Leif Steil

This study shows that S. aureus SplB induces asthma-like symptoms in mice, requiring proteolytic activity and adaptive immunity, suggesting a direct role of bacterial allergens in asthma.

This study identifies novel human substrates of Staphylococcus aureus protease SplB, revealing its cleavage of intermediate filaments and IgG, suggesting roles in immune evasion and tissue invasion.

This study optimizes a nutrient-defined medium for Streptococcus pneumoniae and uses it to analyze the global proteome during growth phase transitions, identifying proteins with altered abundance in late log phase.

The paper characterizes a mouse-adapted Staphylococcus aureus strain JSNZ through genomic and proteomic analysis, identifying it as a valuable reference strain for infection research.