Suzanne M. J. Fleiszig

The paper shows that prior contact lens wear reduces bacterial adhesion to superficially-injured corneas in mice, correlating with increased Lyz2+ immune cells, but with differing effects on commensal and pathogen behavior.

This study shows that Pseudomonas aeruginosa subpopulations cooperate through Ca2+ influx via T3SS to transition from vacuoles to cytoplasm and disseminate in vivo.

This study shows TRPV1 protects murine corneas from S. aureus adhesion without requiring sensory nerve firing, unlike its role against P. aeruginosa.

This study shows that Pseudomonas aeruginosa can traverse a multilayered epithelium using T3SS effectors and translocon proteins without the T3SS needle.

This study shows that contact lens wear changes corneal epithelium and bacterial gene expression responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, promoting bacterial virulence and adaptation.