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Molly Burnside

Oregon Health & Science University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Jonathon L. BakeriD· 2 shared Justin Merritt· 2 shared Daniel Kim· 1 shared Dustin L. Higashi· 1 shared Emily E. HelliwelliD· 1 shared Felipe Fabrício Farias da SilvaiD· 1 shared Jan‐Willem VeeningiD· 1 shared Jens KrethiD· 1 shared

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Monounsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis is critical for streptococcal envelope homeostasis and stress tolerance

Jonathon L. Baker, Jonah Tang, Mingzhe Guo, Felipe Fabrício Farias da Silva, Matthew Barbisan, Molly Burnside, Kaitlin Crofton, Samantha Williams, Saarin Rao, Michelle Lee, Sadie G. Drucker, Daniel Kim, Dustin L. Higashi, Justin Merritt, Yujiro Hirose, , Victor Nizet

This study shows that monounsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis is essential for streptococcal growth, stress tolerance, and virulence, with species-specific effects on pathogenesis.

Journal of Bacteriology · Aug 7, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Comparative Characterization Reveals Conserved and Divergent Ecological Traits of Oral Corynebacteria

Molly Burnside, Emily E. Helliwell, Puthayalai Treerat, Tanner Rozendal, Justin Merritt, Jonathon L. Baker, Jens Kreth

This study compares two new oral corynebacterial strains with reference strains to reveal differences in biofilm formation, metabolic capacity, and interspecies signaling.

Microbiology Spectrum · Dec 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology