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 2010
RNAi-mediated CD40-CD154 Interruption Promotes Tolerance in Autoimmune Arthritis, Xiufen Zheng, Motohiko Suzuki, Xusheng Zhang, Thomas E. Ichim, Fei Zhu, Hong Ling, Aminah Shunnar, Michael H. Wang, Bertha Garcia, Robert D. Inman, and Wei-Ping Min
Submissions from 2009
Commercially Available Human Probiotic Microorganisms, Kingsley C. Anukam and Gregor Reid
Conditioning film deposition on ureteral stents after implantation, Kingsley Anukaml, Martin Duru, Clinton Eze, Johnbull Egharevba, Alfred Aiyebelehin, Andrew Brucei, and Gregor Reid
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Hemangioblast Express HLA-antigens, Grzegorz Wladyslaw Basak, Satoshi Yasukawa, Andre Alfaro, Samantha Halligan, Anand S. Srivastava, Wei-Ping Min, Boris Minev, and Ewa Carrier
Assessment of Three Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division Drug Efflux Transporters of Burkholderia Cenocepacia in Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance, Silvia Buroni, Maria R. Pasca, Ronald S. Flannagan, Silvia Bazzini, Anna Milano, Iris Bertani, Vittorio Venturi, Miguel A. Valvano, and Giovanna Riccardi
Elucidating the Formation of 6-Deoxyheptose: Biochemical Characterization of the GDP-d-glycero-d-manno-heptose C6 Dehydratase, DmhA, and Its Associated C4 Reductase, DmhB, Frank D. Butty, Monique Aucoin, Leslie Morrison, Nathan Ho, Gary Shaw, and Carole Creuzenet
Comparative meta-RNA-seq of the vaginal microbiota and differential expression by Lactobacillus iners in health and dysbiosis, P. A. Cadieux, J. P. Burton, E. Devillard, and Gregor Reid
The Cellular Level of O-antigen Polymerase Wzy Determines Chain Length Regulation by WzzB and WzzpHS-2 in Shigella flexneri 2a, Javier A. Carter, Juan C. Jiménez, Mercedes Zaldívar, Sergio A. Alvarez, Cristina L. Marolda, Miguel A. Valvano, and Inés Contreras
Toll-like Receptor 2 Ligands on the Staphylococcal Cell Wall Downregulate Superantigen-induced T Cell Activation and Prevent Toxic Shock Syndrome, Thu A. Chau, Michelle L. McCully, William Brintnell, Gary An, Katherine J. Kasper, Enrique D. Vinés, Paul Kubes, S. M. Mansour Haeryfar, John K. McCormick, Ewa Cairns, David E. Heinrichs, and Joaquín Madrenas
Molecular Characterization of Staphyloferrin B Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus, Johnson Cheung, Federico C. Beasley, Suya Liu, Gilles A. Lajoie, and David E. Heinrichs
Comparison of contact angles and adhesion to hexadecane of urogenital, dairy, and poultry lactobacilli: Effect of serial culture passages, Nathalie Delzenne and Gregor Reid
Lipid Incorporation Inhibits Src-Dependent Assembly of Fibronectin and Type I Collagen by Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, Matthew J. Frontini, Caroline O'Neil, Cynthia Sawyez, Bosco M. C. Chan, Murray W. Huff, and J. Geoffrey Pickering
Attenuation of Massive Cytokine Response to the Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B Superantigen by the Innate Immunomodulatory Protein Lactoferrin, J. L. Hayworth, K. J. Kasper, M. Leon-Ponte, C. A. Herfst, D. Yue, W. C. Brintnell, D. M. Mazzuca, D. E. Heinrichs, E. Cairns, J. Madrenas, D. W. Hoskin, J. K. McCormick, and S. M. M. Haeryfar
Correlation between hydrophobicity and resistance to nonoxynol-9 and vancomycin for urogenital isolates of lactobacilli, Sharareh Hekmat, Hoda Soltani, and Gregor Reid
SIRT1 Markedly Extends Replicative Lifespan if the NAD+ Salvage Pathway Is Enhanced, Cynthia Ho, Eric van der Veer, Oula Akawi, and J. Geoffrey Pickering
Dairy products and HIV/AIDS, Jana Jass and Gregor Reid
Detection of a lactobacillus substance that inhibits Escherichia coli, Pirkka V. Kirjavainen, Stephen Pautler, Miren L. Baroja, Kingsley Anukam, Kate Crowley, Kristine Carter, and Gregor Reid
Current scientific understanding of urinary tract infections in women: An overview, Rafael C.R. Martinez, Silvio A. Franceschini, Maristela C. Patta, Silvana M. Quintana, Bruna C. Gomes, Elaine C.P. De Martinis, and Gregor Reid
Competitive exclusion of uropathogens from human uroepithelial cells by Lactobacillus whole cells and cell wall fragments, Rafael C.R. Martinez, Shannon L. Seney, Kelly L. Summers, Auro Nomizo, Elaine C.P. De Martinis, and Gregor Reid
Cranberry juice consumption may reduce biofilms on uroepithelial cells: Pilot study in spinal cord injured patients, R. C.R. Martinez, S. A. Franceschini, M. C. Patta, S. M. Quintana, R. C. Candido, J. C. Ferreira, E. C.P. De Martinis, and G. Reid
Contemporary issues in Ob/Gyn & women's health - The rationale for probiotics in female urogenital healthcare, Andrew J. Martins, Patrick Colquhoun, Gregor Reid, and Sung Ouk Kim
Transcriptional Control by Adenovirus E1A Conserved Region 3 via p300/CBP, Peter Pelka, Jailal N. G. Ablack, Joseph Torchia, Andrew S. Turnell, Roger J. A. Grand, and Joe S. Mymryk
Comparison of various polymers used in the manufacture of peritoneal dialysis catheters, Gregor Reid, Joke Dols, and Wayne Miller
Burkholderia cenocepacia O Antigen Lipopolysaccharide Prevents Phagocytosis by Macrophages and Adhesion to Epithelial Cells, M. Soledad Saldías, Ximena Ortega, and Miguel A. Valvano
Interactions of Burkholderia cenocepacia and Other Burkholderia cepacia Complex Bacteria with Epithelial and Phagocytic Cells, M. Soledad Saldías and Miguel A. Valvano