Virginia Aragón

Genome-scale metabolic model atlas of the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis

This study creates a genome-scale metabolic model atlas for Streptococcus suis, revealing lineage-specific metabolic differences and identifying potential antimicrobial targets.

SET-M33 peptide as a selective in vitro antimicrobial agent against the porcine respiratory pathogen Glaesserella parasuis

This study evaluates the antimicrobial peptide SET-M33 against Glaesserella parasuis and porcine commensals, showing its selectivity and potential for in vitro use.

In vitro metabolic interaction network of a rationally designed nasal microbiota community

The paper develops a microbial consortium to study nasal microbiota metabolic interactions and finds that most interactions are negative, driven by sugar co-depletion and leading to competitive hierarchies.

Genome editing of phylogenetically distinct bacteria using portable retron-mediated recombineering

This study demonstrates that retron-mediated recombineering can be applied across multiple bacterial species, achieving high editing efficiencies in several phyla.

Porcine Nasal Organoids as a model to study the interactions between the swine nasal microbiota and the host

This paper develops porcine nasal organoids to study host-microbe interactions in respiratory infections and shows that Rothia nasimurium inhibits inflammation from other bacteria.