V. Miriagou

Direct colorimetry of imipenem decomposition as a novel cost effective method for detecting carabapenamase producing bacteria

This paper develops a low-cost colorimetric method to detect carbapenemase-producing bacteria by monitoring imipenem decomposition in bacterial suspensions.

An original model of brain infection identifies the hijacking of host lipoprotein import as a bacterial strategy for blood-brain barrier crossing.

The paper identifies lipoprotein import hijacking as a bacterial strategy for crossing the blood-brain barrier using a Drosophila model and validates it in a murine system.