Comparative Genomic Analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis Oculotropic and Genitotropic Strains

JH Carlson, SF Porcella, G McClarty… - Infection and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chlamydia trachomatis infection is an important cause of preventable blindness and sexually
transmitted disease (STD) in humans. C. trachomatis exists as multiple serovariants that …

Atmospheric lapse rate regimes and their parameterization

PH Stone, JH Carlson - Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 1979 - journals.ametsoc.org
Lapse rates, moist adiabatic lapse rates and the critical lapse rate for baroclinic adjustment
are calculated and compared for the mean annual, January and July states in the Northern …

The Chlamydia trachomatis Plasmid Is a Transcriptional Regulator of Chromosomal Genes and a Virulence Factor

JH Carlson, WM Whitmire, DD Crane… - Infection and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chlamydia trachomatis possesses a cryptic 7.5-kb plasmid of unknown function. Here, we
describe a comprehensive molecular and biological characterization of the naturally occurring …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis defining human Chlamydia trachomatis tissue tropism: a possible role for tryptophan synthase

C Fehlner-Gardiner, C Roshick, JH Carlson… - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
Here we report the cloning and sequencing of a region of the chlamydiae chromosome
termed the "plasticity zone" from all the human serovars of C. trachomatis containing the …

D1 Dopamine Receptor Activation Required for Postsynaptic Expression of D2 Agonist Effects

JR Walters, DA Bergstrom, JH Carlson, TN Chase… - Science, 1987 - science.org
D 1 and D 2 dopamine receptors exert synergistic effects on the firing rates of basal ganglia
neurons and on the expression of stereotyped behavior in rats. Moreover, the ability of D 2 …

Chlamydia trachomatis plasmid-encoded Pgp4 is a transcriptional regulator of virulence-associated genes

L Song, JH Carlson, WM Whitmire, L Kari… - Infection and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chlamydia trachomatis causes chronic inflammatory diseases of the eye and genital tract
and has global medical importance. The chlamydial plasmid plays an important role in the …

Chlamydia trachomatis polymorphic membrane protein D is a species-common pan-neutralizing antigen

DD Crane, JH Carlson, ER Fischer… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Infections caused by the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis have a marked
impact on human health. C. trachomatis serovariants are the leading cause of bacterial …

Generation of targeted Chlamydia trachomatis null mutants

…, LB Randall, LD Taylor, JH Carlson… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen that infects hundreds of
millions of individuals globally, causing blinding trachoma and sexually transmitted disease…

A live-attenuated chlamydial vaccine protects against trachoma in nonhuman primates

…, MM Goheen, LD Taylor, JH Carlson… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - rupress.org
Blinding trachoma is an ancient neglected tropical disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
for which a vaccine is needed. We describe a live-attenuated vaccine that is safe and …

Chlamydia trachomatis native major outer membrane protein induces partial protection in nonhuman primates: implication for a trachoma transmission-blocking …

…, DD Crane, N Reveneau, JH Carlson… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
A vaccine is likely the most effective strategy for controlling human chlamydial infections.
Recent studies have shown immunization with Chlamydia muridarum major outer membrane …