Derrick E. Fouts

Phage_Finder: Automated identification and classification of prophage regions in complete bacterial genome sequences (2006)

Fouts, Derrick E.

Phage_Finder, a heuristic computer program, was created to identify prophage regions in completed bacterial genomes. Using a test dataset of 42 bacterial genomes whose prophages have been manually...

The Bacillus anthracischromosome contains four conserved, excision-proficient, putative prophages (2006)

Sozhamannan, Shanmuga, Chute, Michael D, McAfee, Farrell D, Fouts, Derrick E, Akmal, Arya, Galloway, Darrell R, ...

Abstract Background Bacillus anthracis is considered to be a recently emerged clone within the Bacillus cereus sensu lato group. The B. anthracis genome sequence contains four putative lambdoid...

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...

Phage_Finder: Automated identification and classification of prophage regions in complete bacterial genome sequences (2006)

Fouts, Derrick E.

Phage_Finder, a heuristic computer program, was created to identify prophage regions in completed bacterial genomes. Using a test dataset of 42 bacterial genomes whose prophages have been manually...

Phage_Finder: Automated identification and classification of prophage regions in complete bacterial genome sequences (2006)

Fouts, Derrick E.

Phage_Finder, a heuristic computer program, was created to identify prophage regions in completed bacterial genomes. Using a test dataset of 42 bacterial genomes whose prophages have been manually...

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...

A cloned Erwinia chrysanthemi Hrp (type III protein secretion) system functions in Escherichia coli to deliver Pseudomonas syringae Avr signals to plant cells and to secrete Avr proteins in culture

Ham, Jong Hyun, Bauer, David W., Fouts, Derrick E., Collmer, Alan

The Hrp (type III protein secretion) system is essential for the plant parasitic ability of Pseudomonas syringae and most Gram-negative bacterial plant pathogens. AvrB and AvrPto are two P. syringae...

Reciprocal secretion of proteins by the bacterial type III machines of plant and animal pathogens suggests universal recognition of mRNA targeting signals

Anderson, Deborah M., Fouts, Derrick E., Collmer, Alan, Schneewind, Olaf

Bacterial pathogens of both animals and plants use type III secretion machines to inject virulence proteins into host cells. Although many components of the secretion machinery are conserved among...

Pseudomonas syringae Hrp type III secretion system and effector proteins

Collmer, Alan, Badel, Jorge L., Charkowski, Amy O., Deng, Wen-Ling, Fouts, Derrick E., Ramos, Adela R., ...

Pseudomonas syringae is a member of an important group of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens of plants and animals that depend on a type III secretion system to inject virulence effector proteins into...

The Avr (Effector) Proteins HrmA (HopPsyA) and AvrPto Are Secreted in Culture from Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars via the Hrp (Type III) Protein Secretion System in a Temperature- and pH-Sensitive Manner

Van Dijk, Karin, Fouts, Derrick E., Rehm, Amos H., Hill, Angela R., Collmer, Alan, Alfano, James R.

We present here data showing that the Avr proteins HrmA and AvrPto are secreted in culture via the native Hrp pathways from Pseudomonas syringae pathovars that produce these proteins. Moreover, their...

Genomewide identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 promoters controlled by the HrpL alternative sigma factor

Fouts, Derrick E., Abramovitch, Robert B., Alfano, James R., Baldo, Angela M., Buell, C. Robin, Cartinhour, Samuel, ...

The ability of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 to parasitize tomato and Arabidopsis thaliana depends on genes activated by the HrpL alternative sigma factor. To support various functional...

Complete Genome Sequence of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain W83

Nelson, Karen E., Fleischmann, Robert D., DeBoy, Robert T., Paulsen, Ian T., Fouts, Derrick E., Eisen, Jonathan A., ...

The complete 2,343,479-bp genome sequence of the gram-negative, pathogenic oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis strain W83, a major contributor to periodontal disease, was determined. Whole-genome...

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...

Comparison of the genome of the oral pathogen Treponema denticola with other spirochete genomes

Seshadri, Rekha, Myers, Garry S. A., Tettelin, Hervé, Eisen, Jonathan A., Heidelberg, John F., Dodson, Robert J., ...

We present the complete 2,843,201-bp genome sequence of Treponema denticola (ATCC 35405) an oral spirochete associated with periodontal disease. Analysis of the T. denticola genome reveals factors...

