F. E. Ortega

The paper shows that entropy drives disordered proteins through Gram-positive bacterial cell walls, using a physical model and experimental validation.

This study shows that L. monocytogenes spreads heterogeneously in epithelial cells, with rare pioneer bacteria driving infection spread and persistence.

This study identifies InlP as a Listeria monocytogenes protein that binds afadin to facilitate transcytosis across epithelial monolayers during placental infection.