Gisela Di Venanzio

This study shows that Csu pili in A. baumannii have opposing roles in early and late stages of chronic lung infection, reducing bacterial burden initially but promoting persistence later.

This study shows that intracellular Acinetobacter baumannii can act as a reservoir for recurrent lung infections by evading immune responses and antibiotics through a 'persist and resist' strategy.

This study characterizes three A. baumannii phages that use distinct strategies to breach the bacterial capsule, showing how combining phages with different capsule interactions can reduce phage escape mutants.

This study shows that Serratia marcescens outer membrane vesicles trigger apoptosis in Drosophila neurons, leading to rapid paralysis through reactive oxygen species and the metalloprotease PrtA.

This paper shows diclofenac sensitizes colistin-resistant A. baumannii to colistin in vitro and in a mouse model, with reduced drug concentrations needed in vivo.

This paper identifies evolutionarily stable gene clusters in Acinetobacter species that reveal genetic features associated with pathogenicity and host interaction.