Madison A. Youngblom

This study evolves Mycobacterium tuberculosis biofilms to examine adaptation mechanisms, finding that genetic variation and mutational biases influence replicability and that some biofilm-associated mutations are common in natural TB infections.

This study characterizes the transcriptomic adaptation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to biofilm growth, revealing strain-specific regulatory systems and the role of non-coding RNA in facilitating rapid environmental responses.

This study characterizes the genetic diversity of Staphylococcus saprophyticus across environments and hosts, identifying a Type VII secretion system linked to bovine mastitis and highlighting the generalist nature of the species.