Clay D. Jackson-Litteken

This study shows that Csu pili in A. baumannii have opposing roles in early and late stages of chronic lung infection, reducing bacterial burden initially but promoting persistence later.

This study investigates the role of Dma2 in OMV biogenesis and colonization fitness in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, showing that dma2 mutation increases OMV production and affects polysaccharide utilization loci expression, leading to reduced colonization fitness.

This study shows that intracellular Acinetobacter baumannii can act as a reservoir for recurrent lung infections by evading immune responses and antibiotics through a 'persist and resist' strategy.

This paper shows diclofenac sensitizes colistin-resistant A. baumannii to colistin in vitro and in a mouse model, with reduced drug concentrations needed in vivo.