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Zachary Benmamoun

Stanford UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8528-4262Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Achuthan AmbatiD· 1 shared Ami Siddharth BhattiD· 1 shared Aravind NatarajaniD· 1 shared Danica T. SchmidtkeiD· 1 shared Eric T. KooliD· 1 shared Gavin J. SherlockiD· 1 shared Handuo ShiiD· 1 shared Jane A. CookiD· 1 shared

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Capsular polysaccharide can sensitize bacteria to non-antibiotic drugs

Matthew O Gill, Jane A. Cook, Kevin Jiang, Achuthan Ambat, Handuo Shi, Aravind Natarajan, Rachael B. Chanin, Zachary Benmamoun, Weifeng Lin, Danica T. Schmidtke, Eric T. Kool, Gavin J. Sherlock, Lynette Cegelski, Kerwyn Casey Huang, Ami Siddharth Bhatt

The paper shows that the K5 capsular polysaccharide of E. coli Nissle 1917 sensitizes it to thioridazine and related antipsychotics, revealing CPS as a vulnerability under non-antibiotic drug pressure.

bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology