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K. L. Dong

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Microbiology· 2 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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T. Ndung'u· 3 shared D. S. Kwon· 2 shared F. A. Hussain· 2 shared M. Dong· 2 shared N. Ismail· 2 shared N. Xulu· 2 shared S. M. Bloom· 2 shared A. B. Abai· 1 shared

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Vaginal Lactobacillus fatty acid response mechanisms reveal a novel strategy for bacterial vaginosis treatment

M. Zhu, M. W. Frank, C. D. Radka, S. Jeanfavre, M. W. Tse, J. Avila Pacheco, K. Pierce, A. Deik, J. Xhu, S. Hussain, F. A. Hussain, N. Xulu, N. Khan, V. Pillay, K. L. Dong, , D. S. Kwon

This study identifies oleic acid as a compound that inhibits L. iners and promotes L. crispatus growth, offering a potential new treatment strategy for bacterial vaginosis.

bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Cysteine dependence in Lactobacillus iners constitutes a novel therapeutic target to modify the vaginal microbiota

S. M. Bloom, N. A. Mafunda, B. M. Woolston, M. R. Hayward, J. F. Frempong, A. B. Abai, J. Xu, A. J. Mitchell, X. Westergaard, F. A. Hussain, N. Xulu, M. Dong, K. L. Dong, T. Gumbi, X. Ceasar, , D. S. Kwon

This study identifies cysteine dependence in Lactobacillus iners as a therapeutic target to shift vaginal microbiota from L. iners-dominant to L. crispatus-dominant states.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2021Microbiology

Integrated Single-Cell Analysis of Multicellular Immune Dynamics during Hyper-Acute HIV-1 Infection

S. W. Kazer, T. P. Aicher, D. M. Muema, S. L. Carroll, J. Ordovas-Montanes, C. G. K. Ziegler, S. K. Nyquist, E. B. Wong, N. Ismail, M. Dong, A. Moodley, K. L. Dong, Z. M. Ndhlovu, T. Ndung'u, B. D. Walker, A. K. Shalek

The paper uses single-cell RNA-sequencing to study immune dynamics in HIV-1 infection, identifying key cellular responses and their temporal progression in untreated individuals.

bioRxiv · May 30, 2019 · PreprintImmunology