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Nicholas Cianciotto

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Northwestern University

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Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Microbiology-immunology

Nicholas Cianciotto is currently serving as a Microbiology-Immunology Professor at Northwestern University.

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infectious diseases microbiology clinical microbiology microbial pathogenesis immunology veterinary microbiology medical microbiology veterinary medicine pathogenic bacteria virology microbial genetics bacteriology genetics bacteria pathogens infection control molecular microbiology insect molecular biology applied microbiology legionella pneumophila pathogen transmission intracellular infection protein secretion gene expression viral pathogenesis microbial physiology environmental microbiology type ii secretion host genetics immune responses respiratory medicine virulence factors protein science host-microbe interactions pathogen characterization mutagenesis microbial disease low temperatures insect biochemistry structural molecular biology host response phage biology medical mycology virus research enzyme inhibition microbial virus innate immune system diagnostic microbiology evolutionary microbiology human macrophages legionella pneumophila gene iron acquisition iron assimilation legionella species native valve endocarditis legiobactin siderophore mammalian biology cell death avian medicine poultry science microbial contamination metalloproteins adaptive immune system valve disease host specificity respiratory infections emerging infectious diseases iron-limiting conditions electron cryotomography differential infection hartmannella vermiformis culture supernatants soil microbiology host-guest chemistry infectious disease modelling pigments

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Major Type IV Pilin of Legionella Pneumophila Enhances Bacterial Iron Acquisition/Assimilation, Independently of Its Role in Piliation. mBio (2026)

molecular and cellular biologyclinical microbiologymedical microbiologyinfectious diseasespathogenic bacteriapathogenesismicroorganismsmolecular microbiologymicrobiologybacteriavirulence factorsbacterial iron acquisition/assimilationmolecular biologybacteriologyapplied microbiologymicrobial pathogenesis

Draft Genome Sequences of Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Strains Upsm1, Upsm3, and Upsm5 and Stenotrophomonas Pavanii Strain Upsm2. Microbiology Resource Announcements (2025)

clinical microbiologysequence assemblynext-generation sequencingevolutionary microbiologymetagenomicsgenome sequencinggenomicsima fungusgenome biologymicrobiologymolecular geneticsbacteriamicrobial geneticsmolecular biologydraft genome sequencesbioinformaticsgeneticsmicrobial pathogenesis

Erratum for Adams Et Al., “ Legionella Pneumophila Type II Secretome Reveals a Polysaccharide Deacetylase That Impacts Intracellular Infection, Biofilm Formation, and Resistance to Polymyxin- and Serum-Mediated Killing”. mBio (2025)

clinical microbiologyantimicrobial agentsinfectious diseasesintracellular infectionpathogenic bacteriapathogenesismicroorganismsmicrobiologypolysaccharide deacetylasepathogensvirulence factorsbiofilm formationbacteriologyapplied microbiologyinfection controlmicrobial pathogenesis

Functional and Structural Characterization of Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Entb, an Unusual Form of Isochorismatase for Siderophore Synthesis. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications (2025)

enzymatic modificationbiological macromoleculesenzymesbiomoleculesstructural characterizationbiochemistrybioorganic chemistrychemical biologysiderophore synthesisunusual formmolecular biologystereoselective synthesisenzyme inhibition

Bactericidal Effectors of the Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Type IV Secretion System: Functional Definition of the Nuclease Tfda and Structural Determination of Tfcb. mBio (2024)

Brandi L. CobeSupratim DeyGeorge MinasovNicole InnissKarla J. F. SatchellNicholas P. Cianciotto

clinical microbiologynuclease tfdainfectious diseasesimmunologymicrobiologystructure determinationbactericidal effectorsfunctional definitionstructural determinationbacteriologymicrobial pathogenesis

Legionella Pneumophila Irsa, a Novel, Iron-Regulated Exoprotein That Facilitates Growth in Low-Iron Conditions and Modulates Biofilm Formation. Microbiology Spectrum (2024)

Alberto E. LopezJoshua MayoralHuaixin ZhengNicholas P. Cianciotto

microbiologylow-iron conditionsbiofilmsiron-regulated exoprotein

Legionnaires' Disease. New England Journal of Medicine (2024)

