M. Ammar Zafar
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, Emory
Research
Publications
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Mechanisms of bacterial host-to-host transmission.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev Page(s): e0025924
07/01/2025 Authors: Zafar MA; Hernandez GE; Walker KA -
Klebsiella pneumoniae employs a type VI secretion system to overcome microbiota-mediated colonization resistance.
Nat Commun Volume: 16 Page(s): 940
01/22/2025 Authors: Bray AS; Broberg CA; Hudson AW; Wu W; Nagpal RK; Islam M; Valencia-Bacca JD; Shahid F; Hernandez GE; Nutter NA -
An Enteric Bacterial Infection Triggers Neuroinflammation and Neurobehavioral Impairment in 3xTg-AD Transgenic Mice.
J Infect Dis Volume: 230 Page(s): S95 - S108
09/10/2024 Authors: Park G; Kadyan S; Hochuli N; Salazar G; Laitano O; Chakrabarty P; Efron PA; Zafar MA; Wilber A; Nagpal R -
Deciphering the gastrointestinal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Infect Immun Volume: 92 Page(s): e0048223
09/10/2024 Authors: Bray AS; Zafar MA -
Ethanolamine metabolism through two genetically distinct loci enables Klebsiella pneumoniae to bypass nutritional competition in the gut.
PLoS Pathog Volume: 20 Page(s): e1012189
05/01/2024 Authors: Barnes AJ; Bennett EF; Vezina B; Hudson AW; Hernandez GE; Nutter NA; Bray AS; Nagpal R; Wyres KL; Zafar MA -
The Two-Component System YesMN Promotes Pneumococcal Host-to-Host Transmission and Regulates Genes Involved in Zinc Homeostasis.
Infect Immun Volume: 91 Page(s): e0037522
01/24/2023 Authors: Zafar MA; Costa-Terryl A; Young TM -
Klebsiella pneumoniae l-Fucose Metabolism Promotes Gastrointestinal Colonization and Modulates Its Virulence Determinants.
Infect Immun Volume: 90 Page(s): e0020622
10/20/2022 Authors: Hudson AW; Barnes AJ; Bray AS; Ornelles DA; Zafar MA -
MgrB-Dependent Colistin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae Is Associated with an Increase in Host-to-Host Transmission.
mBio Volume: 13 Page(s): e0359521
04/26/2022 Authors: Bray AS; Smith RD; Hudson AW; Hernandez GE; Young TM; George HE; Ernst RK; Zafar MA -
Animal Model To Study Klebsiella pneumoniae Gastrointestinal Colonization and Host-to-Host Transmission.
Infect Immun Volume: 88
10/19/2020 Authors: Young TM; Bray AS; Nagpal RK; Caudell DL; Yadav H; Zafar MA -
Identification of Pneumococcal Factors Affecting Pneumococcal Shedding Shows that the dlt Locus Promotes Inflammation and Transmission.
mBio Volume: 10
06/18/2019 Authors: Zafar MA; Hammond AJ; Hamaguchi S; Wu W; Kono M; Zhao L; Weiser JN