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Roberto Guillermo Kolter, Ph.D.

TitleProfessor of Microbiology and Immunobiology
InstitutionHarvard Medical School
DepartmentMicrobiology and Immunobiology
AddressHarvard Inst of Medicine
Him 1041
4 Blackfan Cir
Boston MA 02115
Phone617/432-1776
Fax617/738-7664

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  1. Friedlander RS, Vlamakis H, Kim P, Khan M, Kolter R, Aizenberg J. Bacterial flagella explore microscale hummocks and hollows to increase adhesion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 2; 110(14):5624-9.
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  2. Böttcher T, Kolodkin-Gal I, Kolter R, Losick R, Clardy J. Synthesis and activity of biomimetic biofilm disruptors. J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Feb 27; 135(8):2927-30.
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  3. Vlamakis H, Chai Y, Beauregard P, Losick R, Kolter R. Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis way. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2013 Mar; 11(3):157-68.
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  4. Romero D, Sanabria-Valentín E, Vlamakis H, Kolter R. Biofilm Inhibitors that Target Amyloid Proteins. Chem Biol. 2013 Jan 24; 20(1):102-10.
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  5. Kolter R. Histones join the fight against bacteria inside cells. elife. 2012; 1:e00302.
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  6. Martínez-Gil M, Romero D, Kolter R, Espinosa-Urgel M. Calcium Causes Multimerization of the Large Adhesin LapF and Modulates Biofilm Formation by Pseudomonas putida. J Bacteriol. 2012 Dec; 194(24):6782-9.
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  7. Adler C, Corbalán NS, Seyedsayamdost MR, Pomares MF, de Cristóbal RE, Clardy J, Kolter R, Vincent PA. Catecholate siderophores protect bacteria from pyochelin toxicity. PLoS One. 2012; 7(10):e46754.
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  8. Jogler C, Waldmann J, Huang X, Jogler M, Glöckner FO, Mascher T, Kolter R. Identification of proteins likely to be involved in morphogenesis, cell division, and signal transduction in planctomycetes by comparative genomics. J Bacteriol. 2012 Dec; 194(23):6419-30.
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  9. Traxler MF, Seyedsayamdost MR, Clardy J, Kolter R. Interspecies modulation of bacterial development through iron competition and siderophore piracy. Mol Microbiol. 2012 Nov; 86(3):628-44.
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  10. Rubinstein SM, Kolodkin-Gal I, McLoon A, Chai L, Kolter R, Losick R, Weitz DA. Osmotic pressure can regulate matrix gene expression in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2012 Oct; 86(2):426-36.
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  11. Chen Y, Yan F, Chai Y, Liu H, Kolter R, Losick R, Guo JH. Biocontrol of tomato wilt disease by Bacillus subtilis isolates from natural environments depends on conserved genes mediating biofilm formation. Environ Microbiol. 2013 Mar; 15(3):848-64.
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  12. Chai Y, Beauregard PB, Vlamakis H, Losick R, Kolter R. Galactose metabolism plays a crucial role in biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis. MBio. 2012; 3(4):e00184-12.
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  13. Seyedsayamdost MR, Cleto S, Carr G, Vlamakis H, João Vieira M, Kolter R, Clardy J. Mixing and matching siderophore clusters: structure and biosynthesis of serratiochelins from Serratia sp. V4. J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Aug 22; 134(33):13550-3.
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  14. Chen Y, Cao S, Chai Y, Clardy J, Kolter R, Guo JH, Losick R. A Bacillus subtilis sensor kinase involved in triggering biofilm formation on the roots of tomato plants. Mol Microbiol. 2012 Aug; 85(3):418-30.
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  15. Traxler MF, Kolter R. A massively spectacular view of the chemical lives of microbes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 26; 109(26):10128-9.
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  16. Earl AM, Eppinger M, Fricke WF, Rosovitz MJ, Rasko DA, Daugherty S, Losick R, Kolter R, Ravel J. Whole-genome sequences of Bacillus subtilis and close relatives. J Bacteriol. 2012 May; 194(9):2378-9.
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  17. Kolodkin-Gal I, Cao S, Chai L, Böttcher T, Kolter R, Clardy J, Losick R. A self-produced trigger for biofilm disassembly that targets exopolysaccharide. Cell. 2012 Apr 27; 149(3):684-92.
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  18. Neumann CS, Jiang W, Heemstra JR, Gontang EA, Kolter R, Walsh CT. Biosynthesis of piperazic acid via N5-hydroxy-ornithine in Kutzneria spp. 744. Chembiochem. 2012 May 7; 13(7):972-6.
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  19. Klepac-Ceraj V, Hayes CA, Gilhooly WP, Lyons TW, Kolter R, Pearson A. Microbial diversity under extreme euxinia: Mahoney Lake, Canada. Geobiology. 2012 May; 10(3):223-35.
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  20. Seminara A, Angelini TE, Wilking JN, Vlamakis H, Ebrahim S, Kolter R, Weitz DA, Brenner MP. Osmotic spreading of Bacillus subtilis biofilms driven by an extracellular matrix. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 24; 109(4):1116-21.
