Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research focused on Teichoic acid and Staphylococcus aureus, with related work in Daptomycin, Virulence, Microbiology. Notable publications include 'Wall teichoic acids mediate increased virulence in Staphylococcus aureus', 'Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Daptomycin-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains: Relative Roles of mprF and dlt Operons', and 'Increased Cell Wall Teichoic Acid Production and D-alanylation Are Common Phenotypes among Daptomycin-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Clinical Isolates'.