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Kurt H. Piepenbrink

University of Nebraska–LincolnORCID 0000-0002-2527-0301Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Ahmad Al-Hilfy Leon· 1 shared Baishakhi Biswas· 1 shared Jean Luc Mutabazi· 1 shared Jennifer M. AuchtungiD· 1 shared Justin G. Perdomo· 1 shared Nam Vo· 1 shared Rabab MahdiiD· 1 shared Ruth Lofgren· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyJournal of BacteriologyPeer-reviewedNov 24, 2025

Dissecting the Role of Flagellar Subunits in Clostridioides difficile Mucosal Colonization

Baishakhi Biswas, Thi Van Thanh Do, Justin G. Perdomo…·Kurt H. Piepenbrink

This study investigates how flagellar and T4P gene mutants affect C. difficile's ability to adhere to mucosal surfaces and find that multiple factors influence mucosal adhesion.

1 citation

humanexperimental assay

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MicrobiologyJournal of Biological ChemistryPeer-reviewedOct 6, 2025

Naturally-occurring, strain-specific defects in the retraction of Acinetobacter baumannii type IV pili promote biofilm formation

Yafan Yu, Rabab Mahdi, Ahmad Al-Hilfy Leon…·Kurt H. Piepenbrink

The paper identifies strain-specific defects in Acinetobacter baumannii type IV pilus retraction that influence biofilm formation and pilus-dependent functions.

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bacteria (other)proteomics

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