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Molecular Pathogenesis

• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Identification of a Novel Lipopolysaccharide Core Biosynthesis Gene Cluster in Bordetella pertussis, and Influence of Core Structure and Lipid A Glucosamine Substitution on Endotoxic Activity

  Jeroen Geurtsen, Monika Dzieciatkowska, Liana Steeghs, Hendrik-Jan Hamstra, Johanna Boleij, Kelly Broen, Grietsje Akkerman, Hassan el Hassan, Jianjun Li, James C. Richards, Jan Tommassen, Peter van der Ley
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  The Posttranslocation Chaperone PrsA2 Contributes to Multiple Facets of Listeria monocytogenes Pathogenesis

  Francis Alonzo, Gary C. Port, Min Cao, Nancy E. Freitag
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Subcellular Localization of the Staphylococcus aureus Heme Iron Transport Components IsdA and IsdB

  Gleb Pishchany, Susan E. Dickey, Eric P. Skaar
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Monoclonal Antibody 11E10, Which Neutralizes Shiga Toxin Type 2 (Stx2), Recognizes Three Regions on the Stx2 A Subunit, Blocks the Enzymatic Action of the Toxin In Vitro, and Alters the Overall Cellular Distribution of the Toxin

  Michael J. Smith, Angela R. Melton-Celsa, James F. Sinclair, Humberto M. Carvalho, Cory M. Robinson, Alison D. O'Brien
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Prolonged Impact of Antibiotics on Intestinal Microbial Ecology and Susceptibility to Enteric Salmonella Infection

  Amy Croswell, Elad Amir, Paul Teggatz, Melissa Barman, Nita H. Salzman
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  CspA-Mediated Binding of Human Factor H Inhibits Complement Deposition and Confers Serum Resistance in Borrelia burgdorferi

  Melisha R. Kenedy, Santosh R. Vuppala, Corinna Siegel, Peter Kraiczy, Darrin R. Akins
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Borrelia burgdorferi RevA Antigen Binds Host Fibronectin

  Catherine A. Brissette, Tomasz Bykowski, Anne E. Cooley, Amy Bowman, Brian Stevenson
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Shiga Toxin 2 Is Specifically Released from Bacterial Cells by Two Different Mechanisms

  Takeshi Shimizu, Yuko Ohta, Masatoshi Noda
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Role of Teichoic Acid Choline Moieties in the Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae

  Florian Gehre, Radek Spisek, Arun S. Kharat, Phillip Matthews, Anjli Kukreja, Robert M. Anthony, Madhav V. Dhodapkar, Waldemar Vollmer, Alexander Tomasz
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  ace, Which Encodes an Adhesin in Enterococcus faecalis, Is Regulated by Ers and Is Involved in Virulence

  Francois Lebreton, Eliette Riboulet-Bisson, Pascale Serror, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Riccardo Torelli, Axel Hartke, Yanick Auffray, Jean-Christophe Giard
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  The Metal Homeostasis Protein, Lsp, of Streptococcus pyogenes Is Necessary for Acquisition of Zinc and Virulence

  Benjamin F. Weston, Audrey Brenot, Michael G. Caparon
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  The Staphylococcus aureus GGDEF Domain-Containing Protein, GdpS, Influences Protein A Gene Expression in a Cyclic Diguanylic Acid-Independent Manner

  Fei Shang, Ting Xue, Haipeng Sun, Lei Xing, Shuo Zhang, Zhenjun Yang, Lihe Zhang, Baolin Sun
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  An Immunogenic, Surface-Exposed Domain of Haemophilus ducreyi Outer Membrane Protein HgbA Is Involved in Hemoglobin Binding

  Igor Nepluev, Galyna Afonina, William G. Fusco, Isabelle Leduc, Bonnie Olsen, Brenda Temple, Christopher Elkins
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Complementation of the fadA Mutation in Fusobacterium nucleatum Demonstrates that the Surface-Exposed Adhesin Promotes Cellular Invasion and Placental Colonization

  Akihiko Ikegami, Peter Chung, Yiping W. Han
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Processing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A Is Dispensable for Cell Intoxication

  Juliette Morlon-Guyot, Jocelyn Méré, Anne Bonhoure, Bruno Beaumelle
• Molecular Pathogenesis

  Selective Upregulation of Endothelial E-Selectin in Response to Helicobacter pylori-Induced Gastritis

  Helena Svensson, Malin Hansson, Jan Kilhamn, Steffen Backert, Marianne Quiding-Järbrink