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Maeve McLaughlin

University of Michigan–FlintORCID 0000-0002-3815-8941Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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An N4-like Caulobacter phage requires host smooth lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis for infection

Maeve McLaughlin, Katheren Barger, Charlotte Barron, Makena Fisher, Larissa Kohn, Priscilla Mac-Kittah, Aretha Fiebig, Sean Crosson

This paper identifies and characterizes a new Caulobacter phage, Circe, showing it uses smooth lipopolysaccharide as a receptor for infection.

Journal of Bacteriology · Feb 25, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A negative autoregulation network motif is required for synchronized Myxococcus xanthus development

Maeve McLaughlin, Penelope I. Higgs

The paper shows that negative autoregulation of MrpC is essential for synchronized development in Myxococcus xanthus, as its disruption causes asynchronous cell behavior during fruiting body formation.

bioRxiv · Aug 16, 2019 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology