Jon S. Blevins
Professor and Interim Chair
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Biography and Research Information
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Jon S. Blevins' research focuses on bacterial genetics and the molecular mechanisms underlying the physiology and virulence of various pathogens. He has received significant federal funding from the NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for his work on tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes. Specifically, grants have supported the development of genetic manipulation systems for *Borrelia duttonii*, the investigation of cyclic di-AMP signaling in relapsing fever *Borrelia*, and the study of cyclic di-GMP second messenger signaling in *Borrelia turicatae*.
His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on bacterial gene regulation and essential cellular processes. Work includes characterizing the diadenylate cyclase CdaA in *Borrelia turicatae* virulence, identifying BB0346 as a crucial component for lipoprotein localization in *Borrelia burgdorferi*, and exploring the regulation of pesticin and type VI secretion systems in *Yersinia pestis*. He also investigates the dispensability of plasmid-encoded genes in *Borrelia burgdorferi* and the role of arthropod-associated lipoproteins in the transmission cycle of *Borrelia turicatae*. Blevins' scholarship metrics include an h-index of 26 with over 3,270 citations across 49 publications, indicating a substantial research output. He collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Clay D. Jackson-Litteken, Wanfeng Guo, C. Tyler Ratliff, and Madeleine G. Scott.
Metrics
- h-index: 26
- Publications: 49
- Citations: 3,281
Selected Publications
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<i>Yersinia pestis</i> plasminogen activator protease is regulated by the PhoP/PhoQ two-component system (2025)
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<i>Yersinia pestis</i> BipA is a novel regulator of pesticin and a type 6 secretion system (2025)
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The plasmid-encoded members of paralogous gene family 52 are dispensable to the enzootic cycle of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> (2024)
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<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> BB0346 is an Essential, Structurally Variant LolA Homolog that is Primarily Required for Homeostatic Localization of Periplasmic Lipoproteins (2024)
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Development and validation of systems for genetic manipulation of the Old World tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia duttonii (2024)
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Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae (2022)
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The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology (2021)
Federal Grants 3 $891,450 total
Cyclic di-AMP-dependent signaling in tickborne relapsing fever Borrelia
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Top Collaborators
- The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology
- Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae
- Development and validation of systems for genetic manipulation of the Old World tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia duttonii
- Development and validation of systems for genetic manipulation of the Old World tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia duttonii
- <i>Yersinia pestis</i> BipA is a novel regulator of pesticin and a type 6 secretion system
- <i>Yersinia pestis</i> plasminogen activator protease is regulated by the PhoP/PhoQ two-component system
- The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology
- Development and validation of systems for genetic manipulation of the Old World tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia duttonii
- The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology
- Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae
- <i>Yersinia pestis</i> BipA is a novel regulator of pesticin and a type 6 secretion system
- <i>Yersinia pestis</i> plasminogen activator protease is regulated by the PhoP/PhoQ two-component system
- <i>Yersinia pestis</i> BipA is a novel regulator of pesticin and a type 6 secretion system
- <i>Yersinia pestis</i> plasminogen activator protease is regulated by the PhoP/PhoQ two-component system
- <i>Yersinia pestis</i> BipA is a novel regulator of pesticin and a type 6 secretion system
- <i>Yersinia pestis</i> plasminogen activator protease is regulated by the PhoP/PhoQ two-component system
- The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology
- The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology
- The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology
- The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology
- The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology
- Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae
- Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae
- Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae
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