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Aliki Valdes

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8853-8304Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alan R. HauseriD· 2 shared Egon Anderson OzeriD· 2 shared Kelly E. R. BachtaiD· 2 shared Antonio OliveriD· 1 shared Artur MuszyńskiiD· 1 shared Brandon Lyon JutrasiD· 1 shared Casey N. KelloggiD· 1 shared Cheng‐Hsun ChiuiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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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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