Prahathees J. Eswara

University of South Florida — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(29), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing(17), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions(17), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus(10), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(9)

Publications59 total

Molecular response to the non-lytic peptide bac7 (1–35) triggers disruption of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm
PLoS Pathogens·2025Open Access
Staying in the loop to make ends meet: roles and regulation of GlmR in <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>
2025Open Access
Molecular response to the non-lytic peptide bac7 (1-35) triggers disruption of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> biofilm
2025Open Access
An exciting future for microbial molecular biology and physiology
mBio·2025Open Access
GpsB interacts with FtsZ in multiple species and may serve as an accessory Z-ring anchor
Molecular Biology of the Cell·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
A tale of two old drugs tetracycline and salicylic acid with new perspectives—Coordination chemistry of their Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes, redox activity of Cu(II) complex, and molecular interactions
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry·2024· 3 cited
GpsB is an accessory Z-ring anchor
2024Open Access
Staphylococcus aureus FtsZ and PBP4 bind to the conformationally dynamic N-terminal domain of GpsB
eLife·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Author response: Staphylococcus aureus FtsZ and PBP4 bind to the conformationally dynamic N-terminal domain of GpsB
2024Open Access
Probing Bacterial Cell Division and Cell Envelope Biogenesis with Live-Cell Fluorescence Microscopy
Methods in molecular biology·2023
Crucial Role for Lipoteichoic Acid Assembly in the Metabolic Versatility and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus
Infection and Immunity·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Polyamines and linear DNA mediate bacterial threat assessment of bacteriophage infection
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2023· 27 citedOpen Access
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> FtsZ and PBP4 bind to the conformationally dynamic N-terminal domain of GpsB
2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Assessing the Role of Cold-Shock Protein C: a Novel Regulator of Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation and Virulence
Infection and Immunity·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
MraZ Transcriptionally Controls the Critical Level of FtsL Required for Focusing Z-Rings and Kickstarting Septation in Bacillus subtilis
Journal of Bacteriology·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
A unique class of Zn2+-binding serine-based PBPs underlies cephalosporin resistance and sporogenesis in Clostridioides difficile
Nature Communications·2022· 26 citedOpen Access
GpsB Coordinates Cell Division and Cell Surface Decoration by Wall Teichoic Acids in Staphylococcus aureus
Microbiology Spectrum·2022· 28 citedOpen Access
<scp>BB0761</scp>, a <scp>MepM</scp> homolog, contributes to <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> cell division and mammalian infectivity
Molecular Microbiology·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Bacterial threat assessment of bacteriophage infection is mediated by intracellular polyamine accumulation and Gac/Rsm signaling
2022· 3 citedOpen Access
MraZ is a transcriptional inhibitor of cell division in <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>
2022· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Robert Brzozowski(20), Lauren R. Hammond(11), M. Sacco(9), Sebastian J. Khan(9), Yu Chen(8), Maria L. White(7), Kumaran S. Ramamurthi(6), Masaya Fujita(6), Jianfeng Cai(5), Catherine M. Spanoudis(5), Xiaopeng Li(4), Gianni Graham(4), Ioannis Gelis(4), Dipanwita Bhattacharya(4), Brooke R. Tomlinson(4), Lindsey N. Shaw(4), Abigail Hough-Neidig(3), Radwan Ebna Noor(3), Lily J McKnight(3), Jesper J. Madsen(3)