M., Rasko, David A., Sperandio, Vanessa

Intrakingdom cell-to-cell communication and interkingdom cell-to-cell communication play essential roles in the virulence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Four signals, autoinducer 2...

Native Outer Membrane Proteins Protect Mice against Pulmonary Challenge with Virulent Type A Francisella tularensis▿

Huntley, Jason F., Conley, Patrick G., Rasko, David A., Hagman, Kayla E., Apicella, Michael A., Norgard, Michael V.

Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia. F. tularensis is a category A select agent and thus a potential agent of...

The Pangenome Structure of Escherichia coli: Comparative Genomic Analysis of E. coli Commensal and Pathogenic Isolates▿ †

Rasko, David A., Rosovitz, M. J., Myers, Garry S. A., Mongodin, Emmanuel F., Fricke, W. Florian, Gajer, Pawel, ...

Whole-genome sequencing has been skewed toward bacterial pathogens as a consequence of the prioritization of medical and veterinary diseases. However, it is becoming clear that in order to accurately...

CadA Negatively Regulates Escherichia coli O157:H7 Adherence and Intestinal Colonization▿ †

Vazquez-Juarez, Roberto C., Kuriakose, Jeeba A., Rasko, David A., Ritchie, Jennifer M., Kendall, Melissa M., Slater, Terry M., ...

Adherence of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains to intestinal epithelia is essential for infection. For enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) serotype O157:H7, we have previously demonstrated that...

The Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames “Ancestor”▿

Ravel, Jacques, Jiang, Lingxia, Stanley, Scott T., Wilson, Mark R., Decker, R. Scott, Read, Timothy D., ...

The pathogenic bacterium Bacillus anthracis has become the subject of intense study as a result of its use in a bioterrorism attack in the United States in September and October 2001. Previous...

Characterization of the Complete Zwittermicin A Biosynthesis Gene Cluster from Bacillus cereus▿ †

Kevany, Brian M., Rasko, David A., Thomas, Michael G.

Bacillus cereus UW85 produces the linear aminopolyol antibiotic zwittermicin A (ZmA). This antibiotic has diverse biological activities, such as suppression of disease in plants caused by protists,...

The QseC Adrenergic Signaling Cascade in Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)

Hughes, David T., Clarke, Marcie B., Yamamoto, Kaneyoshi, Rasko, David A., Sperandio, Vanessa

The ability to respond to stress is at the core of an organism's survival. The hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine play a central role in stress responses in mammals, which require the...

The two-component system QseEF and the membrane protein QseG link adrenergic and stress sensing to bacterial pathogenesis

Reading, Nicola C., Rasko, David A., Torres, Alfredo G., Sperandio, Vanessa

Bacterial pathogens sense host cues to activate expression of virulence genes. Most of these signals are sensed through histidine kinases (HKs), which comprise the main sensory mechanism in bacteria....

The Role of Genomics in the Identification, Prediction, and Prevention of Biological Threats

Fricke, W. Florian, Rasko, David A., Ravel, Jacques

In all likelihood, it is only a matter of time before our public health system will face a major biological threat, whether intentionally dispersed or originating from a known or newly emerging...