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Melissa Kendall

Associate Professor

University of Virginia

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology

Melissa Kendall is currently serving as a Microbiology, Immunology, And Cancer Biology Associate Professor at University of Virginia.

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University of Virginia

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microbiology microbial pathogenesis pathogenic bacteria pathogenesis virulence factors infectious diseases bacteria clinical microbiology pathogens gut microbes molecular microbiology digestive diseases applied microbiology infection control host-microbe interactions gene expression pathogen characterization molecular biology bacteriology molecular cell biology molecular gastroenterology microbial genetics cell biology nucleic acids gene regulation gut barrier dysbiosis escherichia coli cell signaling signal transduction genome biology biological macromolecules structural molecular biology environmental microbiology pathogen effector mucosal immunology pathogen detection bacterial pathogens molecular metabolism cellular biochemistry biological chemistry innate immune system protein secretion phagocytes host response medical microbiology nucleic acid amplification test virulence genes virulence gene expression enteric pathogens ethanolamine metabolism lee genes virulence traits ethanolamine utilization antimicrobial agents typhoid fever nutrient bioavailability nutrient physiology food digestion ingestion protein expression prokaryotic system microbial physiology transcription regulation microbial virus nucleic acid biomarkers nucleic acid amplification digestive tract secretory pathway nitrogen source sensor kinase qseef genes bloody diarrhea dinner party interkingdom signaling quorum sensing

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Methanogenic Archaea Bolster Mucosal Homeostasis and Protect From Colitis. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)

digestive diseasesmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesisinfectious diseasesgut barriermicrobiomeinflammatory bowel diseaseapplied microbiologydysbiosisenvironmental microbiologybacteriagut microbesulcerative colitis

Norepinephrine Derepresses the Fur Regulon of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae to Enable Growth in Iron-Limited Conditions. Journal of Bacteriology (2026)

biologymicrobiologyinfectious diseasesfur regulonpathogenesisiron-limited conditions

The Yad and Yeh Fimbrial Loci Influence Gene Expression and Virulence in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli O157: H7. mSphere (2024)

Laura A. GonyarAmber B. SauderLindsay MortensenGraham G. WillseyMelissa M. Kendall

geneticspathogenic bacteriapathogensmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesispathogenesisvirulence factorsmolecular biologybacteriaclinical microbiology

Cryo-Em of Bacterial Flagellar Filaments With Screw-Like Surfaces and Outer Domain Sheaths. Biophysical Journal (2022)

Mark A. KreutzbergerRichard SobeAmber B. SauderSharanya ChatterjeeFengbin WangVolker KiesslingVincent ConticelloGad FrankelMelissa KendallBirgit ScharfEdward H. Egelman

microbiologybiophysicsmicroscopybacteriascrew-like surfacesbacterial flagellar filamentsmicroorganisms

Flagellin Outer Domain Dimerization Modulates Motility in Pathogenic and Soil Bacteria From Viscous Environments. Nature Communications (2022)

Mark A. B. KreutzbergerRichard C. SobeAmber B. SauderSharanya ChatterjeeAlejandro PeñaFengbin WangJorge A. GironVolker KiesslingTiago R. D. CostaVincent P. ConticelloGad FrankelMelissa M. KendallBirgit E. ScharfEdward H. Egelman

pathogenic bacteriabacteriologymicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesisbiomolecular structurestructural biologyscrew-like flagellar filamentsapplied microbiologymolecular microbiologyflagellar filamentsmolecular biologybacteriastructural molecular biologybiological macromoleculesprokaryotic systemouter domain sheath

A Pathogen-Specific Srna Influences Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli Fitness and Virulence in Part by Direct Interaction With the Transcript Encoding the Ethanolamine Utilization Regulatory Factor Eutr. Nucleic Acids Research (2021)

Amber B SauderMelissa M Kendall

ethanolamine metabolismmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesiseutr transcriptvirulence factorsmolecular microbiologymolecular biologygut microbesvirulence regulatortranscriptomeclinical microbiology

Gut Microbes Regroup to Aid Defence After Infection. Nature (2021)

Melissa M. KendallVanessa Sperandio

pathogensinfection controldigestive diseasesmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesisinfectious diseaseshost-microbe interactionsmicrobiomedysbiosisgut microbesclinical microbiology

