Refined methodology for quantifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence using Galleria mellonella

Authors: Christopher M. R. Axline, Travis J. Kochan, Sophie Nozick, Timothy Ward, Tania Afzal, Issay Niki, Sumitra D. Mitra, Ethan VanGosen, Julia Nelson, Aliki Valdes, David Hynes, William Cheng, Joanne Lee, Prarthana Prashanth, Timothy L. Turner, Nathan B. Pincus, Marc H. Scheetz, Kelly E. R. Bachta, Alan R. Hauser

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2025)

Subject Terms: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Galleria mellonella, virulence, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates with features of both multidrug-resistance and hypervirulence have unexpectedly low virulence

Authors: Travis J. Kochan, Sophia H. Nozick, Aliki Valdes, Sumitra D. Mitra, Bettina H. Cheung, Marine Lebrun-Corbin, Rachel L. Medernach, Madeleine B. Vessely, Jori O. Mills, Christopher M. R. Axline, Julia A. Nelson, Ethan M. VanGosen, Timothy J. Ward, Egon A. Ozer, David van Duin, Liang Chen, Barry N. Kreiswirth, S. Wesley Long, James M. Musser, Zackery P. Bulman, Richard G. Wunderink, Alan R. Hauser

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Phenotypes of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa hypermutator lineage that emerged during prolonged mechanical ventilation in a patient without cystic fibrosis

Authors: Sophia H. Nozick, Egon A. Ozer, Rachel Medernach, Travis J. Kochan, Rebecca Kumar, Jori O. Mills, Richard G. Wunderlink, Chao Qi, Alan R. Hauser

Source: mSystems, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2024)

Subject Terms: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, hypermutator, genomics, virulence, antibiotic resistance, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077

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Genome-wide screens reveal shared and strain-specific genes that facilitate enteric colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae

Authors: Bettina H. Cheung, Arghavan Alisoltani, Travis J. Kochan, Marine Lebrun-Corbin, Sophia H. Nozick, Christopher M. R. Axline, Kelly E. R. Bachta, Egon A. Ozer, Alan R. Hauser

Source: mBio, Vol 14, Iss 6 (2023)

Subject Terms: Klebsiella pneumoniae, colonization, transposon insertion sequencing, AcrA, carriage, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511

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Taxonomic characterization of Pseudomonas hygromyciniae sp. nov., a novel species discovered from a commercially purchased antibiotic

Authors: Timothy L. Turner, Sumitra D. Mitra, Travis J. Kochan, Nathan B. Pincus, Marine Lebrun-Corbin, Bettina H. Cheung, Samuel W. Gatesy, Tania Afzal, Sophie H. Nozick, Egon A. Ozer, Alan R. Hauser

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 11, Iss 5 (2023)

Subject Terms: hygromycin B, Pseudomonas, microbial ecology, antimicrobial resistance, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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Genomic surveillance for multidrug-resistant or hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae among United States bloodstream isolates

Authors: Travis J. Kochan, Sophia H. Nozick, Rachel L. Medernach, Bettina H. Cheung, Samuel W. M. Gatesy, Marine Lebrun-Corbin, Sumitra D. Mitra, Natalia Khalatyan, Fiorella Krapp, Chao Qi, Egon A. Ozer, Alan R. Hauser

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2022)

Subject Terms: Klebsiella pneumoniae, Hypervirulent Klebsiella, Bacteremia, Pathogenesis, Whole-genome sequencing, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334

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Germinant Synergy Facilitates Clostridium difficile Spore Germination under Physiological Conditions

Authors: Travis J. Kochan, Michelle S. Shoshiev, Jessica L. Hastie, Madeline J. Somers, Yael M. Plotnick, Daniela F. Gutierrez-Munoz, Elissa D. Foss, Alyxandria M. Schubert, Ashley D. Smith, Sally K. Zimmerman, Paul E. Carlson, Philip C. Hanna

Source: mSphere, Vol 3, Iss 5 (2018)

Subject Terms: Clostridium difficile, germination, spore, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042

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Intestinal calcium and bile salts facilitate germination of Clostridium difficile spores.

Authors: Travis J Kochan, Madeline J Somers, Alyssa M Kaiser, Michelle S Shoshiev, Ada K Hagan, Jessica L Hastie, Nicole P Giordano, Ashley D Smith, Alyxandria M Schubert, Paul E Carlson, Philip C Hanna

Source: PLoS Pathogens, Vol 13, Iss 7, p e1006443 (2017)

Subject Terms: Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5509370?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374

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Coordinated Bacteriocin Expression and Competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae Contributes to Genetic Adaptation through Neighbor Predation.

Authors: Wei-Yun Wholey, Travis J Kochan, David N Storck, Suzanne Dawid

Source: PLoS Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 2, p e1005413 (2016)

Subject Terms: Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4739721?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374

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