New bacterial species is named after LMAMR faculty affiliate Paul Lawson!

A new species of bacteria has been named after OU’s Prof. Paul Lawson! Check out the article below:

Melissa E Bell, Kathryn A Bernard, Susan M Harrington, Nisha B P.atel, Trudy-Ann Tucker, Maureen G Metcalfe, John R McQuiston (2016) Lawsonella clevelandensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the suborder Corynebacterineae isolated from human abscesses. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology in press.