Publications

Take a closer look to all publications authored by the Lewis Lab to gain deeper insights into our research and contribution

Recent Publications

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

Nature Microbiology

HipAB-promoter structures reveal basis of heritable multidrug tolerance

Nature

Borrelia burgdorferi, the Causative agent of Lyme Disease, Forms Drug-Tolerant Persister Cells

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Genetic basis of persister tolerance to aminoglycosides in Escherichia coli

mBio

A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistence

Nature

Lassomycin, a Ribosomally Synthesized Cyclic Peptide, Kills Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Targeting the ATP-Dependent Protease ClpC1P1P2

Chemistry & Biology

A Screen for and Validation of Prodrug Antimicrobials

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Tolerance of Escherichia coli to Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Depends on Specific Components of the SOS Response Pathway

Genetics

Activated ClpP kills persisters and eradicates a chronic biofilm infection

Nature

A problem of persistence: still more questions than answers?

Nat Rev Microbial

Platforms for antibiotic discovery

Nat Rev Drug Discov

Killing by Bactericidal Antibiotics Does Not Depend on Reactive Oxygen Species

Science

Role of Oxidative Stress in Persister Tolerance

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Antibiotics: Recover the lost art of drug discovery

Nature

Characterization and Transcriptome Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Persisters

mBio

Emergence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Producing High Levels of Persister Cells in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Journal of Bacteriology

Siderophores from Neighboring Organisms Promote the Growth of Uncultured Bacteria

Chemistry & Biology