Publications from our Laboratory
Publications from our Laboratory
We are currently working on numerous projects that are in the process of publication. Our published works can be found at Fiester Laboratory articles.
Publications from our laboratory include:
Refereed Scientific Contributions (#denotes medical student, *denotes undergraduate student, §denotes graduate student, †denotes authors contributed equally)
E Wheibe#, K Connolly#, ME Ward, CMG Schammel, JT Grier and SE Fiester (2024). The intersection between first responders and mental health: what a case of suicide could teach us. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 17(4) 144-150.
M Ryan#, M Stroud*, Z Buchanan*, A Rojas*, MP Knapp#, A Okinaga*, T Connell, S Fiester, S Arce, JT Grier (2023). The immunomodulatory effects of E. coli heat-labile enterotoxins on the respiratory immune response. The Journal of Immunology, 210(Supplement 1) 156.
E Wheibe#, K Connolly#, RF Relich, SE Fiester and JT Grier (2022). Investigation of drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii virulence factors implicated in intracellular survival within differentiated THP-1 cells, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 158(Supplement 1) 132.
RC Ellis#, EK Roberts#, JT Grier and SE Fiester (2022). Acinetobacter baumannii infections that are resistant to treatment: warning signs from the COVID-19 pandemic. Future Microbiology, 17(17) 1345-1347.
MH Hyche*, P Kent, CMG Schammel, M Devane, SE Fiester, M Call and J Knight (2022). Closing the brief case: Tropheryma whipplei infection resulting in neurological symptoms. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 60(8) 1-2.
MH Hyche*, P Kent, CMG Schammel, M Devane, SE Fiester, M Call and J Knight (2022). The brief case: Tropheryma whipplei infection resulting in neurological symptoms. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 60(8) 1-5.
MA Knapp, TA Johnson, MK Ritter, RO Rainer, SE Fiester, JT Grier, TD Connell and S Arce (2021). Differential binding of E. coli enterotoxins LT-IIa, LT-IIb and LT-IIc to human B and T cell subsets identifies a potential use as adjuvants in cancer immunotherapy, Cancer Immunology Research, 9(Supplement 2) 24.
MA Knapp#, TA Johnson#, MK Ritter#, RO Rainer, SE Fiester, JT Grier, TD Connell and S Arce (2021). Immunomodulatory regulation by heat-labile enterotoxins and potential therapeutic applications. Expert Review of Vaccines, 20(8) 975-987.
ZC Overton-Hennessy*, AM Devane, SE Fiester, N Schammel#, CMG Schammel and JW Fulcher (2021). Ruptured splenic artery pseudoaneurysm causing hemorrhage into a pancreatic pseudocyst. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 43(1) 76-80.
CW Evins#, C Sutton§, ST Withers, JT Grier, CMG Schammel, and SE Fiester (2021). Community-acquired extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing and extensively drug-resistant Escherichia coli in a 28-year-old pyelonephritis patient lacking risk factors. Antibiotics, 10(5) 533.
JT Grier†, BA Arivett§†, MS Ramı́rez, RJ Chosed, JA Bigner#, EJ Ohneck§, ML Metz§, CR Wood§, S Arce, A Tartaro, RF Relich, LA Actis and SE Fiester (2021). Two Acinetobacter baumannii isolates obtained from a fatal necrotizing fasciitis infection display distinct genomic and phenotypic characteristics in comparison to type strains. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11(2021) 249.
GW Birsic#, BE Hentschel*, ZC Overton-Hennessy*, ME Ward, SE Fiester and JW Fulcher (2021). Fatal coronary artery vasculitis with mixed features. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 42(3) 307-310.
JA Bigner#, SE Fiester, JW Fulcher, CMG Schammel, ME Ward, HE Burney*, JF Wheeler, SK Wheeler and JM Teuber (2021). Glyphosate and polyoxyethyleneamine ingestion leading to renal, hepatic and pulmonary failure. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 42(3) 282-285.
C Hathaway#, CMG Schammel and SE Fiester (2021). Aspergillus otomycosis in a young immunocompetent woman. Journey to the Sun, Conference Proceedings of 17th Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium, 17(1) 200-202.
BA Arivett, A Charnot-Katsikas, C Bethel§, SE Fiester and LA Actis (2020). Draft genome sequences of two Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from a fatal case of necrotizing fasciitis. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9(13).
AB Kennedy and SE Fiester (2020). Reduced performance on examinations following untimed short assessments, Studies in Educational Evaluation, 65(2020) 100835.
DC Lee#, SE Fiester, LA Madeline, JW Fulcher, ME Ward, CMG Schammel and RK Hakimi (2019). Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris leading to fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis, Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 1-6.
JW Basinger#, SE Fiester and JW Fulcher (2019). Mortality from neonatal herpes simplex viremia causing severe hepatitis, Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 1-4.
GW Birsic#, JW Fulcher and SE Fiester (2019). Embolization of endocardial vegetation with stroke presentation, The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 40(1) 72-76.
K. Abernathy#, S Fiester and JW Fulcher (2019). Miliary pattern MRSA sepsis following clandestine intravenous infusion, Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 15(2) 267-271.
SE Fiester, BA Arivett§, AC Beckett§, BR Wagner#, EJ Ohneck§, R Schmidt*, JT Grier and LA Actis (2019). Miltefosine reduces the cytolytic activity and virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63(1) e01409-18.
J Basinger#, SE Fiester and JW Fulcher (2018). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus parotitis leading to mortality in an adolescent male, The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 39(3) 257-260.
EJ Ohneck§, BA Arivett§, SE Fiester, CR Wood§, ML Metz*, GM Simeone* and LA Actis (2018). Mucin acts as a nutrient source and a signal for the differential expression of genes coding for cellular processes and virulence factors in Acinetobacter baumannii, PLoS ONE, 13(1) e0190599.
