Research Summary
Research pursuits include understanding the genetic basis of biofilm formation to prevent disease and to utilize biofilms for beneficial biotransformations. Interested in utilizing bacteria for remediation, green chemistry and energy production.
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Recent Publications
Single-cell analysis reveals critical toxin/antitoxin ratio triggering persister resuscitation
Wu, L., Wang, Q., Hong, X., Cai, X., Zhang, L., Li, M., Wu, M., Wood, T. K. & Yan, X., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Molecular Systems Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Phages and quorum sensing: findings to consider in phage therapy
Fernández-Garcia, L., Blasco, L., Bleriot, I., Arman, L., Ibarguren-Quiles, C., Barrio-Pujante, A., de Aledo, M. G., García-Contreras, R., Cantón, R., Wood, T. K. & Tomas, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Challenging the paradigm: non-canonical exoprotease cheating in clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates
Guadarrama-Orozco, K. D., Esquivel-Hernández, D. A., Islas-Tolentino, M. Á., Husain, F. M., Quezada, H., García-Reyes, S., Franco, B., Marroquin-Mendiola, D. L., Lucero-Gil, M. G., Olvera-Falfan, L. P., Estrada-Velasco, Á. Y., Fabián del Olmo, M. J., Cocotl-Yañez, M., Tomas, M., Peña-Ocaña, B. A., Maeda, T., Khan, A., Arshad, M., Cantón, R. & Oliver, A. & 9 others, , Nov 1 2025, In: FEMS microbiology ecology. 101, 11, fiaf106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The world of phage tail-like bacteriocins: State of the art and biotechnological perspectives
Ibarguren, C., Bleriot, I., Blasco, L., Fernández-García, L., Ortiz-Cartagena, C., Arman, L., Barrio-Pujante, A., Rodríguez, O. M., García-Contreras, R., Wood, T. K. & Tomás, M., Jun 2025, In: Microbiological Research. 295, 128121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Adsorption of phage T2 is inhibited due to inversion of cryptic prophage DNA by the serine recombinase PinQ
Kirigo, J., Huelgas‐Méndez, D., Tomás, M., Benedik, M. J., García‐Contreras, R. & Wood, T. K., Oct 28 2025, In: Nucleic acids research. 53, 19, gkaf1041.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A noncanonical intrinsic terminator in the HicAB toxin–antitoxin operon promotes the transmission of conjugative antibiotic resistance plasmids
Lin, J., Ni, S., Li, B., Guo, Y., Gao, X., Liu, Y., Yi, L., Wang, P., Chen, R., Yao, J., Wood, T. K. & Wang, X., Mar 24 2025, In: Nucleic acids research. 53, 5, gkaf125.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Matrix Stiffness Regulates TGFβ1-Induced αSMA Expression via a G9a-LATS-YAP Signaling Cascade
Sankhe, C. S., Sacco, J. L., Crunkleton, V. L., García, M. D., Bierowski, M. J., Soares, D. V. R., Karnick, J. A., Cecco, R. L., Abbasi, A., Kirigo, J., Wood, T. K. & Gomez, E. W., Jul 2025, In: FASEB BioAdvances. 7, 7, e70035.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Improving phage therapy by evasion of phage resistance mechanisms
Bleriot, I., Pacios, O., Blasco, L., Fernández-García, L., López, M., Ortiz-Cartagena, C., Barrio-Pujante, A., García-Contreras, R., Pirnay, J. P., Wood, T. K. & Tomás, M., Feb 1 2024, In: JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 6, 1, dlae017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Phages produce persisters
Fernández-García, L., Kirigo, J., Huelgas-Méndez, D., Benedik, M. J., Tomás, M., García-Contreras, R. & Wood, T. K., Aug 2024, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 17, 8, e14543.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Single-cell analysis reveals that cryptic prophage protease LfgB protects Escherichia coli during oxidative stress by cleaving antitoxin MqsA
Fernández-García, L., Gao, X., Kirigo, J., Song, S., Battisti, M. E., Garcia-Contreras, R., Tomas, M., Guo, Y., Wang, X. & Wood, T. K., Feb 2024, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 12, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Toxin/antitoxin systems induce persistence and work in concert with restriction/modification systems to inhibit phage
Fernández-García, L., Song, S., Kirigo, J., Battisti, M. E., Petersen, M. E., Tomás, M. & Wood, T. K., Jan 2024, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 12, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Photoactive polymer coatings for antibacterial applications
Hunter, B., Sacco, J. L., Katterle, K., Kirigo, J., Wood, T. K., Gomez, E. W. & Pester, C. W., Jun 10 2024, In: European Polymer Journal. 213, 113090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High-Throughput Screening Method Using Escherichia coli Keio Mutants for Assessing Primary Damage Mechanism of Antimicrobials
Martínez-Álvarez, J. A., Vicente-Gómez, M., García-Contreras, R., Wood, T. K., Ramírez Montiel, F. B., Vargas-Maya, N. I., España-Sánchez, B. L., Rangel-Serrano, Á., Padilla-Vaca, F. & Franco, B., Apr 2024, In: Microorganisms. 12, 4, 793.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A high-throughput assay identifies molecules with antimicrobial activity against persister cells
Petersen, M. E., Hansen, L. K., Mitkin, A. A., Kelly, N. M., Wood, T. K., Jørgensen, N. P., Østergaard, L. J. & Meyer, R. L., 2024, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 73, 7, 001856.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Capturing methane with recombinant soluble methane monooxygenase and recombinant methyl-coenzyme M reductase
Sanchez-Torres, V. & Wood, T. K., Aug 2024, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 17, 8, e70000.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review