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Robert M. Q. Shanks

University of PittsburghORCID 0000-0002-7699-5396Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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A tetracycline-inducible promoter for gene expression in Gram-negative bacteria including Acinetobacter baumannii

Nicholas A. Stella, Ronit K. Ginde, Raj K Ginde, Rachel C. Calvario, Yohei Doi, Robert M. Q. Shanks

The paper describes a tetracycline-inducible promoter, PtetB, from Acinetobacter baumannii, showing high induction and low background expression in multiple Gram-negative bacteria.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Oxazolidinone antibiotics exhibit potent in vitro activity against Gram-positive bacterial endophthalmitis isolates

Marwa G. Rahim, Emily A. Young, Eric G. Romanowski, Andrew W. Eller, Robert M. Q. Shanks

This study compares the in vitro activity of oxazolidinone antibiotics linezolid and tedizolid against Gram-positive endophthalmitis isolates, finding tedizolid has lower minimum inhibitory concentrations across all tested organisms.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

C. mastitidis requires the protein Sortase F to colonize the eye

Yannis Rigas, Jackie L. Shane, Benjamin R. Treat, Robert M. Q. Shanks, Anthony J. St. Leger

This study identifies Sortase F as essential for Corynebacterium mastitidis to colonize the eye and induce immune responses.

bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus has Phenotypic Variation in mecA Expression that Alters Antibiotic Sensitivity

Dongzhu Ma, Rekha Arya, Beth A. Knapick, Nadine M. Sadaka, Jewelia Rempuszewski, Claudette Moul, Jonathan Brendan Mandell, Neel B. Shah, James B. Doub, Charles G. Gish, Dana M. Parker, Niosha Parvizi, Stefanie Arlene Sydlik, Hunter B. Wood, Alecia B. Rokes, , Kenneth L. Urish

This study shows that MRSA can exhibit antibiotic sensitivity due to reduced mecA expression and altered PBP2a levels in certain environments, suggesting new therapeutic targets.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · Feb 12, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology