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Jessica Zhang

Stanford UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4801-6509Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Christine JacobsiD· 2 shared Joshua W. McCauslandiD· 2 shared Cammie F. LesseriD· 1 shared Constantin N. TakacsiD· 1 shared Derfel TercianoiD· 1 shared Diana Fernandez Pacheco· 1 shared Elizabeth A. MuelleriD· 1 shared Hanh N. Lam· 1 shared

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The polyadenylase PAPI is required for virulence plasmid maintenance in pathogenic bacteria

Katherine Schubert, Jessica Zhang, Michele E. Muscolo, Micah Braly, Joshua W. McCausland, Hanh N. Lam, Karen Hug, Matthew Loven, Santiago Ruiz Solis, Melissa Estrada Escobar, Henry Moore, Derfel Terciano, Diana Fernandez Pacheco, Todd M. Lowe, Cammie F. Lesser, , Victoria Auerbuch

This study identifies PAPI (encoded by pcnB) as essential for maintaining virulence and AMR plasmid copy number, stability, and bacterial virulence in Yersinia and Shigella.

PLoS Pathogens · May 27, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Borrelia burgdorferi loses essential genetic elements and cell proliferative potential during stationary phase in culture but not in the tick vector.

Jessica Zhang, Constantin N. Takacs, Joshua W. McCausland, Elizabeth A. Mueller, Jeline Buron, Yashna Thappeta, Jenny Wachter, Patricia A. Rosa, Christine Jacobs

This paper shows that Borrelia burgdorferi loses genetic elements and proliferative ability in lab cultures during starvation but maintains these traits in tick vectors.

Journal of Bacteriology · Feb 14, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology