Identification of differentially expressed proteins in sulfadiazine resistant and sensitive strains of Toxoplasma gondii using difference-gel electrophoresis (DIGE). (2013)
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(2013). Identification of differentially expressed proteins in sulfadiazine resistant and sensitive strains of Toxoplasma gondii using difference-gel electrophoresis (DIGE). International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 35 - 44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2012.12.002

Treatment options for toxoplasmosis in humans are generally limited to the use of sulfonamide and/or pyrimethamine-based compounds. However, there is increasing evidence for clinical therapy failures in patients suggesting the existence of drug resis... Read More about Identification of differentially expressed proteins in sulfadiazine resistant and sensitive strains of Toxoplasma gondii using difference-gel electrophoresis (DIGE)..

Risk practices for animal and human anthrax in Bangladesh: an exploratory study (2013)
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Islam, M., Hossain, M., Mikolon, A., Parveen, S., Khan, M., Haider, N., …Luby, S. (2013). Risk practices for animal and human anthrax in Bangladesh: an exploratory study. https://doi.org/10.3402/iee.v3i0.21356

From August 2009 to October 2010, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh and the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research together investigated 14 outbreaks of anthrax which included 140 animal and 273 human ca... Read More about Risk practices for animal and human anthrax in Bangladesh: an exploratory study.

Growth arrest on inhibition of nonsense-mediated decay is mediated by noncoding RNA GAS5 (2013)
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Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., & Williams, G. T. (2013). Growth arrest on inhibition of nonsense-mediated decay is mediated by noncoding RNA GAS5. BioMed Research International, 2013, Article 358015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/358015

Nonsense-mediated decay is a key RNA surveillance mechanism responsible for the rapid degradation of mRNAs containing premature termination codons and hence prevents the synthesis of truncated proteins. More recently, it has been shown that nonsense-... Read More about Growth arrest on inhibition of nonsense-mediated decay is mediated by noncoding RNA GAS5.

Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the global response of Wolbachia to doxycycline-induced stress. (2013)
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(2013). Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the global response of Wolbachia to doxycycline-induced stress. ISME Journal, 925 - 937. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2013.192

The bacterium Wolbachia (order Rickettsiales), representing perhaps the most abundant vertically transmitted microbe worldwide, infects arthropods and filarial nematodes. In arthropods, Wolbachia can induce reproductive alterations and interfere with... Read More about Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the global response of Wolbachia to doxycycline-induced stress..

Draft Genome Sequence of a Meningitic Isolate of Cronobacter sakazakii Clonal Complex 4, Strain 8399 (2013)
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(2013). Draft Genome Sequence of a Meningitic Isolate of Cronobacter sakazakii Clonal Complex 4, Strain 8399. Genome Announcements, https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00833-13

The Cronobacter sakazakii clonal lineage defined as clonal complex 4 (CC4), composed of nine sequence types, is associated with
severe cases of neonatal meningitis. To date, only closely related C. sakazakii sequence type 4 (ST4) strains have been s... Read More about Draft Genome Sequence of a Meningitic Isolate of Cronobacter sakazakii Clonal Complex 4, Strain 8399.

Pericellular Ca(2+) recycling potentiates thrombin-evoked Ca(2+) signals in human platelets. (2013)
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Sage, S., Pugh, N., Farndale, R., & Harper, A. (2013). Pericellular Ca(2+) recycling potentiates thrombin-evoked Ca(2+) signals in human platelets. https://doi.org/10.1002/phy2.85

We have previously demonstrated that Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchangers (NCXs) potentiate Ca(2+) signaling evoked by thapsigargin in human platelets, via their ability to modulate the secretion of autocoids from dense granules. This link was confirmed in platel... Read More about Pericellular Ca(2+) recycling potentiates thrombin-evoked Ca(2+) signals in human platelets..

