PUBLICATIONS FROM THE LAB (2015 - present)
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50. N. KadeÅ™ábková#, R.C.D. Furniss#, E. Maslova, K.E. Potter, L. Eisaiankhongi, P. Bernal, A. Filloux, C. Landeta,
D. Gonzalez, R.R. McCarthy and D.A.I. Mavridou (#first author)
Antibiotic potentiation and inhibition of cross-resistance in pathogens associated with cystic fibrosis lung infections
2025, eLife, in press
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49. A.C. O’Donnell, X. Wang, N. KadeÅ™ábková, K.E. Groover, A. Helms, J.S. Brodbelt, D.A.I. Mavridou and B.W. Davies
Resurfacing promotes antibacterial activity of a lipid A binding nanobody
2025, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 122(36), e2509305122
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48. N. KadeÅ™ábková, D.A.I. Mavridou
The Disulfide Bond Formation (DSB) system: so much more than a housekeeper
2025, Adv. Microb. Physiol., 87, 209-255
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47. J.D. Turnbull, J. Dicks, R. Adkin, A. Dickinson, D. Kaushal, M. Semowo; NCTC 2022 Depositors Cohort; H. McGregor, S. Alexander (authorship under “NCTC 2022 Depositors Cohort”)
Notification of bacterial strains made available by the United Kingdom National Collection of Type Cultures in 2022
2024, Access. Microbiol., 6(7), 000756.v3
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46. N. KadeÅ™ábková#*, A.J.S. Mahmood#, D.A.I. Mavridou* (#first author, *corresponding author)
Antibiotic susceptibility testing using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays
2024, npj Antimicrob. Resist., 2(1), 37
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45. K. Gadar, R. de Dios, N. KadeÅ™ábková, T.A.K. Prescott, D.A.I. Mavridou, R.R. McCarthy
Disrupting iron homeostasis can potentiate colistin activity and overcome colistin resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative bacteria
2023, Commun. Biol., 6(1), 937
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44. N. KadeÅ™ábková#, A.J.S. Mahmood#, R.C.D. Furniss, D.A.I. Mavridou (#first author)
Making a chink in their armor: current and next-generation antimicrobial strategies against the bacterial cell envelope
2023, Adv. Microb. Physiol., 83, 221-307
43. J.K. Parker, R. Gu, G.A. Estrera, B. Kirkpatrick, D.T. Rose, D.A.I. Mavridou, K.E. Mondy, B.W. Davies
Shared Genetics of Carbapenem-resistant and ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in Central Texas
2023, Infect. Drug Resist., 16, 1249-1261
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42. J.R. Randall, C.D. DuPai, T.J. Cole, G. Davidson, K.E. Groover, S.L. Slater, D.A.I. Mavridou, C.O. Wilke, B.W. Davies
Designing and identifying β-hairpin peptide macrocycles with antibiotic potential
2023 , Sci. Adv., 9(2), eade0008
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41. J.D. Turnbull, J. Dicks, S. Gurung, H. McGregor; NCTC 2021 Depositors Cohort; S. Alexander (authorship under “NCTC 2021 Depositors Cohort”)
Notification list of bacterial strains made available by the United Kingdom National Collection of Type Cultures in 2021 2022, Microbiol. Resour. Announc., 11(8), e0035722
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40. N. KadeÅ™ábková#*, M. Bharathwaj#*, R.C.D. Furniss, D. Gonzalez, T. Palmer, D.A.I. Mavridou (#first author, *correspodning author)
The biogenesis of β-lactamase enzymes
2022, Microbiology, 168(8)
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39. R.C.D. Furniss#, N. KadeÅ™ábková#, D. Barker, P. Bernal, E. Maslova, A.A.A. Antwi, H. McNeil, H.L. Pugh, L. Dortet,
J.M.A. Blair, G. Larrouy-Maumus, R.R. McCarthy, D. Gonzalez, D.A.I. Mavridou (#first author)
Breaking antimicrobial resistance by disrupting extracytoplasmic protein folding
2022, eLife, 11, e57974
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(selected by Faculty Opinions)
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38. M. Humphrey, G. Larrouy-Maumus, R.C.D. Furniss, D.A.I. Mavridou, A. Sabnis, A.M. Edwards
