2025
Nongenetic adaptation by collective migration
Vo L, Avgidis F, Mattingly H, Edmonds K, Burger I, Balasubramanian R, Shimizu T, Kazmierczak B, Emonet T. Nongenetic adaptation by collective migration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2423774122. PMID: 39970001, PMCID: PMC11874451, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2423774122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene regulationCollective migrationPhenotype distributionPhenotypic compositionStress response pathwaysSwimming phenotypeCell populationsBacterial populationsStress responseAbundance distributionMultidimensional phenotypesGenetic mutationsPhenotypeDiverse environmentsEnvironmental conditionsGenesMutationsSwimming behaviorChanging environmentDoubling timeMigrating populationCellsRegulationMigrationAdaptation
2019
Modulation of flagellar rotation in surface-attached bacteria: A pathway for rapid surface-sensing after flagellar attachment
Schniederberend M, Williams JF, Shine E, Shen C, Jain R, Emonet T, Kazmierczak BI. Modulation of flagellar rotation in surface-attached bacteria: A pathway for rapid surface-sensing after flagellar attachment. PLOS Pathogens 2019, 15: e1008149. PMID: 31682637, PMCID: PMC6855561, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlagellar rotationSurface-attached bacteriaGram-negative opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaOpportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaSwitch complex proteinsSingle polar flagellumBiofilm formationSurface-associated behaviorsSurface-associated structuresType IV piliPathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosaGenetic screenPolar flagellumTranscriptional programsBiofilm initiationComplex proteinsMutant bacteriaFlagellar attachmentSecond messengerP. aeruginosaFlhFBacteriaFlagellaPathwayAltered behavior
2018
Host suppression of quorum sensing during catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Cole SJ, Hall CL, Schniederberend M, Farrow III JM, Goodson JR, Pesci EC, Kazmierczak BI, Lee VT. Host suppression of quorum sensing during catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 4436. PMID: 30361690, PMCID: PMC6202348, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06882-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsUrinary tract infectionTract infectionsChronic bacterial infectionP. aeruginosaAntibiotic therapyUrinary tractDevice-associated biofilmsMurine modelHost immunityClinical isolatesBacterial infectionsInfectionPseudomonas aeruginosaUrineAeruginosaTherapyRegulated genesImmunityTract
2005
An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for rapid and quantitative assessment of Type III virulence phenotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates
Li L, Ledizet M, Kar K, Koski RA, Kazmierczak BI. An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for rapid and quantitative assessment of Type III virulence phenotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Annals Of Clinical Microbiology And Antimicrobials 2005, 4: 22. PMID: 16375761, PMCID: PMC1360672, DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-4-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical isolatesEpithelial cellsOptimal treatment strategyLarge clinical studiesP. aeruginosa type III secretion systemP. aeruginosa isolatesEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEnzyme-linked immunosorbentType III secretion systemSecretion phenotypeIndirect enzyme-linked immunosorbentPseudomonas aeruginosaPoor outcomeInfected patientsIndirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayTreatment strategiesClinical studiesClinical diseaseSevere diseaseAeruginosa isolatesELISA assaysConclusionThe availabilityImmunosorbent assayCultured epithelial cellsVirulence factors
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