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V. Forsyth

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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H. L. T. Mobley· 3 shared M. A. Bachman· 3 shared L. Zhao· 2 shared S. N. Smith· 2 shared A. E. Wilcox· 1 shared A. J. Stark· 1 shared B. S. Moricz· 1 shared C. L. Holmes· 1 shared

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Klebsiella pneumoniae causes bacteremia using factors that mediate tissue-specific fitness and resistance to oxidative stress

C. L. Holmes, A. E. Wilcox, V. Forsyth, S. N. Smith, B. S. Moricz, L. V. Unverdorben, S. Mason, W. Wu, L. Zhao, H. L. T. Mobley, M. A. Bachman

This study identifies 58 K. pneumoniae genes critical for bloodstream fitness during bacteremia, revealing tissue-specific mechanisms and resistance to oxidative stress.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

A systematic analysis of hypermucoviscosity and capsule reveals distinct and overlapping genes that impact Klebsiella pneumoniae fitness

L. A. Mike, A. J. Stark, V. Forsyth, J. Vornhagan, S. N. Smith, M. A. Bachman, H. L. T. Mobley

This study identifies genes affecting capsule and hypermucoviscosity in Klebsiella pneumoniae, showing their integration with central metabolism for bacterial fitness.

bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2020Microbiology

The Klebsiella pneumoniae citrate synthase gene, gltA, influences site specific fitness during infection

J. Vornhagen, Y. Sun, P. Breen, V. Forsyth, L. Zhao, H. L. T. Mobley, M. A. Bachman

This study identifies the Kp citrate synthase gene gltA as critical for metabolic flexibility during infection, showing organ-specific fitness defects in lung and gut colonization.

bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2019Microbiology