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The importance of the immunodominant CD8+ T cell epitope of Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite protein in parasite- and vaccine-induced protection.

Characterization of extracellular vesicles from Entamoeba histolytica identifies roles in intercellular communication that regulates parasite growth and development.

Microscopic and sub-microscopic asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in Ghanaian children and protection against febrile malaria.

PTS Uptake and Metabolism of theß-Glucoside Salicin Impacts Group A Streptococcal Bloodstream Survival and Soft Tissue Infection.

Group A Streptococcus Infection of the Nasopharynx Requires Proinflammatory Signaling Through the Interleukin-1 Receptor.

Antibody binding and complement-mediated killing of invasive Haemophilus influenzae isolates from Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands.

Leukocidins and the nuclease Nuc prevent neutrophil mediated killing of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.

The Salmonella LysR family regulator, RipR, activates the SPI-13 encoded itaconate degradation cluster.

Differential induction of type I and III interferons by Staphylococcus aureus.

A novel streptococcal transcriptional regulator XtgS negatively regulates bacterial virulence and directly represses of PseP transcription.

Brucella abortus and pregnancy in mice: impact of chronic infection 1 ion on fertility and the role of regulatory T cells in tissue colonization.

Endocervical miRNA expression profiles in women positive for Chlamydia trachomatis with clinical signs and/or symptoms is distinct from women positive for Chlamydia trachomatis without signs and symptoms.

Diffusible signal factors act through AraC-type transcriptional regulators as chemical cues to repress virulence of enteric pathogens.

Intratracheal inoculation with Brucella melitensis in the pregnant guinea pig is an improved model for reproductive pathogenesis and vaccine studies.

Niche- and gender-dependent immune reactions in relation to the microbiota profile in pediatric patients with otitis media with effusion.

Vaccination with secreted aspartyl proteinase 2 protein from Candida parapsilosis can enhance survival of mice during Candida tropicalis mediated systemic candidiasis.

A role of epithelial cells and virulence factors in biofilm formation by Streptococcus pyogenes in vitro.

Immunization against Anaplasma phagocytophilum adhesin binding domains confers protection against infection in the mouse model.

The Great ESKAPE: Exploring the Crossroads of Bile and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens.

Generation and characterization of typhoid toxin-neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies.

Scnn1b-transgenic BALB/c mice as a model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the cystic fibrosis lung.

Aggregative adherence fimbriae II of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli are required for adherence and barrier disruption during infection of human colonoids.

The ethanolamine-sensing transcription factor EutR promotes virulence and transmission during Citrobacter rodentium intestinal infection.

Antibodies and protection in systemic Salmonella infections: do we still have more questions than answers?

A Human Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cell Culture Model to Study Host Responses to Chlamydia trachomatis Infection.

A small membrane stabilising protein critical to the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus.

Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by particles from the Echinococcus granulosus laminated layer.

Differential interactions of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage complement proteins with conidia of airborne fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.

Can the cecal ligation and puncture model be repurposed to better inform therapy in human sepsis?

Distinct morphological fates of uropathogenic E. coli intracellular bacterial communities: dependency on urine composition and pH.

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Type IV pilus mediates augmented adherence to rhinovirus-infected human airway epithelial cells.

The ubiquitin-modifying enzyme A20 terminates C-type lectin receptor signals and is a suppressor of host defense against systemic fungal infection.

Innate effector systems in primary human macrophages sensitize multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae to antibiotics.

Staphylococcus aureus fatty acid kinase FakA modulates pathogenesis during skin infection via proteases.

Genomic profiling reveals distinct routes to complement resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Circulating cytokines associated with poor pregnancy outcomes in Beninese exposed to infection with Plasmodium falciparum.

mcr-1 gene expression modulates the inflammatory response of human macrophages to Escherichia coli.

A 20-mer peptide derived from the lectin domain of SP-A2 decreases TNF-α production during Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

NHR-49 transcription factor regulates immuno-metabolic response and survival of Caenorhabditis elegans during Enterococcus faecalis infection.

Legionella pneumophila excludes autophagy adaptors from the ubiquitin-labeled vacuole in which it resides.

The uroporphyrinogen-III synthase (uroS) and the magnesium chelatase class of AAA+ ATPase (yifB) genes conserved among tetrapyrrole synthesizing-deficient Bacteroidales are involved in Bacteroides fragilis heme assimilation and survival in experiment

Mycobacterium abscessus clearance by neutrophils is independent of autophagy.

Cryptococcus neoformans evades pulmonary immunity by modulating xylose precursor transport.

Chlamydia lipooligosaccharide has varied direct and indirect roles in evading both innate and adaptive host-immune responses.

Morphological and motility features of the stable bleb driven monopodial form of Entamoeba and its importance in encystation.

Group A streptococcus AdcR regulon participates in bacterial defense against host-mediated zinc sequestration and contributes to virulence.

The Serratia marcescens siderophore, serratiochelin, is necessary for full virulence during bloodstream infection.

Salmonella Persistence and Host Immunity is Dictated by the Anatomical Microenvironment.

Progress Towards the Development of a NEAT Vaccine for Anthrax II: Immunogen Specificity and Alum Effectiveness in an Inhalational Model.