Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Program Publications

Investigators in the Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Program at NYU Langone frequently publish the results of their research in leading peer-reviewed journals. Read more to learn about their latest advances.

Cell targeting by the bi-component leukocidin subunit HlgB drives Staphylococcus aureus pathophysiology

Sproch, Julia; Prescott, Rachel; Kim, Hee Jin; Chaguza, Chrispin; Gonzalez, Sandra; Ilmain, Juliana K; Shopsin, Bo; Ratner, Adam J; Torres, Victor J

The Journal of biological chemistry. 2025 Aug 12; 110592

Prophage-encoded methyltransferase drives adaptation of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Ulrich, Robert J; Podkowik, Magdalena; Tierce, Rebecca; Irnov, Irnov; Putzel, Gregory; Samhadaneh, Nora M; Lacey, Keenan A; Boff, Daiane; Morales, Sabrina M; Makita, Sohei; Karagounis, Theodora K; Zwack, Erin E; Zhou, Chunyi; Kim, Randie H; Drlica, Karl; Pironti, Alejandro; van Bakel, Harm; Torres, Victor J; Shopsin, Bo

The Journal of clinical investigation. 2025 Jul 22;

Staphylococcus aureus LukMF' targets neutrophils to promote skin and soft tissue infection

Boff, Daiane; Chandrasekaran, Ravishankar; Putzel, Gregory; Kratofil, Rachel M; Zheng, Xuhui; Castellaw, Ashley; Mansfield, Kody; Sidhu, Ikjot; Dhabaria, Avantika; Lacey, Keenan A; Gonzalez, Sandra; Tadjibaeva, Filadelfia; Ueberheide, Beatrix; Loomis, Cynthia; Pironti, Alejandro; Holtfreter, Silva; Naik, Shruti; Torres, Victor J

Science advances. 2025 Jul 04; 11:eadr5240

Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus with environmentally relevant concentrations of triclosan activates SaeRS-dependent virulence factor expression

Boyd, Jeffrey M; Price, Erin E; Roman Rodriguez, Franklin; Burchat, Natalie; Norambuena, Javiera; DuMont, Ashley L; Torres, Victor J; Sampath, Harini

Antimicrobial agents & chemotherapy. 2025 Jun 18; e0172824

Heterozygosity for Crohn's disease risk allele of ATG16L1 promotes unique protein interactions and protects against bacterial infection

Yao, Xiaomin; Rudensky, Eugene; Martin, Patricia K; Miller, Brittany M; Vargas, Isabel; Zwack, Erin E; Lacey, Keenan A; He, Zhengxiang; Furtado, Glaucia C; Lira, Sérgio A; Torres, Victor J; Shopsin, Bo; Cadwell, Ken

Immunity. 2025 Jun 10; 58:1456-1468.e5

A SpA+LukAB vaccine targeting Staphylococcus aureus evasion factors restricts infection in two minipig infection models

Poolman, Jan T; Torres, Victor J; Missiakas, Dominique; Welten, Suzanne P M; Fernandez, Jeffrey; DuMont, Ashley L; O'Keeffe, Anna; Konstantinov, Sergey R; Morrow, Brian; Burghout, Peter; Grijpstra, Jan; van Beers, Miranda M C; Anish, Chakkumkal; Beurret, Michel; Geurtsen, Jeroen; Rood, Pauline M L; Koeberling, Oliver; Shi, Miaomiao; van den Dobbelsteen, Germie P J M

NPJ vaccines. 2025 Apr 20; 10:78

Sex-dependent gastrointestinal colonization resistance to MRSA is microbiota and Th17 dependent

Lejeune, Alannah; Zhou, Chunyi; Ercelen, Defne; Putzel, Gregory; Yao, Xiaomin; Guy, Alyson R; Pawline, Miranda; Podkowik, Magdalena; Pironti, Alejandro; Torres, Victor J; Shopsin, Bo; Cadwell, Ken

eLife. 2025 Apr 08; 13:

Enterobacter hormaechei replaces virulence with carbapenem resistance via porin loss

Perault, Andrew I; John, Amelia St; DuMont, Ashley L; Shopsin, Bo; Pironti, Alejandro; Torres, Victor J

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 2025 Feb 25; 122:e2414315122

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