Julia L. E. Willett

The paper reports the isolation and genomic analysis of four Enterococcus mundtii soil isolates from Minnesota.

This study uses human colonic organoids to reveal how Enterococcus faecalis adapts to intestinal mucus, identifying key fitness determinants and colonization strategies not observed in vitro or in vivo.

This study identifies streptococcal natural products that mediate interspecies competition with Gram-positive pathogens, revealing their antibacterial activity and mechanisms.

This study characterizes genotypic and phenotypic features of Enterococcus faecalis isolates from periprosthetic joint infections, revealing genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity.

This study shows arginine reduces E. faecalis biofilm formation, alters gene expression, increases aggregation, and decreases susceptibility to antibiotics.

The paper identifies how PrgU mitigates PrgB overexpression toxicity by binding to intergenic RNA downstream of the PQ promoter in Enterococcus faecalis.