Publications

22. Evolutionary model of cluster divergence of the emergent marine pathogen Vibrio vulnificus: From genotype to ecotype

M. Lopez-Perez, J. M. Jayakumar, J. M. Haro-Moreno, A. Zaragoza-Salas, G. Reddi, F. Rodriguez-Valera, O. H. Shapiro, M. Alam, S. Almagro-Moreno. mBio. 2019

21. Waterborne, abiotic and other indirectly transmitted (W.A.I.T.) infections are defined by the dynamics of free-living pathogens and environmental reservoirs

M. Miller-Dickson, V.A. Meszaros, F. Baffour-Awuah, S. Almagro-Moreno, and B. Ogbunugafor. BioRxiv. 2019

20. Catabolism of mucus components influences motility of Vibrio cholerae in the presence of environmental reservoirs

G. Reddi, K. Pruss, K. Cottingham, R. K. Taylor, and S. Almagro-Moreno. PLoS One. 2018

19. Environmental role of pathogenic traits in Vibrio cholerae

S. N. Sakib, G. Reddi, and S. Almagro-Moreno. Journal of Bacteriology. 2018

18. Bile salts and alkaline pH reciprocally modulate the interaction between the periplasmic domains of Vibrio cholerae ToxR and ToxS

C. R. Midgett, S. Almagro-Moreno, M. Pellegrini, R. K. Taylor, K. Skorupski, and F. J. Kull. Molecular Microbiology. 2017

17. Origins of pandemic Vibrio cholerae from environmental gene pools

B. J. Shapiro, I. Levade, G. Kovacikova, R. K. Taylor, and S. Almagro-Moreno. Nature Microbiology. 2016

16. Intestinal colonization dynamics of Vibrio cholerae

S. Almagro-Moreno, K. Pruss, and R. K. Taylor. PLoS Pathogens. 2015

15. Proteolysis of virulence regulator ToxR is associated with entry of Vibrio cholerae into a dormant state

S. Almagro-Moreno, T. K. Kim, K. Skorupski, and R. K. Taylor. PLoS Genetics. 2015

14. Role of ToxS in the proteolytic cascade of virulence regulator ToxR in Vibrio cholerae

S. Almagro-Moreno, M. Z. Root, and R. K. Taylor. Molecular Microbiology. 2015

13. Host-like carbohydrates promote bloodstream survival of Vibrio vulnificus in vivo

S. J. Lubin, W. G. Lewis, N. M. Gilbert, S. Almagro-Moreno, E. F. Boyd, and A. L. Lewis. Infection and Immunity. 2015

12. Cholera: Environmental reservoirs and impact on disease transmission

S. Almagro-Moreno and R. K. Taylor. Microbiology Spectrum. 2013

11. Cholera: Environmental reservoirs and impact on disease transmission

S. Almagro-Moreno and R. K. Taylor. Book chapter for “OneHealth: People, Animals, and Environment”. ASM press. 2013

10. Ecology and genetic structure of a northern temperate Vibrio cholerae population related to toxigenic isolates

B. M. Schuster, A. L. Tyzik, R. A. Donner, M. J. Striplin, S. Almagro-Moreno, S. H. Jones, V. S. Cooper, and C. A. Whistler. Applied Environmental Microbiology. 2011

9. An atomic force microscopy method for the detection of binding forces between bacteria and a lipid bilayer containing higher order gangliosides

E. L. Adams, S. Almagro-Moreno and E. F. Boyd. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2010

8. Dichotomy in the evolution of pathogenicity island and bacteriophage encoded integrases from pathogenic Escherichia coli strains

S. Almagro-Moreno, M. G. Napolitano, and E. F. Boyd. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2010

7. Excision dynamics of Vibrio pathogenicity island-2 from Vibrio cholerae: role of a recombination directionality factor VefA

S. Almagro-Moreno, M. G. Napolitano, and E. F. Boyd. BMC Microbiology. 2010

6. Bacterial catabolism of nonulosonic (sialic) acid and fitness in the gut

S. Almagro-Moreno and E. F. Boyd. Gut Microbes. 2010

5. How genomics has shaped our understanding of the evolution and emergence of pathogenic Vibrio cholerae

S. Almagro-Moreno, R. Murphy, and E. F. Boyd. Book chapter for “Genomics of Foodborne and Waterborne Pathogens“. ASM press, 2010

4. Sialic acid catabolism confers a competitive advantage to pathogenic Vibrio cholerae in the mouse intestine

S. Almagro-Moreno and E. F. Boyd. Infection and Immunity. 2009

3. Insights into the evolution of sialic acid catabolism among bacteria

S. Almagro-Moreno and E. F. Boyd. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2009

2. Genomic islands are dynamic, ancient integrative elements in bacterial evolution

E. F. Boyd, S. Almagro-Moreno, and M. A. Parent. Trends in Microbiology. 2009

1. The genomic code: inferring Vibrionaceae niche specialization

F. J. Reen, S. Almagro-Moreno, D. Ussery, and E. F. Boyd. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2006

Salvador Almagro-Moreno, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine

Salvador Almagro-Moreno, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine