Xinxian Shao

Single variant bottleneck in the early dynamics of H. influenzae bacteremia in neonatal rats questions the theory of independent action

The paper models the dynamics of H. influenzae bacteremia in neonatal rats and challenges the theory of independent bacterial action by showing that a single variant dominates infections.

Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial colonies: An assay and experiments with Staphylococcus aureus.

This paper evaluates antibiotic efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus colonies using an in vitro assay, finding that bactericidal drugs like ciprofloxacin and gentamicin are more effective than bacteriostatic ones in reducing viable cell density.