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D. R. Faith

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1

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P. R. Secor· 4 shared C. M. Schwartzkopf· 3 shared D. M. Brooks· 3 shared A. K. Schmidt· 2 shared A. A. Dandekar· 1 shared A. J. Robinson· 1 shared A. Joyce· 1 shared A. Santiago-Frangos· 1 shared

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Characterization and genomic analysis of the Lyme disease spirochete bacteriophage phiBB-1

D. R. Faith, M. Kinnersley, D. M. Brooks, D. Drecktrah, L. S. Hall, E. Luo, A. Santiago-Frangos, J. Wachter, S. Samuels, P. R. Secor

This study characterizes the bacteriophage phiBB-1 using proteomics and long-read sequencing, revealing its packaging mechanisms and role in gene transfer in Borrelia burgdorferi.

PLOS Pathogens · Apr 1, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Targeted deletion of Pf prophages from diverse Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates impacts quorum sensing and virulence traits

A. K. Schmidt, C. M. Schwartzkopf, J. D. Pourtois, E. Burgener, D. R. Faith, A. Joyce, T. Lamma, G. Kumar, P. L. Bollyky, P. R. Secor

This study deletes Pf prophages from P. aeruginosa isolates and examines their impact on quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and virulence traits.

bioRxiv · Nov 19, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Inhibition of PQS signaling by the Pf bacteriophage protein PfsE enhances viral replication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

C. M. Schwartzkopf, V. L. Taylor, M.-C. Groleau, D. R. Faith, A. K. Schmidt, T. L. Lamma, D. M. Brooks, E. Deziel, K. L. Maxwell, P. R. Secor

The paper identifies PfsE as a Pf phage protein that inhibits PQS quorum sensing and type IV pili extension, enhancing viral replication and protecting the host from competing phages.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2023Microbiology

Tripartite interactions between filamentous Pf4 bacteriophage, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and bacterivorous nematodes

C. M. Schwartzkopf, A. J. Robinson, M. Ellenbecker, D. R. Faith, D. M. Brooks, L. Lewerke, E. Voronina, A. A. Dandekar, P. R. Secor

This study shows that curing Pseudomonas aeruginosa of Pf4 phage infection increases virulence in C. elegans by enhancing PQS quorum sensing and pyocyanin production, but nematodes unable to detect bacterial pigments are more susceptible to the Pf4-cured strain.

bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2022Microbiology