Dual membrane-spanning anti-sigma 2 controls OMV biogenesis and colonization fitness in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

Authors

• Evan J Pardue, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Tengfei Zhong, University of Chicago
• Nichollas E Scott, University of Melbourne
• Biswanath Jana, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Wandy Beatty, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Juan C Ortiz-Marquez, Boston College
• Mohammed Kaplan, University of Chicago
• Clay Jackson-Litteken, University of Arkansas
• Mario F Feldman, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Publication Date

4-23-2026

Volume

208

Issue

4

First Page

e0044225

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1128/jb.00442-25

Rights and Permissions

Pardue EJ, Zhong T, Scott NE, Jana B, Beatty W, Ortiz-Marquez JC, Kaplan M, Jackson-Litteken C, Feldman MF. Dual membrane-spanning anti-sigma 2 controls OMV biogenesis and colonization fitness in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. J Bacteriol. 2026 Apr 23;208(4):e0044225. doi: 10.1128/jb.00442-25.© 2026 The Author(s). Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported Licence. You can use material from this article in other publications without requesting further permissions from the RSC, provided that the correct acknowledgement is given.

Recommended Citation

Pardue, Evan J; Zhong, Tengfei; Scott, Nichollas E; Jana, Biswanath; Beatty, Wandy; Ortiz-Marquez, Juan C; Kaplan, Mohammed; Jackson-Litteken, Clay; and Feldman, Mario F, "Dual membrane-spanning anti-sigma 2 controls OMV biogenesis and colonization fitness in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron." Journal of bacteriology. 208, 4. e0044225 (2026).
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/oa_4/7135

Department

ICTS (Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences)

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