Post-Transcriptional Regulation in Attaching and Effacing Pathogens: Integration of Environmental Cues and the Impact on Gene Expression and Host Interactions. Current Opinion in Microbiology (2021)

Sarah SmalletsMelissa M Kendall

pathogensenvironmental cuesinfection controlpost-transcriptional regulationgene expressionmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesisinfectious diseaseshost-microbe interactionspathogenesisvirulence factorspathogen transmissioncommunicable diseaseshost responsetranscription (biology)clinical microbiology

Effect of Lipidation on the Localization and Activity of a Lysozyme Inhibitor in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae. Journal of Bacteriology (2020)

Stephanie A. RaglandMary C. GrayElizabeth M. MelsonMelissa M. KendallAlison K. Criss

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesisbiological chemistrylipid anchoringvirulence factorsenzyme inhibitionbiochemistrymolecular microbiologybacterialysozyme inhibitorlysozyme inhibitory activitybiological macromoleculesmedical microbiologyenzymesprotein sciencebiomolecules

Ripk3-Dependent Recruitment of Low-Inflammatory Myeloid Cells Does Not Protect From Systemic Salmonella Infection. mBio (2020)

John SatkovichChristopher J. AndersonChristopher B. MedinaMatteo OttoliniJohn R. LukensMelissa M. Kendall

pathogenic bacteriapathogensinfection controlimmunologic mechanismsphagocytesimmune responsesclinical microbiologymicrobiologycell deathmicrobial pathogenesisinfectious diseasesinflammationautophagypathogenesisvirulence factorsintracellular pathogensimmunologyvirulence expressioninnate immune systemmacrophage necroptosishost response

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Melissa Kendall

Associate Professor

University of Virginia

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology

Melissa Kendall is currently serving as a Microbiology, Immunology, And Cancer Biology Associate Professor at University of Virginia.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Melissa Kendall

University of Virginia

Associate Professor

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Methanogenic Archaea Bolster Mucosal Homeostasis and Protect From Colitis. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)

Norepinephrine Derepresses the Fur Regulon of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae to Enable Growth in Iron-Limited Conditions. Journal of Bacteriology (2026)

biologymicrobiologyinfectious diseasesfur regulonpathogenesisiron-limited conditions

The Yad and Yeh Fimbrial Loci Influence Gene Expression and Virulence in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli O157: H7. mSphere (2024)

Laura A. GonyarAmber B. SauderLindsay MortensenGraham G. WillseyMelissa M. Kendall

geneticspathogenic bacteriapathogensmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesispathogenesisvirulence factorsmolecular biologybacteriaclinical microbiology

Cryo-Em of Bacterial Flagellar Filaments With Screw-Like Surfaces and Outer Domain Sheaths. Biophysical Journal (2022)

Mark A. KreutzbergerRichard SobeAmber B. SauderSharanya ChatterjeeFengbin WangVolker KiesslingVincent ConticelloGad FrankelMelissa KendallBirgit ScharfEdward H. Egelman

microbiologybiophysicsmicroscopybacteriascrew-like surfacesbacterial flagellar filamentsmicroorganisms

Flagellin Outer Domain Dimerization Modulates Motility in Pathogenic and Soil Bacteria From Viscous Environments. Nature Communications (2022)

Amber B SauderMelissa M Kendall

ethanolamine metabolismmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesiseutr transcriptvirulence factorsmolecular microbiologymolecular biologygut microbesvirulence regulatortranscriptomeclinical microbiology

Gut Microbes Regroup to Aid Defence After Infection. Nature (2021)

Melissa M. KendallVanessa Sperandio

pathogensinfection controldigestive diseasesmicrobiologymicrobial pathogenesisinfectious diseaseshost-microbe interactionsmicrobiomedysbiosisgut microbesclinical microbiology

Sarah SmalletsMelissa M Kendall

Effect of Lipidation on the Localization and Activity of a Lysozyme Inhibitor in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae. Journal of Bacteriology (2020)

Stephanie A. RaglandMary C. GrayElizabeth M. MelsonMelissa M. KendallAlison K. Criss

Ripk3-Dependent Recruitment of Low-Inflammatory Myeloid Cells Does Not Protect From Systemic Salmonella Infection. mBio (2020)

John SatkovichChristopher J. AndersonChristopher B. MedinaMatteo OttoliniJohn R. LukensMelissa M. Kendall

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