Pathogenomic Inference of Virulence-Associated Genes in Leptospira interrogans

A Gene Transfer Agent and a Dynamic Repertoire of Secretion Systems Hold the Keys to the Explosive Radiation of the Emerging Pathogen Bartonella

(2013) Lionel Guy et al.   PLoS Genetics

Tetratricopeptide Repeat Motifs in the World of Bacterial Pathogens: Role in Virulence Mechanisms

(2012) Lukas Cerveny et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

FlaA Proteins in Leptospira interrogans Are Essential for Motility and Virulence but Are Not Required for Formation of the Flagellum Sheath

(2012) Ambroise Lambert et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

PanOCT: automated clustering of orthologs using conserved gene neighborhood for pan-genomic analysis of bacterial strains and closely related species

(2012) Derrick E. Fouts et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Bartonella bacilliformis: A Systematic Review of the Literature to Guide the Research Agenda for Elimination

(2012) Nuria Sanchez Clemente et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Whole Genome Analysis of Leptospira licerasiae Provides Insight into Leptospiral Evolution and Pathogenicity

(2012) Jessica N. Ricaldi et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Comparative proteogenomic analysis of the Leptospira interrogans virulence-attenuated strain IPAV against the pathogenic strain 56601

(2011) Yi Zhong et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Characteristic features of intracellular pathogenic Leptospira in infected murine macrophages

(2011) Claudia Toma et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Inactivation ofclpBin the Pathogen Leptospira interrogans Reduces Virulence and Resistance to Stress Conditions

(2011) Kristel Lourdault et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Identification of Bartonella Infections in Febrile Human Patients from Thailand and Their Potential Animal Reservoirs

(2010) Michael Kosoy et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Global transcriptomic response of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni upon exposure to serum

(2010) Kanitha Patarakul et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Transcriptional Response of Leptospira interrogans to Iron Limitation and Characterization of a PerR Homolog

(2010) M. Lo et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Mutations affecting Leptospira interrogans lipopolysaccharide attenuate virulence

(2010) Gerald L. Murray et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Transcriptional Responses of Leptospira interrogans to Host Innate Immunity: Significant Changes in Metabolism, Oxygen Tolerance, and Outer Membrane

(2010) Feng Xue et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Inactivation of the fliY gene encoding a flagellar motor switch protein attenuates mobility and virulence of Leptospira interrogans strain Lai

(2009) Sumei Liao et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus mitis Phage-Encoded Adhesins Mediate Attachment to  2-8-Linked Sialic Acid Residues on Platelet Membrane Gangliosides

(2009) J. Mitchell et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Replication or death: distinct fates of pathogenic Leptospira strain Lai within macrophages of human or mouse origin

(2009) Shijun Li et al.   Innate Immunity

Use of quantitative real-time PCR for studying the dissemination of Leptospira interrogans in the guinea pig infection model of leptospirosis

(2009) K. Lourdault et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

An unusual mechanism of thymidylate biosynthesis in organisms containing the thyX gene

(2009) Eric M. Koehn et al.   NATURE

Cyclic AMP intoxication of macrophages by a Mycobacterium tuberculosis adenylate cyclase

(2009) Nisheeth Agarwal et al.   NATURE

Leptospira: the dawn of the molecular genetics era for an emerging zoonotic pathogen

(2009) Albert I. Ko et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative Transcriptional and Translational Analysis of Leptospiral Outer Membrane Protein Expression in Response to Temperature

(2009) Miranda Lo et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cyclic AMP

(2008) Carlos H. Serezani et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Selection of the Internal Control Gene for Real-Time Quantitative RT-PCR Assays in Temperature Treated Leptospira

(2008) Erika Margarita Carrillo-Casas et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of a Novel Prophage-Like Gene Cluster Actively Expressed in Both Virulent and Avirulent Strains of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Lai

(2008) J.-H. Qin et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Genome-Wide Transposon Mutagenesis in Pathogenic Leptospira Species

(2008) G. L. Murray et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY