William H. DePas

This study uses ultrahigh-field solid-state NMR to characterize the molecular structure of Mycobacterium abscessus cell envelopes under near-native conditions.

This paper shows that intracellular glutamine levels, influenced by nitrogen availability, regulate biofilm formation in Mycobacterium smegmatis by affecting aggregation.

The paper develops MicFLY, a flow cytometry method to quantify and characterize intestinal microbiota at the single-cell level, revealing E. coli unbound by IgG and IgA is associated with necrotizing enterocolitis.

This study shows that A. baumannii uses ornithine to compete with gut microbiota and persist in mice, with dietary ornithine promoting its carriage.

This study uses high-resolution 2D solid-state NMR to analyze native nontuberculous mycobacteria, identifying cell-wall chemical sites and structural differences between strains.