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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2008

Development of a transposon mutagenesis system in the oral spirochete Treponema denticola.

Yu Yang, Philip E Stewart, Xiaoguang Shi, Chunhao Li

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu YangDepartment of Oral Biology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, 14214-3092, USA.
Philip E Stewart
Xiaoguang Shi
Chunhao Li
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · USNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · US

Funding

Molecular Genetics Of Infectious Borrelia BurgdorferiZ01AI000917 · NIAID · NIAID EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES · PI ROSA, PATRICIA A · 2002 to 2008
$2.2M
Role of Zonula Occludens Toxin in the Pathogenesis of Treponema denticolaR21DE018829 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI LI, CHUNHAO CHRIS · 2008 to 2009
$427k
Role of motility in Borrelia burgdorferi pathogenesisR03AR050656 · NIAMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI LI, CHUNHAO · 2004 to 2006
$223k
NIAMS NIH HHS AR050656NIAMS NIH HHS R03 AR050656NIDCR NIH HHS DE018829NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE018829
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, we report successful transposon mutagenesis in the oral spirochete Treponema denticola. A modified Himar1 transposon, including a new antibiotic selection cassette for T. denticola, generated mutations affecting cell division, transport, and chemotaxis, among other processes. This random mutagenesis system should facilitate research on the biology and pathogenesis of this spirochete, which is associated with human periodontal diseases.

Indexed as

DNA Transposable ElementsDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansMutagenesis, InsertionalPeriodontal DiseasesSelection, GeneticTreponema denticolaDNA Transposable Elements

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PMID18723655
PMCPMC2570287
OpenAlexW2015226051

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