Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Staphylococcus aureus, Microbiology, Biology, Toxin, Tropism, and Virulence.
SARS-CoV-2 infection predisposes patients to coinfection with <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
The influenza-injured lung microenvironment promotes MRSA virulence, contributing to severe secondary bacterial pneumonia
Genetic variation of staphylococcal LukAB toxin determines receptor tropism
All major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins use glycans as cellular receptors
Exploiting species specificity to understand the tropism of a human-specific toxin
Identification of biologic agents to neutralize the bicomponent leukocidins of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Staphylococcus aureus Bicomponent Leukotoxin AB Isolated Following Invasive Human Infection Reveal Diverse Binding and Modes of Action
Staphylococcus aureus Targets the Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines (DARC) to Lyse Erythrocytes
Novel mechanisms of controlling the activities of the transcription factors <scp>S</scp>po0<scp>A</scp> and <scp>ComA</scp> by the plasmid‐encoded quorum sensing regulators <scp>R</scp>ap60‐<scp>P</scp>hr60 in <scp><i>B</i></scp><i>acillus subtilis</i>