Isabel F. Escapa

This paper describes two novel Corynebacterium species isolated from human nasal passages and skin, along with characteristics of two strains of a recently named species.

This study identifies D-alanine aminotransferase (Dat) as critical for Staphylococcus aureus colonization of human nasal epithelium, showing its role in D-alanine production and fitness in this environment.

This study shows that Streptococcus pneumoniae precolonization reduces RSV levels and modulates epithelial transcriptional responses to RSV infection more than other nasal bacteria.

This study uses human nasal epithelial organoids to investigate how different bacteria colonize nasal tissue and induce cytokine responses, finding differential effects on chemokines and inflammasome signaling.