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Matthew T. Fernez

Northeastern UniversityORCID 0009-0000-0061-4158Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:E. coli· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2

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Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 24, 2026

Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli to modulate hydrogen sulfide levels in the mammalian gut

Justin A. Hayes, Brent Buchinger, Anna W. Lunger…·Benjamin M. Woolston

This paper engineers Escherichia coli to produce or consume hydrogen sulfide in specific gut regions, demonstrating methods to increase and decrease H2S levels in mice.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.23.738723

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Synthetic BiologyACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewedMay 13, 2025

Development of a Transcriptional Biosensor for Hydrogen Sulfide that Functions under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions

Matthew T. Fernez, Shanthi Hegde, Justin A. Hayes…·Benjamin M. Woolston

This paper develops a transcriptional biosensor in E. coli to measure hydrogen sulfide (H2S) under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, with a detection range of 50-750 μM.

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