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Téa E. Pappas

University of ChicagoORCID 0009-0006-7423-9286Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Laurie E. ComstockiD· 2 shared Victoria BurgoiD· 2 shared Amber R. RoseiD· 1 shared Anitha SundararajaniD· 1 shared Ashley M. SidebottomiD· 1 shared Che Woodson· 1 shared Cody G. ColeiD· 1 shared David MoraniD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedApr 7, 2026

Antagonism by the Type VI secretion system of Bacteroides fragilis is controlled by a TetR family regulator and released small molecule

Leila Tuzlak, Téa E. Pappas, Michael J. Coyne…·Laurie E. Comstock

This paper identifies a small molecule regulated by a TetR family regulator that controls the GA3 T6SS and immunity genes in Bacteroides fragilis, enabling coordinated antagonism and defense.

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bacteria (other)proteomics

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MicrobiologyCell Host & MicrobePeer-reviewedSep 17, 2024

Comprehensive analyses of a large human gut Bacteroidales culture collection reveal species and strain level diversity and evolution

Zhenrun Jerry Zhang, Cody G. Cole, Michael J. Coyne…·Laurie E. Comstock

The paper characterizes a large collection of Bacteroidales isolates from the human gut, revealing genomic and metabolomic diversity and horizontal gene transfer across species.

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humanDNA methylation

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