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Olivia E. R. Smith

MRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyORCID 0000-0002-5682-8080Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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Tanmay A. M. BharatiD· 2 shared Aaron WeimanniD· 1 shared Abimbola Feyisara Adedeji OlulanaiD· 1 shared Abul K. TarafderiD· 1 shared Adam M. DinaniD· 1 shared Alex G. BatemaniD· 1 shared Antonina Andreeva· 1 shared Callum Houghton‐Flory· 1 shared

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Structural basis of biofilm formation mediated by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa fibrillar adhesin CdrA

Olivia E. R. Smith, Camila M. Clemente, Antonina Andreeva, Zhexin Wang, Aaron Weimann, Adam M. Dinan, Callum Houghton‐Flory, Abul K. Tarafder, Jan Böhning, George A. O’Toole, Rodrigo Andres Floto, Juan Carlos Mobarec, Alex G. Bateman, Tanmay A. M. Bharat

This study determines the structure of CdrA, a fibrillar adhesin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, revealing its role in biofilm formation and identifying targets for inhibition.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Morphological transformation in Helicobacter pylori is a dynamic process leading to two types of coccoid

Thimoro Cheng, Phuong-Y Mai, Abimbola Feyisara Adedeji Olulana, Olivia E. R. Smith, Richard H. Wheeler, Joel D. Berry, Samia Hicham, Olivier Danot, Simon J. Foster, Tanmay A. M. Bharat, Jamie K. Hobbs, Ivo Gomperts Boneca

This paper investigates the morphological transformation of Helicobacter pylori from helical to coccoid form using microscopy techniques, revealing it occurs without a U-shaped intermediate and involves peptidoglycan thinning and membrane bulging.

bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology