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Physical Address:
E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Rm 213
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2330
Moscow, ID 83844-2330

Phone: 208-885-6345

Fax: 208-885-6420

Email: avfs@uidaho.edu

Web: uidaho.edu/cals/avfs

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Carolyn Hovde Bohach

Carolyn Hovde Bohach

Distinguished Professor

Office

Mines Building, Room 317

Phone

208-596-1747

Mailing Address

Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2330
Moscow, ID 83844-2330

Carolyn's focus is infectious disease with emphasis on the foodborne pathogen E. coli O157:H7. Primary interests are in the relationship of this human pathogen with healthy cattle.

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1985
MT (ASCP), Swedish Hospital Medical Center, 1976
B.S., University of Illinois, 1975

  • Kolodziejek A., SW Bearden, S Maes2, JM Montenieri, KL Cage, CJ Hovde, SA Minnich. 2023. Article of Significant Interest in This Issue. Yersinia pestis Δail mutants are not susceptible to human complement bactericidal activity in the flea. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. Spotlight 28 February 2023.
  • Sheng, H, S Wu, Y Xue, W Zhao, AB Caplan, CJ Hovde and SA Minnich. 2023. Engineering Conjugative CRISPR-Cas9 Systems for the Targeted Control of Enteric Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance. PLOS One. In Press..
  • Andrews, K, D. New, B Robison, SA Minnich, CJ Hovde. 2023. Genomic surveillance identifies potential risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission at a mid-sized university in a small rural town. Nature Sci Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34625-7
  • Kolodziejek A., SW Bearden, S Maes2, JM Montenieri, KL Cage, CJ Hovde, SA Minnich. 2023. Yersinia pestis Δail mutants are not susceptible to human complement bactericidal activity in the flea. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00235-23.
  • Kolodziejek AM, CJ Hovde, and SA Minnich. 2022. Contributions of Yersinia pestis outer membrane protein Ail to plague pathogenesis. Jun 1;35(3):188-195, doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000830. Current Opinions Infect. Dis.
  • Kolodziejek AM, SA Minnich, and CJ Hovde. 2022. E. coli 0157:H7 virulence factors and the ruminant reservoir. Jun 1;35(3):205-214. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000834. Current Opinions Infect. Dis.
  • Kolodziejek AM, CJ Hovde, GA Bohach, and SA Minnich. 2021. Deletion of Yersinia pestis ail causes temperature-sensitive pleiotropic effects including cell lysis that are suppressed by carbon source, cations, or loss of phospholipase A activity. J. Bactiol. 203(21): e00361-21.
  • NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR FOODS. 2021. CJHovde, committee member. The Use of Water in Animal Production, Slaughter, and Processing. J Food Protect. ADOPTED 22 APRIL 2021, WASHINGTON, DC. Posted on the FSIS Website
  • Sheng, H, Y Xue, W Zhao, CJ Hovde and SA Minnich. 2020. Escherichia coli O157:H7 curli fimbriae promote biofilm formation, epithelial cell invasion, and persistence in cattle. Microorg. 8(4):580. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8040580.
  • Van Hofwegen, DJ, CJ Hovde, and SA Minnich. 2019. Comparison of Yersinia enterocolitica DNA methylation at ambient and host temperatures. BioRxiv.10.1101/2019.12.16.878991 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory https://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2019.12.16.878991v1
  • O'Brien, AD and CJ Hovde, co-chairs. 2019. National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods. Virulence Factors and Attributes that Define Foodborne Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) as Severe Human Pathogens. J Food Protect 82:724-767.
  • National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. 2018. Virulence Factors and Attributes that Define Foodborne Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) as Severe Human Pathogens. USDA, FSIS, Office of Public Health Science, PP3, 9-177B, Washington, DC. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/data-collection-and-reports/nacmcf/nacmcf.
  • Duan M, SS Hunter, SA Minnich, MW Fagnan, D New, CJ Hovde, and H Sheng. 2018. Complete Genome Sequence of a Broad Host Range Shiga Toxin-Converting Bacteriophage SH2026Stx1 Isolated from Escherichia coli O157:H7. Genome Announc. 6(25):e00490-18 doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00490-18
  • Haiqing Sheng, H, M Duan, SS Hunter, SA Minnich, ML Settles, D New, JR Chase, and CJ Hovde. 2018. High-Quality Complete Genomes of Three Bovine Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli O177:H- (fliC-H25) Isolates Harboring Virulent stx2 and Multiple Plasmids. Genome Announc. 6(7):e01592-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01592-17. PMID: 29449403 PMCID: PMC5814490.
  • Hovde, CJ. 2018.10 Highly Cited Papers Published in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Author's Perspectives on Their Highly Cited Papers Published in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease No Access Escherichia coli O157:H7: Animal Reservoir and Sources of Human Infection. Foodborne Path Dis. 15(1):3-10.
  • Xue, Y, M Du, H Sheng, CJ Hovde, and MJ Zhu. 2017. Escherichia coli O157:H7 suppress host autophagy and promotes bacterial adhesion via Tir-mediated and cAMP-independent activation of protein kinase A. Cell Death and Discovery 3:17055. CDDISCOVERY-00347-T doi: 10.1038/cddiscovery.2017.55. PMID: 28975041.
  • Van Hofwegen, D, CJ Hovde, and SA Minnich. 2016. Rapid evolution of citrate utilization by Escherichia coli by direct selection requires citT and dctA. J. Bact. 198:1022-1034.
  • Sheng, H, S Shringi, KNK Baker, SA Minnich, CJ Hovde*, and TE Besser*. *similar contribution. 2016. Standardized Escherichia coli O157:H7 exposure studies in cattle provide evidence that bovine factors do not drive increased summertime colonization. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 82:964-971. doi:10.1128/AEM.02839-15. 

  • National W. Fred Taylor PhD Award for Outstanding Contributions to the NIH IDeA Program
  • Honorary Professor, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS)
  • The Al Thompson Award, Northwest Association for Biomedical Research
  • Excellence in Outreach and Engagement UI Award
  • Fellow of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
  • University of Idaho Faculty Member of the Year
  • ASM Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, UI Student Disability Services
  • R. M. Wade College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award
  • UI Alumni Award for faculty Excellence

Contact

University of Idaho

Physical Address:
E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Rm 213
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2330
Moscow, ID 83844-2330

Phone: 208-885-6345

Fax: 208-885-6420

Email: avfs@uidaho.edu

Web: uidaho.edu/cals/avfs

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