Publications
Take a closer look to all publications authored by the Lewis Lab to gain deeper insights into our research and contribution
Recent Publications
Sophisticated natural products as antibiotics
Nature
A new antibiotic selectively kills Gram-negative pathogens
Nature
The Science of Antibiotic Discovery
Cell
Stochastic Variation in Expression of the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Produces Persister Cells
mBio
Computational identification of a systemic antibiotic for Gram-negative bacteria
Nature Microbiology
The Role of Integration Host Factor in Escherichia coli Persister Formation
mBio
Evybactin is a DNA gyrase inhibitor that selectively kills Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nature Chemical Biology
Teixobactin kills bacteria by a two-pronged attack on the cell envelope
Nature
A Selective Antibiotic for Lyme Disease
Cell
Bacterial persisters are a stochastically formed subpopulation of low-energy cells
PLoS Biology
The antibiotic darobactin mimics a β-strand to inhibit outer membrane insertase
Nature
A Distinct Microbiome Signature in Posttreatment Lyme Disease Patients
mBio
Novel Antimicrobials from Uncultured Bacteria Acting against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
mBio
GABA-modulating bacteria of the human gut microbiota
Nature Microbiology
Identifying Vancomycin as an effective antibiotic for killing Borrelia Burgdorferi
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
A genetic determinant of persister cell formation in bacterial pathogens
J Bacteriol
ATP dependent persister formation in Escherichia coli
mBio
Persister formation in Staphylococcus aureus is associated with ATP depletion