Robab Katani
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
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204 Wartik Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802 - rxk104@psu.edu
- 814-867-0256
Research Summary
Global health security, infectious diseases, and host-pathogen dynamics, as well as expertise in the enhancement of capabilities in the Low- and Middle-Income Countries, including Tanzania and India.
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Escherichia Coli Epithelial Cells Infection Paratuberculosis Genes Antigens Gene Expression Ecology Newcastle Disease Virus Animals Proteins Escherichia Coli O157 Cattle Innate Immunity Chickens Vaccines Mycobacterium Avium Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis Virus Diseases Mutation Embryonic Structures Adhesion Bioinformatics Tanzania MicrobiotaMost Recent Papers
Complete genome sequence of mycobacterium orygis strain 51145
Syed Beenish Rufai, Fiona McIntosh, Indira Poojary, Shubhada Chothe, Aswathy Sebastian, Istvan Albert, Craig Praul, Manigandan Venkatesan, Gibarni Mahata, Hindol Maity, Premanshu Dandapat, Joy Sarojini Michael, Robab Katani, Vivek Kapur, Marcel A. Behr, 2021, Microbiology Resource Announcements
Molecular species identification of bushmeat recovered from the Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania
Megan A. Schilling, Anna B. Estes, Ernest Eblate, Andimile Martin, Dennis Rentsch, Robab Katani, Asteria Joseph, Fatuma Kindoro, Beatus Lyimo, Jessica Radzio-Basu, Isabella M. Cattadori, Peter J. Hudson, Vivek Kapur, Joram J. Buza, Paul S. Gwakisa, 2020, PLoS One
Conserved, breed-dependent, and subline-dependent innate immune responses of Fayoumi and Leghorn chicken embryos to Newcastle disease virus infection
Megan A. Schilling, Sahar Memari, Meredith Cavanaugh, Robab Katani, Melissa S. Deist, Jessica Radzio-Basu, Susan J. Lamont, Joram J. Buza, Vivek Kapur, 2019, Scientific Reports
Microbial Diversity in Bushmeat Samples Recovered from the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania
Robab Katani, Megan A. Schilling, Beatus Lyimo, Triza Tonui, Isabella M. Cattadori, Ernest Eblate, Andimile Martin, Anna B. Estes, Teresia Buza, Dennis Rentsch, Karen W. Davenport, Blake T. Hovde, Samson Lyimo, Lydia Munuo, Francesca Stomeo, Christian Tiambo, Jessica Radzio-Basu, Fausta Mosha, Peter J. Hudson, Joram J. Buza, Vivek Kapur, 2019, Scientific Reports
Identification of Sero-Diagnostic Antigens for the Early Diagnosis of Johne’s Disease using MAP Protein Microarrays
Lingling Li, John P. Bannantine, Joseph J. Campo, Arlo Randall, Yrjo T. Grohn, Megan A. Schilling, Robab Katani, Jessica Radzio-Basu, Laurel Easterling, Vivek Kapur, 2019, Scientific Reports
IMAP: An integrated bioinformatics and visualization pipeline for microbiome data analysis
Teresia M. Buza, Triza Tonui, Francesca Stomeo, Christian Tiambo, Robab Katani, Megan Schilling, Beatus Lyimo, Paul Gwakisa, Isabella Cattadori, Joram Buza, Vivek Kapur, 2019, BMC Bioinformatics
Innate immune genes associated with newcastle disease virus load in chick embryos from inbred and outbred lines
Megan A. Schilling, Sahar Memari, Isabella M. Cattadori, Robab Katani, Amandus P. Muhairwa, Joram J. Buza, Vivek Kapur, 2019, Frontiers in Microbiology
Transcriptional innate immune response of the developing chicken embryo to Newcastle disease virus infection
Megan A. Schilling, Robab Katani, Sahar Memari, Meredith Cavanaugh, Joram Buza, Jessica Radzio Basu, Fulgence N. Mpenda, Melissa S. Deist, Susan J. Lamont, Vivek Kapur, 2018, Frontiers in Genetics
Conditional function of autoaggregative protein Cah and common cah mutations in Shiga toxinproducing Escherichia coli
Michelle Qiu Carter, Maria T. Brandl, Indira T. Kudva, Robab Katani, Matthew R. Moreau, Vivek Kapur, 2018, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Early detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in cattle with multiplex-bead based immunoassays
Lingling Li, Bettina Wagner, Heather Freer, Megan Schilling, John P. Bannantine, Joseph J. Campo, Robab Katani, Yrjo T. Grohn, Jessica Radzio-Basu, Vivek Kapur, 2017, PLoS One on p. e0189783
Most-Cited Papers
Comparison of O-antigen gene clusters of all O-serogroups of Escherichia coli and proposal for adopting a new nomenclature for O-typing
Chitrita Debroy, Pina M. Fratamico, Xianghe Yan, Gian Marco Baranzoni, Yanhong Liu, David S. Needleman, Robert Tebbs, Catherine D. O'Connell, Adam Allred, Michelle Swimley, Michael Mwangi, Vivek Kapur, Juan A. Raygoza Garay, Elisabeth L. Roberts, Robab Katani, 2016, PLoS One
Evaluation of novel oral vaccine candidates and validation of a caprine model of Johne's disease
Murray E. Hines, Sue E. Turnquist, Marcia R.S. Ilha, Sreekumari Rajeev, Arthur L. Jones, Lisa Whittington, John P. Bannantine, Raúl G. Barletta, Yrjö T. Gröhn, Robab Katani, Adel M. Talaat, Lingling Li, Vivek Kapur, 2014, Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Complete nucleotide sequence of pRS218, a large virulence plasmid, that augments pathogenic potential of meningitis-associated Escherichia coli strain RS218
