Area of research
Microbiology · Periodontics
Research interest
Research interests include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms, and Poxvirus research and outbreaks.
Lumpy skin disease virus suppresses the antiviral response of bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells that support viral dissemination
Identification, Isolation, and Molecular Characterization of <i>Betacoronavirus</i> in <i>Oryx leucoryx</i>
LL-37-mediated activation of host receptors is critical for defense against group A streptococcal infection
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Exposure to Equine Coronavirus in Apparently Healthy Horses in Israel
Breast cancer colonization by Fusobacterium nucleatum accelerates tumor growth and metastatic progression
Host Cell S Phase Restricts <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> Intracellular Replication by Destabilizing the Membrane-Bound Replication Compartment
Histones bundle F-actin filaments and affect actin structure
Interactions of histatin-3 and histatin-5 with actin
Fap2 Mediates Fusobacterium nucleatum Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Enrichment by Binding to Tumor-Expressed Gal-GalNAc
Actin and DNA Protect Histones from Degradation by Bacterial Proteases but Inhibit Their Antimicrobial Activity
Sustained Release of Antibacterial Lipopeptides from Biodegradable Polymers against Oral Pathogens
Fap2 of Fusobacterium nucleatum Is a Galactose-Inhibitable Adhesin Involved in Coaggregation, Cell Adhesion, and Preterm Birth
Streptococcus pyogenes Sortase Mutants Are Highly Susceptible to Killing by Host Factors Due to Aberrant Envelope Physiology
Biohybrid Polymer-Antimicrobial Peptide Medium against Enterococcus faecalis
Actin Enables the Antimicrobial Action of LL-37 Peptide in the Presence of Microbial Proteases
Interaction of the core fragments of the LL-37 host defense peptide with actin
LL-37 Opsonizes and Inhibits Biofilm Formation of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans at Subbactericidal Concentrations
Oxygen deprivation affects the antimicrobial action of LL-37 as determined by microplate real-time kinetic measurements under anaerobic conditions
LL-37 Induces Polymerization and Bundling of Actin and Affects Actin Structure