Behind the paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Deciphering the mystery of the self-adhesive family of Antigen 43 proteins
We characterised three Antigen 43 (Ag43) proteins from Escherichia coli strains responsible for urinary tract infections (UTI) and foodborne diseases. The homologues revealed different biofilm and aggregation profiles, which determine the level of bacterial compacting and protection within a biofilm
From liking watermelon to liking a watermelon pathogen
This story is about how we diverted research from working on human pathogens to a plant pathogen and discovered a very cool and powerful T6SS that can penetrate into gram-positive cells.
