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Tonu Pius

University of ChicagoORCID 0000-0002-6348-7456Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Dominique M. MissiakasiD· 2 shared Muhammad S. AzamiD· 2 shared Abrar Abdullah Al Fardan· 1 shared B. N. BanerjeeiD· 1 shared Carla Emolo· 1 shared Miaomiao ShiiD· 1 shared Molly E. McAdowiD· 1 shared Olaf SchneewindiD· 1 shared

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EzrA coordinates septal organization and nucleoid occlusion in Staphylococcus aureus

Muhammad S. Azam, Tonu Pius, Dominique M. Missiakas

This study shows EzrA coordinates septal organization and nucleoid occlusion in S. aureus by spatially coupling peptidoglycan synthesis with surface protein display and preventing chromosome guillotining.

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Inhibitory activities of monoclonal antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus Clumping factor A

B. N. Banerjee, Carla Emolo, Miaomiao Shi, Abrar Abdullah Al Fardan, Tonu Pius, Muhammad S. Azam, Molly E. McAdow, Olaf Schneewind, Dominique M. Missiakas

This study evaluates monoclonal antibodies against ClfA to determine their ability to neutralize ClfA-ligand interactions and reduce S. aureus bacterial burdens in vivo.

mBio · Sep 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology