S. M. Payne

This study shows that (p)ppGpp is essential for Shigella flexneri virulence by regulating key virulence genes and enabling bacterial invasion and spread.

This paper shows that Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron outer membrane vesicles reduce Shigella flexneri virulence by inhibiting key virulence genes and proteins.

This study shows Vibrio cholerae uses citrate metabolism to alkalinize its environment, inhibiting growth of other Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli and S. flexneri.