FtsW is a peptidoglycan polymerase that is functional only in complex with its cognate penicillin-binding protein

Atsushi Taguchi, Michael A. Welsh, Lindsey S. Marmont, +6

Nature Microbiology

Protein FunctionCognate Penicillin-binding ProteinProtein AssemblyNatural SciencesMolecular Biology +4

Small Molecule Disruption of Quorum Sensing Cross-Regulation in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Causes Major and Unexpected Alterations to Virulence Phenotypes

Michael A. Welsh, Nora R. Eibergen, Joseph D. Moore, +1

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Slippery Liquid‐Infused Porous Surfaces that Prevent Microbial Surface Fouling and Kill Non‐Adherent Pathogens in Surrounding Media: A Controlled Release Approach

Uttam Manna, Namrata Raman, Michael A. Welsh, +4

Advanced Functional Materials

Maturing Mycobacterium smegmatis peptidoglycan requires non-canonical crosslinks to maintain shape

Catherine Baranowski, Michael A. Welsh, Lok‐To Sham, +11

eLife

Attenuation of Quorum Sensing in the Pathogen <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Using Non-native <i>N</i>-Acyl Homoserine Lactones

Danielle M. Stacy, Michael A. Welsh, Philip N. Rather, +1

ACS Chemical Biology

Antimicrobial SusceptibilityQuorum SensingAntibioticsMicrobial PathogensBiofilm Formation +12

Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces that Prevent Bacterial Surface Fouling and Inhibit Virulence Phenotypes in Surrounding Planktonic Cells

Michael J. Kratochvil, Michael A. Welsh, Uttam Manna, +3

ACS Infectious Diseases

BiofilmsSelf-cleaning SurfacePathogenic MicrobiologySimultaneous ReleaseAntimicrobial Susceptibility +13

Chemical Genetics Reveals Environment-Specific Roles for Quorum Sensing Circuits in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Michael A. Welsh, Helen E. Blackwell

Cell chemical biology

BacteriologyMolecular BiologyQuorum Sensing CircuitsMicrobial EcologyEnvironmental Microbiology +5

A Comparative Analysis of Synthetic Quorum Sensing Modulators in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>: New Insights into Mechanism, Active Efflux Susceptibility, Phenotypic Response, and Next-Generation Ligand Design

Joseph D. Moore, Francis M. Rossi, Michael A. Welsh, +2

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Active Efflux SusceptibilityBioorganic ChemistryBacteriologyMolecular BiologyAntimicrobial Chemotherapy +23

Identification of a Functionally Unique Family of Penicillin-Binding Proteins

Michael A. Welsh, Atsushi Taguchi, Kaitlin Schaefer, +5

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Low-molecular-weight PbpsAntimicrobial Drug DiscoveryProtein FunctionPbps Incorporate LysineProtein Assembly +13

RNA polymerase mutations cause cephalosporin resistance in clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates

Samantha G. Palace, Yi Wang, Daniel H. F. Rubin, +6

eLife