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Overview

Alexander R. Horswill is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with subfields focusing on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Dermatology, and Microbiology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, such as:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Among the recent papers associated with Alexander R. Horswill are:

  • Staphylococcal Biofilm Development: Structure, Regulation, and Treatment Strategies, 2020, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
  • Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: pathogenesis and regulatory mechanisms, 2020, Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis and its dual lifestyle in skin health and infection, 2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis protease EcpA can be a deleterious component of the skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis-Skin friend or foe?, 2020, PLoS Pathogens

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jakub Kwieciński
  • Richard L. Gallo
  • Christophe Langouët-Astrié
  • J.S. Kavanaugh
  • Klara C. Keim

Publication venues where Alexander R. Horswill has consistently contributed are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • mBio
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Infection and Immunity

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • agr-Mediated Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

    Blaise R. Boles;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Reduced airway surface pH impairs bacterial killing in the porcine cystic fibrosis lung

    Alejandro A. Pezzulo;Xiao Xiao Tang;Mark J. Hoegger;Mahmoud H. Abou Alaiwa

  • Bacteria activate sensory neurons that modulate pain and inflammation

    Isaac M. Chiu;Balthasar A. Heesters;Balthasar A. Heesters;Nader Ghasemlou;Christian A. Von Hehn

  • Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Prevent Macrophage Phagocytosis and Attenuate Inflammation In Vivo

    Lance R. Thurlow;Mark L. Hanke;Teresa Fritz;Amanda Angle

  • Staphylococcus aureus biofilms: recent developments in biofilm dispersal.

    Jessica L. Lister;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Staphylococcal Biofilm Development: Structure, Regulation, and Treatment Strategies.

    Katrin Schilcher;Alexander R. Horswill;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Modulation of eDNA release and degradation affects Staphylococcus aureus biofilm maturation.

    Ethan E. Mann;Kelly C. Rice;Blaise R. Boles;Jennifer L. Endres

  • Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Superantigen Exotoxins

    Adam R. Spaulding;Wilmara Salgado-Pabón;Petra L. Kohler;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Cystic Fibrosis Pigs Develop Lung Disease and Exhibit Defective Bacterial Eradication at Birth

    David A. Stoltz;David K. Meyerholz;Alejandro A. Pezzulo;Shyam Ramachandran

  • Nuclease Expression by Staphylococcus aureus Facilitates Escape from Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

    Evelien T.M. Berends;Alexander R. Horswill;Nina M. Haste;Marc Monestier

  • Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus Virulence.

    Christian Jenul;Alexander R. Horswill

  • The Staphylococcal Biofilm: Adhesins, Regulation, and Host Response.

    Alexandra E. Paharik;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Peptide signaling in the Staphylococci

    Matthew Thoendel;Jeffrey S. Kavanaugh;Caralyn E. Flack;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Identification of genes involved in polysaccharide-independent Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation.

    Blaise R. Boles;Matthew Thoendel;Aleeza J. Roth;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Synergistic Interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in an In Vitro Wound Model

    Stephanie DeLeon;Allie Clinton;Haley Fowler;Jake Everett

  • Selective Chemical Inhibition of agr Quorum Sensing in Staphylococcus aureus Promotes Host Defense with Minimal Impact on Resistance

    Erin K. Sully;Natalia Malachowa;Bradley O. Elmore;Susan M. Alexander

  • New approaches for treating staphylococcal biofilm infections.

    Megan R. Kiedrowski;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Staphylococcal biofilm disassembly

    Blaise R. Boles;Alexander R. Horswill

  • Interconnections between Sigma B, agr, and proteolytic activity in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm maturation

    Katherine J. Lauderdale;Blaise R. Boles;Ambrose L. Cheung;Alexander R. Horswill

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena
Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena University of Georgia
William M. Nauseef
William M. Nauseef University of Iowa
Kenneth W. Bayles
Kenneth W. Bayles University of Nebraska Medical Center
Patrick M. Schlievert
Patrick M. Schlievert University of Iowa
Paul Stoodley
Paul Stoodley The Ohio State University
Paul D. Fey
Paul D. Fey University of Nebraska Medical Center
Stephen J. Benkovic
Stephen J. Benkovic Pennsylvania State University
Richard L. Gallo
Richard L. Gallo University of California, San Diego
Victor Nizet
Victor Nizet University of California, San Diego
Nicholas H. Oberlies
Nicholas H. Oberlies University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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