Morgan N. Pavelsky

This study identifies flagella as mechanosensors in Vibrio fischeri that coordinate activation of competition and host colonization factors in response to viscosity changes.

This study compares the light organ symbiosis between Euprymna berryi and Euprymna scolopes, finding similar bacterial colonization and host responses, establishing E. berryi as a valuable comparative model.

This study identifies H-NS as a conserved repressor of the T6SS in V. fischeri by showing its role in transcriptional regulation and T6SS weapon production under different viscosity conditions.

This paper shows that the conserved regulator H-NS has strain-specific effects on biofilm formation in Vibrio fischeri, with different strains showing varied phenotypes when hns is disrupted.