Clay D. Jackson-Litteken

Assistant Professor

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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cjacksonlitteken@uams.edu

6 h-index 16 pubs 123 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Clay D. Jackson-Litteken's research focuses on understanding bacterial virulence factors and host-pathogen interactions, particularly in the context of lung infections. His work has investigated specific bacterial components, such as the Invasin-Like Adhesin InvL and the diadenylate cyclase CdaA, and their roles in establishing infection and responding to host defenses. Jackson-Litteken has developed and utilized chronic murine models to study long-term *Acinetobacter baumannii* pneumonia, enabling the examination of virulence factors, antibiotic treatments, and polymicrobial infections. His publications explore bacterial strategies like intracellular persistence and resistance, and the potential for existing medications, such as diclofenac, to sensitize multi-drug resistant strains to antibiotics like colistin. He has co-authored publications with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jon S. Blevins and C. Tyler Ratliff.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 123

Selected Publications

  • Dual membrane-spanning anti-sigma 2 controls OMV biogenesis and colonization fitness in <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i> (2026)
  • Dual Membrane-spanning Anti-Sigma 2 Controls OMV biogenesis and Colonization Fitness in <i>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</i> (2025)
  • A chronic Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia model to study long-term virulence factors, antibiotic treatments, and polymicrobial infections (2025)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Intracellular <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Acts as a Reservoir in Lung Infection <i>via</i> a ‘Persist and Resist’ Strategy (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Development and validation of systems for genetic manipulation of the Old World tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia duttonii (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology (2021)
    18 citations DOI OpenAlex

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