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Overview

Michael S. Gilmore is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Ophthalmology, Ecology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Ocular Infections and Treatments
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Michael S. Gilmore has published multiple papers in a variety of respected venues. Some recent publications include:

  • "Gut microbial fatty acid isomerization modulates intraepithelial T cells" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium during colonization and infection in immunocompromised pediatric patients" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Chronic liver disease enables gut Enterococcus faecalis colonization to promote liver carcinogenesis" (2021), published in Nature Cancer
  • "Emerging enterococcus pore-forming toxins with MHC/HLA-I as receptors" (2022), published in Cell
  • "Genes Contributing to the Unique Biology and Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance of Enterococcus faecalis" (2020), published in mBio

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), mBio, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and Frontiers in Public Health.

Collaborations have involved several frequent co-authors, including Paulo J. M. Bispo, François Lebreton, Suelen Scarpa de Mello, Ashlee M. Earl, and Abigail L. Manson.

Best Publications

  • Virulence of enterococci.

    Bradley D. Jett;Mark M. Huycke;Michael S. Gilmore

  • Multiple-drug resistant enterococci: the nature of the problem and an agenda for the future.

    Mark M. Huycke;Daniel F. Sahm;Michael S. Gilmore

  • Relationships between Enterococcal Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance

    L. M. Mundy;D. F. Sahm;M. Gilmore

  • Simplified agar plate method for quantifying viable bacteria

    Bradley D. Jett;Kenneth L. Hatter;Mark M. Huycke;Michael S. Gilmore

  • In vitro susceptibility studies of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis.

    D F Sahm;J Kissinger;M S Gilmore;P R Murray

  • Infection-Derived Enterococcus faecalis Strains Are Enriched in esp, a Gene Encoding a Novel Surface Protein

    Viswanathan Shankar;Arto S. Baghdayan;Mark M. Huycke;Gunnar Lindahl

  • Enterococci: From Commensals to Leading Causes of Drug Resistant Infection

    Gilmore Ms;Clewell Db;Ike Y;Shankar N

  • Modulation of virulence within a pathogenicity island in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis

    Nathan Shankar;Arto S. Baghdayan;Michael S. Gilmore

  • The enterococci : pathogenesis, molecular biology, and antibiotic resistance

    Michael S. Gilmore;Don B. Clewell

  • The persistent dilemma of microbial keratitis: Global burden, diagnosis, and antimicrobial resistance.

    Lawson Ung;Paulo J.M. Bispo;Swapna S. Shanbhag;Michael S. Gilmore

  • Emergence of Epidemic Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecium from Animal and Commensal Strains

    François Lebreton;François Lebreton;Willem van Schaik;Willem van Schaik;Willem van Schaik;Abigail Manson McGuire Manson McGuire;Paul Godfrey

  • Bacterial Endophthalmitis: Epidemiology, Therapeutics, and Bacterium-Host Interactions

    Michelle C. Callegan;Michael Engelbert;David W. Parke;Bradley D. Jett

  • Multidrug-Resistant Enterococci Lack CRISPR-cas

    Kelli L. Palmer;Michael S. Gilmore

  • Pathogenicity of Enterococci

    Elizabeth Fiore;Elizabeth Fiore;Daria van Tyne;Daria van Tyne;Michael S. Gilmore;Michael S. Gilmore

  • Role of Enterococcus faecalis surface protein Esp in the pathogenesis of ascending urinary tract infection.

    Nathan Shankar;C. Virginia Lockatell;Arto S. Baghdayan;C. Drachenberg

  • A new class of synthetic retinoid antibiotics effective against bacterial persisters

    Wooseong Kim;Wenpeng Zhu;Gabriel Lambert Hendricks;Daria Van Tyne

  • Genetic Diversity among Enterococcus faecalis

    Shonna M. McBride;Vincent A. Fischetti;Donald J. LeBlanc;Robert Charles Moellering

  • Enterococcus Diversity, Origins in Nature, and Gut Colonization

    Francois Lebreton;Rob J. L. Willems;Michael S. Gilmore

  • Bacteremia caused by hemolytic, high-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis.

    M M Huycke;C A Spiegel;M S Gilmore

  • Enterococcal Surface Protein, Esp, Enhances Biofilm Formation by Enterococcus faecalis

    Preeti M. Tendolkar;Arto S. Baghdayan;Michael S. Gilmore;Nathan Shankar

  • Native microbial colonization of Drosophila melanogaster and its use as a model of Enterococcus faecalis pathogenesis.

    Christopher R. Cox;Michael S. Gilmore

  • Horizontal gene transfer and the genomics of enterococcal antibiotic resistance

    Kelli L Palmer;Veronica N Kos;Michael S Gilmore

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob J. L. Willems
Rob J. L. Willems Utrecht University
Suzanne Walker
Suzanne Walker Harvard University
Willem van Schaik
Willem van Schaik University of Birmingham
Claes H. Dohlman
Claes H. Dohlman Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Ilene K. Gipson
Ilene K. Gipson Harvard Medical School
Ashlee M. Earl
Ashlee M. Earl Broad Institute
Edl Schamiloglu
Edl Schamiloglu University of New Mexico
Eleftherios Mylonakis
Eleftherios Mylonakis Houston Methodist
Joseph J. Ferretti
Joseph J. Ferretti University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Frederick M. Ausubel
Frederick M. Ausubel Harvard University

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