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Alaska Pokhrel

University of Technology SydneyORCID 0000-0001-8897-2397Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Bill SöderströmiD· 2 shared Lachlan Chisholm· 2 shared Ariana CostasiD· 1 shared Iain G. DugginiD· 1 shared Matthew J. PittorinoiD· 1 shared Rebecca von Essen· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyPLoS BiologyPeer-reviewedSep 3, 2025

E. coli division machinery drives cocci development inside host cells

Alaska Pokhrel, Lachlan Chisholm, Ariana Costas…·Bill Söderström

This study shows uropathogenic E. coli forms cocci inside host cells through FtsZ-driven division, revealing a new level of bacterial morphological plasticity.

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 12, 2025

Invasion and intracellular proliferation of non-pathogenic E. coli in model infection systems

Lachlan Chisholm, Rebecca von Essen, Alaska Pokhrel, Bill Söderström

This study shows that a non-pathogenic E. coli strain can exhibit pathogenic traits under infection conditions using live-cell fluorescence microscopy.

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.12.669981

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