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Benjamin I. Morris

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Benjamin I. MorrisiD1 paper · Middlebury College

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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A host-directed adjuvant resuscitates and sensitizes intracellular bacterial persisters to antibiotics

Kuan‐Yi Lu, Xiangbo Yang, Matthew J. G. Eldridge, Rongfeng Sun, Rachel T. Giorgio, Benjamin I. Morris, Nikki J. Wagner, Brian P. Hardy, Matthew Axtman, Sarah E. Rowe, Xiaodong Wang, Vance G. Fowler, Qingyun Liu, Sophie Hélaine, Kenneth H. Pearce, Brian P. Conlon

This study identifies a host-directed adjuvant, KL1, that increases intracellular bacterial energy and sensitizes persisters to antibiotics by modulating host immune responses and reducing reactive species production.

Nature Microbiology · Oct 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology