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  Multiple adhesins of streptococci.

  D L Hasty, I Ofek, H S Courtney, R J Doyle
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  Plasmid-encoded outer membrane protein YadA mediates specific binding of enteropathogenic yersiniae to various types of collagen.

  H Schulze-Koops, H Burkhardt, J Heesemann, K von der Mark, F Emmrich
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  Alterations in the superoxide dismutase gene of an isoniazid-resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

  Y Zhang, M J Garcia, R Lathigra, B Allen, C Moreno, J D van Embden, D Young
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  Molecular characterization of an RTX toxin determinant from Actinobacillus suis.

  L L Burrows, R Y Lo
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  Analysis of Escherichia coli colonization factor antigen I linear B-cell epitopes, as determined by primate responses, following protein sequence verification.

  F J Cassels, C D Deal, R H Reid, D L Jarboe, J L Nauss, J M Carter, E C Boedeker
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  Gene block encoding production of cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 and hemolysin in Escherichia coli isolates from extraintestinal infections.

  V Falbo, M Famiglietti, A Caprioli
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  Construction and analysis of a Vibrio cholerae delta-aminolevulinic acid auxotroph which confers protective immunity in a rabbit model.

  S G Rijpkema, E M Bik, W H Jansen, H Gielen, L F Versluis, A H Stouthamer, P A Guinée, F R Mooi
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  Serum immunoglobulin G antibody to Porphyromonas gingivalis in rapidly progressive periodontitis: titer, avidity, and subclass distribution.

  C Whitney, J Ant, B Moncla, B Johnson, R C Page, D Engel
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  Characterization of the epitope specificity of murine monoclonal antibodies directed against lipid A.

  H M Kuhn, L Brade, B J Appelmelk, S Kusumoto, E T Rietschel, H Brade
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  Tyrosine protein kinase inhibitors block invasin-promoted bacterial uptake by epithelial cells.

  I Rosenshine, V Duronio, B B Finlay
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  Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy in monkeys and humans of invasive Escherichia coli K-12 hybrid vaccine candidates expressing Shigella flexneri 2a somatic antigen.

  K L Kotloff, D A Herrington, T L Hale, J W Newland, L Van De Verg, J P Cogan, P J Snoy, J C Sadoff, S B Formal, M M Levine
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  Cytoadherence and ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes from a splenectomized patient.

  M Ho, L H Bannister, S Looareesuwan, P Suntharasamai
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  Novel invasion determinant of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli plasmid pLV501 encodes the ability to invade intestinal epithelial cells and HEp-2 cells.

  J N Fletcher, H E Embaye, B Getty, R M Batt, C A Hart, J R Saunders
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  Rat monoclonal antibodies against Aspergillus galactomannan.

  D Stynen, J Sarfati, A Goris, M C Prévost, M Lesourd, H Kamphuis, V Darras, J P Latgé
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  Recognition of Leishmania antigens by T lymphocytes from nonexposed individuals.

  M Kemp, M B Hansen, T G Theander
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  Properties of pertussis toxin B oligomer assembled in vitro from recombinant polypeptides produced by Escherichia coli.

  W N Burnette, J L Arciniega, V L Mar, D L Burns
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  The hbpA gene of Haemophilus influenzae type b encodes a heme-binding lipoprotein conserved among heme-dependent Haemophilus species.

  M S Hanson, C Slaughter, E J Hansen
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  Proteinases of Proteus spp.: purification, properties, and detection in urine of infected patients.

  L M Loomes, B W Senior, M A Kerr
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  Isolation of two Giardia lamblia (WB strain) clones with distinct surface protein and antigenic profiles and differing infectivity and virulence.

  I A Udezulu, G S Visvesvara, D M Moss, G J Leitch
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  Intracellular growth of Afipia felis, a putative etiologic agent of cat scratch disease.

  K A Birkness, V G George, E H White, D S Stephens, F D Quinn
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  Monoclonal antibodies define genus-specific, species-specific, and cross-reactive epitopes of the chlamydial 60-kilodalton heat shock protein (hsp60): specific immunodetection and purification of chlamydial hsp60.