Colistin resistance in Escherichia coli confers protection of the cytoplasmic but not outer membrane from the polymyxin antibiotic
2021, Microbiology, 167(11), 001104
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37. L.M. Nolan, A.K. Cain, T. Clamens, R.C.D. Furniss, E. Manoli, M.A. Sainz-Polo, G. Dougan, D. Albesa-Jové, J. Parkhill,
D.A.I. Mavridou*, A. Filloux* (*corresponding author)
Identification of Tse8 as a Type VI secretion system toxin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa that targets the bacterial transamidosome to inhibit protein synthesis in prey cells
2021, Nat. Microbiol., 6(9), 1199-1210
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(selected by Faculty Opinions)
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36. S.A. Howard, R.C.D. Furniss, D. Bonini, P. Paracuellos-Torrecilla, D. Zlotkin, T. Costa, A. Levy, D.A.I. Mavridou, A. Filloux
The breadth and molecular basis of Hcp-driven type six secretion system (T6SS) effector delivery
2021, mBio, 12(3), e0026221
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35. A. Sabnis, K.L.H. Hagart, A. Klöckner, M. Becce, L.E. Evans, R.C.D. Furniss, D.A. I. Mavridou, M.M. Stevens, J.C. Davies, G. Larrouy-Maumus, T.B. Clarke, A.M. Edwards
Colistin kills bacteria by targeting lipopolysaccharide in the cytoplasmic membrane
2021, eLife, 10, e65836
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34. S.L. Slater, D.A.I. Mavridou
Harnessing the potential of bacterial oxidative folding to aid protein production
2021, Mol. Microbiol., 116(1), 16-28
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33. P. Bernal#, R.C.D. Furniss#, S. Fecht, R.C.Y. Leung, L. Spiga, D.A.I. Mavridou*, A. Filloux* (#first author, *corresponding author)
A novel stabilization mechanism for the type VI secretion system sheath
2021, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 118(7), e2008500118
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32. R. Krishna Kumar, T.A. Meiller-Legrand, A. Alcinesio, D. Gonzalez, D.A.I. Mavridou, O.J. Meacock, W.P.J. Smith, L. Zhou, W. Kim, G.S. Pulcu, H. Bayley, K.R. Foster
Droplet printing reveals the importance of micron-scale structure for bacterial ecology
2021, Nat. Commun., 12(1), 857
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31. K.P. Ha, R.S. Clarke, G.L. Kim, J.L. Brittan, J.E. Rowley, D.A.I. Mavridou, D. Parker, T.B. Clarke, A.H. Nobbs, A.M. Edwards
Staphylococcal DNA repair is required for infection
2020, mBio, 11(6), e02288-20
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30. L.S. Stelzl, D.A.I. Mavridou, E. Saridakis, D. Gonzalez, A.J. Baldwin, S.J. Ferguson, M.S.P. Sansom, C. Redfield
Local frustration determines loop opening during the catalytic cycle of an oxidoreductase
2020, eLife, 9, e54661
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29. R.C.D. Furniss, M. Kostrzewa, D.A.I. Mavridou*, G. Larrouy-Maumus* (*corresponding author)
The clue is in the lipid A: rapid detection of colistin resistance
2020, PLoS Pathog., 16(4), e1008331
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28. R.C.D. Furniss, L. Dortet, W. Bolland, O. Drews, K. Sparbier, R.A. Bonnin, A. Filloux, M. Kostrzewa, D.A.I. Mavridou*, G. Larrouy-Maumus* (*corresponding author)
Fast and robust detection of colistin resistance in Escherichia coli using the MALDI Biotyper Sirius mass spectrometry system
2019, J. Clin. Microbiol., 57(12), e01427-19
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27. D. Gonzalez*, D.A.I. Mavridou* (*correspodning author)
Making the best of aggression: the many dimensions of bacterial toxin regulation
2019, Trends Microbiolol., 27(11), 897-905
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26. P. Pissaridou, L.P. Allsopp, S. Wettstadt, S.A. Howard, D.A.I. Mavridou and A. Filloux
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS-VgrG1b spike is topped by a PAAR protein eliciting DNA damage to bacterial competitors