S Rumbo-Feal§†, A Pérez†, TA Ramelot†, BA Arivett§, A Beceiro, JA Vallejo, L Álvarez-Fraga, M Merino, EJ Ohneck§, SE Fiester, MA Kennedy, LA Actis†, G Bou† and M Poza† (2017). Contribution of A. baumannii A1S_0114 gene to the interaction with eukaryotic cells and virulence, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 7(108).
SE Fiester, BA Arivett§, RE Schmidt*, AC Beckett*, T Ticak§, MV Carrier*, R Ghosh§, EJ Ohneck§, ML Metz*, MK Sellin-Jeffries and LA Actis (2016). Iron-regulated phospholipase C activity contributes to the cytolytic activity and virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii, PLoS ONE, 11(11) e0167068.
BA Arivett§, DC Ream§, SE Fiester, D Kidane, and LA Actis (2016). Draft genome sequences of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from wounded military personnel, Genome Announcements, 4(4) e00773-16.
BA Arivett§, DC Ream§, SE Fiester, D Kidane and LA Actis (2016). Draft genome sequences of Escherichia coli isolates from wounded military personnel, Genome Announcements, 4(4) e00828-16.
BA Arivett§, DC Ream§, SE Fiester, D Kidane and LA Actis (2016). Draft genome sequences of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from wounded military personnel, Genome Announcements, 4(4) e00829-16.
BA Arivett§, SE Fiester, EJ Ohneck§, WF Penwell§, C Kaufman, RF Relich and LA Actis (2015). Antimicrobial activity of gallium protoporphyrin IX against Acinetobacter baumannii strains displaying different antibiotic resistance phenotypes, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59(12) 7657-7665.
CM Harding§, MA Nasr, RL Kinsella, NE Scott, LJ Foster, BS Weber, SE Fiester, LA Actis, EN Tracy, RS Munson Jr. and MF Feldman (2015). Acinetobacter strains carry two functional oligosaccharyltransferases, one dedicated exclusively to type IV pilin, and the other one dedicated to O-glycosylation of multiple proteins, Molecular Microbiology, 96(5) 1023-1041.
BA Arivett§, SE Fiester, DC Ream§, D. Centron, M. Soledad Ramirez, M. Tolmasky and LA Actis (2015). Draft genome of the multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii A155 clinical isolate, Genome Announcements, 3(2) e00212-15.
SE Fiester, CC Nwugo, WF Penwell§, JM Neary, AC Beckett*, BA Arivett§, SC Geiger*, RE Schmidt*, PL Connerly, SM Menke, AP Tomaras and LA Actis (2015). Role of the carboxyl terminus of SecA in iron acquisition, protein translocation and virulence of the bacterial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii, Infection and Immunity, 83(4) 1354-1365.
BA Arivett§, DC Ream§, SE Fiester, K Mende, CK Murray, MG Thompson, S Kanduru, AM Summers, AL Roth, DV Zurawski and LA Actis (2015). Draft genomes of the Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883T clinical type strain and three multidrug resistant clinical isolates, Genome Announcements, 3(1) e01385-14.
T Ticak§, D Hariraju§, M Bayron Arcelay*, B Arivett§, S Fiester and DJ Ferguson (2014). Isolation and characterization of a tetramethylammonium degrading Methanococcoides strain and a novel glycine betaine utilizing Methanolobus strain, Archives of Microbiology, 197(2) 197-209.
SE Fiester, SF Evangelista*, BA Arivett§, DJ Adams§, RE Redfern and CJ Woolverton (2014). The role of the liquid crystalline state in the bundling of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium flagella, Liquid Crystals, 41(9) 1277-1285.
SE Fiester and LA Actis (2013). Stress responses in the human opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii, Future Microbiology, 8(3) 353-365.
SE Fiester, SL Helfinstine§, TT Meilander§ and CJ Woolverton (2012). Administering needs-assessed bioterrorism curricula to public health professionals using active-learning strategies, Applied Biosafety: Journal of the American Biological Safety Association, 17(4) 181-187.
S Fiester, S Helfinstine§, J Redfearn§, R Uribe and C Woolverton (2012). Electron beam irradiation dose dependently damages the Bacillus spore coat and spore membrane, International Journal of Microbiology, 2012(2012) 579593.
S Fiester, A Jákli and C Woolverton (2011). Liquid crystal properties of a self-assembling viral coat protein. Liquid Crystals, 38(9) 1153-1157.
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S Fiester, J Redfearn§, S Helfinstine§, T Meilander§ and CJ Woolverton (2010). Lab safety and bioterrorism readiness curricula using active learning and hands-on strategies as continuing education for medical technologists, Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 11(1) 14-20.
Refereed Book Chapters (†denotes authors contributed equally)
LA Ramos*, EC Walls*, MS Petrucci*, WF Penwell, EJ Ohneck, LA Actis and SE Fiester (2025). Growth and polarization of A549 human alveolar epithelial cells as a model to study biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii. In Methods in Molecular Biology: Dynamics of Bacteria-Mucus Interactions. New York, NY: Humana Press.
S Rumbo-Feal†, A Pérez†, TA Ramelot†, BA Arivett§, A Beceiro, JA Vallejo, L Álvarez-Fraga, M Merino, EJ Ohneck§, SE Fiester, MA Kennedy, LA Actis†, G Bou† and M Poza† (2018). Contribution of A. baumannii A1S_0114 gene to the interaction with eukaryotic cells and virulence. In Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter: From Drug Resistance to Pathogenesis (pp. 103-116). Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers.