Great new story from Sophie Helaine and Molly Sargen!
www.helainelab.com
Unlike other #bacteria, C. difficile must detect both germinant & co-germinant signals to trigger #spore #germination. This study finds that the CspC:CspA complex is a key signaling node that integrates environmental cues to regulate #Cdifficile spore germination @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4rtCKdZ
Happy to share the finalized version of my paper on phage lysis in bacteria with unique envelopes! 🎉
Bacteriophages target membrane-anchored glycopolymers to promote host cell lysis and progeny release
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Repurposing of a DNA segregation machinery into a cytoskeletal system controlling cell shape | Science www.science.org/eprint/JCFZX...
Ph.D. finished! So many people to thank (pictured) but especially B. subtilis (& S. aureus & B. anthracis) (not pictured)
Microbial GAIN domains undergo autoproteolysis and enable release of diverse cell surface associated proteins https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.12.724683v1