M. Bergkessel

Distinct cell death pathways induced by granzymes collectively protect against intestinal Salmonella infection

This study shows that granzymes A and B use distinct cell death pathways to protect against intestinal Salmonella infection by balancing bacterial growth and translocation.

Bacterial defenses against a natural antibiotic promote collateral resilience to clinical antibiotics

This study shows that bacterial production of natural antibiotics like pyocyanin increases tolerance to clinical antibiotics and accelerates resistance mutation rates in multispecies infections.

Aggregation of nontuberculous mycobacteria is regulated by carbon:nitrogen balance

This study shows that nontuberculous mycobacteria aggregate in response to carbon:nitrogen balance, not their mycolic acid-rich cell wall.