R.R. Sonani, Esteves E.C., Scharf B.E.*, Egelman E.H.* (2024) “Cryo-EM structure of flagellotropic bacteriophage Chi” Structure, 024 Apr 3:S0969-2126(24)00093-5. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2024.03.011. Online ahead of print. * Co-corresponding authors.
N.C. Esteves, Bigham D.N., Scharf B.E. (2023) Phages on filaments: A genetic screen elucidates the complex interactions between Salmonella enterica flagellin and bacteriophage Chi, PLOS Pathogens; 19(8).
R.R. Sonani, Esteves N.C., Horton A.A., Kelly R.J., Sebastian A.L., Wang F., Kreutzberger M.A.B., Leiman P.G.*, Scharf B.E.*, Egelman E.H.* (2023) “Neck and capsid architecture of the robust Agrobacterium phage Milano” Springer Nature Communications Biology; 6(1):921. * Co-corresponding authors.
R.R. Sonani, Palmer L.K., Esteves N.C., Horton A.A., Sebastian A.L., Kelly R.J., Wang F., Kreutzberger M.A.B., Russell W.K., Petr G. Leiman P.G.*, Scharf B.E.*, Egelman E.H.* (2024) “An extensive disulfide bond network prevents tail contraction in Agrobacterium tumefaciens phage Milano” Springer Nature Communications Biology; 15(1):756.
E.C. Esteves & Scharf B.E. (2022) Flagellotropic bacteriophages: opportunities and challenges for antimicrobial applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(13):7084, 1-23.
F. Gonzalez & Scharf B.E. (2021) Identification of receptor binding proteins in flagellotropic Agrobacterium Phage 7-7-1. Viruses, 13(7), 1-21.
N.C. Esteves, Porwollik S., McClelland M., Scharf B.E. (2021) The multi-drug efflux system AcrABZ-TolC is essential for infection of Salmonella Typhimurium by the flagellum-dependent bacteriophage Chi. Journal of Virology, 59(11), 1-13.
X. Li, Gonzalez F., Esteves N., Scharf B.E., Jing Chen J. (2020) Formation of phage lysis patterns and implications on co-propagation of phages and motile host bacteria. PLOS Computational Biology, accepted for publication, 2/26/2020, 1-22.
William, Schleupner B., Varano A.C, Alden N., Gonzalez F., Casasanta M., Scharf B.E., Dukes M., Kelly D. (2019) Liquid-cell electron tomography of biological systems. Nano Letters; 19, 6734-6741.
Gonzalez, Helm R.F., Broadway K.M, Scharf B.E. (2018) More than rotating flagella: LPS as a secondary receptor for flagellotropic phage 7-7-1; Journal of Bacteriology, 200(19), 1-16. [Selected for the Spotlight Section of the Journal]
J.Y. Yen, Broadway K., Scharf B.E. (2012) Minimum requirements of flagellation and motility for the infection of Agrobacterium sp. H13-3 by the flagellotropic bacteriophage 7-7-1. Applied & Environmental Microbiology 78, 7216-7222. (DOI:10.1128/AEM.01082-12)
Wibberg, Blom J., Jaenicke S., Kollin F., Rupp O., Scharf B., Schneiker-Bekel S., Sczcepanowski R., Goesmann A., Setubal J.C., Schmitt R., Pühler A., Schlüter A. (2011) Complete genome sequencing of Agrobacterium sp. H13-3, the former Rhizobium lupini H13-3, reveals a tripartite genome consisting of a circular and a linear chromosome and an accessory plasmid but lacking a tumor-inducing Ti-plasmid. Journal of Biotechnology 155, 50-62. (DOI:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.01.010)
B. Scharf, Schuster-Wolff-Bühring H., Rachel R., Schmitt R. (2001) Mutational analysis of the Rhizobium lupini H13-3 and Sinorhizobium meliloti flagellin genes: Importance of flagellin A for flagellar filament structure and transcriptional regulation. Journal of Bacteriology 183, 5334-5342. (PMCID:PMC95416)