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Mechanisms Controlling the Cell Envelope Remodeling Activities of the Escherichia Coli Cytokinetic Ring
(2016-05-13)
In Escherichia coli, cytokinesis requires the constriction of all the cell envelope layers: the inner membrane, the peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall and the outer membrane (OM). Such dramatic cell envelope remodeling requires ...
Envelope biogenesis and spore formation in Bacillus subtilis
(2016-05-02)
The bacterial cell wall exoskeleton (or peptidoglycan) protects cells from osmotic lysis, specifies their shape, and its biosynthetic pathway is a widely-exploited antibiotic target. My thesis research focused on defining ...
A genetic dissection of the interactions between the CbtA toxin of Escherichia coli and the bacterial cytoskeleton
(2016-09-15)
Prokaryotic chromosomal toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems, consisting of a stable toxin and a labile, cotranscribed antitoxin, have been shown to target a number of essential processes in bacteria. The Escherichia coli genome ...
A sigma factor and anti-sigma factor that control swarming motility and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(2015-05-20)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an environmental bacterium and opportunistic human pathogen of major clinical significance. It is the principal cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and a leading ...
Enterococcus infection of Caenorhabditis elegans as a model of innate immunity
(2015-05-14)
The vast majority of metazoan species are invertebrates, which lack an adaptive immune system for defense against microbes. Instead, their innate immune system is sufficient for defense against pathogenic organisms, which ...
Global post-transcriptional regulators in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(2018-08-17)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic human pathogen found ubiquitously in both natural and manmade environments. Central to its ability to grow in different environments is the organism’s coordinated ...