Phanta: a non-fluorescent photochromic acceptor for pcFRET. (2013)
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(2013). Phanta: a non-fluorescent photochromic acceptor for pcFRET. PloS one, e75835 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075835

We have developed an orange non-fluorescent photochromic protein (quantum yield, 0.003) we call Phanta that is useful as an acceptor in pcFRET applications. Phanta can be repeatedly inter-converted between the two absorbing states by alternate exposu... Read More about Phanta: a non-fluorescent photochromic acceptor for pcFRET..

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Newly Identified Species in the Genus Cronobacter, C. helveticus LMG23732T, C. pulveris LMG24059, and C. zurichensis LMG23730T (2013)
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Masood. (2013). Draft Genome Sequences of Three Newly Identified Species in the Genus Cronobacter, C. helveticus LMG23732T, C. pulveris LMG24059, and C. zurichensis LMG23730T. Genome Announcements, https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00783-13

Cronobacter helveticus, Cronobacter pulveris, and Cronobacter zurichensis are newly described species in the Cronobacter genus,
which is associated with serious infections of neonates. This is the first report of draft genome sequences for these spe... Read More about Draft Genome Sequences of Three Newly Identified Species in the Genus Cronobacter, C. helveticus LMG23732T, C. pulveris LMG24059, and C. zurichensis LMG23730T.

Draft Genome Sequence of the Earliest Cronobacter sakazakii Sequence Type 4 Strain, NCIMB 8272 (2013)
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Masood. (2013). Draft Genome Sequence of the Earliest Cronobacter sakazakii Sequence Type 4 Strain, NCIMB 8272. Genome Announcements, https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00782-13

The Cronobacter sakazakii clonal lineage defined as sequence type 4 (ST4) is associated with severe cases of neonatal meningitis and persistence in powdered infant formula. For genome sequencing of the earliest deposited culture collection strain of... Read More about Draft Genome Sequence of the Earliest Cronobacter sakazakii Sequence Type 4 Strain, NCIMB 8272.

Influence of internalin a murinisation on host resistance to orally acquired listeriosis in mice (2013)
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Beard, P. (2013). Influence of internalin a murinisation on host resistance to orally acquired listeriosis in mice. BMC Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-13-90

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>The bacterial surface protein internalin (InlA) is a major virulence factor of the food-born pathogen <jats:italic>Listeria monocytogenes</jats:italic>. It plays... Read More about Influence of internalin a murinisation on host resistance to orally acquired listeriosis in mice.

Proteomic analysis of the Theileria annulata schizont. (2013)
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(2013). Proteomic analysis of the Theileria annulata schizont. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 173 - 180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.10.017

The apicomplexan parasite, Theileria annulata, is the causative agent of tropical theileriosis, a devastating lymphoproliferative disease of cattle. The schizont stage transforms bovine leukocytes and provides an intriguing model to study host/pathog... Read More about Proteomic analysis of the Theileria annulata schizont..

Environmentally friendly tool to control mosquito populations without risk of insecticide resistance: the Lehmann's funnel entry trap. (2013)
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(2013). Environmentally friendly tool to control mosquito populations without risk of insecticide resistance: the Lehmann's funnel entry trap. Malaria Journal, 196 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-196

BACKGROUND: Current malaria control strategies have cut down the malaria burden in many endemic areas, however the emergence and rapid spread of insecticide and drug resistance undermine the success of these efforts. There is growing concern that mal... Read More about Environmentally friendly tool to control mosquito populations without risk of insecticide resistance: the Lehmann's funnel entry trap..

Effects of dietary nutrients on volatile breath metabolites (2013)
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(2013). Effects of dietary nutrients on volatile breath metabolites. Journal of Nutritional Science, e34 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2013.26

Breath analysis is becoming increasingly established as a means of assessing metabolic, biochemical and physiological function in health and disease. The methods available for these analyses exploit a variety of complex physicochemical principles, bu... Read More about Effects of dietary nutrients on volatile breath metabolites.

