Yaoqin Hong

The paper identifies genes required for smooth lipopolysaccharide (S-LPS) production in E. coli K-12 through a genome-wide screen, revealing 27 mutants with defects in S-LPS production and highlighting the need for validation.

This study shows that sodium nitroprusside (SNP) promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm and planktonic growth by acting as an iron source, not just as an NO donor, which may confound biofilm dispersal studies.

This study shows that weakening outer membrane-peptidoglycan interactions in E. coli enhances bile salt resistance by alleviating spatial constraints and reducing stress from UndPP-OAg intermediates.

The paper identifies an optimal membrane fluidity range for biofilm formation in Escherichia coli, showing that both low and high fluidity extremes hinder biofilm growth.

The paper shows that incomplete O-antigen repeat units are sequestered on Und-P, leading to cell death, and that membrane disruption allows their processing.

This paper investigates tolerance mechanisms in bacterial polysaccharide synthesis pathways, showing that sharing a common substrate allows UndP recycling and enhances survival when one pathway is disrupted.