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Elizabeth A. Shank

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolORCID 0000-0002-4804-1966Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Amelia SadloniD· 1 shared Amina Bradley· 1 shared Arunima BhattacharjeeiD· 1 shared Christopher AndertoniD· 1 shared Claudia Perez· 1 shared Courtney Price· 1 shared David J. DegnaniD· 1 shared Dušan VeličkovićiD· 1 shared

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Gluconate acts as a signal to induce biofilm in Bacillus subtilis

Courtney Price, Amelia Sadlon, Amina Bradley, Claudia Perez, Elizabeth A. Shank

This study identifies gluconate as a signal that induces biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis by increasing iron availability, independent of bacillibactin.

bioRxiv · Sep 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Characterization of the biofilm landscape of Bacillus subtilis by spatial microproteomics

Kevin J. Zemaitis, Mowei Zhou, Sarah M. Yannarell, James M. Fulcher, Arunima Bhattacharjee, Marija Veličković, David J. Degnan, Elizabeth A. Shank, Christopher Anderton, William Kew, Ljiljana Paša‐Tolić, Dušan Veličković

This paper uses spatial microproteomics to characterize the proteomic landscape of Bacillus subtilis biofilms, identifying subpopulations through proteoform analysis.

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · Jul 12, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology