Scholars@Duke
Aruna Menon

Scholarly Works

Mycobacterium marinum as a model for understanding principles of mycobacterial pathogenesis.

Journal article J Bacteriol · May 22, 2025 Mycobacterium marinum is a fish pathogen that has become a powerful and well-established model that has accelerated our understanding of the mechanisms of mycobacterial disease. M. marinum is a versatile surrogate for understanding the closely related huma ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The antagonistic transcription factors, EspM and EspN, regulate the ESX-1 secretion system in M. marinum

Preprint · 2024 Bacterial pathogens use protein secretion systems to transport virulence factors and regulate gene expression. Among pathogenic mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium marinum, ESX-1 (ESAT-6 system 1) secretion is crucial for ... Full text Cite

Tungstate Control of Microbial Sulfidogenesis and Souring of the Engineered Environment.

Journal article Environmental science & technology · December 2020 Sulfide accumulation in oil reservoir fluids (souring) from the activity of sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM) is of grave concern because of the associated health and facility failure risks. Here, we present an assessment of tungstate as a selective an ... Full text Cite

Horizontal Transfer of Bacterial Cytolethal Distending Toxin B Genes to Insects.

Journal article Molecular biology and evolution · October 2019 Horizontal gene transfer events have played a major role in the evolution of microbial species, but their importance in animals is less clear. Here, we report horizontal gene transfer of cytolethal distending toxin B (cdtB), prokaryotic genes encoding euka ... Full text Cite