Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a clinically significant, opportunistic pathogen adept at thriving in both host-associated and environmental settings. We sought to define the extent to which P. aeruginosa isolates specialize across niches using a …
Prochlorococcus is a cyanobacterial genus that exhibits photosynthetic capacity and remarkable genetic diversity. We analyze how Prochlorococcus genomics relate to high vs. low light environment adaptations, applying traditional comparative genomics …
Since the clinical introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become an increasingly dire threat to global public health. Pathogens acquire AMR much faster than we discover new drugs (antibiotics), warranting …
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the second leading cause of infectious disease mortality worldwide, killing over one million people annually. Rising antibiotic resistance has created an urgent need for host-directed therapeutics (HDTs) — preferably by …
The global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emergency is driven by complex and evolving molecular mechanisms. Cutting-edge machine learning methods and multiomics technologies can help to combat this crisis by predicting novel AMR biomarkers and …
Budding yeast, *Saccharomyces cerevisiae*, is widely used as a model organism to study the genetics underlying eukaryotic cellular processes and growth critical to cancer development, such as cell division and cell cycle progression. The budding …
Bacterial phage shock protein (PSP) systems stabilize the bacterial cell membrane and protect against envelope stress. These systems have been associated with virulence, but despite their critical roles, PSP components are not well characterized …
Sulfur is an indispensable element for proliferation of bacterial pathogens. Prior studies indicated that the human pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus utilizes glutathione (GSH) as a source of nutrient sulfur; however, mechanisms of GSH acquisition are …