Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Cell biology, Peptidoglycan, Cell division, Biofilm, and Pilus.
Polymerization and flanking domains of the bactofilin BacA collectively regulate stalk formation in Asticcacaulis biprosthecum
Roadmap on emerging concepts in the physical biology of bacterial biofilms: from surface sensing to community formation
Competence pili in <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> are highly dynamic structures that retract to promote DNA uptake
c-di-GMP modulates type IV MSHA pilus retraction and surface attachment in Vibrio cholerae
Mechanisms of Incorporation for <scp>D</scp>-Amino Acid Probes That Target Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis
Fluorogenic d-amino acids enable real-time monitoring of peptidoglycan biosynthesis and high-throughput transpeptidation assays
Bacterial adhesion at the single-cell level
Feedback regulation of <i>Caulobacter crescentus</i> holdfast synthesis by flagellum assembly via the holdfast inhibitor HfiA
Obstruction of pilus retraction stimulates bacterial surface sensing
Fluorescent D-amino-acids reveal bi-cellular cell wall modifications important for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus predation
A programmed cell division delay preserves genome integrity during natural genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae
MapZ marks the division sites and positions FtsZ rings in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Interplay of the Serine/Threonine-Kinase StkP and the Paralogs DivIVA and GpsB in Pneumococcal Cell Elongation and Division
Discovery of chlamydial peptidoglycan reveals bacteria with murein sacculi but without FtsZ
Peptidoglycan transformations during <i><scp>B</scp>acillus subtilis</i> sporulation
General Protein Diffusion Barriers Create Compartments within Bacterial Cells