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  1. Fantastic yeasts and where to find them: the hidden diversity of dimorphic fungal pathogens

    Article • Current Opinion in Microbiology, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  2. Novel clinical and dual infection by Histoplasma capsulatum genotypes in HIV patients from Northeastern, Brazil

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  3. Heat Inactivation of Coccidioides posadasii and Coccidioides immitis for Use in Lower Biosafety Containment

    Article • Applied Biosafety, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  4. Clinical features and genetic background of the sympatric species Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and Paracoccidioides americana

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2019, PLOS

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  5. Coccidioidesecology and genomics

    Article • Medical Mycology, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  6. The endozoan, small-mammal reservoir hypothesis and the life cycle of Coccidioides species

    Article • Medical Mycology, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  7. The mysterious desert dwellers: Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii, causative fungal agents of coccidioidomycosis

    Article • Virulence, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  8. Gene exchange between two divergent species of the fungal human pathogen, Coccidioides

    Article • Evolution, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  9. Characterizing in vitro spherule morphogenesis of multiple strains of both species of Coccidioides

    Article • Medical Mycology, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  10. Detection of Coccidioides posadasii from xerophytic environments in Venezuela reveals risk of naturally acquired coccidioidomycosis infections

    Article • Emerging Microbes & Infections, March 2018, Nature

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  11. Direct detection ofCoccidioidesfrom Arizona soils using CocciENV, a highly sensitive and specific real-time PCR assay

    Article • Medical Mycology, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  12. Advances in Genomics of Human Fungal Pathogens

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  13. Coccidioidomycosis in Animals

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  14. Fungal Microbiota in Chronic Airway Inflammatory Disease and Emerging Relationships with the Host Immune Response

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  15. The Changing Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Valley Fever

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  16. Mapping and comparing bacterial microbiota in the sinonasal cavity of healthy, allergic rhinitis, and chronic rhinosinusitis subjects

    Article • International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, May 2017, Wiley

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  17. Exploring the genomic diversity of black yeasts and relatives ( Chaetothyriales , Ascomycota )

    Article • Studies in Mycology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  18. Large-Scale Evaluation of In Vitro Amphotericin B, Triazole, and Echinocandin Activity against Coccidioides Species from U.S. Institutions

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  19. Coccidioides and Coccidioidomycosis

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  20. Paracoccidioides spp. and Paracoccidioidomycosis

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  21. Worldwide Phylogenetic Distributions and Population Dynamics of the Genus Histoplasma

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2016, PLOS

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  22. Use of Population Genetics to Assess the Ecology, Evolution, and Population Structure ofCoccidioides

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2016, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  23. Molecular detection of airborneCoccidioidesin Tucson, Arizona

    Article • Medical Mycology, May 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  24. Local Population Structure and Patterns of Western Hemisphere Dispersal forCoccidioidesspp., the Fungal Cause of Valley Fever

    Article • mBio, April 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker, Dave Engelthaler

  25. Meeting Report: Fungal Genomics Meets Social Media: Highlights of the 28th Fungal Genetics Conference at Asilomar

    Article • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, December 2015, Genetics Society of America

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  26. The Fungal Exopolysaccharide Galactosaminogalactan Mediates Virulence by Enhancing Resistance to Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, October 2015, PLOS

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker, Dr Don VINH

  27. Evaluation of VT-1161 for Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis in Murine Infection Models

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, September 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  28. Effective Disinfectants for Coccidioides Immitis and C. posadasii

    Article • Applied Biosafety, September 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  29. Differences in host response among isolates of Coccidioides, the fungus causing valley fever

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, August 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  30. Dust Devil: The Life and Times of the Fungus That Causes Valley Fever

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  31. Medical image of the week: fungus ball

    Article • Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, April 2015, Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  32. IL-1α Signaling Is Critical for Leukocyte Recruitment after Pulmonary Aspergillus fumigatus Challenge

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, January 2015, PLOS

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  33. Correction: ChIP-seq and In Vivo Transcriptome Analyses of the Aspergillus fumigatus SREBP SrbA Reveals a New Regulator of the Fungal Hypoxia Response and Virulence

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, November 2014, PLOS

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  34. ChIP-seq and In Vivo Transcriptome Analyses of the Aspergillus fumigatus SREBP SrbA Reveals a New Regulator of the Fungal Hypoxia Response and Virulence

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, November 2014, PLOS

    Professor Hubertus Haas, Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  35. Valley Fever: Finding New Places for an Old Disease: Coccidioides immitis Found in Washington State Soil Associated With Recent Human Infection

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  36. Large-Scale Transcriptional Response to Hypoxia in Aspergillus fumigatus Observed Using RNAseq Identifies a Novel Hypoxia Regulated ncRNA

    Article • Mycopathologia, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  37. Recent Advances in Our Understanding of the Environmental, Epidemiological, Immunological, and Clinical Dimensions of Coccidioidomycosis

    Article • Clinical Microbiology Reviews, July 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  38. Hypoxia enhances innate immune activation to Aspergillus fumigatus through cell wall modulation

    Article • Microbes and Infection, April 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  39. Detection and phylogenetic analysis of Coccidioides posadasii in Arizona soil samples

    Article • Fungal Ecology, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  40. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of the Aspergillus fumigatus hypoxia response using an oxygen-controlled fermenter

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker, Olaf Kniemeyer

  41. SREBP Coordinates Iron and Ergosterol Homeostasis to Mediate Triazole Drug and Hypoxia Responses in the Human Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • PLoS Genetics, December 2011, PLOS

    Professor Hubertus Haas, Dr Sven D Willger, Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  42. The Small GTPase RacA Mediates Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species Production, Polarized Growth, and Virulence in the Human Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, December 2010, ASM Journals

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  43. Population genomic sequencing of Coccidioides fungi reveals recent hybridization and transposon control

    Article • Genome Research, June 2010, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  44. Development of a rapid, cost-effective TaqMan Real-Time PCR Assay for identification and differentiation of Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii

    Article • Medical Mycology, May 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  45. The Genome of Nectria haematococca: Contribution of Supernumerary Chromosomes to Gene Expansion

    Article • PLoS Genetics, August 2009, PLOS

    Professor Christopher Rensing, Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  46. Comparative genomic analyses of the human fungal pathogens Coccidioides and their relatives

    Article • Genome Research, August 2009, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  47. Development of a rapid, cost-effective TaqMan Real-Time PCR Assay for identification and differentiation of Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii

    Article • Medical Mycology, January 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  48. Genomic and Population Analyses of the Mating Type Loci in Coccidioides Species Reveal Evidence for Sexual Reproduction and Gene Acquisition

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, May 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  49. The Population Biology of Coccidioides: Epidemiologic Implications for Disease Outbreaks

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, March 2007, Wiley

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  50. Heritability of resistance to Aphanomyces euteiches races 1 and 2 in alfalfa

    Article • Euphytica, January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  51. Quantifying Phytophthora medicaginis in Susceptible and Resistant Alfalfa with a Real-Time Fluorescent PCR Assay

    Article • Journal of Phytopathology, November 2003, Wiley

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker

  52. Quantifying the relationship between disease severity and the amount ofAphanomyces euteichesdetected in roots of alfalfa and pea with a real-time PCR assay

    Article • Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, May 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Bridget Marie Barker