Karen Stirrett

Natural Competence in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon<i>Pyrococcus furiosus</i>Facilitates Genetic Manipulation: Construction of Markerless Deletions of Genes Encoding the Two Cytoplasmic Hydrogenases

Gina L. Lipscomb, Karen Stirrett, Gerrit J. Schut et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2011 · 172 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Genetics +14

Mycobacterial Phenolic Glycolipid Virulence Factor Biosynthesis: Mechanism and Small-Molecule Inhibition of Polyketide Chain Initiation

Julián A. Ferreras, Karen Stirrett, Xuequan Lu et al. · Chemistry & Biology · 2008 · 87 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +14

Small molecules with structural similarities to siderophores as novel antimicrobials against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Yersinia pestis

Karen Stirrett, Julián A. Ferreras, Venkatesan Jayaprakash et al. · Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters · 2008 · 69 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology +16

Mechanism of oxygen detoxification by the surprisingly oxygen-tolerant hyperthermophilic archaeon, <i>Pyrococcus furiosus</i>

Michael P. Thorgersen, Karen Stirrett, Robert A. Scott et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 59 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology +17

Branched-chain amino acid catabolism provides precursors for the Type II polyketide antibiotic, actinorhodin, via pathways that are nutrient dependent

Karen Stirrett, Claudio D. Denoya, Janet Westpheling · Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology · 2008 · 58 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +11