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Ellsa Wongso

University of Notre Dame

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Characterization of a Novel Cell Wall-Associated Nucleotidase of Enterococcus faecalis that Degrades Extracellular c-di-AMP

Adriana G Morales Rivera, Anju Bala, Leila G. Casella, Debra N. Brunson, Ellsa Wongso, Aria Patel, Ilka E. Cuvilly, Alejandro Riveros Walker, Shannon M. Wallet, Ana Lidia Flores‐Mireles, Jose Abelardo C. Lemos

This paper characterizes EecP, a novel cell wall-anchored phosphodiesterase in E. faecalis that degrades extracellular c-di-AMP, showing its role in modulating host immune responses and infection outcomes.

PLoS Pathogens · May 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The catheterized bladder environment induces dysregulation of macrophage polarization exacerbating bacterial UTI

Armando M. Marrufo, Jonathan J. Molina, Christopher Gager, Marissa Jeme Andersen, Alyssa Ann La Bella, Elizabeth R. Lucas, Ellsa Wongso, Tamanna Urmi, Kassandra Arias-Parbul, Railyn Webster, Peter V. Stuckey, Kurt N. Kohler, Deborah L. Donahue, Victoria A. Ploplis, Matthew J. Flick, , Ana Lidia Flores‐Mireles

This study shows that fibrin accumulation in a catheterized bladder promotes anti-inflammatory macrophage polarization, which impairs antimicrobial responses and allows bacterial persistence in UTIs.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2024 · PreprintImmunology