R. F. de Souza

The paper uses molecular dynamics simulations to analyze structural differences between SARS-CoV-2 Spike proteins of the Omicron and wild-type variants, linking conformational flexibility to increased infectivity, immune evasion, and transmissibility.

The paper identifies T6SS effectors in Salmonella that induce DNA double-strand breaks and cell death in competitors.

This study identifies genomic changes and novel toxins in Liberibacter pathogens through comparative phylogenomic analysis, linking prophage loci and gene gains/losses to pathogenicity.

This study identifies outer membrane vesicles from Xanthomonas citri as resource-sharing structures containing nutrients and enzymes that support bacterial growth and virulence.

The paper identifies Tae5STM as a T6SS effector with L,D-carboxypeptidase activity that cleaves peptidoglycan, revealing a new superfamily of bacterial effectors involved in interbacterial competition.