Epernicus: Beth A Lazazzera, D.Phil.

Beth A Lazazzera, D.Phil.

Position:
Associate Professor

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Degrees:

D.Phil., Microbiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)

B.S., Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Amherst, MA)
Past Advisors:

Alan D. Grossman (as Post Doctoral Fellow)

Patricia Kiley (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)
Research:
My lab researches the multicellular behavior of bacteria, specifically peptide mediated cell-cell communication and formation of surface-adhered multicellular biofilm structures.

Communities:

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Beth Lazazzera's Publications (10)

Identification of residues important for cleavage of the extracellular signaling peptide CSF of Bacillus subtilis from its precursor protein.
Lanigan-Gerdes S, Briceno G, Dooley AN, Faull KF, Lazazzera BA

Journal of bacteriology. 2008 Oct;190(20):6668-75
CSF, a species-specific extracellular signaling peptide for communication among strains of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus mojavensis.
Pottathil M, Jung A, Lazazzera BA

Journal of bacteriology. 2008 Jun;190(11):4095-9
Identification of subtilisin, Epr and Vpr as enzymes that produce CSF, an extracellular signalling peptide of Bacillus subtilis.
Lanigan-Gerdes S, Dooley AN, Faull KF, Lazazzera BA

Molecular microbiology. 2007 Sep;65(5):1321-33
Defining the genetic differences between wild and domestic strains of Bacillus subtilis that affect poly-gamma-dl-glutamic acid production and biofilm formation.
Stanley NR, Lazazzera BA

Molecular microbiology. 2005 Aug;57(4):1143-58
Lessons from DNA microarray analysis: the gene expression profile of biofilms.
Lazazzera BA

Current opinion in microbiology. 2005 Apr;8(2):222-7
Environmental signals and regulatory pathways that influence biofilm formation.
Stanley NR, Lazazzera BA

Molecular microbiology. 2004 May;52(4):917-24
Identification of catabolite repression as a physiological regulator of biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis by use of DNA microarrays.
Stanley NR, Britton RA, Grossman AD, Lazazzera BA

Journal of bacteriology. 2003 Mar;185(6):1951-7
The extracellular Phr peptide-Rap phosphatase signaling circuit of Bacillus subtilis.
Pottathil M, Lazazzera BA

Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library. 2003 Jan 1;8:d32-45
The sporulation transcription factor Spo0A is required for biofilm development in Bacillus subtilis.
Hamon MA, Lazazzera BA

Molecular microbiology. 2001 Dec;42(5):1199-209
The intracellular function of extracellular signaling peptides.
Lazazzera BA

Peptides. 2001 Oct;22(10):1519-27

One Figure

A confocal image (X-Z plane) of a surface-adhered biofilm formed by a Bacillus subtilis strain.

Websites

Beth Lazazzera's page at UCLA

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