Peggy A. Cotter

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

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Peggy A. Cotter is a scholar working on Microbiology, Genetics and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peggy A. Cotter has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Microbiology, 45 papers in Genetics and 43 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Peggy A. Cotter's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (54 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (27 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (24 papers). Peggy A. Cotter is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (54 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (27 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (24 papers). Peggy A. Cotter collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Peggy A. Cotter's co-authors include Jeff F. Miller, Robert P. Gunsalus, Scott Stibitz, Eric T. Harvill, Allison M. Jones, Erich V. Scheller, Brian J. Akerley, Erin C. Garcia, Andrea J. Jani and Ming H. Yuk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peggy A. Cotter

100 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peggy A. Cotter United States	40	2.6k	2.4k	1.8k	1.8k	1.4k	103	5.8k
Derek W. Hood United Kingdom	43	3.3k 1.3×	2.2k 0.9×	996 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	126	6.6k
Christoph M. Tang United Kingdom	48	2.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	148	7.1k
Alison A. Weiss United States	45	2.5k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	121	6.8k
Loek van Alphen Netherlands	37	2.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	687 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	90	6.1k
Françoise Jacob‐Dubuisson France	37	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	502 0.4×	87	4.0k
E. Richard Moxon United Kingdom	47	2.2k 0.8×	3.8k 1.6×	700 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	3.1k 2.3×	116	6.7k
Mario F. Feldman United States	49	3.9k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	114	7.5k
Rodney A. Welch United States	44	3.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	3.3k 1.8×	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	89	7.4k
Matthew C. Wolfgang United States	46	4.5k 1.7×	838 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	596 0.4×	91	7.0k
Robert S. Munson United States	44	1.8k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	654 0.4×	565 0.3×	1.8k 1.3×	115	5.3k

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Cotter, Peggy A., et al.. (2025). DNA duplication in Burkholderia thailandensis induces biofilm formation by activating a two-component regulatory system. PLoS Genetics. 21(5). e1011528–e1011528. 1 indexed citations

Nash, Zachary M., Carol Inatsuka, Peggy A. Cotter, & Richard Johnson. (2024). Bordetella filamentous hemagglutinin and adenylate cyclase toxin interactions on the bacterial surface are consistent with FhaB-mediated delivery of ACT to phagocytic cells. mBio. 15(5). e0063224–e0063224. 3 indexed citations

Cotter, Peggy A., et al.. (2023). An IS-mediated, RecA-dependent, bet-hedging strategy in Burkholderia thailandensis. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations

Johnson, Richard, et al.. (2022). Phosphorylation chemistry of the Bordetella PlrSR TCS and its contribution to bacterial persistence in the lower respiratory tract. Molecular Microbiology. 119(2). 174–190. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Richard, et al.. (2021). DegP Initiates Regulated Processing of Filamentous Hemagglutinin in Bordetella bronchiseptica. mBio. 12(3). e0146521–e0146521. 9 indexed citations

Cotter, Peggy A., et al.. (2021). The Burkholderia cenocepacia Type VI Secretion System Effector TecA Is a Virulence Factor in Mouse Models of Lung Infection. mBio. 12(5). e0209821–e0209821. 13 indexed citations

Cotter, Peggy A., et al.. (2019). The BvgS PAS Domain, an Independent Sensory Perception Module in the Bordetella bronchiseptica BvgAS Phosphorelay. Journal of Bacteriology. 201(17). 10 indexed citations

Cotter, Peggy A., et al.. (2019). CDI/CDS system-encoding genes of Burkholderia thailandensis are located in a mobile genetic element that defines a new class of transposon. PLoS Genetics. 15(1). e1007883–e1007883. 11 indexed citations

Hewlett, Erik L., Drusilla Burns, Peggy A. Cotter, et al.. (2014). Pertussis Pathogenesis--What We Know and What We Don't Know. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209(7). 982–985. 55 indexed citations

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Anderson, Melissa S., Erin C. Garcia, & Peggy A. Cotter. (2012). The Burkholderia bcpAIOB Genes Define Unique Classes of Two-Partner Secretion and Contact Dependent Growth Inhibition Systems. PLoS Genetics. 8(8). e1002877–e1002877. 83 indexed citations

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Jani, Andrea J. & Peggy A. Cotter. (2010). Type VI Secretion: Not Just for Pathogenesis Anymore. Cell Host & Microbe. 8(1). 2–6. 179 indexed citations

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Julio, Steven M., Carol Inatsuka, Joseph Mazar, et al.. (2009). Natural‐host animal models indicate functional interchangeability between the filamentous haemagglutinins of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica and reveal a role for the mature C‐terminal domain, but not the RGD motif, during infection. Molecular Microbiology. 71(6). 1574–1590. 42 indexed citations

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Carruthers, Vern B., Peggy A. Cotter, & Carol A. Kumamoto. (2007). Microbial Pathogenesis: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease. Cell Host & Microbe. 2(4). 214–219. 17 indexed citations

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Mazar, Joseph & Peggy A. Cotter. (2007). New insight into the molecular mechanisms of two-partner secretion. Trends in Microbiology. 15(11). 508–515. 56 indexed citations

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Cotter, Peggy A. & Scott Stibitz. (2007). c-di-GMP-mediated regulation of virulence and biofilm formation. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 10(1). 17–23. 267 indexed citations

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Inatsuka, Carol, Steven M. Julio, & Peggy A. Cotter. (2005). Bordetella filamentous hemagglutinin plays a critical role in immunomodulation, suggesting a mechanism for host specificity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(51). 18578–18583. 73 indexed citations

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Liu, Minghsun, Rajendar Deora, Sergei Doulatov, et al.. (2002). Reverse Transcriptase-Mediated Tropism Switching in Bordetella Bacteriophage. Science. 295(5562). 2091–2094. 198 indexed citations

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Yuk, Ming H., Peggy A. Cotter, & Jeff F. Miller. (1996). Genetic Regulation of Airway Colonization by Bordetella Species. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 154(4_Part_2). S150–S154. 8 indexed citations

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Cotter, Peggy A. & Robert P. Gunsalus. (1992). Contribution of the fnr and arcA gene products in coordinate regulation of cytochrome o and d oxidase (cyoABCDE and cydAB) genes in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 91(1). 31–36. 93 indexed citations

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Cotter, Peggy A.. (1992). Contribution of the fnr and arcA gene products in coordinate regulation of cytochrome o and d oxidase (cyoABCDE and cydAB) genes in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 91(1). 31–36. 95 indexed citations

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