W. M. McShan

Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae phage-like element SpnCI reveals an enhanced virulent phenotype in the acute invertebrate infection model Galleria mellonella

This study shows that the phage-like element SpnCI enhances virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae by altering transcription, increasing UV sensitivity, and affecting infection dynamics in Galleria mellonella.

Biological Impact of a Large Scale Genomic Inversion that Grossly Disrupts the Relative Positions of the Origin and Terminus Loci of the Streptococcus pyogenes Chromosome

This paper investigates the biological impact of a large genomic inversion in Streptococcus pyogenes, showing it does not significantly affect growth or pathogenesis but affects survival when co-cultured with the parental strain.