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  21. Seyedsayamdost MR, Traxler MF, Clardy J, Kolter R. Old meets new: using interspecies interactions to detect secondary metabolite production in actinomycetes. Methods Enzymol. 2012; 517:89-109.
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  22. Shank EA, Klepac-Ceraj V, Collado-Torres L, Powers GE, Losick R, Kolter R. Interspecies interactions that result in Bacillus subtilis forming biofilms are mediated mainly by members of its own genus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Nov 29; 108(48):E1236-43.
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  23. Nyame TT, Lemon KP, Kolter R, Liao EC. High-throughput assay for bacterial adhesion on acellular dermal matrices and synthetic surgical materials. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Nov; 128(5):1061-8.
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  24. Seyedsayamdost MR, Carr G, Kolter R, Clardy J. Roseobacticides: small molecule modulators of an algal-bacterial symbiosis. J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Nov 16; 133(45):18343-9.
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  25. Shank EA, Kolter R. Extracellular signaling and multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2011 Dec; 14(6):741-7.
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  26. Bohorquez LC, Delgado-Serrano L, López G, Osorio-Forero C, Klepac-Ceraj V, Kolter R, Junca H, Baena S, Zambrano MM. In-depth characterization via complementing culture-independent approaches of the microbial community in an acidic hot spring of the Colombian Andes. Microb Ecol. 2012 Jan; 63(1):103-15.
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  27. Hochbaum AI, Kolodkin-Gal I, Foulston L, Kolter R, Aizenberg J, Losick R. Inhibitory effects of D-amino acids on Staphylococcus aureus biofilm development. J Bacteriol. 2011 Oct; 193(20):5616-22.
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  28. Romero D, Traxler MF, López D, Kolter R. Antibiotics as signal molecules. Chem Rev. 2011 Sep 14; 111(9):5492-505.
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  29. Seyedsayamdost MR, Traxler MF, Zheng SL, Kolter R, Clardy J. Structure and biosynthesis of amychelin, an unusual mixed-ligand siderophore from Amycolatopsis sp. AA4. J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Aug 3; 133(30):11434-7.
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  30. Jogler C, Glöckner FO, Kolter R. Characterization of Planctomyces limnophilus and development of genetic tools for its manipulation establish it as a model species for the phylum Planctomycetes. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Aug 15; 77(16):5826-9.
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  31. Romero D, Vlamakis H, Losick R, Kolter R. An accessory protein required for anchoring and assembly of amyloid fibres in B. subtilis biofilms. Mol Microbiol. 2011 Jun; 80(5):1155-68.
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  32. Romero D, Kolter R. Will biofilm disassembly agents make it to market? Trends Microbiol. 2011 Jul; 19(7):304-6.
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  33. Seyedsayamdost MR, Case RJ, Kolter R, Clardy J. The Jekyll-and-Hyde chemistry of Phaeobacter gallaeciensis. Nat Chem. 2011 Apr; 3(4):331-5.
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  34. Lee K, Hahn LD, Yuen WW, Vlamakis H, Kolter R, Mooney DJ. Metal-enhanced fluorescence to quantify bacterial adhesion. Adv Mater. 2011 Mar 25; 23(12):H101-4.
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  35. Chai Y, Norman T, Kolter R, Losick R. Evidence that metabolism and chromosome copy number control mutually exclusive cell fates in Bacillus subtilis. EMBO J. 2011 Apr 6; 30(7):1402-13.
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  36. McLoon AL, Guttenplan SB, Kearns DB, Kolter R, Losick R. Tracing the domestication of a biofilm-forming bacterium. J Bacteriol. 2011 Apr; 193(8):2027-34.
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  37. Lecuyer S, Rusconi R, Shen Y, Forsyth A, Vlamakis H, Kolter R, Stone HA. Shear stress increases the residence time of adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biophys J. 2011 Jan 19; 100(2):341-50.
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  38. McLoon AL, Kolodkin-Gal I, Rubinstein SM, Kolter R, Losick R. Spatial regulation of histidine kinases governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 2011 Feb; 193(3):679-85.
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  39. Shemesh M, Kolter R, Losick R. The biocide chlorine dioxide stimulates biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by activation of the histidine kinase KinC. J Bacteriol. 2010 Dec; 192(24):6352-6.
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  40. Chai Y, Kolter R, Losick R. Reversal of an epigenetic switch governing cell chaining in Bacillus subtilis by protein instability. Mol Microbiol. 2010 Oct; 78(1):218-29.
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  41. López D, Kolter R. Functional microdomains in bacterial membranes. Genes Dev. 2010 Sep 1; 24(17):1893-902.
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  42. Lemon KP, Klepac-Ceraj V, Schiffer HK, Brodie EL, Lynch SV, Kolter R. Comparative analyses of the bacterial microbiota of the human nostril and oropharynx. MBio. 2010; 1(3).
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  43. Blodgett JA, Oh DC, Cao S, Currie CR, Kolter R, Clardy J. Common biosynthetic origins for polycyclic tetramate macrolactams from phylogenetically diverse bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 29; 107(26):11692-7.
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  44. López D, Vlamakis H, Kolter R. Biofilms. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2010 Jul; 2(7):a000398.
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  45. Lemon KP, Freitag NE, Kolter R. The virulence regulator PrfA promotes biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes. J Bacteriol. 2010 Aug; 192(15):3969-76.
