Meenu Mishra
Wake Forest University
17 Papers
171 Citations
Meenu Mishra is an academic researcher from Wake Forest University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bordetella & Bordetella bronchiseptica. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 15 publications. Previous affiliations of Meenu Mishra include Ohio State University.
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Papers
Extracellular DNA Is Essential for Maintaining Bordetella Biofilm Integrity on Abiotic Surfaces and in the Upper Respiratory Tract of Mice
TL;DR: It is suggested that eDNA is a crucial structural matrix component of both in vitro and in vivo formed Bordetella biofilms, and the first evidence for the ability of DNase I to disrupt bacterial biofilmms formed on host organs is shown.
Polysaccharides Cellulose, Poly-β-1,6-N-Acetyl-d-Glucosamine, and Colanic Acid Are Required for Optimal Binding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains to Alfalfa Sprouts and K-12 Strains to Plastic but Not for Binding to Epithelial Cells
TL;DR: The results suggest that although multiple redundant protein adhesins are involved in the binding of E. coli O157:H7 to sprouts, the polysaccharides required for binding are not redundant and eachpolysaccharide may play a distinct role.
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The Bordetella Bps Polysaccharide Is Critical for Biofilm Development in the Mouse Respiratory Tract
TL;DR: It is shown that Bps is essential for the formation of efficient nasal biofilms and is required for the colonization of the nose and the essential role of the Bps polysaccharide in this process and in persistence of the nares is highlighted.
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Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Mediates Interspecies Interactions at the Cell Surface of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Catherine R. Armbruster,Daniel J. Wolter,Meenu Mishra,Hillary S. Hayden,Matthew C. Radey,Gennifer E. Merrihew,Michael J. MacCoss,Jane L. Burns,Daniel J. Wozniak,Matthew R. Parsek,Lucas R. Hoffman +10 more
TL;DR: The role of a well-studied S. aureus exoproduct, SpA, extends well beyond interactions with the host immune system and alters multiple persistence-associated behaviors of another common microbial community member, likely influencing cocolonization and coinfection with other microbes.
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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exopolysaccharide Psl Facilitates Surface Adherence and NF-κB Activation in A549 Cells
TL;DR: The role of the biofilm polysaccharide Psl in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa was explored and it was found that Psl is required for surface adherence to A549 epithelial cells, and as an adhesin, it facilitates flagellin-mediated NF-κB activation.
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