Merrill E. Asp

This study characterizes the physical properties and conformational dynamics of Vibrio cholerae exopolysaccharides to understand their role in biofilm matrix mechanics.

This paper shows that Pseudomonas aeruginosa maintains monoflagellation via the FleQ-FleN circuit, and hyperflagellation leads to fitness defects, suggesting regulatory plasticity enables adaptive evolution of flagellar configurations.

The paper uses phenotypic similarity to assess functional redundancy in homologous gene families of Myxococcus xanthus, showing mutant strains cluster by gene family.