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  46. Aguilar C, Vlamakis H, Guzman A, Losick R, Kolter R. KinD is a checkpoint protein linking spore formation to extracellular-matrix production in Bacillus subtilis biofilms. MBio. 2010 Apr; 1(1).
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  47. Kolodkin-Gal I, Romero D, Cao S, Clardy J, Kolter R, Losick R. D-amino acids trigger biofilm disassembly. Science. 2010 Apr 30; 328(5978):627-9.
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  48. Chai Y, Norman T, Kolter R, Losick R. An epigenetic switch governing daughter cell separation in Bacillus subtilis. Genes Dev. 2010 Apr 15; 24(8):754-65.
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  49. Kolter R. Biofilms in lab and nature: a molecular geneticist's voyage to microbial ecology. Int Microbiol. 2010 Mar; 13(1):1-7.
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  50. López D, Gontang EA, Kolter R. Potassium sensing histidine kinase in Bacillus subtilis. Methods Enzymol. 2010; 471:229-51.
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  51. Klepac-Ceraj V, Lemon KP, Martin TR, Allgaier M, Kembel SW, Knapp AA, Lory S, Brodie EL, Lynch SV, Bohannan BJ, Green JL, Maurer BA, Kolter R. Relationship between cystic fibrosis respiratory tract bacterial communities and age, genotype, antibiotics and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Environ Microbiol. 2010 May; 12(5):1293-303.
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  52. Chung HC, Lee OO, Huang YL, Mok SY, Kolter R, Qian PY. Bacterial community succession and chemical profiles of subtidal biofilms in relation to larval settlement of the polychaete Hydroides elegans. ISME J. 2010 Jun; 4(6):817-28.
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  53. Romero D, Aguilar C, Losick R, Kolter R. Amyloid fibers provide structural integrity to Bacillus subtilis biofilms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Feb 2; 107(5):2230-4.
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  54. López D, Kolter R. Extracellular signals that define distinct and coexisting cell fates in Bacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2010 Mar; 34(2):134-49.
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  55. Angelini TE, Roper M, Kolter R, Weitz DA, Brenner MP. Bacillus subtilis spreads by surfing on waves of surfactant. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Oct 27; 106(43):18109-13.
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  56. Chai Y, Kolter R, Losick R. Paralogous antirepressors acting on the master regulator for biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2009 Nov; 74(4):876-87.
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  57. López D, Vlamakis H, Losick R, Kolter R. Cannibalism enhances biofilm development in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2009 Nov; 74(3):609-18.
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  58. López D, Vlamakis H, Losick R, Kolter R. Paracrine signaling in a bacterium. Genes Dev. 2009 Jul 15; 23(14):1631-8.
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  59. Shank EA, Kolter R. New developments in microbial interspecies signaling. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2009 Apr; 12(2):205-14.
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  60. Chai Y, Kolter R, Losick R. A widely conserved gene cluster required for lactate utilization in Bacillus subtilis and its involvement in biofilm formation. J Bacteriol. 2009 Apr; 191(8):2423-30.
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  61. Straight PD, Kolter R. Interspecies chemical communication in bacterial development. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2009; 63:99-118.
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  62. López D, Fischbach MA, Chu F, Losick R, Kolter R. Structurally diverse natural products that cause potassium leakage trigger multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jan 6; 106(1):280-5.
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  63. Lopez D, Vlamakis H, Kolter R. Generation of multiple cell types in Bacillus subtilis. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2009 Jan; 33(1):152-63.
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  64. Earl AM, Losick R, Kolter R. Ecology and genomics of Bacillus subtilis. Trends Microbiol. 2008 Jun; 16(6):269-75.
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  65. Peterson CN, Day S, Wolfe BE, Ellison AM, Kolter R, Pringle A. A keystone predator controls bacterial diversity in the pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea) microecosystem. Environ Microbiol. 2008 Sep; 10(9):2257-66.
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  66. Chu F, Kearns DB, McLoon A, Chai Y, Kolter R, Losick R. A novel regulatory protein governing biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2008 Jun; 68(5):1117-27.
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  67. Vlamakis H, Aguilar C, Losick R, Kolter R. Control of cell fate by the formation of an architecturally complex bacterial community. Genes Dev. 2008 Apr 1; 22(7):945-53.
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  68. Lemon KP, Earl AM, Vlamakis HC, Aguilar C, Kolter R. Biofilm development with an emphasis on Bacillus subtilis. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2008; 322:1-16.
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  69. Chai Y, Chu F, Kolter R, Losick R. Bistability and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2008 Jan; 67(2):254-63.
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  70. Aguilar C, Vlamakis H, Losick R, Kolter R. Thinking about Bacillus subtilis as a multicellular organism. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2007 Dec; 10(6):638-43.
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  71. Kolter R. Microbiology. Deadly priming. Science. 2007 Oct 26; 318(5850):578-9.
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  72. Kolter R. Biology of microbial communities--interview. J Vis Exp. 2007; (4):205.
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  73. Sakuragi Y, Kolter R. Quorum-sensing regulation of the biofilm matrix genes (pel) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol. 2007 Jul; 189(14):5383-6.
