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J Royden Saah

Visiting Scholar, NCSU; Program Manager, Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents;
Verified email at ncsu.edu
Cited by 764

[HTML][HTML] Genetic biocontrol for invasive species

…, RL Melnick, KP Oh, AJ Piaggio, JR Saah… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Invasive species are increasingly affecting agriculture, food, fisheries, and forestry resources
throughout the world. As a result of global trade, invasive species are often introduced into …

Outbreak of listeriosis among Mexican immigrants as a result of consumption of illicitly produced Mexican-style cheese

…, KL Anderson, JW Reardon, JR Saah… - Clinical Infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background . In 2000, an outbreak of listeriosis among Hispanic persons was identified in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The objectives of the present study were to identify the source …

Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms

…, AJ Piaggio, JL Rasgon, G Rašić, L Rudenko, JR Saah… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Gene drive organisms (GDOs), whose genomes have been genetically engineered to spread
a desired allele through a population, have the potential to transform the way societies …

[HTML][HTML] Locally fixed alleles: a method to localize gene drive to island populations

…, KP Oh, AJ Piaggio, TAA Prowse, JV Ross, JR Saah… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Invasive species pose a major threat to biodiversity on islands. While successes have been
achieved using traditional removal methods, such as toxicants aimed at rodents, these …

Population genomics of invasive rodents on islands: Genetic consequences of colonization and prospects for localized synthetic gene drive

…, DV Blondel, KJ Campbell, JR Saah… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduced rodent populations pose significant threats worldwide, with particularly severe
impacts on islands. Advancements in genome editing have motivated interest in synthetic gene …

Isolation of nitrogen-fixing bacteria containing molybdenum-independent nitrogenases from natural environments

TM Loveless, JR Saah, PE Bishop - Applied and environmental …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Kim J. and Rees DC Nitrogenase and biological nitrogen fixation. Biochemistry 33 1994
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Use of sentinel laboratories by clinicians to evaluate potential bioterrorism and emerging infections

BC Pien, JR Saah, SE Miller… - Clinical infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
With the persistent threat of emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism, it has become
increasingly important that clinicians be able to identify the diseases that might signal the …

Ferric uptake regulator-dependent antinitrosative defenses in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium pathogenesis

…, J Jones-Carson, L Liu, M Song, JR Saah… - Infection and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Herein we report an important role for the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) in the resistance of
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to the reactive nitrogen species produced by …

Rodent gene drives for conservation: opportunities and data needs

…, KP Oh, TAA Prowse, R Saah… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Invasive rodents impact biodiversity, human health and food security worldwide. The biodiversity
impacts are particularly significant on islands, which are the primary sites of vertebrate …

Intended consequences statement

…, Y Rohwer, OA Ryder, JR Saah… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As the biodiversity crisis accelerates, the stakes are higher for threatened plants and animals.
Rebuilding the health of our planet will require addressing underlying threats at many …