2019, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 115(49), 12519-12524
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25. S.H. Shevket, D. Gonzalez, J.L. Cartwright, C. Kleanthous, S.J. Ferguson*, C. Redfield*, D.A.I. Mavridou* (*corresponding author)
The CcmC-CcmE interaction during cytochrome c maturation by System I is driven by protein-protein and not protein-heme contacts
2018, J. Biol. Chem., 293(43), 16778-16790
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24. R.C.D. Furniss, W.W. Low, D.A.I. Mavridou, L.F. Dagley, A.I. Webb, E. Tate, A. Clements
Plasma membrane profiling during enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection reveals that the metalloprotease StcE cleaves CD55 from host epithelial surfaces
2018, J. Biol. Chem., 293(44), 17188-17199
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23. L. Dortet, R. Bonnin, I. Pennisi, L. Gauthier, A.B. Jousset, L. Dabos, R.C.D. Furniss, D.A.I. Mavridou, P. Bogaerts, Y. Glupczynski, A. Potron, P. Plésiat, R. Beyrouthy, F. Robin, R. Bonnet, T. Naas, A. Filloux, G. Larrouy-Maumus
Rapid detection and discrimination of chromosome- and MCR-plasmid-mediated resistance to polymyxins by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: The MALDIxin test
2018, J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 73(12), 3359-3367
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22. D. Gonzalez*, A. Sabnis, K.R. Foster, D.A.I. Mavridou* (*corresponding author)
Costs and benefits of provocation in bacterial warfare
2018, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 115(29), 7593-7598
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(highlighted in Nature Reviews in Microbiology)
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21. A.C. Murphey*, D.A.I. Mavridou*, J. Hodgkin, S.J. Ferguson (*first author)
The heme auxotroph Caenorhabditis elegans can cleave the thioether bonds of c-type cytochromes
2018, FEBS Lett., 592(6), 928-938
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20. D.A.I. Mavridou*, D. Gonzalez*, W. Kim, S.A. West, K.R. Foster (*first author)
Bacteria use collective behavior to generate diverse combat strategies
2018, Curr. Biol., 28(3), 345-355
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(highlighted in the Natural History magazine)
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19. M. Valentini, D. Gonzalez, D.A.I. Mavridou, A. Filloux
Lifestyle transitions and adaptive pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
2018, Curr. Opin. Microbiol., 41, 15-20
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18. A.D. Goddard, S. Bali, D.A.I. Mavridou, V.M. Luque-Almagro, A.J. Gates, M.D. Roldán, D.J. Richardson, S.J. Ferguson
The Paracoccus denitrificans NarK-like nitrate and nitrite transporters; probing nitrate uptake and nitrate/nitrite exchange mechanisms
2017, Mol. Microbiol., 103(1), 117-133
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17. R.B.Y. Lee*, D.A.I. Mavridou*, G. Papadakos, H.L.O. McClelland, R.E.M. Rickaby (*first author)
The uronic acid content of coccolith-associated polysaccharides provides insight into coccolithogenesis and past climate
2016, Nat. Commun., 7, 13144
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16. D.A.I. Mavridou#*, D. Gonzalez#, A. Clements, K.R. Foster (#first author, *corresponding author)
The pUltra plasmid series: A robust and flexible tool for fluorescent labeling of Enterobacteria
2016, Plasmid, 87-88, 65-71
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PUBLICATIONS FROM 2007 - 2015
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15. D.A.I. Mavridou*, E. Saridakis, P. Kritsiligkou, E.C. Mozley, S.J. Ferguson, C. Redfield* (*corresponding author)
An extended active-site motif controls the reactivity of the thioredoxin fold
2014, J. Biol. Chem., 289(12), 8681-8696
