Dr. Brian Wilkinson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
School of Biological Sciences
Office
Science Laboratory Building - SLB 352
Office Hours
M-F 9-5
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Biography
Professor of Microbiology working on Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance and Listeria monocytogenes working on low temperature growth
Ph D Microbiology
University of Sheffield
Journal Article
K.B. Tiwari, C. Gatto, and B.J. Wilkinson. Plasticity of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Membrane Fatty Acid Composition and Implications for Responses to Antimicrobial Agents. Antibiotics. 9(214), 1 – 10, 2020.
K.M. Hines, G. Alvarado, X. Chen, C. Gatto, A. Pokorny, F. Alonzo III, B.J. Wilkinson, and L. Xu. Lipidomic and Ultrastructural Characterization of Cell Envelope of Staphylococcus aureus Grown in the Presence of Human Serum. mSphere. 5(3), 339-355, 2020.
Singh, V., Sirobhushanam, S., Ring, R., Singh, S., Gatto, C., & Wilkinson, B. Roles of pyruvate dehydrogenase and branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase in branched-chain membrane fatty acid levels and associated functions in Staphylococcus aureus.. Journal of medical microbiology 67.4 (2018): 570-578.
Tiwari, K., Gatto, C., & Wilkinson, B. Interrelationships between Fatty Acid Composition, Staphyloxanthin Content, Fluidity, and Carbon Flow in the <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Membrane.. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 23.5 (2018)
Sirobhushanam, S., Galva, C., Saunders, L., Sen, S., Jayaswal, R., Wilkinson, B., & Gatto, C. Utilization of multiple substrates by butyrate kinase from Listeria monocytogenes.. Biochimica et biophysica acta 1862.3 (2017): 283-290.
Presentations
Branched-chain amino acids. ASM. (2016)
Pyruvate dehydrogenase. ASM. (2016)
Growth-medium dependent plasticity of Staphylococcus aureus membrane fatty acid profile and carotenoid content. Annual Meeting. American Society for Microbiology. (2015)
C6 branched-chain carboxylic acids result in increased growth, novel unnatural fatty acids and altered membrane properties in a Listeria monocytogenes branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase mutant. Annual Meeting. American Society for Microbiology. (2013)
Characterization of butyrate kinase from Listeria monocytogenes. Annual Meeting. American Society for Microbiology. (2013)
Tole of twin-arginine translocase (Tat) system in iron-uptake in Listeria monocytogenes. Annual Meeting. American Society for Microbiology. (2013)
C6-Branched-chain carboxylic acids result in increased growth, novel 'unnatural' fatty acids and altered membrane properties in a Listeria monocytogenes branched-chain keto acid dehydrogenase mutant. Gram-positive Bacterial Pathogens. University of Nebraska, Omaha. (2012)
Chromatin immune-precipitation identifies genes under direct VraSR regulation in Staphylococcus aureus. 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology. (2011)
Studies on the mechanism of decreased susceptibility to telavancin in a laboratory-derived Staphylococcus aureus mutant. Intersci. Conf. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (2011)
Anti-staphylococcal activity and mode of action of cold pressed terpeneless valencia orange oil. Annu. Mtg. Am. Soc. Microbiol.. (2010)
Grants & Contracts
Branched-chain fatty acids and membrane function in Listeria monocytogenes. National Institutes of Health. Federal. (2013)
Branched-chain fatty acids and membrane function in Listeria monocytogenes. National Insitutes of Health- R15. Federal. (2012)
Extension to studies of decreased susceptibility to telavancin. Astellas Pharma US. Private. (2010)
Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiling of the Response of Staphylococcus aureus to Telavancin. Astellas Pharma US Inc. Private. (2009)
Membrane fluidity and S. aureus antimicrobial susceptibility. National Institutes of Health-R15. Federal. (2009)