Francisco P. Chávez

This study shows that Dictyostelium discoideum uses mitochondrial DNA-based extracellular traps for microbial management, revealing an ancestral function of ETosis outside classical immunity.

The paper shows that polyphosphate synthesis and pyoverdine production are critical for Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence in zebrafish larvae, using a simple infection model.

This paper introduces a biosensing approach using Dictyostelium discoideum to detect hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains through measurable host behavioral responses.

The paper identifies diverse beta-lactamases in Antarctic and Subantarctic soil microbiota using a structure-guided bioinformatic pipeline, revealing novel families and variants.

This study investigates microbial diversity, resistome, and virulome in Union Glacier soils, revealing multidrug-resistant and potentially pathogenic bacteria with resistance and virulence genes.

This paper uses Dictyostelium discoideum to screen plant extracts for antivirulence molecules targeting Klebsiella pneumoniae, identifying a methanolic root extract with 24 potential compounds.

This study examines how mutations in polyphosphate metabolism affect biofilm, capsule formation, and virulence in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae using a model host.