Todd Kitten
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Recent Articles
1.
Brunson D, Manzer H, Smith A, Zackular J, Kitten T, Lemos J
bioRxiv
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39896487
, a gut commensal, is a leading cause of opportunistic infections. Its virulence is linked to its ability to thrive in hostile environments, which includes host-imposed metal starvation. We recently...
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Taylor Z, Chen P, Noeparvar P, Pham D, Walker A, Kitten T, et al.
J Bacteriol
. 2024 Aug;
206(9):e0022724.
PMID: 39171915
Importance: Glycerol is an abundant carbohydrate in the oral cavity. However, little is understood regarding the metabolism of glycerol by commensal streptococci, some of the most abundant oral bacteria. This...
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Bao L, Zhu Z, Ismail A, Zhu B, Anandan V, Whiteley M, et al.
bioRxiv
. 2024 Jul;
PMID: 39071448
Essential gene products carry out fundamental cellular activities in interaction with other components. However, the lack of essential gene mutants and appropriate methodologies to link essential gene functions with their...
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Anandan V, Bao L, Zhu Z, Bradley J, Assi V, Chavda H, et al.
bioRxiv
. 2024 Jul;
PMID: 39005390
We identified the role of a conserved hypothetical protein (SSA_0451) in that is involved in the virulence of infective endocarditis. An whole blood killing assay and rabbit endocarditis model studies...
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Taylor Z, Chen P, Noeparvar P, Pham D, Walker A, Kitten T, et al.
bioRxiv
. 2024 Jul;
PMID: 38979179
Importance: Glycerol is an abundant carbohydrate found in oral cavity, both due to biological activities of humans and microbes, and as a common ingredient of foods and health care products....
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Deeb J, Reddy N, Kitten T, Carrico C, Grzech-Lesniak K
Dent Med Probl
. 2023 Nov;
60(4):649-655.
PMID: 37982598
Background: The neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser has various therapeutic applications in dentistry, including the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity and the bacterial reduction therapy in periodontology. The addition of...
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Reddy N, Deeb J, Kitten T, Carrico C, Grzech-Lesniak K
Int J Mol Sci
. 2022 Dec;
23(24).
PMID: 36555374
(1) Lasers have been used for the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity and bacterial reductions in periodontology. The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of Carbon...
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Ali R, Bartholomew J, Coffey R, Carrico C, Kitten T, Madurantakam P
Bioengineering (Basel)
. 2021 Dec;
8(12).
PMID: 34940370
Extracted human teeth provide the closest approximation to teeth in situ and play important roles in dental education and materials research. Since extracted teeth are potentially infectious, the Centers for...
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Puccio T, An S, Schultz A, Lizarraga C, Bryant A, Culp D, et al.
Mol Microbiol
. 2021 Dec;
117(2):375-393.
PMID: 34862691
Streptococcus sanguinis is an oral commensal and an etiological agent of infective endocarditis. Previous studies have identified the SsaACB manganese transporter as essential for endocarditis virulence; however, the significance of...
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Puccio T, Kunka K, An S, Kitten T
Mol Microbiol
. 2021 Dec;
117(2):353-374.
PMID: 34855265
Streptococcus sanguinis is an important cause of infective endocarditis. In strain SK36, the ABC-family manganese transporter, SsaACB, is essential for virulence. We have now identified a ZIP-family protein, TmpA, as...