  Y Yuan, K Lyng, Y X Zhang, D D Rockey, R P Morrison
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  Aggregative adherence fimbriae I of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli mediate adherence to HEp-2 cells and hemagglutination of human erythrocytes.

  J P Nataro, Y Deng, D R Maneval, A L German, W C Martin, M M Levine
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  Effect of donor and recipient immunization protocols on primary and secondary human antibody responses in SCID mice reconstituted with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

  R B Markham, A D Donnenberg
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  Cryptosporidium parvum in calves: kinetics and immunoblot analysis of specific serum and local antibody responses (immunoglobulin A [IgA], IgG, and IgM) after natural and experimental infections.

  J E Peeters, I Villacorta, E Vanopdenbosch, D Vandergheynst, M Naciri, E Ares-Mazás, P Yvoré
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  Structure and function of a 40,000-molecular-weight protein antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

  A B Andersen, P Andersen, L Ljungqvist
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  Experimental epididymitis due to Chlamydia trachomatis in rats.

  C Jantos, W Baumgärtner, B Durchfeld, H G Schiefer
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  Immune responses of systemic and mucosal lymphoid organs to Pnu-Imune vaccine as a function of age and the efficacy of monophosphoryl lipid A as an adjuvant.

  M Garg, B Subbarao
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  Laminin enhances binding of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites to J774 murine macrophage cells.

  G C Furtado, M Slowik, H K Kleinman, K A Joiner
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  Identification and initial characterization of five Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoite antigen genes.

  C Petersen, J Gut, J H Leech, R G Nelson
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  Stage-specific expression and intracellular shedding of the cell surface trans-sialidase of Trypanosoma cruzi.

  U Frevert, S Schenkman, V Nussenzweig
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  Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the 136-kilodalton surface protein (muramidase-released protein) of Streptococcus suis type 2.

  H E Smith, U Vecht, A L Gielkens, M A Smits
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  Staphylococcus aureus susceptibility to thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal protein is independent of platelet adherence and aggregation in vitro.

  M R Yeaman, D C Norman, A S Bayer
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  Mouse intravaginal infection with Trichomonas vaginalis and role of Lactobacillus acidophilus in sustaining infection.

  T McGrory, G E Garber
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  Comparative roles of the Arg-Gly-Asp sequence present in the Bordetella pertussis adhesins pertactin and filamentous hemagglutinin.

  E Leininger, C A Ewanowich, A Bhargava, M S Peppler, J G Kenimer, M J Brennan
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  Heat shock treatment of macrophages causes increased release of superoxide anion.

  M V Reddy, P R Gangadharam
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  Common antigenic domains in transferrin-binding protein 2 of Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Haemophilus influenzae type b.

  P Stevenson, P Williams, E Griffiths
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  Protection of Aotus monkeys from malaria infection by immunization with recombinant hybrid proteins.

  B Knapp, E Hundt, B Enders, H A Küpper
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  Prolonged elevation of interleukin-8 and interleukin-6 concentrations in plasma and of leukocyte interleukin-8 mRNA levels during septicemic and localized Pseudomonas pseudomallei infection.

  J S Friedland, Y Suputtamongkol, D G Remick, W Chaowagul, R M Strieter, S L Kunkel, N J White, G E Griffin
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  Molecular cloning of epithelial cell invasion determinants from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

  E A Elsinghorst, D J Kopecko
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  Cloning and characterization of transcripts showing virulence-related gene expression in Naegleria fowleri.

  W N Hu, W Kopachik, R N Band
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  Characterization of the heat shock response in Brucella abortus and isolation of the genes encoding the GroE heat shock proteins.

  J Lin, L G Adams, T A Ficht
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  Protective effects of a leukotriene inhibitor and a leukotriene antagonist on endotoxin-induced mortality in carrageenan-pretreated mice.

  M Ogata, T Matsumoto, M Kamochi, S I Yoshida, Y Mizuguchi, A Shigematsu
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  Adjuvant effects of liposomes containing lipid A: enhancement of liposomal antigen presentation and recruitment of macrophages.

