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Legionella and Acanthamoeba research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Geum‐Jae Jeong
Pukyong National University
2
Marianne Grimard-Conea
Polytechnique Montréal
3
Carolina Calero Preciado
University of Sheffield
4
K.L.G. Learbuch
KWR Water Research Institute
5
Ana Rosa Silva
Universidade do Porto
6
Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito
Universidad de La Laguna
7
Patrícia Erdei-Tombor
Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem
8
Javier Chao-Pellicer
Universidad de La Laguna
9
Iñigo Arberas-Jiménez
Universidad de La Laguna
10
Noor Akbar
University of Sharjah

Papers

1
Bacterial extracellular vesicles: Modulation of biofilm and virulence properties
Acta Biomaterialia|2024
85 cit.
2
Control of Staphylococcus aureus infection by biosurfactant derived from Bacillus rugosus HH2: Strain isolation, structural characterization, and mechanistic insights
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2024
19 cit.
3
Publication in International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance (2024) [12 citations, W4396686246]
International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance|2024
12 cit.
4
Publication in ACS Infectious Diseases (2024) [6 citations, W4401409676]
ACS Infectious Diseases|2024
6 cit.
5
Publication in ACS Infectious Diseases (2024) [5 citations, W4397007483]
ACS Infectious Diseases|2024
5 cit.
6
Mitigation of opportunistic drinking water pathogens by onsite monochloramine disinfection in a hospital water system
Water Research|2025
4 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (2025) [3 citations, W4412768853]
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology|2025
3 cit.
8
Publication in Marine Drugs (2024) [2 citations, W4402600608]
Marine Drugs|2024
2 cit.
9
Publication in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025) [2 citations, W4408615458]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science|2025
2 cit.
10
Publication in Marine Drugs (2025) [2 citations, W4412762508]
Marine Drugs|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Abdul Hakkim
Harvard University
2
Longfei Shu
Anhui Medical University
3
Ayaz Anwar
Sunway University
4
Jeniel E. Nett
University of Wisconsin–Madison
5
Xianying Zeng
Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control
6
E. Claire Newbern
Janssen (United States)
7
Isabel Douterelo
University of Sheffield
8
Balpreet Singh
Dalhousie University
9
Jeffrey W. Schertzer
Binghamton University
10
Chyer Kim
Virginia State University

Papers

1
Mechanisms of pathogenicity for the emerging fungus Candida auris
PLoS Pathogens|2023
65 cit.
2
Complex Bilateral Interactions Determine the Fate of Polystyrene Micro- and Nanoplastics and Soil Protists: Implications from a Soil Amoeba
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
50 cit.
3
Protective efficacy of an H5/H7 trivalent inactivated vaccine (H5-Re13, H5-Re14, and H7-Re4 strains) in chickens, ducks, and geese against newly detected H5N1, H5N6, H5N8, and H7N9 viruses
Journal of Integrative Agriculture|2022
41 cit.
4
Ex Vivo Human and Porcine Skin Effectively Model<i>Candida auris</i>Colonization, Differentiating Robust and Poor Fungal Colonizers
The Journal of Infectious Diseases|2022
37 cit.
5
Potent antibacterial activity of MXene–functionalized graphene nanocomposites
RSC Advances|2022
31 cit.
6
Soil Amoebae Affect Iron and Chromium Reduction through Preferential Predation between Two Metal-Reducing Bacteria
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
26 cit.
7
The neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid has unexpected effects on the growth and development of soil amoebae
The Science of The Total Environment|2023
26 cit.
8
Microbially-driven phosphorus cycling and its coupling mechanisms with nitrogen cycling in mangrove sediments
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
26 cit.
9
Protozoa as Hotspots for Potential Pathogens in the Drinking Water of a Subtropical Megacity: Diversity, Treatment, and Health Risk
Environmental Science & Technology|2023
20 cit.
10
Evaluation of different primers of the 18S rRNA gene to profile amoeba communities in environmental samples
Water Biology and Security|2022
19 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Craig R. Roy
Yale University
2
Ralph R. Isberg
Tufts University
3
Howard A. Shuman
University of Chicago
4
Yousef Abu Kwaik
University of Louisville
5
Marcus A. Horwitz
University of California, Los Angeles
6
Nicholas P. Cianciotto
Northwestern University
7
Carmen Buchrieser
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
8
Hubert Hilbi
University of Zurich
9
Naveed Ahmed Khan
University of Derby
10
Zhao‐Qing Luo
Purdue University West Lafayette

Papers

1
Multiple β1 chain integrins are receptors for invasin, a protein that promotes bacterial penetration into mammalian cells
Cell|1990
799 cit.
2
Conjugative Transfer by the Virulence System of <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>
Science|1998
727 cit.
3
The Legionnaires' disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) inhibits phagosome-lysosome fusion in human monocytes.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|1983
694 cit.
4
Characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome and evidence that phagosomal maturation is inhibited.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|1995
686 cit.
5
Two distinct defects in intracellular growth complemented by a single genetic locus in <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>
Molecular Microbiology|1993
658 cit.
6
Formation of a novel phagosome by the Legionnaires' disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) in human monocytes.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|1983
652 cit.
7
Evidence in the Legionella pneumophila genome for exploitation of host cell functions and high genome plasticity
Nature Genetics|2004
650 cit.
8
Legionnaires' Disease Bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) Multiplies Intracellularly in Human Monocytes
Journal of Clinical Investigation|1980
641 cit.
9
Identification of invasin: A protein that allows enteric bacteria to penetrate cultured mammalian cells
Cell|1987
597 cit.
10
Antibiotic Modulation of Capsular Exopolysaccharide and Virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii
PLoS Pathogens|2015
554 cit.

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