Julia WangNeha ChintapallyMeera NagpalAnjali MahapatraCharles Preuss

public healthclinical microbiologyclinical infectious diseaseinfectious diseasesinfectious respiratory diseaseclinical diseaserespiratory medicineclinical infectionhematologyemerging infectious diseasescommunicable diseasesveterinary medicinelaboratory medicinehealth sciencesvenereology

The Legionella Collagen-Like Protein Employs a Distinct Binding Mechanism for the Recognition of Host Glycosaminoglycans. Nature Communications (2024)

Saima RehmanAnna Katarina AntonovicIan E. McIntireHuaixin ZhengLeanne CleaverMaria BaczynskaCarlton O. AdamsTheo PortlockKatherine RichardsonRosie ShawAlain OregioniGiulia MastroianniSara B-M. WhittakerGeoff KellyChristian D. LorenzArianna ForniliNicholas P. CianciottoJames A. Garnett

host specificityclinical microbiologyprotein sciencecell biologymedicinal researchdermatologyprotein functionmicrobiologyhost glycosaminoglycansveterinary medicinelegionella collagen-like proteinstructural biologyhistocompatibility

The Type II Secretion System as an Underappreciated and Understudied Mediator of Interbacterial Antagonism. Infection and Immunity (2024)

Nicholas P. Cianciotto

infectious diseasesinterbacterial antagonismimmunologymicrobiologyimmune responsesimmunity (medicine)understudied mediatorinfection controlmicrobial pathogenesis

Complete Genome Sequence of Legionella Cardiaca Strain H63 T, Isolated From a Case of Native Valve Endocarditis. Microbiology Resource Announcements (2023)

Alberto E. LopezJoshua MayoralNicholas P. Cianciotto

clinical microbiologymedical microbiologyinfectious diseasesmolecular microbiologygenomicsnative valve endocarditismicrobiologymicrobial geneticscomplete genome sequence

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Nicholas Cianciotto

Professor

Northwestern University

Affiliations

Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Microbiology-immunology

Nicholas Cianciotto is currently serving as a Microbiology-Immunology Professor at Northwestern University.

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Northwestern University

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Notable Scholarly Works

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Collaborators

Major Type IV Pilin of Legionella Pneumophila Enhances Bacterial Iron Acquisition/Assimilation, Independently of Its Role in Piliation. mBio (2026)

Draft Genome Sequences of Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Strains Upsm1, Upsm3, and Upsm5 and Stenotrophomonas Pavanii Strain Upsm2. Microbiology Resource Announcements (2025)

Bactericidal Effectors of the Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Type IV Secretion System: Functional Definition of the Nuclease Tfda and Structural Determination of Tfcb. mBio (2024)

Brandi L. CobeSupratim DeyGeorge MinasovNicole InnissKarla J. F. SatchellNicholas P. Cianciotto

clinical microbiologynuclease tfdainfectious diseasesimmunologymicrobiologystructure determinationbactericidal effectorsfunctional definitionstructural determinationbacteriologymicrobial pathogenesis

Legionella Pneumophila Irsa, a Novel, Iron-Regulated Exoprotein That Facilitates Growth in Low-Iron Conditions and Modulates Biofilm Formation. Microbiology Spectrum (2024)

Alberto E. LopezJoshua MayoralHuaixin ZhengNicholas P. Cianciotto

microbiologylow-iron conditionsbiofilmsiron-regulated exoprotein

Legionnaires' Disease. New England Journal of Medicine (2024)

Julia WangNeha ChintapallyMeera NagpalAnjali MahapatraCharles Preuss

The Legionella Collagen-Like Protein Employs a Distinct Binding Mechanism for the Recognition of Host Glycosaminoglycans. Nature Communications (2024)

The Type II Secretion System as an Underappreciated and Understudied Mediator of Interbacterial Antagonism. Infection and Immunity (2024)

Nicholas P. Cianciotto

infectious diseasesinterbacterial antagonismimmunologymicrobiologyimmune responsesimmunity (medicine)understudied mediatorinfection controlmicrobial pathogenesis

Complete Genome Sequence of Legionella Cardiaca Strain H63 T, Isolated From a Case of Native Valve Endocarditis. Microbiology Resource Announcements (2023)

Alberto E. LopezJoshua MayoralNicholas P. Cianciotto

clinical microbiologymedical microbiologyinfectious diseasesmolecular microbiologygenomicsnative valve endocarditismicrobiologymicrobial geneticscomplete genome sequence

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