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Marina Ruzic

Boston College

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Amy ConawayiD· 1 shared Ana I. Altamirano Hefferan· 1 shared Deborah A. HoganiD· 1 shared Jake T. Leinas· 1 shared Leah A. Farinella· 1 shared Mara J W SchwiesowiD· 1 shared Nels C. EldeiD· 1 shared Zoë A. HilbertiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyJournal of BacteriologyPeer-reviewedSep 18, 2025

Pseudomonas aeruginosa LasR-deficient mutants have increased methylglyoxal and hydrogen peroxide sensitivity due to low intracellular glutathione

Marina Ruzic, Ana I. Altamirano Hefferan, Amy Conaway, Deborah A. Hogan

This study shows that Pseudomonas aeruginosa LasR mutants are more sensitive to methylglyoxal and hydrogen peroxide due to reduced intracellular glutathione.

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bacteria (other)metabolomics

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MicrobiologyGeneticsPeer-reviewedAug 21, 2025

Distinct routes to thermotolerance in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

Mara J W Schwiesow, Leah A. Farinella, Marina Ruzic…·Zoë A. Hilbert

This study identifies multiple genetic routes to thermotolerance in Cryptococcus neoformans through experimental evolution under increasing temperatures.

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fungi (other)experimental assay

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