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  1. Single-cell lysis patterns morphogenesis of eDNA in the matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dianne Newman

  2. Bioenergetic suppression by redox-active metabolites promotes antibiotic tolerance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dianne Newman

  3. Widespread detoxifying NO reductases impart a distinct isotopic fingerprint on N 2 O under anoxia

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dianne Newman

  4. Genetically dissecting the electron transport chain of a soil bacterium reveals a generalizable mechanism for biological phenazine-1-carboxylic acid oxidation

    Article • PLoS Genetics, May 2024, PLOS

    Dianne Newman

  5. The chemical ecology of coumarins and phenazines affects iron acquisition by pseudomonads

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dianne Newman

  6. Phenazines and toxoflavin act as interspecies modulators of resilience to diverse antibiotics

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, May 2022, Wiley

    Dianne Newman

  7. Computationally designed pyocyanin demethylase acts synergistically with tobramycin to kill recalcitrant Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dianne Newman

  8. Bacterial defenses against a natural antibiotic promote collateral resilience to clinical antibiotics

    Article • PLoS Biology, March 2021, PLOS

    Dianne Newman

  9. The dormancy‐specific regulator, SutA, is intrinsically disordered and modulates transcription initiation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, July 2019, Wiley

    Dianne Newman

  10. The transcription factors ActR and SoxR differentially affect the phenazine tolerance of Agrobacterium tumefaciens

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, May 2019, Wiley

    Dianne Newman

  11. Both toxic and beneficial effects of pyocyanin contribute to the lifecycle of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, October 2018, Wiley

    Dianne Newman

  12. Chlorate Specifically Targets Oxidant-Starved, Antibiotic-Tolerant Populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

    Article • mBio, September 2018, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  13. Refining the Application of Microbial Lipids as Tracers of Staphylococcus aureus Growth Rates in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, September 2018, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  14. Erratum for Basta et al., “Identification of Fitness Determinants during Energy-Limited Growth Arrest in Pseudomonas aeruginosa ”

    Article • mBio, April 2018, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  15. PhdA Catalyzes the First Step of Phenazine-1-Carboxylic Acid Degradation in Mycobacterium fortuitum

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, February 2018, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  16. Identification of Fitness Determinants during Energy-Limited Growth Arrest in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • mBio, November 2017, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  17. Exposing the Three-Dimensional Biogeography and Metabolic States of Pathogens in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum via Hydrogel Embedding, Clearing, and rRNA Labeling

    Article • mBio, November 2016, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  18. Cellular and Molecular Biological Approaches to Interpreting Ancient Biomarkers

    Article • Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, June 2016, Annual Reviews

    Dianne Newman

  19. Enzymatic Degradation of Phenazines Can Generate Energy and Protect Sensitive Organisms from Toxicity

    Article • mBio, October 2015, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  20. Specific Hopanoid Classes Differentially Affect Free-Living and Symbiotic States of Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens

    Article • mBio, October 2015, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  21. Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Can Be Chemically Dynamic, Anoxic, and Extremely Reduced Due to Hydrogen Sulfide Formation

    Article • mBio, July 2015, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  22. A Conversation with James J. Morgan

    Article • Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, May 2015, Annual Reviews

    Dianne Newman

  23. The Ferrous Iron-Responsive BqsRS Two-Component System Activates Genes That Promote Cationic Stress Tolerance

    Article • mBio, February 2015, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  24. Methylation at the C-2 position of hopanoids increases rigidity in native bacterial membranes

    Article • eLife, January 2015, eLife

    Dianne Newman

  25. Nonredundant Roles for Cytochrome c2 and Two High-Potential Iron-Sulfur Proteins in the Photoferrotroph Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, December 2013, ASM Journals

    Ricardo Louro, Dianne Newman

  26. Ferrous Iron Is a Significant Component of Bioavailable Iron in Cystic Fibrosis Airways

    Article • mBio, August 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr. Jozef Dingemans, Dianne Newman

  27. Iron and Copper Act Synergistically To Delay Anaerobic Growth of Bacteria

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2013, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman

  28. The General Stress Response Factor EcfG Regulates Expression of the C-2 Hopanoid Methylase HpnP in Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, March 2013, ASM Journals

    Dianne Newman