Victor J. DiRita

9.1k citations

110 papers · 7.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 45

Co-authors: John J. Mekalanos David R. Hendrixson Lindsay M. Davis Kathryn T. Young Eric S. Krukonis Rosa Yu Jeffrey H. Withey Jyl S. Matson
Topics: Vibrio bacteria research studies (59 papers)Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (45 papers)Escherichia coli research studies (30 papers)
Cited by: Endocrinology Molecular Medicine Food Science
Journals: Science Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States China Canada

In The Last Decade

Victor J. DiRita

107 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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Campylobacter jejuni: molecular biology and pathogenesis

2007 564 citations Kathryn T. Young, Lindsay M. Davis et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Gut metabolite L-lactate supports Campylobacter jejuni population expansion during acute infection 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ritam Sinha,(unknown),Sean M. Callahan,(unknown),Nejc Stopnišek,(unknown),Jeremiah G. Johnson,Victor J. DiRita	11
2	Vibrio cholerae requires oxidative respiration through the bd-I and cbb3 oxidases for intestinal proliferation 2022 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown),(unknown),Victor J. DiRita	11
3	Independent Promoter Recognition by TcpP Precedes Cooperative Promoter Activation by TcpP and ToxR 2021 ·mBio ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Julie S. Biteen,Victor J. DiRita	8
4	Aerobic Metabolism in Vibrio cholerae Is Required for Population Expansion during Infection 2020 ·mBio ·(unknown),Victor J. DiRita	13
5	Methylation-dependent DNA discrimination in natural transformation of Campylobacter jejuni 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),(unknown),Suzanne Dawid,Victor J. DiRita	41
6	A putative Vibrio cholerae two-component system controls a conserved periplasmic protein in response to the antimicrobial peptide polymyxin B 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Jyl S. Matson,Jonathan Livny,Victor J. DiRita	14
7	The PAS Domain-Containing Protein HeuR Regulates Heme Uptake in Campylobacter jejuni 2016 ·mBio ·Jeremiah G. Johnson,Jennifer A. Gaddy,Victor J. DiRita	15
8	Investigating the Dynamics of Vibrio Cholerae Virulence Initiation by Stics and Single Molecule Tracking 2016 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Victor J. DiRita,Julie S. Biteen	0
9	Characterization of CetA and CetB, a bipartite energy taxis system in Campylobacter jejuni 2008 ·Molecular Microbiology ·(unknown),Victor J. DiRita	34
10	Campylobacter jejuni: molecular biology and pathogenesisbreakdown → 2007 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Kathryn T. Young,Lindsay M. Davis,Victor J. DiRita	564
11	The toxbox: specific DNA sequence requirements for activation of Vibrio cholerae virulence genes by ToxT 2006 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Jeffrey H. Withey,Victor J. DiRita	67
12	Degradation of the membrane-localized virulence activator TcpP by the YaeL protease in Vibrio cholerae 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jyl S. Matson,Victor J. DiRita	64
13	Identification of Campylobacter jejuni genes involved in commensal colonization of the chick gastrointestinal tract 2004 ·Molecular Microbiology ·David R. Hendrixson,Victor J. DiRita	306
14	Regulation of gene expression in Vibrio cholerae by ToxT involves both antirepression and RNA polymerase stimulation 2002 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Rosa Yu,Victor J. DiRita	129
15	Repression of virulence genes by phosphorylation‐dependent oligomerization ofCsrR at target promoters in S. pyogenes 2001 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Alita A. Miller,N. Cary Engleberg,Victor J. DiRita	79
16	Spontaneous Mutations in the CsrRS Two‐Component Regulatory System ofStreptococcus pyogenesResult in Enhanced Virulence in a Murine Model of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection 2001 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·N. Cary Engleberg,Andrew Heath,Alita A. Miller,(unknown),Victor J. DiRita	169
17	*A branch in the ToxR regulatory cascade of Vibrio cholerae* revealed by characterization of toxT mutant strains** 1997 ·Molecular Microbiology ·(unknown),Melody N. Neely,(unknown),Victor J. DiRita	138
18	Transcriptional control of toxT, a regulatory gene in the ToxR regulon of Vibrio cholerae 1994 ·Molecular Microbiology ·(unknown),Victor J. DiRita	116
19	Co‐ordinate expression of virulence genes by ToxR in Vibrio cholerae 1992 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Victor J. DiRita	189
20	Periplasmic interaction between two membrane regulatory proteins, ToxR and ToxS, results in signal transduction and transcriptional activation 1991 ·Cell ·Victor J. DiRita,John J. Mekalanos	169

About Victor J. DiRita

Victor J. DiRita is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Food Science and Molecular Medicine, having authored 110 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Vibrio bacteria research studies (59 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (45 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (30 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology (3.8k citations), Molecular Medicine (642 citations) and Food Science (2.3k citations). Victor J. DiRita has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Frequent co-authors include John J. Mekalanos, David R. Hendrixson, Lindsay M. Davis, Kathryn T. Young, Eric S. Krukonis, Rosa Yu, Jeffrey H. Withey, Jyl S. Matson, N. Cary Engleberg and Andrew Heath. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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