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  74. Lemon KP, Higgins DE, Kolter R. Flagellar motility is critical for Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation. J Bacteriol. 2007 Jun; 189(12):4418-24.
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  75. Yin J, Straight PD, Hrvatin S, Dorrestein PC, Bumpus SB, Jao C, Kelleher NL, Kolter R, Walsh CT. Genome-wide high-throughput mining of natural-product biosynthetic gene clusters by phage display. Chem Biol. 2007 Mar; 14(3):303-12.
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  76. Butcher RA, Schroeder FC, Fischbach MA, Straight PD, Kolter R, Walsh CT, Clardy J. The identification of bacillaene, the product of the PksX megacomplex in Bacillus subtilis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jan 30; 104(5):1506-9.
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  77. Straight PD, Fischbach MA, Walsh CT, Rudner DZ, Kolter R. A singular enzymatic megacomplex from Bacillus subtilis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jan 2; 104(1):305-10.
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  78. Earl AM, Losick R, Kolter R. Bacillus subtilis genome diversity. J Bacteriol. 2007 Feb; 189(3):1163-70.
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  79. Dorrestein PC, Bumpus SB, Calderone CT, Garneau-Tsodikova S, Aron ZD, Straight PD, Kolter R, Walsh CT, Kelleher NL. Facile detection of acyl and peptidyl intermediates on thiotemplate carrier domains via phosphopantetheinyl elimination reactions during tandem mass spectrometry. Biochemistry. 2006 Oct 24; 45(42):12756-66.
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  80. Morikawa M, Kagihiro S, Haruki M, Takano K, Branda S, Kolter R, Kanaya S. Biofilm formation by a Bacillus subtilis strain that produces gamma-polyglutamate. Microbiology. 2006 Sep; 152(Pt 9):2801-7.
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  81. Straight PD, Willey JM, Kolter R. Interactions between Streptomyces coelicolor and Bacillus subtilis: Role of surfactants in raising aerial structures. J Bacteriol. 2006 Jul; 188(13):4918-25.
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  82. Howard ST, Rhoades E, Recht J, Pang X, Alsup A, Kolter R, Lyons CR, Byrd TF. Spontaneous reversion of Mycobacterium abscessus from a smooth to a rough morphotype is associated with reduced expression of glycopeptidolipid and reacquisition of an invasive phenotype. Microbiology. 2006 Jun; 152(Pt 6):1581-90.
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  83. Kolter R, Greenberg EP. Microbial sciences: the superficial life of microbes. Nature. 2006 May 18; 441(7091):300-2.
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  84. Dorrestein PC, Blackhall J, Straight PD, Fischbach MA, Garneau-Tsodikova S, Edwards DJ, McLaughlin S, Lin M, Gerwick WH, Kolter R, Walsh CT, Kelleher NL. Activity screening of carrier domains within nonribosomal peptide synthetases using complex substrate mixtures and large molecule mass spectrometry. Biochemistry. 2006 Feb 14; 45(6):1537-46.
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  85. Chu F, Kearns DB, Branda SS, Kolter R, Losick R. Targets of the master regulator of biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2006 Feb; 59(4):1216-28.
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  86. Branda SS, Chu F, Kearns DB, Losick R, Kolter R. A major protein component of the Bacillus subtilis biofilm matrix. Mol Microbiol. 2006 Feb; 59(4):1229-38.
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  87. Zambrano MM, Kolter R. Mycobacterial biofilms: a greasy way to hold it together. Cell. 2005 Dec 2; 123(5):762-4.
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  88. Madan R, Kolter R, Mahadevan S. Mutations that activate the silent bgl operon of Escherichia coli confer a growth advantage in stationary phase. J Bacteriol. 2005 Dec; 187(23):7912-7.
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  89. Yin J, Straight PD, McLoughlin SM, Zhou Z, Lin AJ, Golan DE, Kelleher NL, Kolter R, Walsh CT. Genetically encoded short peptide tag for versatile protein labeling by Sfp phosphopantetheinyl transferase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Nov 1; 102(44):15815-20.
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  90. Vlamakis HC, Kolter R. Thieves, assassins and spies of the microbial world. Nat Cell Biol. 2005 Oct; 7(10):933-4.
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  91. Reguera G, Kolter R. Virulence and the environment: a novel role for Vibrio cholerae toxin-coregulated pili in biofilm formation on chitin. J Bacteriol. 2005 May; 187(10):3551-5.
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  92. Romano JD, Kolter R. Pseudomonas-Saccharomyces interactions: influence of fungal metabolism on bacterial physiology and survival. J Bacteriol. 2005 Feb; 187(3):940-8.
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  93. Kearns DB, Chu F, Branda SS, Kolter R, Losick R. A master regulator for biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2005 Feb; 55(3):739-49.
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  94. Branda SS, Vik S, Friedman L, Kolter R. Biofilms: the matrix revisited. Trends Microbiol. 2005 Jan; 13(1):20-6.
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  95. Kolter R. Surfacing views of biofilm biology. Trends Microbiol. 2005 Jan; 13(1):1-2.
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  96. Hogan DA, Vik A, Kolter R. A Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing molecule influences Candida albicans morphology. Mol Microbiol. 2004 Dec; 54(5):1212-23.