  J N Verma, M Rao, S Amselem, U Krzych, C R Alving, S J Green, N M Wassef
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  Contribution of the pAD1-encoded cytolysin to the severity of experimental Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis.

  B D Jett, H G Jensen, R E Nordquist, M S Gilmore
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  Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 enhances intracellular growth of Mycobacterium avium in human macrophages.

  G Källenius, T Koivula, K J Rydgård, S E Hoffner, A Valentin, B Asjö, C Ljungh, U Sharma, S B Svenson
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  Antigens of Brucella abortus S19 immunodominant for bovine lymphocytes as identified by one- and two-dimensional cellular immunoblotting.

  B M Brooks-Worrell, G A Splitter
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  Preliminary characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa peptide chemotactins for polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

  P A Fontán, C R Amura, V E García, M C Cerquetti, D O Sordelli
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  The glycerolipid receptor for Helicobacter pylori (and exoenzyme S) is phosphatidylethanolamine.

  C A Lingwood, M Huesca, A Kuksis
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  Invasion by Salmonella typhimurium is affected by the direction of flagellar rotation.

  B D Jones, C A Lee, S Falkow
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  Altered diacylglycerol level and metabolism in neutrophils from patients with localized juvenile periodontitis.

  S R Tyagi, D J Uhlinger, J D Lambeth, C Champagne, T E Van Dyke
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  Localization of two epitopes recognized by monoclonal antibody PCG-4 on Clostridium difficile toxin A.

  S M Frey, T D Wilkins
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  Role of specific determinants in mannan of Candida albicans serotype A in adherence to human buccal epithelial cells.

  Y Miyakawa, T Kuribayashi, K Kagaya, M Suzuki, T Nakase, Y Fukazawa
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  Functional expression of heterologous fimbrial subunits mediated by the F41, K88, and CS31A determinants of Escherichia coli.

  M J Korth, J M Apostol, S L Moseley
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  Binding and neutralization of endotoxin by Limulus antilipopolysaccharide factor.

  H S Warren, M L Glennon, N Wainwright, S F Amato, K M Black, S J Kirsch, G R Riveau, R I Whyte, W M Zapol, T J Novitsky
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  In vivo administration of recombinant growth hormone or gamma interferon activities macrophages: enhanced resistance to experimental Salmonella typhimurium infection is correlated with generation of reactive oxygen intermediates.

  C K Edwards, S M Ghiasuddin, L M Yunger, R M Lorence, S Arkins, R Dantzer, K W Kelley
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  Modulation of expression of delayed hypersensitivity by mycobacterial antigen 85 fibronectin-binding proteins.

  H P Godfrey, Z Feng, S Mandy, K Mandy, K Huygen, J De Bruyn, C Abou-Zeid, H G Wiker, S Nagai, H Tasaka
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  Mechanisms of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistance to complement-mediated killing.

  S Merino, S Camprubí, S Albertí, V J Benedí, J M Tomás
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  Leukotriene B4 omega-oxidation by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes is inhibited by pyocyanin, a phenazine derivative produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

  M Muller, T C Sorrell
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  Cytoskeletal composition of attaching and effacing lesions associated with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli adherence to HeLa cells.

  B B Finlay, I Rosenshine, M S Donnenberg, J B Kaper
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  Characterization of the immunoglobulin A protease of Ureaplasma urealyticum.

  R K Spooner, W C Russell, D Thirkell
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  Early complement components enhance neutralization of Chlamydia trachomatis infectivity by human sera.

  J S Lin, L L Yan, Y Ho, P A Rice
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  Cell envelope proteins of Staphylococcus epidermidis grown in vivo in a peritoneal chamber implant.

  B Modun, P Williams, W J Pike, A Cockayne, J P Arbuthnott, R Finch, S P Denyer
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  Predominant expansion of V gamma 9/V delta 2 T cells in a tularemia patient.

  T Sumida, T Maeda, H Takahashi, S Yoshida, F Yonaha, A Sakamoto, H Tomioka, T Koike, S Yoshida