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M. A. DiCandia

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:C. elegans· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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A. N. Edwards· 4 shared S. M. McBride· 4 shared C. D. Lee· 2 shared M. P. Monteiro· 2 shared A. Rizvi· 1 shared B. D. Mills· 1 shared D. Wetzel· 1 shared G. G. Vargas-Cuebas· 1 shared

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Glycine fermentation by C. difficile promotes virulence, spore formation, and is induced by host cathelicidin

A. Rizvi, G. Vargas-Cuebas, A. N. Edwards, M. A. DiCandia, Z. Carter, C. D. Lee, M. P. Monteiro, S. M. McBride

This study shows that glycine fermentation by C. difficile enhances virulence, spore formation, and is triggered by host cathelicidin.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

A Conserved Switch Controls Virulence, Sporulation, and Motility in C. difficile

M. A. DiCandia, A. N. Edwards, C. D. Lee, M. P. Monteiro, G. G. Vargas-Cuebas, P. Bagchi, S. M. McBride

This study identifies a conserved molecular switch involving Spo0E that regulates sporulation, motility, and virulence in C. difficile.

bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Identification of functional Spo0A residues critical for sporulation in Clostridioides difficile

M. A. DiCandia, A. N. Edwards, J. B. Jones, G. L. Swaim, B. D. Mills, S. M. McBride

This study identifies functional Spo0A residues critical for sporulation in C. difficile by analyzing mutations in conserved regions and their effects on spore formation.

bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2022Microbiology

Three orphan histidine kinases inhibit Clostridioides difficile sporulation

A. N. Edwards, D. Wetzel, M. A. DiCandia, S. M. McBride

This study identifies three phosphotransfer proteins that repress Clostridioides difficile sporulation by regulating Spo0A phosphorylation.

bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2021Microbiology