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  97. Reuss O, Vik A, Kolter R, Morschhäuser J. The SAT1 flipper, an optimized tool for gene disruption in Candida albicans. Gene. 2004 Oct 27; 341:119-27.
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  98. Friedman L, Kolter R. Two genetic loci produce distinct carbohydrate-rich structural components of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix. J Bacteriol. 2004 Jul; 186(14):4457-65.
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  99. Zinser ER, Kolter R. Escherichia coli evolution during stationary phase. Res Microbiol. 2004 Jun; 155(5):328-36.
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  100. Branda SS, González-Pastor JE, Dervyn E, Ehrlich SD, Losick R, Kolter R. Genes involved in formation of structured multicellular communities by Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 2004 Jun; 186(12):3970-9.
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  101. Weaver VB, Kolter R. Burkholderia spp. alter Pseudomonas aeruginosa physiology through iron sequestration. J Bacteriol. 2004 Apr; 186(8):2376-84.
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  102. Friedman L, Kolter R. Genes involved in matrix formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 biofilms. Mol Microbiol. 2004 Feb; 51(3):675-90.
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  103. Zinser ER, Schneider D, Blot M, Kolter R. Bacterial evolution through the selective loss of beneficial Genes. Trade-offs in expression involving two loci. Genetics. 2003 Aug; 164(4):1271-7.
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  104. Bomchil N, Watnick P, Kolter R. Identification and characterization of a Vibrio cholerae gene, mbaA, involved in maintenance of biofilm architecture. J Bacteriol. 2003 Feb; 185(4):1384-90.
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  105. Hogan D, Kolter R. Why are bacteria refractory to antimicrobials? Curr Opin Microbiol. 2002 Oct; 5(5):472-7.
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  106. Hogan DA, Kolter R. Pseudomonas-Candida interactions: an ecological role for virulence factors. Science. 2002 Jun 21; 296(5576):2229-32.
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  107. Vulic M, Kolter R. Alcohol-induced delay of viability loss in stationary-phase cultures of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2002 Jun; 184(11):2898-905.
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  108. Espinosa-Urgel M, Kolter R, Ramos JL. Root colonization by Pseudomonas putida: love at first sight. Microbiology. 2002 Feb; 148(Pt 2):341-3.
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  109. Finkel SE, Kolter R. DNA as a nutrient: novel role for bacterial competence gene homologs. J Bacteriol. 2001 Nov; 183(21):6288-93.
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  110. Recht J, Kolter R. Glycopeptidolipid acetylation affects sliding motility and biofilm formation in Mycobacterium smegmatis. J Bacteriol. 2001 Oct; 183(19):5718-24.
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  111. Branda SS, González-Pastor JE, Ben-Yehuda S, Losick R, Kolter R. Fruiting body formation by Bacillus subtilis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Sep 25; 98(20):11621-6.
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  112. Vulic M, Kolter R. Evolutionary cheating in Escherichia coli stationary phase cultures. Genetics. 2001 Jun; 158(2):519-26.
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  113. Frenkiel-Krispin D, Levin-Zaidman S, Shimoni E, Wolf SG, Wachtel EJ, Arad T, Finkel SE, Kolter R, Minsky A. Regulated phase transitions of bacterial chromatin: a non-enzymatic pathway for generic DNA protection. EMBO J. 2001 Mar 1; 20(5):1184-91.
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  114. Recht J, Martínez A, Torello S, Kolter R. [Sliding motility and biofilm formation in mycobacteria]. Acta Cient Venez. 2001; 52 Suppl 1:45-9.
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  115. Danese PN, Pratt LA, Kolter R. Biofilm formation as a developmental process. Methods Enzymol. 2001; 336:19-26.
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  116. Watnick PI, Lauriano CM, Klose KE, Croal L, Kolter R. The absence of a flagellum leads to altered colony morphology, biofilm development and virulence in Vibrio cholerae O139. Mol Microbiol. 2001 Jan; 39(2):223-35.
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  117. Recht J, Martínez A, Torello S, Kolter R. Genetic analysis of sliding motility in Mycobacterium smegmatis. J Bacteriol. 2000 Aug; 182(15):4348-51.
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  118. Zinser ER, Kolter R. Prolonged stationary-phase incubation selects for lrp mutations in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol. 2000 Aug; 182(15):4361-5.
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  119. Danese PN, Pratt LA, Dove SL, Kolter R. The outer membrane protein, antigen 43, mediates cell-to-cell interactions within Escherichia coli biofilms. Mol Microbiol. 2000 Jul; 37(2):424-32.
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  120. Danese PN, Pratt LA, Kolter R. Exopolysaccharide production is required for development of Escherichia coli K-12 biofilm architecture. J Bacteriol. 2000 Jun; 182(12):3593-6.
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  121. Newman DK, Kolter R. A role for excreted quinones in extracellular electron transfer. Nature. 2000 May 4; 405(6782):94-7.
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  122. Watnick P, Kolter R. Biofilm, city of microbes. J Bacteriol. 2000 May; 182(10):2675-9.
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  123. Goodrich-Blair H, Kolter R. Homocysteine thiolactone is a positive effector of sigma(S) levels in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2000 Apr 15; 185(2):117-21.
