SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

 

Peer reviewed journal articles

 

Provenzano D., P. Kovac, and W. F. Wade.  2006.  The ABCs (Antibodies, B cells and Carbohydrate epitopes) of cholera immunity: considerations for

            an improved vaccine. Microbiology and Immunology, 50(12):899-927

Bina, J., D. Provenzano, C. Wang, X.R. Bina, and J.J. Mekalanos.  2006.  Characterization of the Vibrio cholerae vexRAB and vexCD efflux systems.  Archives of Microbiology, 186(3):171-181

Kannan, T.R., D. Provenzano, J.R. Wright, and J. B. Baseman.  2005 A Mycoplasma pneumoniae Surfactant-Protein A biding protein has cytotoxic activity.  Infection and Immunity, 73(5):2828-2834

Wibbenmeyer, J.A., D. Provenzano, C.D. Landry, K.E. Klose, A.H. Delcour. 2002.  Vibrio cholerae OmpU and OmpT porins are differentially affected by bile.  Infection and Immunity, 70(1):1201-12

Provenzano, D., C.M. Lauriano, and K.E. Klose.  2001.  Characterization of the role of ToxR-modulated outer membrane-porins OmpU and OmpT in Vibrio cholerae virulence.  Journal of Bacteriology, 183(12):3652-3662

Julio, S. M., D.M. Heithoff, D. Provenzano, K.E. Klose, R.L. Sinsheimer, D.A. Low, and M.J. Mahan.  2001.  DNA adenine methylase is essential for viability and plays a role in the pathogenesis of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Vibrio cholerae  Infection and Immunity, 69(12):7610-7615

Provenzano D. and K.E. Klose.  2000.  Altered expression of the ToxR-regulated porins OmpU and OmpT diminishes Vibrio cholerae bile resistance, virulence factor expression, and intestinal colonization.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 97(18):10220-10224

Provenzano D., D.A. Schuhmacher, J.L. Barker, and K.E. Klose.  2000.  The virulence regulatory protein ToxR mediates enhanced bile resistance in Vibrio cholerae and other pathogenic Vibrio species.  Infection and Immunity, 68(3):1491-1497

Provenzano D., A. Khoshnan, and J.F. Alderete. 1997.  Involvement of dsRNA virus in the protein composition and growth kinetics of host Trichomonas vaginalis Archives of Virology, 142:939-952

Alderete J.F. and D. Provenzano.  1997.  The vagina has reducing environment sufficient for activation of Trichomonas vaginalis cysteine proteinases.  Genitourinary Medicine, 73:291-296

Provenzano, D. and J.F. Alderete. 1995.  Analysis of human immunoglobulin-degrading cysteine proteinases of Trichomonas vaginalis.  Infection and Immunity, 63(9):3388-3395

Alderete J.F., D. Provenzano, and M.W. Lehker.  1995.  Iron mediates Trichomonas vaginalis resistance to complement lysis.  Microbial Pathogenesis, 19:93-103

Khoshnan, A., D. Provenzano, and J.F. Alderete.  1994.  Unique double-stranded RNAs associated with the Trichomonas vaginalis virus are synthesized by viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.  Journal of Virology, 68(11):7108-7114

 

Poster presentations and talks

 

Kannan, T.R., D. Provenzano, J.R. Wright, and J.B. Baseman.  2002  Mycoplasma pneumoniae binding to human Surfactant Protein-A is mediated by two surface proteins.  International Meeting of Mycoplasmology, Vienna, Austria

Provenzano, D., and K. E. Klose.  2000.  Ectopic expression of the Vibrio cholerae outer membrane porin OmpT affects resistance to bile and colonization of the infant-mouse intestine. 100th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA

Provenzano, D. and K.E. Klose. 1999. The virulence regulator ToxR mediates enhanced bile resistance in Vibrio cholerae. 35th U.S.-Japan Cholera and Other Bacteric Infection Joint Panel Meeting, Baltimore, MD

Provenzano, D. and K.E. Klose. 1999.  Ectopic expression of the outer membrane porin OmpT of Vibrio cholerae affects resistance to bile and colonization of the infant-mouse intestine.  Annual Texas Branch ASM Meeting.  Forth Worth, TX

Provenzano, D. and K.E. Klose.  1999.  Ectopic expression of the Vibrio cholerae outer membrane porin OmpT affects resistance to bile and colonization of the suckling-mouse intestine.  XV Lost Pines Molecular Biology Conference.  Lost Pines, TX

Provenzano, D. and K.E. Klose. 1999. The virulence regulator ToxR mediates enhanced bile resistance in Vibrio cholerae. Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Provenzano, D. and K.E. Klose.  1999.  The virulence regulator ToxR mediates enhanced bile resistance in Vibrio cholerae.  99th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL

Provenzano, D. and K.E. Klose.  1999.  Enhanced bile resistance in Vibrio cholerae is mediated by the transcriptional activator of virulence factors ToxR.  Texas ASM Chapter Spring Conference, Junction, TX

Provenzano, D. and J.F. Alderete.  1996.  The vaginal reducing environment activates Trichomonas vaginalis  cysteine proteinases. 96th  General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,  New Orleans, LA

Provenzano, D. and J.F. Alderete.  1995.  Trichomonas vaginalis  cysteine proteinases degrade human immunoglobulins.  Eleventh Meetings of the ISSTDR,  New Orleans, LA

Khoshnan, A., D. Provenzano, and J.F. Alderete.  1995.  Double stranded RNA satellites are associated with Trichomonas vaginalis  virus.  Fifth International Symposium on Double-Stranded RNA Viruses, Jerba, Tunisia

Khoshnan, A., D. Provenzano, and J.F. Alderete. 1993. Differential accumulation of specific cellular mRNAs in Trichomonas vaginalis  harboring the dsRNA virus.12th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, U.C. Davis, CA

 

      Dissertation

 

Provenzano, D.  2000.   The role of the Outer Membrane Porins OmpU and OmpT in Vibrio cholerae bile resistance and virulence.  University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio.

 

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