Kapil Tahlan

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kapil Tahlan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kapil Tahlan has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kapil Tahlan's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (19 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers). Kapil Tahlan is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (19 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers). Kapil Tahlan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Kapil Tahlan's co-authors include Susan E. Jensen, Helena I. Boshoff, Clifton E. Barry, Justin R. Nodwell, Kriti Arora, David Alland, Regina Wilson, Vinod Nair, Elizabeth R. Fischer and John R. Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Kapil Tahlan

47 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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SQ109 Targets MmpL3, a Membrane Transporter of Trehalose Monomycolate Involved in Mycolic Acid Donation to the Cell Wall Core of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Linda Ejim Canada

Magdalena Zalacaín United States

Martin Everett United Kingdom

Katsukiyo Yazawa Japan

Ed T. Buurman United States

Norris E. Allen United States

Pei W. Thomas United States

Colette Duez Belgium

Hédia Marrakchi France

E. Sauvage Belgium

Linda Ejim Canada

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kapil Tahlan

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Tahlan, Kapil, et al.. (2025). Functional insights into Streptomyces isolates containing both clavulanic acid-like and carbapenem biosynthetic gene clusters. mSphere. 10(9). e0018825–e0018825.

Gaurav, Amit, Rekha Sharma, Kiran Ambatipudi, et al.. (2025). Discovery and mechanistic characterization of a probiotic‐origin 3β‐ OH ‐Δ ^5‐6 ‐cholesterol‐5β‐reductase directly converting cholesterol to coprostanol. FEBS Journal. 292(23). 6233–6252. 1 indexed citations

Bissonnette, Nathalie, et al.. (2024). Systematic assessment of the reliability of quantitative PCR assays targeting IS900 for the detection of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis presence in animal and environmental samples. Journal of Dairy Science. 107(9). 7165–7184. 3 indexed citations

Tahlan, Kapil, et al.. (2024). Anthropogenic contamination sources drive differences in antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in three urban lakes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 90(3). e0180923–e0180923. 6 indexed citations

McClure, J. Trenton, et al.. (2024). Effects of storage conditions on the microbiota of fecal samples collected from dairy cattle. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0308571–e0308571. 1 indexed citations

Bissonnette, Nathalie, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms and implications of phenotypic switching in bacterial pathogens. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 71. 1–19. 2 indexed citations

Bissonnette, Nathalie, et al.. (2023). Investigating in vivo Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis microevolution and mixed strain infections. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(5). e0171623–e0171623. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Jingyu, et al.. (2022). Analysis of Streptomyces Volatilomes Using Global Molecular Networking Reveals the Presence of Metabolites with Diverse Biological Activities. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(4). e0055222–e0055222. 9 indexed citations

Nothias, Louis‐Félix, et al.. (2021). Specialized Metabolites from Ribosome Engineered Strains of Streptomyces clavuligerus. Metabolites. 11(4). 239–239. 15 indexed citations

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McCann, Sean, Nicoletta Faraone, E.A. Hudson, et al.. (2020). Production of Plant-Associated Volatiles by Select Model and Industrially Important Streptomyces spp.. Microorganisms. 8(11). 1767–1767. 12 indexed citations

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Srivastava, S. K., et al.. (2019). In vivo functional analysis of a class A β-lactamase-related protein essential for clavulanic acid biosynthesis in Streptomyces clavuligerus. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0215960–e0215960. 5 indexed citations

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Srivastava, Santosh K., et al.. (2017). Mycobacterial Membrane Proteins QcrB and AtpE: Roles in Energetics, Antibiotic Targets, and Associated Mechanisms of Resistance. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 251(1). 105–117. 13 indexed citations

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Boshoff, Helena I. & Kapil Tahlan. (2010). Mechanisms underlying mycobacterial infections. Drug Discovery Today Disease Mechanisms. 7(1). e1–e3. 1 indexed citations

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Zelyas, Nathan, Kapil Tahlan, & Susan E. Jensen. (2009). Use of the native flp gene to generate in-frame unmarked mutations in Streptomyces spp.. Gene. 443(1-2). 48–54. 11 indexed citations

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Tahlan, Kapil, Zhou Yu, Ye Xu, Alan R. Davidson, & Justin R. Nodwell. (2008). Ligand Recognition by ActR, a TetR-Like Regulator of Actinorhodin Export. Journal of Molecular Biology. 383(4). 753–761. 42 indexed citations

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Willems, Andrew, Kapil Tahlan, Takaaki Taguchi, et al.. (2008). Crystal Structures of the Streptomyces coelicolor TetR-Like Protein ActR Alone and in Complex with Actinorhodin or the Actinorhodin Biosynthetic Precursor (S)-DNPA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 376(5). 1377–1387. 58 indexed citations

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Boshoff, Helena I., Xia Xu, Kapil Tahlan, et al.. (2008). Biosynthesis and Recycling of Nicotinamide Cofactors in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(28). 19329–19341. 124 indexed citations

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Tahlan, Kapil, Roy H. Mosher, Perrin H. Beatty, et al.. (2007). 5S Clavam Biosynthetic Genes Are Located in Both the Clavam and Paralog Gene Clusters in Streptomyces clavuligerus. Chemistry & Biology. 14(2). 131–142. 33 indexed citations

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Tahlan, Kapil, et al.. (2006). Initiation of actinorhodin export in Streptomyces coelicolor. Molecular Microbiology. 63(4). 951–961. 114 indexed citations

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Tahlan, Kapil, et al.. (2004). Three unlinked gene clusters are involved in clavam metabolite biosynthesis in Streptomyces clavuligerus. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 50(10). 803–810. 28 indexed citations

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