Michele M. Igo
Professor
mmigo@ucdavis.edu

Microbiology

Office
241B Briggs Hall
752-8616

Lab
752-8615


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Degrees:
1986 PhD Harvard University Biology
1978 BS Purdue University Biology
Research Interests:

The role of Type V secretion systems in the virulence of Xylella fastidiosa, the causative agent of Pierce's Disease of Grapevines.



Prokaryotic signal transduction and the mechanism of transcriptional activation in Escherichia coli K-12. Molecular interactions between a transcriptional effector, OmpR, its target DNA, and the transcriptional machinery.


Department and Center Affiliations:
Microbiology
Professional Societies:
American Society of Microbiology
The American Phytopathological Society
Gamma Sigma Delta
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Microbiology  
Publications:
  • Igo, M. M. 2006. The Role of Type V Secretion Autotransporters in the Virulence of Xylella fastidiosa. In the Proceedings of the Pierce's Disease Research Symposium, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA. p. 148-151.
  • Young, G., and M. M. Igo. 2006. Plasmid addiction as a novel approach for developing a stable plasmid vector for Xylella fastidiosa. In the Proceedings of the Pierce's Disease Research Symposium, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA. p. 198-201.
  • Diodati, M. E., Ossa, F., Caberoy, N.B., Jose, I.R., Hairaiwa, W., Igo, M.M., Singer, M., & Garza, A. G. 2006. Nla18, a key regulatory protein required for normal growth and development of Myxococcus xanthus. J. Bacteriol. 188: 1733-1743.
  • Goh, E., Bledsoe, P. J., Chen, L.L., Gyaneshwar, P., Stewart, V., & Igo, M. M. 2005. Hierarchial Control of Anaerobic Gene Expression in Escherichia coli K-12: the Nitrate-Responsive NarX-NarL Regulatory System Represses Synthesis of the Fumarate-Responsive DcuS-DcuR regulatory System J. Bacteriol. 187: 4890-4899.
  • Goh, E., Siino, D.F., & Igo, M. M. 2004. The Escherichia coli tppB (ydgR) gene represents a new class of OmpR-regulated genes. J. Bacteriol. 186: 4019-4024.
Teaching Interests:
Bacterial physiology and genetics.
General Microbiology
Courses:
MIC 102 General Bacteriology Winter
MIC 102L General Bacteriology Laboratory Spring