Publications

Brautigam CA, Deka RK, Ouyang Z, et al. Biophysical and bioinformatic analyses implicate the Treponema pallidum Tp34 lipoprotein (Tp0971) in transition metal homeostasis. Journal of Bacteriology. Published online 2012.

Ouyang Z, Deka RK, Norgard M V. BosR (BB0647) controls the RpoN-RpoS regulatory pathway and virulence expression in Borrelia burgdorferi by a novel DNA-binding mechanism. PLoS Pathogens. Published online 2011.

He M, Ouyang Z, Troxell B, et al. Cyclic di-GMP is essential for the survival of the lyme disease spirochete in ticks. PLoS Pathogens. Published online 2011.

Ouyang Z, Haq S, Norgard M V. Analysis of the dbpBA upstream regulatory region controlled by RpoS in Borrelia burgdorferi. Journal of Bacteriology. Published online 2010.

Ouyang Z, He M, Oman T, Yang F, Norgard M V. A manganese transporter, BB0219 (BmtA), is required for virulence by the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Published online 2009.

Ouyang Z, Kumar M, Kariu T, et al. BosR (BB0647) governs virulence expression in Borrelia burgdorferi. Molecular microbiology. Published online 2009.

Ouyang Z, Isaacson R. Identification of a Novel Regulator for the Escherichia coli fit Iron Transport System. Open Microbiology Journal. Published online 2008.

Ouyang Z, Blevins JS, Norgard M V. Transcriptional interplay among the regulators Rrp2, RpoN and RpoS in Borrelia burgdorferi. Microbiology. Published online 2008.

Boardman BK, He M, Ouyang Z, Xu H, Pang X, Yang F. Essential role of the response regulator Rrp2 in the infectious cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infection and Immunity. Published online 2008.

Ouyang Z, Isaacson R. Identification and characterization of a novel ABC iron transport system, fit, in Escherichia coli. Infection and Immunity. Published online 2006.