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Fleeman Lab Publications

  1. Ridhwana M Appiah, Robert L. Beckman IV, Christina M DeBarro, Hanlin Ren, Jennifer S Brodbelt, and Renee M. Fleeman. Characterization of Proline-rich Antimicrobial Peptides with SbmA Transporter Dependent and Independent Antimicrobial Activity towards Klebsiella pneumoniae. ACS Infectious Diseases, Special Edition for Robert Hancock. April 14th, 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.6c00142.

  2. Christina DeBarro, Sofia Assent, Hannah Makhecha, Rakesh Krishnan, Noor Radde, Justin Randall, Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, and Renee M. Fleeman. Local structural constraints and charge distribution in the protegrin-1 arginine loop govern activity against colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Drug Resistance Updates. April 17th, 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2026.101405.

  3. Mady S. Telford, Michelle Mikesh, Jennifer K. Parker, Robert L. Beckman, IV,∙Robert W. Newberry, Renee M. Fleeman, Bryan W. Davies. Antibacterial microcins self-assemble to promote biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii. Cell Reports. Volume 45, Issue 4117156. April 28, 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117156.

  4. Robert L. Beckman IV, Berta Martinez, Flor Z. Santiago, Gabriella N. Echeverria, Bruno V. Pinheiro, Marcello D. T. Torres, Logan Suits, Shantal Garcia, Paeton Wantuch, Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, Prahathees Eswara, David Rosen, and Renee M. Fleeman. (2025) Molecular response to the non-lytic peptide bac7 (1–35) triggers disruption of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm. PLoS Pathogens 21(12): e1013437. November 14th, 2025. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013437.

  5. Qiwen Gao, Hongfen Yang, Jeremy Sheiber, Priscila Cristina Bartolomeu Halicki, Ke Li, David Blanco, Sadie Milhous, Shouguang Jin, Kyle H. Rohde, Renee M. Fleeman, Robert W. Huigens III. Identification of 6,8-Ditrifluoromethyl Halogenated Phenazine as a Potent Bacterial Biofilm-Eradicating Agent. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. January 6, 2025. DOI: 10.1039/D4OB02011A.

  6. Robert L. Beckman IV, Elenora Cella, Taj Azarian, Olaya Rendueles, and Renee M. Fleeman. Diverse polysaccharide production and biofilm formation abilities of clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae. npj biofilms and microbiomes. December 5th, 2024. DOI:10.1038/s41522-024-00629-y 

  7. Laura De los Santos, Robert L. Beckman IV, Christina DeBarro, James E. Keener, Marcelo D. T. Torres, Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, Jennifer S. Brodbelt, and Renee M. Fleeman. Polyproline peptide targets Klebsiella pneumoniae polysaccharides to collapse biofilms. Cell Reports Physical Science. March 13, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.101869. Top 4 most read articles of the past 30 days on 4-17-24.

  8. Vijay Tiwari, Amit Sharma, Reygan Braga, Emily Garcia, Ridhwana Appiah, Renee Fleeman, Basel H. Abuaita, Marianna Patrauchan, and William Doerrler. Klebsiella pneumoniae DedA family proteins have redundant roles in divalent cation homeostasis and resistance to phagocytosis. Microbiology Spectrum. January 12, 2024. DOI:10.1128/spectrum.03807-23.

  9. Renee Fleeman. Repurposing Inhibitors of Phosphoinositide 3-kinase as Adjuvant Therapeutics for Bacterial Infections. Frontiers in Antibiotics. Special topic review invite. Feb 9, 2023. DOI:10.3389/frabi.2023.1135485

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