Larry A. Gallagher

The paper identifies an Esx secretion system in Actinomycetota that defends against parasitic Patescibacteria by sensing epibionts and triggering a transcriptional response.

The paper identifies the Rnf electron transport chain as a susceptibility determinant for Bte2 pore-forming toxins in Bacteroides, showing its role in toxin-mediated membrane depolarization during gut colonization.

The paper identifies a Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage, Clew-1, that uses Psl as a receptor to disrupt biofilms and reduce bacterial burden in a mouse model.

The paper shows that Pseudomonas bacteria use a single regulatory pathway to coordinate defense against both bacterial and viral threats across multiple species.

This study identifies umbrella toxin particles produced by Streptomyces that inhibit the growth of competing bacterial species, distinct from small molecule antibiotics.

This paper introduces a method called 3D-seq to map DNA-protein interaction sites in vivo using a modified cytosine deaminase, demonstrating its application in Pseudomonas aeruginosa transcription factors.