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Kelly E. R. Bachta

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8838-5117Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alan R. HauseriD· 3 shared Aliki ValdesiD· 2 shared Egon Anderson OzeriD· 2 shared Antonio OliveriD· 1 shared Artur MuszyńskiiD· 1 shared Bettina H. CheungiD· 1 shared Brandon Lyon JutrasiD· 1 shared Casey N. KelloggiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Alan R. HauserORCID

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MicrobiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewedSep 8, 2026

Transposon insertion sequencing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa identifies multiple intersecting pathways essential for extreme colistin resistance

Madeleine Vessely, Ryan P. Kich, Samuel W. M. Gatesy…·Kelly E. R. Bachta

This study identifies 13 genes essential for extreme colistin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using transposon insertion sequencing and validates novel pathways contributing to resistance.

DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014168

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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MicrobiologyInfection and ImmunityPeer-reviewedAug 19, 2026

Comparison of Galleria mellonella, Epithelial Cell Cytotoxicity, and Mouse Model of Bacteremia to Measure Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence

Aliki Valdes, Christopher M. R. Axline, Travis J. Kochan…·Alan R. Hauser

This study compares Galleria mellonella, epithelial cell cytotoxicity, and mouse models for measuring Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence, finding G. mellonella correlates better with mouse results for population-level trends.

DOI 10.1128/iai.00335-26

mousestatistical model

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MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewedApr 10, 2025

Pseudomonas aeruginosa population dynamics in a vancomycin-induced murine model of gastrointestinal carriage

Marine Lebrun-Corbin, Bettina H. Cheung, Karthik Hullahalli…·Alan R. Hauser

This study models Pseudomonas aeruginosa gastrointestinal carriage in mice using vancomycin pretreatment and identifies the stomach as a major barrier to colonization.

7 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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