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Leah McLelland

Northwestern University

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Perturbing H-NS function reveals roles in restricting virulence heterogeneity and pathogen adaptation

Leah McLelland, Madison R. Spratt, Dakshya Karki, Anika L. Marand, Miracle Burt, Jonathan Zhao, Keara M. Lane

This study investigates the role of H-NS repression in virulence gene expression and pathogen adaptation by using a Salmonella strain with reduced H-NS DNA-binding affinity.

PLoS Pathogens · Aug 10, 2026Peer-reviewedSystems Biology