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Che Woodson

University of Chicago

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Lantibiotic-producing bacteria impact microbiome resilience and colonization resistance

Cody G. Cole, Zhenrun Jerry Zhang, Shravan R. Dommaraju, Qiwen Dong, Rosemary L. Pope, Sophie S Son, Emma McSpadden, Che Woodson, Huaiying Lin, Nicholas P. Dylla, Ashley M. Sidebottom, Anitha Sundararajan, Douglas A. Mitchell, Eric G. Pamer

This study shows lantibiotic-producing bacteria reduce microbiome resilience and increase susceptibility to infections after antibiotic treatment.

Cell Host & Microbe · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Protection against Clostridioides difficile disease by a naturally avirulent C. difficile strain

Qiwen Dong, Stephen Harper, Emma McSpadden, Sophie S Son, Marie-Maude Allen, Huaiying Lin, Rita C. Smith, Carolyn K. Metcalfe, Victoria Burgo, Che Woodson, Anitha Sundararajan, Amber R. Rose, Mary McMillin, David Moran, Jessica Little, , Eric G. Pamer

This paper shows that an avirulent C. difficile strain, ST1-75, protects mice from virulent strain-induced colitis by outcompeting it through rapid amino acid depletion, suggesting potential as a biotherapeutic for CDI prevention.

Cell Host & Microbe · Nov 27, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology