Cell Biology of Bacterial Infection
Listeria monocytogenes (green) interacting with macrophages (red/blue).
Credit: Michelle Reniere
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Interspecies Interactions
The tiny obligate parasitic bacterium Southlakia epibionticum(yellow) cultured on its host bacterium, Actinomyces israelii (blue)
Image credit: Drs. Larry Gallagher and Joseph Mougous
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Bacterial Self-Organization
Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells that engage (magenta) or don’t (green) in collective behavior spontaneously self organize in cellular aggregates (3D image acquired by confocal laser scanning microscopy).
Credit: Jeffrey Carey and Matt Parsek
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Phage antagonize CRISPR-Cas Immunity
Cryo-EM structure of a phage-encoded anti-CRISPR protein (blue) in complex with the RNA-targeting CRISPR effector Cas13 (gray) and its guide RNA (red).
Credit: Alex Meeske
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Emergence of Highly Pathogenic Clones of Escherichia coli
Genetic typing of uropathogeic E. coli reveals strong association of some clones with high sensitivity or extreme resistance to multiple antibiotics.
Courtesy: Sokurenko Lab
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Quorum sensing in Vibrio fischeri
Lux genes coding for light production are activated by quorum sensing at high cell density. The light produced by the bacteria exposed the film for the image.
Courtesy: Greenberg Lab
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa in co-culture
Structural component of bacterial targeting type VI secretion system P. aeruginosa (green) assembled in presence of competitor organism (red).
Courtesy of: Mougous Lab
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HIV-1 Envelope Evolution
Reconstructed phylogenetic network of HIV-1 envelope sequences (C2-V5) from subtype B.
Courtesy of: Mullins Lab
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa expressing different amounts of exopolysaccharides.
Courtesy of: Harwood Lab
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YopM Crystal Structure
Crystal structure of the Yersinia virulence protein YopM
Courtesy of: Cookson Lab
News & Updates
Drs. Jason Smith & Josh Woodward have been promoted to Professor; Dr. Kendall Gray has been promoted to Teaching Professor; and Dr. Rebecca Achterman has been promoted to Associate Teaching Professor. Congratulations all!
U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Washington #7 among Global Universities in Microbiology. See rankings here.
Kaitlin Hulce (Smith lab) has received two years of support from the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA F32 fellowship program. Congratulations Kaitlin!
Professor Joseph Mougous and colleagues (including first author Qinqin Zhao) describe the structure and activity of a newly identified class of umbrella-shaped Streptomyces toxins in the April 17th issue of Nature. See the UW Newsroom highlight for more info.
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Immunity
Jul, 2024
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