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14. D.A.I. Mavridou*, M. Clark*, C. Choulat, J.M. Stevens, S.J. Ferguson (*first author)
Probing heme delivery processes to cytochrome c biogenesis System I
2013, Biochemistry, 52(41), 7662-7670
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13. D.A.I. Mavridou, S.J. Ferguson, J.M. Stevens
Cytochrome c assembly
2013, IUBMB Life, 65(3), 209-216
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12. S. Basu, J.C. Leonard, N. Desai, D.A.I. Mavridou, K.H. Tang, A.D. Goddard, M.L. Ginger, J. Lukeš, J.W.A. Allen
Divergence of Erv1-associated mitochondrial import and export pathways in trypanosomes and anaerobic protists
2012, Eukaryot. Cell, 12(2), 343-355
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11. L. Ping, D.A.I. Mavridou, E. Emberly, S.J. Ferguson, M. Westermann
Vital dye reaction and granule localization in periplasm of Escherichia coli
2012, PLoS One, 7(6)
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10. D.A.I. Mavridou, S.J. Ferguson, J.M. Stevens
The interplay between the disulfide bond formation pathway and cytochrome c maturation in Escherichia coli
2012, FEBS Lett., 586(12), 1702-1707
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(cover article)
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9. D.A.I. Mavridou, J.M. Stevens, L. Mönkemeyer, O. Daltrop, K. Di Gleria, B.M. Kessler, S.J. Ferguson, J.W.A. Allen
A pivotal heme-transfer reaction intermediate in cytochrome c biogenesis
2012, J. Biol. Chem., 287(4), 2342-2352
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(selected by Faculty Opinions)
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8. D.A.I. Mavridou, L.S. Stelzl, S.J. Ferguson, C. Redfield
1H, 13C and 15N resonance assignments for the oxidised and reduced states of the N-terminal domain of DsbD from Escherichia coli
2012, Biomol. NMR Assign., 6(2), 163-167
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7. J.M. Stevens, D.A.I. Mavridou, R. Hamer, P. Kritsiligkou, A.D. Goddard, S.J. Ferguson
Cytochrome c biogenesis system I
2011, FEBS J., 278(22), 4170-4178
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(cover article)
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6. D.A.I. Mavridou, E. Saridakis, P. Kritsiligkou, A.D. Goddard, J.M. Stevens, S.J. Ferguson, C. Redfield
Oxidation state-dependent protein-protein interactions in disulfide cascades
2011, J. Biol. Chem., 286(28), 24943-24956
5. A.D. Goddard, J.M. Stevens, F. Rao, D.A.I. Mavridou, W. Chan, D.J. Richardson, J.W.A. Allen, S.J. Ferguson
C-type cytochrome biogenesis can occur via a natural Ccm system lacking CcmH, CcmG and the heme-binding histidine of CcmE
2010, J. Biol. Chem., 285(30), 22882-22889
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4. D. Maffeo, M. Lampropoulou, M. Fardis, Y.G. Lazarou, I.M. Mavridis, D.A.I. Mavridou, E. Urso, H. Pratsinis, D. Kletsas, K. Yannakopoulou
Novel polycarboxylated EDTA-type cyclodextrins as ligands for lanthanide binding: study of their luminescence, relaxivity properties of Gd(III) complexes, and PM3 theoretical calculations
2010, Org. Biomol. Chem., 8, 1910-1921
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3. D.A.I. Mavridou*, J.M. Stevens*, A.D. Goddard, A.C. Willis, S.J. Ferguson, C. Redfield (*first author)
Control of periplasmic interdomain thiol:disulfide exchange in the transmembrane oxidoreductase DsbD
2009, J. Biol. Chem., 284(5), 3219-3226
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2. D.A.I. Mavridou, M. Braun, L. Thöny-Meyer, J.M. Stevens, S.J. Ferguson
Avoidance of the cytochrome c biogenesis system by periplasmic CXXCH motifs
2008, Biochem. Soc. Trans., 36(Pt 6), 1124-1128
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1. D.A.I. Mavridou, J.M. Stevens, S.J. Ferguson, C. Redfield
Active-site properties of the oxidized and reduced C-terminal domain of DsbD obtained by NMR spectroscopy
2007, J. Mol. Biol., 370(4), 643-658
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(cover article)