Francis Alonzo

3.8k total citations
54 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Francis Alonzo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Alonzo has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Infectious Diseases and 21 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Francis Alonzo's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (20 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (14 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (10 papers). Francis Alonzo is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (20 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (14 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (10 papers). Francis Alonzo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Africa. Francis Alonzo's co-authors include Victor J. Torres, Nancy E. Freitag, Tamara Reyes Robles, Ashley Dumont, Derya Unutmaz, Lina Kozhaya, Xi Chen, James P. Grayczyk, Bobbi Xayarath and Christopher J. Day and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Francis Alonzo

53 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Francis Alonzo 1.5k 1.2k 945 312 280 54 2.8k
Sascha A. Kristian 1.1k 0.7× 924 0.8× 620 0.7× 601 1.9× 464 1.7× 24 2.4k
Prosper N. Boyaka 934 0.6× 679 0.6× 1.5k 1.6× 406 1.3× 248 0.9× 98 3.6k
Kyoko Kuwahara‐Arai 1.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 321 0.3× 341 1.1× 186 0.7× 58 2.8k
John‐Demian Sauer 1.5k 1.0× 512 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 144 0.5× 184 0.7× 55 2.8k
Lorena Tuchscherr 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 311 0.3× 321 1.0× 185 0.7× 54 2.6k
Aizhen Guo 1.1k 0.7× 728 0.6× 836 0.9× 805 2.6× 164 0.6× 222 3.6k
Nina M. van Sorge 1.1k 0.7× 663 0.5× 662 0.7× 496 1.6× 823 2.9× 95 3.3k
Dorothee Kretschmer 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 586 0.6× 523 1.7× 209 0.7× 36 2.4k
Bénédicte Fournier 1.1k 0.7× 700 0.6× 627 0.7× 246 0.8× 92 0.3× 30 2.3k
Mariarosaria Marinaro 878 0.6× 615 0.5× 1.4k 1.5× 232 0.7× 104 0.4× 60 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis Alonzo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francis Alonzo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francis Alonzo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Francis Alonzo. Francis Alonzo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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WOODS, RAMI J., et al.. (2025). Gram-positive pathogens, inflammation, and the host lipid environment. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 83. 102581–102581.
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Zhao, Wenming, Iván F. Acosta, Francis Alonzo, et al.. (2024). IFI207, a young and fast‐evolving protein, controls retroviral replication via the STING pathway. mBio. 15(7). e0120924–e0120924. 2 indexed citations
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Zimnicka, Adriana M., Gerd Prehna, Francis Alonzo, et al.. (2024). The chaperone PrsA2 regulates the secretion, stability, and folding of listeriolysin O during Listeria monocytogenes infection. mBio. 15(7). e0074324–e0074324. 2 indexed citations
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Federle, Michael J., et al.. (2023). A Staphylococcal Glucosaminidase Drives Inflammatory Responses by Processing Peptidoglycan Chains to Physiological Lengths. Infection and Immunity. 91(2). e0050022–e0050022. 2 indexed citations
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Alonzo, Francis, et al.. (2023). The Intersection between Bacterial Metabolism and Innate Immunity. Journal of Innate Immunity. 15(1). 782–803. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, et al.. (2021). Branched chain fatty acid synthesis drives tissue-specific innate immune response and  infection dynamics of  Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS Pathogens. 17(9). e1009930–e1009930. 19 indexed citations
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Hines, Kelly M., Xi Chen, Craig Gatto, et al.. (2020). Lipidomic and Ultrastructural Characterization of the Cell Envelope of Staphylococcus aureus Grown in the Presence of Human Serum. mSphere. 5(3). 26 indexed citations
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Bonomo, Raiza, Chaitanya K. Gavini, Elisa Bovo, et al.. (2020). Fecal transplantation and butyrate improve neuropathic pain, modify immune cell profile, and gene expression in the PNS of obese mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(42). 26482–26493. 76 indexed citations
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Visvabharathy, Lavanya, Liang Cao, Ying He, et al.. (2020). Group 1 CD1-restricted T cells contribute to control of systemic Staphylococcus aureus infection. PLoS Pathogens. 16(4). e1008443–e1008443. 12 indexed citations
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Grayczyk, James P., et al.. (2019). Control of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum Sensing by a Membrane-Embedded Peptidase. Infection and Immunity. 87(5). 29 indexed citations
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Chan, Rita, Peter T. Buckley, William E. Sause, et al.. (2019). Identification of biologic agents to neutralize the bicomponent leukocidins of Staphylococcus aureus. Science Translational Medicine. 11(475). 21 indexed citations
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Grayczyk, James P., et al.. (2017). A Lipoylated Metabolic Protein Released by Staphylococcus aureus Suppresses Macrophage Activation. Cell Host & Microbe. 22(5). 678–687.e9. 42 indexed citations
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Grayczyk, James P., et al.. (2016). Staphylococcus aureus Tissue Infection During Sepsis Is Supported by Differential Use of Bacterial or Host-Derived Lipoic Acid. PLoS Pathogens. 12(10). e1005933–e1005933. 39 indexed citations
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Rawlings, Stephen A., Francis Alonzo, Lina Kozhaya, Victor J. Torres, & Derya Unutmaz. (2015). Elimination of HIV-1-Infected Primary T Cell Reservoirs in an In Vitro Model of Latency. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0126917–e0126917. 5 indexed citations
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Alonzo, Francis, et al.. (2015). The Relationship between Glycan Binding and Direct Membrane Interactions in Vibrio cholerae Cytolysin, a Channel-forming Toxin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(47). 28402–28415. 9 indexed citations
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Xayarath, Bobbi, Francis Alonzo, & Nancy E. Freitag. (2015). Identification of a Peptide-Pheromone that Enhances Listeria monocytogenes Escape from Host Cell Vacuoles. PLoS Pathogens. 11(3). e1004707–e1004707. 47 indexed citations
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Parker, Dane, Chanelle Ryan, Francis Alonzo, et al.. (2014). CD4+ T Cells Promote the Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211(5). 835–845. 44 indexed citations
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Robles, Tamara Reyes, Francis Alonzo, Lina Kozhaya, et al.. (2013). Staphylococcus aureus Leukotoxin ED Targets the Chemokine Receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 to Kill Leukocytes and Promote Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 14(4). 453–459. 130 indexed citations
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Sheridan, Brian S., Pablo A. Romagnoli, Francis Alonzo, et al.. (2013). γδ T Cells Exhibit Multifunctional and Protective Memory in Intestinal Tissues. Immunity. 39(1). 184–195. 169 indexed citations
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Alonzo, Francis, Lina Kozhaya, Stephen A. Rawlings, et al.. (2012). CCR5 is a receptor for Staphylococcus aureus leukotoxin ED. Nature. 493(7430). 51–55. 221 indexed citations

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