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Katherine R. Wright

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 2000
Streptococcal Infections and TreatmentsOral microbiology and periodontitis researchAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementBirth, Development, and Health

Publications

11

Citations

414

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
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Katherine R. Wright's research focuses on the bacterium Streptococcus mutans, a major contributor to tooth decay, with particular attention to its membrane proteins and the cellular machinery that helps it insert proteins into its membrane (such as Ffh and YidC proteins). This work sits within oral microbiology and relates more broadly to how bacterial cell components function during infection. Prospective students would be looking at molecular microbiology work connecting bacterial physiology to oral health.

Oral microbiologyStreptococcus mutans biologyMembrane protein functionBacterial proteomicsInfectious disease microbiology

Publication output has been low and irregular over the last decade, with a small cluster of outputs in 2019 followed by intermittent, low-volume activity through 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
17182019: 3 publications3192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 3 publications322232024: 1 publication242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Circulation×1
  • Nature Communications×1
  • Nature Metabolism×1
  • International Journal of Obesity×1
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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