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Department of Biology University of St. Thomas, Minnesota USA

 

Jayna L. Ditty, Ph.D. 
   

Courses

 

  • Introduction to Cellular & Molecular Biology

  • Microbiology

 

Professional Interests

 
  • Circadian rhythms in cyanobacteria

 

Recent Publications

 

Ditty, J.L., and S. S. Golden. Transcription regulation of the kai gene locus in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. In preparation.

Ditty, J.L., S. B. Williams, and S. S. Golden. 2003. A cyanobacterial  circadian timing mechanism. Annu. Rev. Genet. 37: 513-43.

Nair, U., J.L. Ditty, Y. Xu, H. Min, and S. S. Golden. 2002. Roles for sigma factors in global circadian regulation of the cyanobacterial genome. J. Bacteriol.  184:3530-3538.

Ditty, J.L., and C.S. Harwoood. 2002. Charged amino acids conserved in the aromatic acid/H(+) symporter family of permeases are required for 4-hydroxybenzoate transport by PcaK from Pseudomonas putida. J. Bacteriol. 184:1444-1448.

Parales, R. E., J.L. Ditty, and C. S. Harwood. 2000. Toluene-degrading bacteria are chemotactic towards the environmental pollutants benzene, toluene, and trichloroethylene.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.  66:4098-4104.

 

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