Factors contributing to the biofilm-deficient phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus sarA mutants.

by Laura H Tsang, James E Cassat, Lindsey N Shaw, Karen E Beenken, Mark S Smeltzer
Published 2008-01-01

Limiting protease production plays a key role in the pathogenesis of the divergent clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus LAC and UAMS-1

by Joseph S. Rom, Karen E. Beenken, Aura M. Ramirez, Christopher M. Walker, Ethan J. Echols, Mark S. Smeltzer
Published 2021-01-01

Ellagic acid derivatives from Rubus ulmifolius inhibit Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and improve response to antibiotics.

by Cassandra L Quave, Miriam Estévez-Carmona, Cesar M Compadre, Gerren Hobby, Howard Hendrickson, Karen E Beenken, Mark S Smeltzer
Published 2012-01-01

SarA plays a predominant role in controlling the production of extracellular proteases in the diverse clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus LAC and UAMS-1

by Aura M. Ramirez, Karen E. Beenken, Stephanie D. Byrum, Alan J. Tackett, Lindsey N. Shaw, Brittney D. Gimza, Mark S. Smeltzer
Published 2020-01-01

The staphylococcal accessory regulator, SarA, is an RNA-binding protein that modulates the mRNA turnover properties of late-exponential and stationary phase Staphylococcus aureus c...

by John M Morrison, John M Morrison, Kelsi L Anderson, Karen E Beenken, Mark S Smeltzer, Paul M Dunman, Paul M Dunman
Published 2012-03-01

saeRS and sarA act synergistically to repress protease production and promote biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus.

by Lara N Mrak, Agnieszka K Zielinska, Karen E Beenken, Ian N Mrak, Danielle N Atwood, Linda M Griffin, Chia Y Lee, Mark S Smeltzer
Published 2012-01-01

In vivo magnetic enrichment, photoacoustic diagnosis, and photothermal purging of infected blood using multifunctional gold and magnetic nanoparticles.

by Ekaterina I Galanzha, Evgeny Shashkov, Mustafa Sarimollaoglu, Karen E Beenken, Alexei G Basnakian, Mark E Shirtliff, Jin-Woo Kim, Mark S Smeltzer, Vladimir P Zharov
Published 2012-01-01

Epistatic relationships between sarA and agr in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation.

by Karen E Beenken, Lara N Mrak, Linda M Griffin, Agnieszka K Zielinska, Lindsey N Shaw, Kelly C Rice, Alexander R Horswill, Kenneth W Bayles, Mark S Smeltzer
Published 2010-05-01

Evaluation of dynamic [18F]-FDG-PET imaging for the detection of acute post-surgical bone infection.

by Tracy L Y Brown, Horace J Spencer, Karen E Beenken, Terri L Alpe, Twyla B Bartel, William Bellamy, J Michael Gruenwald, Robert A Skinner, Sandra G McLaren, Mark S Smeltzer
Published 2012-01-01

Evaluation of a bone filler scaffold for local antibiotic delivery to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection in a contaminated bone defect

by Karen E. Beenken, Mara J. Campbell, Aura M. Ramirez, Karrar Alghazali, Christopher M. Walker, Bailey Jackson, Christopher Griffin, William King, Shawn E. Bourdo, Rebecca Rifkin, Silke Hecht, Daniel G. Meeker, David E. Anderson, Alexandru S. Biris, Mark S. Smeltzer
Published 2021-05-01

Small molecule inhibitors of Staphylococcus aureus RnpA alter cellular mRNA turnover, exhibit antimicrobial activity, and attenuate pathogenesis.

by Patrick D Olson, Lisa J Kuechenmeister, Kelsi L Anderson, Sonja Daily, Karen E Beenken, Christelle M Roux, Michelle L Reniere, Tami L Lewis, William J Weiss, Mark Pulse, Phung Nguyen, Jerry W Simecka, John M Morrison, Khalid Sayood, Oluwatoyin A Asojo, Mark S Smeltzer, Eric P Skaar, Paul M Dunman
Published 2011-02-01