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Last published 2024
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C. Tyler Ratliff

Researcher

Also affiliated: Ohio University (2006)

Unknown Researcher

3 h-index 5 pubs 157 cited

  • Borrelia
  • Relapsing Fever
  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Black or African American
  • Family Health
  • Female
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Patient Care Planning
  • White People
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Mutation
  • Age Factors
  • Aged

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

C. Tyler Ratliff's research program investigates microbial pathogens, with a recent focus on the spirochete *Borrelia turicatae* and *Borrelia duttonii*. Studies have explored the role of the diadenylate cyclase CdaA in *Borrelia turicatae* virulence and physiology. Ratliff also contributed to the development and validation of genetic manipulation systems for *Borrelia duttonii*, an Old World tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete. Collaborations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include work with Clay D. Jackson-Litteken, Jon S. Blevins, Renny S. Lan, and Lindsay Pack. Ratliff has authored 5 publications, accumulating 156 citations and an h-index of 3.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 5
  • Citations: 157

Selected Publications

  • Development and validation of systems for genetic manipulation of the Old World tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia duttonii (2024)
    PLoS neglected tropical diseases 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology (2021)
    Infection and Immunity 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract PO-161: Racial differences in the association of one-carbon metabolism polymorphisms and prostate cancer aggressiveness (2020)
    Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing the Contribution of an HtrA Family Serine Protease During Borrelia turicatae Mammalian Infection (2019)
    Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

14 Collaborators 9 Institutions 2 Countries

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