Dona Saumya S. Wijetunge, Kurundu Hewage Eranda M. Karunathilake, Atul Chaudhari, Robab Katani, Edward G. Dudley, Vivek Kapur, Chitrita Debroy, Subhashinie Kariyawasam, 2014, BMC Microbiology
Impact of helminth infections and nutritional constraints on the small intestine microbiota
Isabella Cattadori, Aswathy Sebastian, Han Hao, Robab Katani, Istvan Albert, Kirsten Elise Eilertson, Vivek Kapur, Ashutosh Pathak, Susan Mitchell, 2016, PLoS One on p. e0159770
Evaluation of eight live attenuated vaccine candidates for protection against challenge with virulent Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in mice
John P. Bannantine, Jamie L. Everman, Sasha J. Rose, Lmar Babrak, Robab Katani, Raúl G. Barletta, Adel M. Talaat, Yrjö T. Gröhn, Yung Fu Chang, Vivek Kapur, Luiz E. Bermudez, 2014, Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Transcriptional innate immune response of the developing chicken embryo to Newcastle disease virus infection
Megan A. Schilling, Robab Katani, Sahar Memari, Meredith Cavanaugh, Joram Buza, Jessica Radzio Basu, Fulgence N. Mpenda, Melissa S. Deist, Susan J. Lamont, Vivek Kapur, 2018, Frontiers in Genetics
Rapid detection of Escherichia coli O157 and shiga toxins by lateral flow immunoassays
Jinliang Wang, Robab Katani, Lingling Li, Narasimha Hegde, Elisabeth L. Roberts, Vivek Kapur, Chitrita DebRoy, 2016, Toxins
Comparative analysis of super-shedder strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 reveals distinctive genomic features and a strongly aggregative adherent phenotype on bovine rectoanal junction squamous epithelial cells
Rebecca Cote, Robab Katani, Matthew R. Moreau, Indira T. Kudva, Terrance M. Arthur, Chitrita DebRoy, Michael M. Mwangi, Istvan Albert, Juan Antonio Raygoza Garay, Lingling Li, Maria T. Brandl, Michelle Q. Carter, Vivek Kapur, 2015, PLoS One
Complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli strain RS218 (O18: H7: K1), associated with neonatal meningitis
Dona Saumya S. Wijetunge, Robab Katani, Vivek Kapur, Subhashinie Kariyawasama, 2015, Microbiology Resource Announcements on p. 10
Screening of mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis mutants for attenuation in a bovine monocyte-derived macrophage model
Elise A. Lamont, Adel M. Talaat, Paul M. Coussens, John P. Bannantine, Yrjo T. Grohn, Robab Katani, Ling Ling Li, Vivek Kapur, Srinand Sreevatsan, 2014, Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
News Articles Featuring Robab Katani
Feb 25, 2021
Study finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients
The optimal timeframe for donating convalescent plasma for use in COVID-19 immunotherapy, which was given emergency-use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration in August 2020, is within 60 days of the onset of symptoms, according to a new Penn State-led study.
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Feb 25, 2021
Study finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients
The optimal timeframe for donating convalescent plasma for use in COVID-19 immunotherapy, which was given emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration in August 2020, is within 60 days of the onset of symptoms, according to a new study. The research also reveals that the ideal convalescent plasma donor is a recovered COVID-19 patient who is older than 30 and whose illness had been severe.
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Dec 02, 2019
Bushmeat may breed deadly bacteria
People who eat wildebeests, warthogs and other wild African animals may be at risk for contracting potentially life-threatening diseases, according to an international team of researchers. The team analyzed samples of bushmeat — meat derived from wildlife — in the Western Serengeti in Tanzania and identified several groups of bacteria.
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Dec 02, 2019
Bushmeat may breed deadly bacteria
People who eat wildebeests, wart hogs and other wild African animals may be at risk for contracting potentially life-threatening diseases, according to an international team of researchers. The team analyzed samples of bushmeat—meat derived from wildlife—in the Western Serengeti in Tanzania and identified several groups of bacteria, many of which contain the species that cause diseases such as anthrax, brucellosis and Q fever.
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Jun 17, 2019
Researchers find genes that could help create more resilient chickens
An international team of scientists, led by Penn State researchers, have identified genes that may help farmers, especially ones in low- and middle-income countries, breed chickens that can resist one of the biggest disease threats facing poultry today.
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