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...

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...

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...

A cloned Erwinia chrysanthemi Hrp (type III protein secretion) system functions in Escherichia coli to deliver Pseudomonas syringae Avr signals to plant cells and to secrete Avr proteins in culture

Ham, Jong Hyun, Bauer, David W., Fouts, Derrick E., Collmer, Alan

The Hrp (type III protein secretion) system is essential for the plant parasitic ability of Pseudomonas syringae and most Gram-negative bacterial plant pathogens. AvrB and AvrPto are two P. syringae...

Reciprocal secretion of proteins by the bacterial type III machines of plant and animal pathogens suggests universal recognition of mRNA targeting signals

Anderson, Deborah M., Fouts, Derrick E., Collmer, Alan, Schneewind, Olaf

Bacterial pathogens of both animals and plants use type III secretion machines to inject virulence proteins into host cells. Although many components of the secretion machinery are conserved among...

Pseudomonas syringae Hrp type III secretion system and effector proteins

Collmer, Alan, Badel, Jorge L., Charkowski, Amy O., Deng, Wen-Ling, Fouts, Derrick E., Ramos, Adela R., ...

Pseudomonas syringae is a member of an important group of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens of plants and animals that depend on a type III secretion system to inject virulence effector proteins into...

The Avr (Effector) Proteins HrmA (HopPsyA) and AvrPto Are Secreted in Culture from Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars via the Hrp (Type III) Protein Secretion System in a Temperature- and pH-Sensitive Manner

Van Dijk, Karin, Fouts, Derrick E., Rehm, Amos H., Hill, Angela R., Collmer, Alan, Alfano, James R.

We present here data showing that the Avr proteins HrmA and AvrPto are secreted in culture via the native Hrp pathways from Pseudomonas syringae pathovars that produce these proteins. Moreover, their...

Genomewide identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 promoters controlled by the HrpL alternative sigma factor

Fouts, Derrick E., Abramovitch, Robert B., Alfano, James R., Baldo, Angela M., Buell, C. Robin, Cartinhour, Samuel, ...

The ability of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 to parasitize tomato and Arabidopsis thaliana depends on genes activated by the HrpL alternative sigma factor. To support various functional...

Complete Genome Sequence of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain W83

Nelson, Karen E., Fleischmann, Robert D., DeBoy, Robert T., Paulsen, Ian T., Fouts, Derrick E., Eisen, Jonathan A., ...

The complete 2,343,479-bp genome sequence of the gram-negative, pathogenic oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis strain W83, a major contributor to periodontal disease, was determined. Whole-genome...

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...

Comparison of the genome of the oral pathogen Treponema denticola with other spirochete genomes

Seshadri, Rekha, Myers, Garry S. A., Tettelin, Hervé, Eisen, Jonathan A., Heidelberg, John F., Dodson, Robert J., ...

We present the complete 2,843,201-bp genome sequence of Treponema denticola (ATCC 35405) an oral spirochete associated with periodontal disease. Analysis of the T. denticola genome reveals factors...

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...

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...

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...

Phage_Finder: Automated identification and classification of prophage regions in complete bacterial genome sequences

Fouts, Derrick E.

Phage_Finder, a heuristic computer program, was created to identify prophage regions in completed bacterial genomes. Using a test dataset of 42 bacterial genomes whose prophages have been manually...

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...

Complete Genome Sequence of the N2-Fixing Broad Host Range Endophyte Klebsiella pneumoniae 342 and Virulence Predictions Verified in Mice

Fouts, Derrick E., Tyler, Heather L., DeBoy, Robert T., Daugherty, Sean, Ren, Qinghu, Badger, Jonathan H., ...

We report here the sequencing and analysis of the genome of the nitrogen-fixing endophyte, Klebsiella pneumoniae 342. Although K. pneumoniae 342 is a member of the enteric bacteria, it serves as a...

Insights into Plant Cell Wall Degradation from the Genome Sequence of the Soil Bacterium Cellvibrio japonicus▿ †

DeBoy, Robert T., Mongodin, Emmanuel F., Fouts, Derrick E., Tailford, Louise E., Khouri, Hoda, Emerson, Joanne B., ...

The plant cell wall, which consists of a highly complex array of interconnecting polysaccharides, is the most abundant source of organic carbon in the biosphere. Microorganisms that degrade the plant...