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  124. O'Toole GA, Gibbs KA, Hager PW, Phibbs PV, Kolter R. The global carbon metabolism regulator Crc is a component of a signal transduction pathway required for biofilm development by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol. 2000 Jan; 182(2):425-31.
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  125. O'Toole G, Kaplan HB, Kolter R. Biofilm formation as microbial development. Annu Rev Microbiol. 2000; 54:49-79.
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  126. Martínez A, Torello S, Kolter R. Sliding motility in mycobacteria. J Bacteriol. 1999 Dec; 181(23):7331-8.
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  127. Pratt LA, Kolter R. Genetic analyses of bacterial biofilm formation. Curr Opin Microbiol. 1999 Dec; 2(6):598-603.
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  128. Watnick PI, Kolter R. Steps in the development of a Vibrio cholerae El Tor biofilm. Mol Microbiol. 1999 Nov; 34(3):586-95.
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  129. Zinser ER, Kolter R. Mutations enhancing amino acid catabolism confer a growth advantage in stationary phase. J Bacteriol. 1999 Sep; 181(18):5800-7.
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  130. Wolf SG, Frenkiel D, Arad T, Finkel SE, Kolter R, Minsky A. DNA protection by stress-induced biocrystallization. Nature. 1999 Jul 1; 400(6739):83-5.
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  131. Watnick PI, Fullner KJ, Kolter R. A role for the mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin in biofilm formation by Vibrio cholerae El Tor. J Bacteriol. 1999 Jun; 181(11):3606-9.
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  132. Espinosa-Urgel M, Kolter R. A novel system for efficient gene expression and monitoring of bacteria in aquatic environments. Environ Microbiol. 1999 Apr; 1(2):175-82.
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  133. Finkel SE, Kolter R. Evolution of microbial diversity during prolonged starvation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Mar 30; 96(7):4023-7.
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  134. Kolter R. Growth in studying the cessation of growth. J Bacteriol. 1999 Feb; 181(3):697-9.
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  135. O'Toole GA, Pratt LA, Watnick PI, Newman DK, Weaver VB, Kolter R. Genetic approaches to study of biofilms. Methods Enzymol. 1999; 310:91-109.
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  136. Lazar SW, Almirón M, Tormo A, Kolter R. Role of the Escherichia coli SurA protein in stationary-phase survival. J Bacteriol. 1998 Nov; 180(21):5704-11.
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  137. Pratt LA, Kolter R. Genetic analysis of Escherichia coli biofilm formation: roles of flagella, motility, chemotaxis and type I pili. Mol Microbiol. 1998 Oct; 30(2):285-93.
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  138. O'Toole GA, Kolter R. Flagellar and twitching motility are necessary for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development. Mol Microbiol. 1998 Oct; 30(2):295-304.
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  139. Schirmer A, Kolter R. Computational analysis of bacterial sulfatases and their modifying enzymes. Chem Biol. 1998 Aug; 5(8):R181-6.
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  140. O'Toole GA, Kolter R. Initiation of biofilm formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens WCS365 proceeds via multiple, convergent signalling pathways: a genetic analysis. Mol Microbiol. 1998 May; 28(3):449-61.
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  141. Kolter R, Losick R. One for all and all for one. Science. 1998 Apr 10; 280(5361):226-7.
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  142. Espinosa-Urgel M, Kolter R. Escherichia coli genes expressed preferentially in an aquatic environment. Mol Microbiol. 1998 Apr; 28(2):325-32.
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  143. Grant RA, Filman DJ, Finkel SE, Kolter R, Hogle JM. The crystal structure of Dps, a ferritin homolog that binds and protects DNA. Nat Struct Biol. 1998 Apr; 5(4):294-303.
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  144. Bloemberg GV, O'Toole GA, Lugtenberg BJ, Kolter R. Green fluorescent protein as a marker for Pseudomonas spp. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1997 Nov; 63(11):4543-51.
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  145. Martinez A, Kolter R. Protection of DNA during oxidative stress by the nonspecific DNA-binding protein Dps. J Bacteriol. 1997 Aug; 179(16):5188-94.
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  146. Madison LL, Vivas EI, Li YM, Walsh CT, Kolter R. The leader peptide is essential for the post-translational modification of the DNA-gyrase inhibitor microcin B17. Mol Microbiol. 1997 Jan; 23(1):161-8.
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  147. Li YM, Milne JC, Madison LL, Kolter R, Walsh CT. From peptide precursors to oxazole and thiazole-containing peptide antibiotics: microcin B17 synthase. Science. 1996 Nov 15; 274(5290):1188-93.
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  148. Zhong X, Kolter R, Tai PC. Processing of colicin V-1, a secretable marker protein of a bacterial ATP binding cassette export system, requires membrane integrity, energy, and cytosolic factors. J Biol Chem. 1996 Nov 8; 271(45):28057-63.
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  149. Zambrano MM, Kolter R. GASPing for life in stationary phase. Cell. 1996 Jul 26; 86(2):181-4.
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  150. Lazar SW, Kolter R. SurA assists the folding of Escherichia coli outer membrane proteins. J Bacteriol. 1996 Mar; 178(6):1770-3.
