Mario F. Feldman

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 identifies LptZ as a critical protein linking surface lipoprotein export to outer membrane vesicle biogenesis in Bacteroides, revealing a novel pathway and expanding the role of the Lpt machinery.

This study investigates the role of Dma2 in OMV biogenesis and colonization fitness in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, showing that dma2 mutation increases OMV production and affects polysaccharide utilization loci expression, leading to reduced colonization fitness.

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 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 and characterizes Lnb, a lipoprotein N-acyltransferase in Bacteroides, showing its role in lipoprotein biosynthesis and its impact on bacterial growth and polysaccharide degradation.

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