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James Collins

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Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville studying hospital associated pathogens including C. difficile and vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE).

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PhD opportunity in my lab: exploring how commensals and pathogens build biofilm communities on endotracheal (ventilator) tubes. Microbial ecology, medical microbiology and fancy imaging! Co-supervised with the fabulous Saskia Bakker and Jeremy Webb warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... #MicroSky

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Anyone have a good paper looking at presence/absence rates of outer membrane porins in E. coli clinically? What is the occurrence rates of infections caused by E. coli lacking ompA/C/F? I've lots of papers showing the impact of omp loss on AMR and virulence, but how common is this? #MicroSky

28.11.2024 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
Peggy Cotter Travel Award ASM is a nonprofit professional society that publishes scientific journals and advances microbiology through advocacy, global health and diversity in STEM programs.

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4. Named for Peggy Cotter, ASM past president & advocate
5. A proud accomplishment when I was COMS Chair
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19.11.2024 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

Does anyone know of (or have) a bacterial strain with all of the PTS sugar transporters knocked out?

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