{"id":385,"date":"2025-11-15T16:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anhkim.site\/?page_id=385"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:06:07","slug":"microbiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anhkim.site\/index.php\/microbiology\/","title":{"rendered":"MICROBIOLOGY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"385-c1\" class=\"style-595 style-local-385-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"385-c2\" id=\"about\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-604 style-local-385-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-605 style-local-385-c3 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-606-outer style-local-385-c4-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c4\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-606 style-local-385-c4 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c5\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-607 style-local-385-c5 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-607 style-local-385-c5\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h5 class=\"\"><\/h5>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c6\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-608 style-local-385-c6 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-608 style-local-385-c6\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\"><\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c7\" class=\"h-lead h-text h-text-component style-609 style-local-385-c7 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>Structural pathogenesis is an area to study the developement of a disease by providing structural explanation on the mechanism of cellular processes associated with the disease. The pathogenesis of the infectious disease caused by\n                      bacteria and virus are being studied in our laboratory. Current projects deal with the quorum sensing and type III and IV secretion systems in bacteria and Z-DNA binding proteins of several viruses. In addition, structural proteomics\n                      study of Helicobacter pylori, which causes probably the most common chronic bacterial infection in stomach is on the progress. Structural analyses of some selected proteins in H. pylori will give the clues to understand the structural\n                      basis of this infectious diseases and be the starting point for structure-based development of drug candidates.<\/p>\n                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c28\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1658 style-local-385-c28 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column 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https:\/\/anhkim.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ijms-22-12152-g005-550-300x190.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\n                      <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-lg h-hide-md h-hide-sm style-1662-frameImage style-local-385-c32-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1663-outer style-local-385-c33-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c33\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1663 style-local-385-c33 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n         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       <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h2 class=\"\">Recent Publications<\/h2>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c17\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1525 style-local-385-c17 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1526-outer style-local-385-c18-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c18\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1526 style-local-385-c18 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"385-c19\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1527 style-local-385-c19 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sultan, M., Razzaq, M., Lee, J., Das, S., Kannappan, S., Subramani, V.K., Yoo, W., Kim, T., Lee, H.R., Chaurasia, A.K. and Kim, K.K., 2025. Targeting the G-quadruplex as a novel strategy for developing antibiotics\n                      against hypervirulent drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.&nbsp;<em>Journal of Biomedical Science<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>32<\/em>(1), p.15.<\/p>\n                    <p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sultan, M., Arya, R., Chaurasia, A.K. and Kim, K.K., 2023. Sensor histidine kinases kdpD and aauS regulate biofilm and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>13<\/em>,\n                      p.1270667.<\/p>\n                    <p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arya, R., Kim, T., Youn, J.W., Bae, T. and Kim, K.K., 2023. Identification of an antivirulence agent targeting the master regulator of virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>13<\/em>,\n                      p.1268044.<\/p>\n                    <p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sultan, M., Arya, R., Chaurasia, A.K. and Kim, K.K., 2023. Sensor histidine kinases kdpD and aauS regulate biofilm and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>13<\/em>,\n                      p.1270667.<\/p>\n                    <p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sultan, M., Arya, R. and Kim, K.K., 2021. Roles of two-component systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence.&nbsp;<em>International journal of molecular sciences<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>22<\/em>(22), p.12152.<\/p>\n                    <p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Batool, N., Shamim, A., Chaurasia, A.K. and Kim, K.K., 2021. Genome-wide analysis of Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 72 isolates provides insights into resistance against antimicrobial agents and virulence\n                      potential.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in microbiology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>11<\/em>, p.613800.<\/p>\n                    <p>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Batool, N., Yoon, S., Imdad, S., Kong, M., Kim, H., Ryu, S., Lee, J.H., Chaurasia, A.K. and Kim, K.K., 2021. An antibacterial nanorobotic approach for the specific targeting and removal of multiple drug\u2010resistant\n                      Staphylococcus aureus.&nbsp;<em>Small<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>17<\/em>(20), p.2100257.<\/p>\n                    <p>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Batool, N., Ko, K.S., Chaurasia, A.K. and Kim, K.K., 2020. Functional identification of serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a key gene involved in lysostaphin resistance and virulence potential of Staphylococcus\n                      aureus strains.&nbsp;<em>International Journal of Molecular Sciences<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>21<\/em>(23), p.9135.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Structural pathogenesis is an area to study the developement of a disease by providing structural explanation on the mechanism of cellular processes associated with the disease. The pathogenesis of the infectious disease caused by bacteria and virus are being studied in our laboratory. 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