Mary Ellen Davey

Mary Ellen Davey,

Courtesy Associate Professor

Department: DN-ORAL BIOLOGY
Business Phone: (352) 273-8858
Business Email: mdavey@dental.ufl.edu

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2013-2022
DEN5127 Infectious Diseases
2017-2020
GMS6193 Research Conference in Oral Biology
2015-2016,2018
DEN8290 Special Topics
2018,2021-2022
GMS5905 Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences
2018
GMS7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2018
GMS7979 Advanced Research
2016-2018
GMS6121 Infectious Diseases
2016
DEN5210 Dev Biol Psychosoc 1
2014,2016
DEN6681 Craniofacial Pathobiology
2014-2015
DEN6251 Clin Manage Dent Pain
2014-2015
DEN6680 Principles and Craniofacial Biology and Emerging Therapies

Publications

Academic Articles
2024
An outer membrane vesicle specific lipoprotein promotes Porphyromonas gingivalis aggregation on red blood cells
Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 7 [DOI] 10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100249. [PMID] 38974668.
2024
Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Porphyromonas gingivalis and the oral microbiome.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. [DOI] 10.1101/2024.02.27.582258. [PMID] 38464164.
2024
Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms of the Type-IX Secretion System’s Response Regulator: Structural and Functional Insights.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. [DOI] 10.1101/2024.05.15.594396. [PMID] 38798656.
2023
Growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis on human serum albumin triggers programmed cell death.
Journal of oral microbiology. 15(1) [DOI] 10.1080/20002297.2022.2161182. [PMID] 36570975.
2022
Characterization of a Bacterial Kinase That Phosphorylates Dihydrosphingosine to Form dhS1P.
Microbiology spectrum. 10(2) [DOI] 10.1128/spectrum.00002-22. [PMID] 35286133.
2022
Cortisol Promotes Surface Translocation of Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland). 11(9) [DOI] 10.3390/pathogens11090982. [PMID] 36145414.
2021
A Novel Regulation of K-antigen Capsule Synthesis in Porphyromonas gingivalis Is Driven by the Response Regulator PG0720-Directed Antisense RNA.
Frontiers in oral health. 2 [DOI] 10.3389/froh.2021.701659. [PMID] 35048039.
2021
A Porphyromonas gingivalis Capsule-Conjugate Vaccine Protects From Experimental Oral Bone Loss.
Frontiers in oral health. 2 [DOI] 10.3389/froh.2021.686402. [PMID] 35048031.
2021
Metabolic plasticity enables lifestyle transitions of Porphyromonas gingivalis.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes. 7(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41522-021-00217-4. [PMID] 34031416.
2021
PPAD Activity Promotes Outer Membrane Vesicle Biogenesis and Surface Translocation by Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Journal of bacteriology. 203(4) [DOI] 10.1128/JB.00343-20. [PMID] 33257525.
2021
Serine/Glycine Lipid Recovery in Lipid Extracts From Healthy and Diseased Dental Samples: Relationship to Chronic Periodontitis.
Frontiers in oral health. 2 [DOI] 10.3389/froh.2021.698481. [PMID] 35048038.
2021
Sphingolipid-Containing Outer Membrane Vesicles Serve as a Delivery Vehicle To Limit Macrophage Immune Response to Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Infection and immunity. 89(4) [DOI] 10.1128/IAI.00614-20. [PMID] 33361202.
2020
Porphyromonas gingivalis Sphingolipid Synthesis Limits the Host Inflammatory Response.
Journal of dental research. 99(5):568-576 [DOI] 10.1177/0022034520908784. [PMID] 32105543.
2020
Synthesis of ppGpp impacts type IX secretion and biofilm matrix formation in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes. 6(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41522-020-0115-4. [PMID] 32005827.
2019
Amino acids as wetting agents: surface translocation by Porphyromonas gingivalis.
The ISME journal. 13(6):1560-1574 [DOI] 10.1038/s41396-019-0360-9. [PMID] 30783212.
2019
Citrullination mediated by PPAD constrains biofilm formation in P. gingivalis strain 381.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes. 5(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41522-019-0081-x. [PMID] 32029738.
2019
Galactose Impacts the Size and Intracellular Composition of the Asaccharolytic Oral Pathobiont Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Applied and environmental microbiology. 85(4) [DOI] 10.1128/AEM.02268-18. [PMID] 30552185.
2017
Alterations in oral bacterial communities are associated with risk factors for oral and oropharyngeal cancer.
Scientific reports. 7(1) [DOI] 10.1038/s41598-017-17795-z. [PMID] 29247187.
2017
Natural antigenic differences in the functionally equivalent extracellular DNABII proteins of bacterial biofilms provide a means for targeted biofilm therapeutics.
Molecular oral microbiology. 32(2):118-130 [DOI] 10.1111/omi.12157. [PMID] 26988714.
2016
Synthesis of Sphingolipids Impacts Survival of Porphyromonas gingivalis and the Presentation of Surface Polysaccharides.
Frontiers in microbiology. 7 [PMID] 27965646.
2015
Deletion of a 77-base-pair inverted repeat element alters the synthesis of surface polysaccharides in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Journal of bacteriology. 197(7):1208-20 [DOI] 10.1128/JB.02589-14. [PMID] 25622614.
2014
A biochemical analysis of the interaction of Porphyromonas gingivalis HU PG0121 protein with DNA.
PloS one. 9(3) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0093266. [PMID] 24681691.
2013
Arginine deiminase inhibits Porphyromonas gingivalis surface attachment.
Microbiology (Reading, England). 159(Pt 2):275-285 [DOI] 10.1099/mic.0.062695-0. [PMID] 23242802.
2013
Porphyromonas gingivalis: keeping the pathos out of the biont.
Journal of oral microbiology. 5 [DOI] 10.3402/jom.v5i0.19804. [PMID] 23565326.
2013
The nucleoid-associated protein HUβ affects global gene expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Microbiology (Reading, England). 159(Pt 2):219-229 [DOI] 10.1099/mic.0.061002-0. [PMID] 23175503.
2010
A streptococcal effector protein that inhibits Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm development.
Microbiology (Reading, England). 156(Pt 11):3469-3477 [DOI] 10.1099/mic.0.042671-0. [PMID] 20705665.
2010
HU protein affects transcription of surface polysaccharide synthesis genes in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Journal of bacteriology. 192(23):6217-29 [DOI] 10.1128/JB.00106-10. [PMID] 20889748.
2008
Tracking dynamic interactions during plaque formation.
Journal of bacteriology. 190(24):7869-70 [DOI] 10.1128/JB.01344-08. [PMID] 18849426.
2006
Enhanced biofilm formation and loss of capsule synthesis: deletion of a putative glycosyltransferase in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Journal of bacteriology. 188(15):5510-23 [PMID] 16855241.
2006
Molecular genetics analyses of biofilm formation in oral isolates.
Periodontology 2000. 42:13-26 [PMID] 16930303.
2006
Techniques for the growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilms.
Periodontology 2000. 42:27-35 [PMID] 16930304.
2003
Rhamnolipid surfactant production affects biofilm architecture in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.
Journal of bacteriology. 185(3):1027-36 [PMID] 12533479.