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  151. Zhang LH, Fath MJ, Mahanty HK, Tai PC, Kolter R. Genetic analysis of the colicin V secretion pathway. Genetics. 1995 Sep; 141(1):25-32.
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  152. Brown ED, Vivas EI, Walsh CT, Kolter R. MurA (MurZ), the enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step in peptidoglycan biosynthesis, is essential in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 1995 Jul; 177(14):4194-7.
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  153. Bollinger JM, Kwon DS, Huisman GW, Kolter R, Walsh CT. Glutathionylspermidine metabolism in Escherichia coli. Purification, cloning, overproduction, and characterization of a bifunctional glutathionylspermidine synthetase/amidase. J Biol Chem. 1995 Jun 9; 270(23):14031-41.
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  154. Babbitt PC, Mrachko GT, Hasson MS, Huisman GW, Kolter R, Ringe D, Petsko GA, Kenyon GL, Gerlt JA. A functionally diverse enzyme superfamily that abstracts the alpha protons of carboxylic acids. Science. 1995 Feb 24; 267(5201):1159-61.
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  155. Moreno F, San Millán JL, Hernández-Chico C, Kolter R. Microcins. Biotechnology. 1995; 28:307-21.
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  156. Newman JV, Kolter R, Laux DC, Cohen PS. Role of leuX in Escherichia coli colonization of the streptomycin-treated mouse large intestine. Microb Pathog. 1994 Nov; 17(5):301-11.
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  157. Huisman GW, Kolter R. Sensing starvation: a homoserine lactone--dependent signaling pathway in Escherichia coli. Science. 1994 Jul 22; 265(5171):537-9.
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  158. Altuvia S, Almirón M, Huisman G, Kolter R, Storz G. The dps promoter is activated by OxyR during growth and by IHF and sigma S in stationary phase. Mol Microbiol. 1994 Jul; 13(2):265-72.
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  159. Fath MJ, Zhang LH, Rush J, Kolter R. Purification and characterization of colicin V from Escherichia coli culture supernatants. Biochemistry. 1994 Jun 7; 33(22):6911-7.
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  160. Yorgey P, Lee J, Kördel J, Vivas E, Warner P, Jebaratnam D, Kolter R. Posttranslational modifications in microcin B17 define an additional class of DNA gyrase inhibitor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 May 10; 91(10):4519-23.
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  161. Siegele DA, Kolter R. Isolation and characterization of an Escherichia coli mutant defective in resuming growth after starvation. Genes Dev. 1993 Dec; 7(12B):2629-40.
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  162. Fath MJ, Kolter R. ABC transporters: bacterial exporters. Microbiol Rev. 1993 Dec; 57(4):995-1017.
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  163. Yorgey P, Kolter R. A widely conserved developmental sensor in bacteria? Trends Genet. 1993 Nov; 9(11):374-5.
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  164. Zambrano MM, Kolter R. Escherichia coli mutants lacking NADH dehydrogenase I have a competitive disadvantage in stationary phase. J Bacteriol. 1993 Sep; 175(17):5642-7.
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  165. Yorgey P, Davagnino J, Kolter R. The maturation pathway of microcin B17, a peptide inhibitor of DNA gyrase. Mol Microbiol. 1993 Aug; 9(4):897-905.
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  166. Zambrano MM, Siegele DA, Almirón M, Tormo A, Kolter R. Microbial competition: Escherichia coli mutants that take over stationary phase cultures. Science. 1993 Mar 19; 259(5102):1757-60.
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  167. Kolter R, Siegele DA, Tormo A. The stationary phase of the bacterial life cycle. Annu Rev Microbiol. 1993; 47:855-74.
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  168. Almirón M, Link AJ, Furlong D, Kolter R. A novel DNA-binding protein with regulatory and protective roles in starved Escherichia coli. Genes Dev. 1992 Dec; 6(12B):2646-54.
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  169. Marquardt JL, Siegele DA, Kolter R, Walsh CT. Cloning and sequencing of Escherichia coli murZ and purification of its product, a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvyl transferase. J Bacteriol. 1992 Sep; 174(17):5748-52.
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  170. Kolter R, Moreno F. Genetics of ribosomally synthesized peptide antibiotics. Annu Rev Microbiol. 1992; 46:141-63.
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  171. Siegele DA, Kolter R. Life after log. J Bacteriol. 1992 Jan; 174(2):345-8.
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  172. Fath MJ, Skvirsky RC, Kolter R. Functional complementation between bacterial MDR-like export systems: colicin V, alpha-hemolysin, and Erwinia protease. J Bacteriol. 1991 Dec; 173(23):7549-56.
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  173. Bohannon DE, Connell N, Keener J, Tormo A, Espinosa-Urgel M, Zambrano MM, Kolter R. Stationary-phase-inducible "gearbox" promoters: differential effects of katF mutations and role of sigma 70. J Bacteriol. 1991 Jul; 173(14):4482-92.
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  174. Skvirsky RC, Gilson L, Kolter R. Signal sequence-independent protein secretion in gram-negative bacteria: colicin V and microcin B17. Methods Cell Biol. 1991; 34:205-21.
