Z. Al-Mayyah

This study identifies how two response regulators, PilG and PilH, control cell polarity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa during twitching motility by antagonistically responding to mechanosensing signals.

This paper engineers Agrobacterium tumefaciens to enhance DNA transfer to non-natural hosts by displaying synthetic adhesins on its surface.

This study identifies mechanotaxis as the mechanism by which Pseudomonas aeruginosa directs twitching motility using the Chp system to control directional migration.

This study shows bacterial adhesion to host cells involves two steps, with the mechanical microenvironment playing a key role in the initial attachment phase.

This study shows biofilms can deform soft substrates and disrupt epithelial cells through mechanical forces, independent of traditional virulence factors.