Grants

Jul 2021 ACTIVE
Microbial sphingolipids and suppression of host inflammation in periodontal disease
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Jul 2021 – Aug 2022
L-Arg availability affects the physiological state of porphyromonas gingivalis
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Apr 2019 – Mar 2022
Effect of SutroVax cocktail on Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm formation and gene expression
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: VAXCYTE
Jan 2018 – Dec 2019
Determining how PPAD modulates Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm development
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Jun 2017 – Oct 2021
Identification of Fecal Bacteria with Anti-Clostridium difficile Activities
Role: Faculty
Funding: UF DSR OPPORTUNITY FUND
Nov 2015 – Jan 2021
Miscellaneous Donors
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MISCELLANEOUS DONORS
Sep 2015 – Aug 2022
Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling Expression of P. gingivalis Surface Structures
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Apr 2015 – Jun 2021
L-Arg Availability Affects the Physiological State of Porphyromonas gingivalis
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Sep 2014 – Aug 2016
Identification of mRNA targets of small regulatory RNAs in P. gingivalis
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF IDAHO via NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Jan 2013 – Dec 2017
Start up funding for Dr. Mary Ellen Davey,Oral Biology
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY SEED PROGRAM

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-8858
Emails:
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Business Mailing:
PO Box 100424
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
ROOM D4-38C
1395 CENTER DRIVE
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL BIOLOGY, COLLEGE OF DENTI
GAINESVILLE FL 32610-0001