Pu‐Ting Dong

The paper identifies a prophage-encoded enzyme that links bacterial metabolism, episymbiosis, and phage fitness by remodeling host structures and promoting symbiotic interactions.

This study shows Saccharibacteria suppress epithelial immune activation by clustering TLR2 via Type IV pili and endocytosis, reducing cytokine signaling and enabling long-term persistence in the oral microbiome.

This study introduces a low-irradiance blue light therapy for wound infections, showing it effectively reduces bioburden while being safer than high-irradiance methods.

This study uses expansion microscopy to differentiate adhesive interactions between microbial cells in biofilms at the single-cell level.

This study identifies a bacterial P-type ATPase transporter, PtaT, that specifically binds and mediates the uptake of host-derived tsRNAs in Fusobacterium nucleatum.

This study investigates the interaction between Saccharibacteria TM7x and its host XH001, revealing TM7x-induced lipid droplet formation in XH001 and its protective role under stress.