Torsten M. Eckstein
Colorado State University
18 Papers
191 Citations
Torsten M. Eckstein is an academic researcher from Colorado State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Paratuberculosis & Biology. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 18 publications.
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Papers
A genetic mechanism for deletion of the ser2 gene cluster and formation of rough morphological variants of Mycobacterium avium.
TL;DR: This report is the first to define the precise genetic basis of colony variation in Mycobacterium spp.
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A novel cell wall lipopeptide is important for biofilm formation and pathogenicity of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.
Chia-Wei Wu,Shelly K. Schmoller,John P. Bannantine,Torsten M. Eckstein,Julia M. Inamine,Michael A. Livesey,Ralph M. Albrecht,Adel M. Talaat +7 more
TL;DR: Analysis of the lipid profiles of the mycobacterial strains identified a novel lipopeptide that was present in the cell wall extracts of wild-type M. ap, but missing from the DeltapstA mutant, which consisted of significantly shorter bacilli than the wild type.
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A major cell wall lipopeptide of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.
Torsten M. Eckstein,Sukantha Chandrasekaran,Sebabrata Mahapatra,Michael R. McNeil,Delphi Chatterjee,Christopher D. Rithner,Philip W. Ryan,John T. Belisle,Julia M. Inamine +8 more
TL;DR: The application of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance led to the structural identification of a major cell wall lipopeptide of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, termed Para-LP-01, defined as C20 fatty acyl-d-Phe-N-Me-l-Val-l
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Mannosylated Lipoarabinomannans from Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis Alters the Inflammatory Response by Bovine Macrophages and Suppresses Killing of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Avium Organisms
TL;DR: The hypothesis that MANosylated lipoarabinomannan is one of the virulence factors facilitating survival of MAP in macrophages is supported.
A Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis LuxR regulates cell envelope and virulence
TL;DR: It is shown that LuxR regulates virulence determinants and is involved in mycobacteria adaptation to the host.
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