Dr. Keun Seok Seo

Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Microbiology from University of Idaho, USA

My URL
https://livedna.org/82.6785

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Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Immunology
Pathology

Selected Publications

  1. Schramm, R.D., S.L. Shields, P. Rezamand, K.S. Seo and M.A. McGuire, 2013. Withdrawn: Effects of OmniGen-AF on blood neutrophil gene expression, milk leucocyte populations and production performance of early lactating dairy cows. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr., 96: 205-205.
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  2. Podkowik, M., J.Y. Park, K.S. Seo, J. Bystron and J. Bania, 2013. Enterotoxigenic potential of coagulase-negative staphylococci. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 163: 34-40.
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  3. Bae, D., K.S. Seo, T. Zhang and C. Wang, 2013. Characterization of a potential listeria monocytogenes virulence factor associated with attachment to fresh produce. Applied Environ. Microbiol., 79: 6855-6861.
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  4. Seo, K.S., J.W. Kim, J.Y. Park, A.K. Viall and S.S. Minnich et al., 2012. Role of a new intimin/invasin-like protein in yersinia pestis virulence. Infect. Immun., 80: 3559-3569.
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  5. Wilson, G.J., K.S. Seo, R.A. Cartwright, T. Connelley and O.N. Chuang-Smith et al., 2011. A novel core genome-encoded superantigen contributes to lethality of community-associated MRSA necrotizing pneumonia. PLoS Pathogens. 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002271.
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  6. Shields, S.L., P. Rezamand, D.L. Sevier, K.S. Seo, W. Price and M.A. McGuire, 2011. Effects of increased milking frequency for the first 21 days post partum on selected measures of mammary gland health, milk yield and milk composition. J. Dairy Res., 78: 301-307.
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  7. Seo, K.S. and G.A. Bohach, 2011. Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus. In: Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers, Doyle, P.M. and L.R. Beuchat (Eds.). 4th Edn., ASM Press, Washington DC., USA.

  8. Park, K.T., A.J. Allen, J.P. Bannantine, K.S. Seo and M.J. Hamilton et al., 2011. Evaluation of two mutants of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis as candidates for a live attenuated vaccine for Johne's disease. Vaccine, 29: 4709-4719.
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  9. Park, J.Y., L.K. Fox, K.S. Seo, M.A. McGuire and Y.H. Park et al., 2011. Detection of classical and newly described staphylococcal superantigen genes in coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from bovine intramammary infections. Vet. Microbiol., 147: 149-154.
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  10. Park, J.Y., L.K. Fox, K.S. Seo, M.A. McGuire and Y.H. Park et al., 2011. Comparison of phenotypic and genotypic methods for the species identification of coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolates from bovine intramammary infections. Vet. Microbiol., 147: 142-148.
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  11. Malachowa, N., P.L. Kohler, P.M. Schlievert, O.N. Chuang and G.M. Dunny et al., 2011. Characterization of a Staphylococcus aureus surface virulence factor that promotes resistance to oxidative killing and infectious endocarditis. Infect. Immun., 79: 342-352.
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  12. Madhusoodanan, J., K.S. Seo, B. Remortel, J.Y. Park and S.Y. Hwang et al., 2011. An enterotoxin-bearing pathogenicity island in Staphylococcus epidermidis. J. Bacteriol., 193: 1854-1862.
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  13. Spinner, J.L., K.S. Seo, J.L. O'Loughlin, J.A. Cundiff, S.A. Minnich, G.A. Bohach and S.D. Kobayashi, 2010. Neutrophils are resistant to Yersinia YopJ/P-induced apoptosis and are protected from ROS-mediated cell death by the type III secretion system. PloS One, Vol. 5. 10.1371/journal.pone.0009279.
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  14. Seo, K.S., J.Y. Park, D.S. Terman and G.A. Bohach, 2010. A quantitative real time PCR method to analyze T cell receptor Vβ subgroup expansion by staphylococcal superantigens. J. Trans. Med. 10.1186/1479-5876-8-2.
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  15. Seo, K.S., W.C. Davis, M.J. Hamilton, Y.H. Park and G.A. Bohach, 2009. Development of monoclonal antibodies to detect bovine FOXP3 in PBMCs exposed to a staphylococcal superantigen. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol., 128: 30-36.
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  16. Seo, K.S., J.Y. Park, W.C. Davis, L.K. Fox, M.A. McGuire, Y.H. Park and G.A. Bohach, 2009. Superantigen-mediated differentiation of bovine monocytes into dendritic cells. J. Leukocyte Biol., 85: 606-616.
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  17. Li, X., W.G. Fusco, K.S. Seo, K.W. Bayles, E.E. Mosley, M.A. McGuire and G.A. Bohach, 2009. Epithelial cell gene expression induced by intracellular Staphylococcus aureus. Int. J. Microbiol. .
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  18. Seo, K.S. and G.A. Bohach, 2008. Staphylococcal Food Poisoning. In: Pathogens and Toxins in Foods: Challenges and Interventions, Juneja, V.K. and J.N. Sofos (Eds.). Ist Edn., ASM Press, Washington, DC., USA.

  19. Seo, K.S., S.U. Lee, Y.H. Park, W.C. Davis, L.K. Fox and G.A. Bohach, 2007. Long-term staphylococcal enterotoxin c1 exposure induces soluble factor-mediated immunosuppression by bovine CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Infect. Immun., 75: 260-269.
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  20. Lim, J.Y., H. Sheng, K.S. Seo, Y.H. Park and C.J. Hovde, 2007. Characterization of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 plasmid O157 deletion mutant and its survival and persistence in cattle. Applied Environ. Microbiol., 73: 2037-2047.
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  21. Kolodziejek, A.M., D.J. Sinclair, K.S. Seo, D.R. Schnider and C.F. Deobald et al., 2007. Phenotypic characterization of OmpX, an Ail homologue of Yersinia pestis KIM. Microbiology, 153: 2941-2951.
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  22. Huseby, M., K. Shi, C.K. Brown, J. Digre and F. Mengistu et al., 2007. Structure and biological activities of beta toxin from Staphylococcus aureus. J. Bacteriol., 189: 8719-8726.
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  23. Park, Y.H., S.U. Lee, W.A. Ferens, S. Samuels and W.C. Davis et al., 2006. Unique features of bovine lymphocytes exposed to a staphylococcal enterotoxin. J. Vet. Sci., 7: 233-239.
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  24. Jung, W.K., S.K. Hong, J.Y. Lim, S.K. Lim and N.H. Kwon et al., 2006. Phenotypic and genetic characterization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from hospitalized humans and from poultry in Korea. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 260: 193-200.
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  25. Seo, K.S., J.Y. Lim, H.S. Yoo, W.K. Bae and Y.H. Park, 2005. Comparison of vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolates from human, poultry and pigs in Korea. Vet. Microbiol., 106: 225-233.
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  26. Chang, B.S., G.A. Bohach, S.U. Lee, W.C. Davis and L.K. Fox et al., 2005. Immunosuppression by T regulatory cells in cows infected with staphylococcal superantigen. J. Vet. Sci., 6: 247-250.
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  27. Yang, S.J., K.Y. Park, K.S. Seo, T.E. Besser and H.S. Yoo et al., 2001. Multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis identified by multiplex PCR from animals. J. Vet. Sci., 2: 181-188.
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  28. Park, Y.H., K.S. Seo, J.S. Ahn, H.S. Yoo and S.P. Kim, 2001. Evaluation of the petrifilm plate method for the enumeration of aerobic microorganisms and coliforms in retailed meat samples. J. Food Prot., 64: 1841-1843.
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