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  175. Gilson L, Mahanty HK, Kolter R. Genetic analysis of an MDR-like export system: the secretion of colicin V. EMBO J. 1990 Dec; 9(12):3875-84.
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  176. Tormo A, Almirón M, Kolter R. surA, an Escherichia coli gene essential for survival in stationary phase. J Bacteriol. 1990 Aug; 172(8):4339-47.
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  177. Fath MJ, Mahanty HK, Kolter R. Characterization of a purF operon mutation which affects colicin V production. J Bacteriol. 1989 Jun; 171(6):3158-61.
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  178. Genilloud O, Moreno F, Kolter R. DNA sequence, products, and transcriptional pattern of the genes involved in production of the DNA replication inhibitor microcin B17. J Bacteriol. 1989 Feb; 171(2):1126-35.
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  179. Zieg J, Kolter R. The right end of MudI(Ap,lac). Arch Microbiol. 1989; 153(1):1-6.
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  180. Garrido MC, Herrero M, Kolter R, Moreno F. The export of the DNA replication inhibitor Microcin B17 provides immunity for the host cell. EMBO J. 1988 Jun; 7(6):1853-62.
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  181. Connell N, Han Z, Moreno F, Kolter R. An E. coli promoter induced by the cessation of growth. Mol Microbiol. 1987 Sep; 1(2):195-201.
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  182. Gilson L, Mahanty HK, Kolter R. Four plasmid genes are required for colicin V synthesis, export, and immunity. J Bacteriol. 1987 Jun; 169(6):2466-70.
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  183. San Millán JL, Kolter R, Moreno F. Evidence that colicin X is microcin B17. J Bacteriol. 1987 Jun; 169(6):2899-901.
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  184. Davagnino J, Herrero M, Furlong D, Moreno F, Kolter R. The DNA replication inhibitor microcin B17 is a forty-three-amino-acid protein containing sixty percent glycine. Proteins. 1986 Nov; 1(3):230-8.
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  185. Hernández-Chico C, San Millán JL, Kolter R, Moreno F. Growth phase and ompR regulation of transcription of microcin B17 genes. J Bacteriol. 1986 Sep; 167(3):1058-65.
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  186. Herrero M, Kolter R, Moreno F. Effects of microcin B17 on microcin B17-immune cells. J Gen Microbiol. 1986 Feb; 132(2):403-10.
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  187. San Millán JL, Kolter R, Moreno F. Plasmid genes required for microcin B17 production. J Bacteriol. 1985 Sep; 163(3):1016-20.
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  188. Fisher RF, Das A, Kolter R, Winkler ME, Yanofsky C. Analysis of the requirements for transcription pausing in the tryptophan operon. J Mol Biol. 1985 Apr 5; 182(3):397-409.
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  189. Kolter R, Yanofsky C. Genetic analysis of the tryptophan operon regulatory region using site-directed mutagenesis. J Mol Biol. 1984 May 25; 175(3):299-312.
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  190. Stalker DM, Kolter R, Helinski DR. Plasmid R6K DNA replication. I. Complete nucleotide sequence of an autonomously replicating segment. J Mol Biol. 1982 Oct 15; 161(1):33-43.
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  191. Kolter R, Helinski DR. Plasmid R6K DNA replication. II. Direct nucleotide sequence repeats are required for an active gamma-origin. J Mol Biol. 1982 Oct 15; 161(1):45-56.
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  192. Shafferman A, Kolter R, Stalker D, Helinski DR. Plasmid R6K DNA replication. III. Regulatory properties of the pi initiation protein. J Mol Biol. 1982 Oct 15; 161(1):57-76.
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  193. Kolter R, Yanofsky C. Attenuation in amino acid biosynthetic operons. Annu Rev Genet. 1982; 16:113-34.
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  194. Kolter R. Replication properties of plasmic R6K. Plasmid. 1981 Jan; 5(1):2-9.
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  195. Stalker DM, Kolter R, Helinski DR. Nucleotide sequence of the region of an origin of replication of the antibiotic resistance plasmid R6K. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1979 Mar; 76(3):1150-4.
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  196. Kahn M, Kolter R, Thomas C, Figurski D, Meyer R, Remaut E, Helinski DR. Plasmid cloning vehicles derived from plasmids ColE1, F, R6K, and RK2. Methods Enzymol. 1979; 68:268-80.
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  197. Kolter R, Inuzuka M, Figurski D, Thomas C, Stalker D, Helinski DR. Plasmid DNA replication: RK2- and R6K-encoded trans-acting factors and their sites of action. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1979; 43 Pt 1:91-7.
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  198. Kolter R, Helinski DR. Regulation of initiation of DNA replication. Annu Rev Genet. 1979; 13:355-91.
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  199. Kolter R, Inuzuka M, Helinski DR. Trans-complementation-dependent replication of a low molecular weight origin fragment from plasmid R6K. Cell. 1978 Dec; 15(4):1199-208.
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  200. Kolter R, Helinski DR. Activity of the replication terminus of plasmid R6K in hybrid replicons in Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol. 1978 Sep 25; 124(3):425-41.
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  201. Kolter R, Helinski DR. Construction of plasmid R6K derivatives in vitro: characterization of the R6K replication region. Plasmid. 1978 Sep; 1(4):571-80.
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