Comparative Analysis of Genome Sequences Covering the Seven Cronobacter Species (2012)
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Masood. (2012). Comparative Analysis of Genome Sequences Covering the Seven Cronobacter Species. PloS one, e49455 - e49455. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049455

Background
Species of Cronobacter are widespread in the environment and are occasional food-borne pathogens associated with serious neonatal diseases, including bacteraemia, meningitis, and necrotising enterocolitis. The genus is composed of seven s... Read More about Comparative Analysis of Genome Sequences Covering the Seven Cronobacter Species.

Neuronal Toll-like receptor 4 signaling induces brain endothelial activation and neutrophil transmigration in vitro. (2012)
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Maysami, S., Bowie, A., Denes, A., Nilsson, O., Leow-Dyke, S., Allen, C., …Pinteaux, E. (2012). Neuronal Toll-like receptor 4 signaling induces brain endothelial activation and neutrophil transmigration in vitro. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 230 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-9-230

BACKGROUND: The innate immune response in the brain is initiated by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPS) or danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPS) produced in response to central nervous system (CNS) infection or injury. These molecul... Read More about Neuronal Toll-like receptor 4 signaling induces brain endothelial activation and neutrophil transmigration in vitro..

Analysis of gene expression from the Wolbachia genome of a filarial nematode supports both metabolic and defensive roles within the symbiosis. (2012)
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(2012). Analysis of gene expression from the Wolbachia genome of a filarial nematode supports both metabolic and defensive roles within the symbiosis. Genome Research, 2467 - 2477. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.138420.112

The a-proteobacterium Wolbachia is probably the most prevalent, vertically transmitted symbiont on Earth. In contrast with its wide distribution in arthropods, Wolbachia is restricted to one family of animal-parasitic nematodes, the Onchocercidae. Th... Read More about Analysis of gene expression from the Wolbachia genome of a filarial nematode supports both metabolic and defensive roles within the symbiosis..

Parasites, proteomes and systems: has Descartes' clock run out of time? (2012)
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(2012). Parasites, proteomes and systems: has Descartes' clock run out of time?. Parasitology, 1103 - 1118. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182012000716

Systems biology aims to integrate multiple biological data types such as genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics across different levels of structure and scale; it represents an emerging paradigm in the scientific process which challenges the reduct... Read More about Parasites, proteomes and systems: has Descartes' clock run out of time?.

Evidence for genetic differentiation at the microgeographic scale in Phlebotomus papatasi populations from Sudan. (2012)
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(2012). Evidence for genetic differentiation at the microgeographic scale in Phlebotomus papatasi populations from Sudan. Parasites and Vectors, 249 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-249

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Sudan. It is caused by Leishmania major parasites and transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi sandflies. Recently, uncommon clinical manifestations of CL have been reported. Moreover, L. donovani par... Read More about Evidence for genetic differentiation at the microgeographic scale in Phlebotomus papatasi populations from Sudan..

Insect oral secretions suppress wound-induced responses in Arabidopsis. (2011)
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(2011). Insect oral secretions suppress wound-induced responses in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 727 - 737. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/err308

The induction of plant defences and their subsequent suppression by insects is thought to be an important factor in the evolutionary arms race between plants and herbivores. Although insect oral secretions (OS) contain elicitors that trigger plant im... Read More about Insect oral secretions suppress wound-induced responses in Arabidopsis..

Mosquito vectors survey in the AL-Ahsaa district of eastern Saudi Arabia (2011)
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(2011). Mosquito vectors survey in the AL-Ahsaa district of eastern Saudi Arabia. Journal of Insect Science, 176 -?. https://doi.org/10.1673/031.011.17601

The present study aimed to identify the mosquito vectors distributed throughout AL-Ahsaa district situated in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Mosquito larvae were collected seasonally for one year (October 2009 to September 2010) from different b... Read More about Mosquito vectors survey in the AL-Ahsaa district of eastern Saudi Arabia.