Microbiology & Immunology Publications
Research in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Publications revolves around two major fields of scientific endeavor, these fields involve studies on bacteria, virus, parasites, cancer and immune cells with an emphasis on molecular biology, biochemistry, and pathogenesis. Within these fields are several research groups, including the Western HIV Investigators Group, the Bacteria Pathogenesis group, the Cancer Group, the Probiotic Group and the Biotherapeutics Group.
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Submissions from 1998
Differential Signaling through the T Cell Receptor: From Biochemistry to Transplantation Tolerance, J. Madrenas and A. I. Lazarovits
Development of an I-Ag7-expressing Antigen-presenting Cell Line: Intrinsic Molecular Defect in Compact I-Ag7 Dimer Generation, Ali Nabavieh, Henry Chou, Irina Volokhov, James E. Lee, Lisa E. Purdy, John F. Elliott, Bhagirath Singh, and Joaquín Madrenas
Oxalate-degrading enzymes from Oxalobacter formigenes: A novel device coating to reduce urinary tract biomaterial-related encrustation, Gregor Reid, Andrew W. Bruce, and Vladimir Smeianov
Perceptions about probiotic yogurt for health and nutrition in the context of HIV/AIDS in Mwanza, Tanzania, Gregor Reid, Foaud Soboh, Andrew W. Bruce, and Marc Mittelman
T-cell Anergy and Altered T-cell Receptor Signaling: Effects on Autoimmune Disease, Konstantin V. Salojin, Jian Zhang, Joaquin Madrenas, and Terry L. Delovitch
Oral use of probiotics as an adjunctive therapy to fluconazole in the treatment of yeast vaginitis: A study of nigerian women in an outdoor clinic, Christina Tieszer, Gregor Reid, and John Denstedt
PCR-based identification of eight lactobacillus species and 18 hr-HPV genotypes in fixed cervical samples of south african women at risk of HIV and BV, Christina Tieszer, Gregor Reid, and John Denstedt
Physico-chemical and adhesive cell surface properties of Lactobacillus strains grown in old formula and new, standardized MRS medium, M. M.C. Velraeds, B. Van De Belt-Gritter, H. C. Van Der Mei, G. Reid, and H. J. Busscher
Persistence of the Oral Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius M18 Is Dose Dependent and Megaplasmid Transfer Can Augment Their Bacteriocin Production and Adhesion Characteristics, Tim A. Wollin, Christina Tieszer, John V. Riddell, John D. Denstedt, and Gregor Reid
Persistence of Lactobacillus fermentum RC-14 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 but not L. rhamnosus GG in the human vagina as demonstrated by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA, Wei Zhong, Kevin Millsap, Hanna Bialkowska-Hobrzanska, and Gregor Reid
Submissions from 1997
Generation of Dendritic Cell-like Antigen-presenting Cells in Long-term Mixed Leucocyte Culture: Phenotypic and Functional Studies, J. X. Gao, J. Madrenas, W. Zeng, R. Zhong, and D. Grant
Predictors of urinary tract infection after menopause: A prospective study [6] (multiple letters), Marc B. Habash, Henny C. Van Der Mei, Gregor Reid, and Henk J. Busscher
Inactivation of lck and Loss of TCR-mediated Signaling Upon Persistent Engagement with Complexes of Peptide: MHC Molecules, J. E. Lee, M. B. Cossoy, L. A. Chau, B. Singh, and J. Madrenas
The Efficiency of CD4 Recruitment to Ligand-engaged TCR Controls the Agonist/partial Agonist Properties of Peptide-MHC Molecule Ligands, Joaquín Madrenas, Luan A. Chau, Judy Smith, Jeffrey A. Bluestone, and Ronald N. Germain
Prediction of preterm birth in symptomatic women using decision tree modeling for biomarkers, Kevin W. Millsap, Gregor Reid, Henny C. Van Der Mei, and Henk J. Busscher
Potential Uses of Probiotics in Clinical Practice, K. W. Millsap, G. Reid, H. C. Van Der Mei, and H. J. Busscher
Physicochemical Surface Characteristics of Urogenital and Poultry Lactobacilli, Gregor Reid
Physicochemical and biochemical characterization of biosurfactants released by Lactobacillus strains, Gregor Reid, Lydia Dafoe, Brian Niven, and Miguel Valvano
Potential preventive strategies and therapies in urinary tract infection, Gregor Reid and Lesley Howard
Preferential adhesion of urethral bacteria from a mixed population to a urinary catheter, Henny C. Van Der Mei, Betsy Van De Belt-Gritter, Gregor Reid, Hanna Bialkowska-Hobrzanska, and Henk J. Busscher
Physicochemical characteristics of two pairs of coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolates with different plasmid profiles, Martine M.C. Velraeds, Henny C. Van der Mei, Gregor Reid, and Henk J. Busscher
Submissions from 1996
Variant TCR Ligands: New Insights into the Molecular Basis of Antigen-dependent Signal Transduction and T-cell Activation, Joaquín Madrenas and Ronald N. Germain
Interleukin 2 Production, Not the Pattern of Early T-cell Antigen Receptor-dependent Tyrosine Phosphorylation, Controls Anergy Induction by Both Agonists and Partial Agonists, J. Madrenas, R. H. Schwartz, and R. N. Germain