Melissa K Jones,
AST Professor
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2018-2023
MCB7979 Advanced Research
2017-2023
MCB7922 Journal Colloquy
2020-2023
MCB7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2019-2023
MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory
2018-2023
MCB4503 General Virology
2019-2023
MCB4934 Special Topics in Microbiology and Cell Science
2018-2023
MCB5505 General Virology
2019-2020
MCB6940 Supervised Teaching
2018
MCB4911 Supervised Research in Microbiology and Cell Science
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0002-7093-2351
Publications
2023
Murine Norovirus Interaction with Enterobacter cloacae Leads to Changes in Membrane Stability and Packaging of Lipid and Metabolite Vesicle Content
Microbiology Spectrum.
11(2)
[DOI] 10.1128/spectrum.04691-22.
[PMID] 36943087.
2023
Role of Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in Manipulating Infection
Infection and Immunity.
91(5)
[DOI] 10.1128/iai.00439-22.
[PMID] 37097158.
2022
Bacterial extracellular vesicles control murine norovirus infection through modulation of antiviral immune responses.
Frontiers in immunology.
13
[DOI] 10.3389/fimmu.2022.909949.
[PMID] 35990695.
2022
Glucose Reduces Norovirus Binding to Enterobacter cloacae and Alters Gene Expression of Bacterial Surface Structures in a Growth Phase Dependent Manner.
Viruses.
14(8)
[DOI] 10.3390/v14081596.
[PMID] 35893662.
2022
Interaction with mammalian enteric viruses alters outer membrane vesicle production and content by commensal bacteria
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.
11(1)
[DOI] 10.1002/jev2.12172.
[PMID] 34981901.
2021
Application of Chitosan Microparticles against Human Norovirus.
Journal of food protection.
84(12):2092-2098
[DOI] 10.4315/JFP-21-220.
[PMID] 34324675.
2021
Characterization and proteomic analysis of outer membrane vesicles from a commensal microbe, Enterobacter cloacae.
Journal of proteomics.
231
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.103994.
[PMID] 33007464.
2020
Attach Me If You Can: Murine Norovirus Binds to Commensal Bacteria and Fungi.
Viruses.
12(7)
[DOI] 10.3390/v12070759.
[PMID] 32674489.
2020
Quantifying Human Norovirus Virus-like Particles Binding to Commensal Bacteria Using Flow Cytometry.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE.
(158)
[DOI] 10.3791/61048.
[PMID] 32420984.
2020
Survival of Human Norovirus Surrogates in Water upon Exposure to Thermal and Non-Thermal Antiviral Treatments.
Viruses.
12(4)
[DOI] 10.3390/v12040461.
[PMID] 32325896.
2019
In Vitro Replication of Human Norovirus.
Viruses.
11(6)
[DOI] 10.3390/v11060547.
[PMID] 31212759.
2018
Enteric Viruses Hitch a Ride on the Evolutionary Highway.
Cell host & microbe.
23(1):5-6
[DOI] 10.1016/j.chom.2017.12.013.
[PMID] 29324229.
2015
Human norovirus culture in B cells.
Nature protocols.
10(12):1939-47
[DOI] 10.1038/nprot.2015.121.
[PMID] 26513671.
2014
Enteric bacteria promote human and mouse norovirus infection of B cells.
Science (New York, N.Y.).
346(6210):755-9
[DOI] 10.1126/science.1257147.
[PMID] 25378626.
2013
Identification of immune and viral correlates of norovirus protective immunity through comparative study of intra-cluster norovirus strains.
PLoS pathogens.
9(9)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003592.
[PMID] 24039576.
2011
Genetic and quantitative assessment of Vibrio vulnificus populations in oyster (Crassostrea virginica) tissues.
Environmental microbiology reports.
3(5):543-9
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00256.x.
[PMID] 23761333.
2006
Genetic variation in the Vibrio vulnificus group 1 capsular polysaccharide operon.
Journal of bacteriology.
188(5):1987-98
[PMID] 16484211.
Grants
Aug 2019
– Jun 2021
Evaluating and modifying exosome production and content to improve human norovirus cultivation in B cells.
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ALTERNATIVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOU
Jun 2019
– Aug 2022
The impact of human norovirus interactions on commensal bacteria
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Jun 2019
– May 2022
OR-DRPD-ROF2019: Regulation of exosome production and content resulting from human norovirus infection of B cells.
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF RESEARCH
May 2019
– May 2022
Concentration and detection of human noroviruses from food and environmental samples using bacteria
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
via US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG
Dec 2016
– Nov 2022
Identification of Host and Viral Determinants of Human Norovirus B cell Infection
Role: Faculty
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Feb 2015
– Jan 2020
Role of Intestinal Bacteria in Human Norovirus Infection
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Jan 2014
– Jun 2016
Effect of physicochemical and biological parameters on survival, persistence and transmission of norovirus in water and on produce
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
via CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 392-5923
Emails:
- Business:
- mmk@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 110700
GAINESVILLE FL 32611 - Business Street:
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1355 MUSEUM DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32611