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David R. Nelson

The research in the lab group focuses on the physiology of bacterial pathogens, with an emphasis on virulence gene expression in response to changes in the nutritional environment of the cell, such as starvation, exposure to gastrointestinal mucus, and changes in host and host tissues.

Research Interests

• Physiology and gene expression in Borrelia burgdorferi
• Host-pathogen interactions in Vibrio anguillarum