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Radhika Bhaumik

Purdue University West Lafayette

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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The archaic CUP pilus SMF-1 uses an antiparallel bundling mechanism to initiate biofilm formation

Jessie Lynda Fields, Caitlyn C. Sebastian, Hua Zhang, Radhika Bhaumik, Ayisha Zia, Abigail N. Robertson, Gregory G. Anderson, Seema Mattoo, Hui Wu, Megan R. Kiedrowski, Fengbin Wang

This study reveals the structure and bundling mechanism of SMF-1, a CUP pilus in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, showing it forms antiparallel bundles that initiate biofilm formation.

Cell Reports · Oct 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Uncovering the Role of the scs Pilus Within the Complex Surface Architecture of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Radhika Bhaumik, Gregory G. Anderson, Seema Mattoo

This study investigates the role of the scs pilus in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, showing its context-dependent contribution to attachment, motility, and virulence when combined with mutations in other pilus systems.

bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology