Professor
Director of Graduate Studies for the Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutics Program
- BSc., University of Sheffield, UK
- Ph.D, University of Leicester, UK
Building Address: 313 Connaway Hall
Phone Number: 573-882-1291
Email: calcuttm@missouri.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Calcutt’s research focuses on aspects of the molecular genetics and pathogenesis of Mycoplasmas, a diverse genus of cell wall-less bacteria that includes many important pathogens of food animals and humans. In the absence of a cell wall, the single limiting membrane represents the unique and critical interface between the pathogen and host. Analysis of the repertoire, function and potential antigenic variation of surface membrane proteins is one of the primary research interests in the laboratory, together with understanding chromosomal dynamics and the role of mobile genetic elements in such plasticity. Increasingly, whole genome sequencing and comparative genomic approaches are being exploited to systematically assess the deduced surface proteome, horizontal gene transfer and accessory gene pool that likely contribute to the pathobiology of these organisms.
TEACHING
Bacteriology, Microbial Pathogenesis
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Calcutt, M.J., M.F. Foecking, H. –Y. Hsieh, J. Perry, G.C. Stewart and J.R. Middleton. 2013. Genome Sequence Analysis of Staphylococcus equorum Bovine Mastitis Isolate UMC-CNS-924. Genome Announcements 1(5). doi:pii: e00840-13. 10.1128/genomeA.00840-13.
Calcutt, M.J., M.F. Foecking, H. –Y. Hsieh, J. Perry, G.C. Stewart and J.R. Middleton. 2013. Draft Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus simulans UMC-CNS-990 Isolated from a Case of Chronic Bovine Mastitis. Genome Announcements 1(6). pii: e01037-13. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01037-13.
Calcutt, M.J., and M.F. Foecking. 2014. Complete Genome Sequence of Mycoplasma bovoculi strain M165/69T. Genome Announcements 2(1). pii: e00115-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00115-14.
Calcutt, M.J., M.F. Foecking, T. G. Nagaraja and G.C. Stewart. 2014. Draft Genome Sequence of Fusobacterium necrophorum subspecies funduliforme Bovine Liver Abscess Isolate B35. Genome Announcements 2(2). pii: e00412-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00412-14.
Reilly, T.J., M.J. Calcutt, L.A. Wennerdahl, F. Williams III, T.J. Evans, I.K. Ganjam, J.W. Bowman and W.H. Fales. 2014. Isolation of Aureimonas altamirensis, a Brucella canis-like bacterium, from an edematous canine testicle. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 26: 795-798.
Calcutt, M.J., M.F. Foecking, N.T. Martin, T. Mhlanga-Mutangadura and T.J. Reilly. 2014. Draft Genome Sequence of Moraxella bovoculi Strain 237T (ATCC BAA-1259T) Isolated from a Calf with Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis. Genome Announcements 2(3). pii: e00612-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00612-14.
Calcutt, M.J., M.F. Foecking and L.K. Fox. 2014. Complete Genome Sequence of the Bovine Mastitis Pathogen, Mycoplasma californicum Strain ST-6T (ATCC 33461). Genome Announcements 2(4). pii: e00648-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00648-14.
Fry, P.R., M.J. Calcutt, M.F. Foecking, H. –Y. Hsieh, D.G. Suntrup, J. Perry, G.C. Stewart and J.R. Middleton. 2014. Draft Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus chromogenes MU 970, Isolated from a Case of Chronic Bovine Mastitis. Genome Announcements 2(4). pii: e00835-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00835-14.
Calcutt, M.J., M.F. Foecking, P.R. Fry, H. –Y. Hsieh, J. Perry, G.C. Stewart,, D.T. Scholl, S. Messier and J.R. Middleton. 2014. Draft Genome Sequence of Bovine Mastitis Isolate Staphylococcus agnetis CBMRN 20813338. Genome Announcements 2(5). pii: e00883-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00883-14.
Calcutt, M.J., M.F. Foecking, T. Mhlanga-Mutangadura and T.J. Reilly. 2014. Genome Sequence of the Actinobacillus suis type strain ATCC 33415T. Genome Announcements 2(5). pii:e00926-14; doi:10.1128/genomeA.00926-14.
Calcutt, M.J., M.F. Foecking, H. –Y. Hsieh, P.R. F. Adkins, G.C. Stewart and J.R. Middleton. 2015. Sequence analysis of Staphylococcus hyicus ATCC 11249T, an etiological agent of exudative epidermitis in swine, reveals a type VII secretion system locus and a novel 116-kb genomic island harboring toxin encoding genes. Genome Announcements 3(1) (in press).
Calcutt, M.J., and M. F. Foecking. 2015. Analysis of the complete Mycoplasma hominis LBD-4 genome sequence reveals strain variable prophage insertion and alternate repeat-containing surface protein arrangements. Genome Announcements 3(1) (in press).