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Characterization of Novel Brucella Strains Originating from Wild Native Rodent Species in North Queensland, Australia by Tiller, Rebekah V, Gee, Jay E, Frace, Michael A, Taylor, Trevor K, Setubal, Joao C, Hoffmaster, Alex R, De, Barun K

“…We report on the characterization of a group of seven novel Brucella strains isolated in 1964 from three native rodent species in North Queensland, Australia,…”
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Identification of an unusual Brucella strain (BO2) from a lung biopsy in a 52 year-old patient with chronic destructive pneumonia by Tiller, Rebekah V, Gee, Jay E, Lonsway, David R, Gribble, Sonali, Bell, Scott C, Jennison, Amy V, Bates, John, Coulter, Chris, Hoffmaster, Alex R, De, Barun K

“…Brucellosis is primarily a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella species. There are currently ten Brucella spp. including the recently identified novel B…”
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Characterization of Bacillus cereus Isolates Associated with Fatal Pneumonias: Strains Are Closely Related to Bacillus anthracis and Harbor B. anthracis Virulence Genes by Hoffmaster, Alex R, Hill, Karen K, Gee, Jay E, Marston, Chung K, De, Barun K, Popovic, Tanja, Sue, David, Wilkins, Patricia P, Avashia, Swati B, Drumgoole, Rahsaan, Helma, Charles H, Ticknor, Lawrence O, Okinaka, Richard T, Jackson, Paul J

“…Bacillus cereus is ubiquitous in nature, and while most isolates appear to be harmless, some are associated with food-borne illnesses, periodontal diseases,…”
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Novel Brucella Strain (BO1) Associated with a Prosthetic Breast Implant Infection by De, Barun K, Stauffer, Larry, Koylass, Mark S, Sharp, Susan E, Gee, Jay E, Helsel, Leta O, Steigerwalt, Arnold G, Vega, Robert, Clark, Thomas A, Daneshvar, Maryam I, Wilkins, Patricia P, Whatmore, Adrian M

“…We report the microbiological, biochemical, and molecular characterization of an unusual Brucella strain (BO1) isolated from a breast implant wound in a…”
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Real-Time PCR Assays of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Defining the Major Brucella Clades by Foster, Jeffrey T, Okinaka, Richard T, Svensson, Rita, Shaw, Kathryn, De, Barun K, Robison, Richard A, Probert, William S, Kenefic, Leo J, Brown, William D, Keim, Paul

“…Members of the genus Brucella are known worldwide as pathogens of wildlife and livestock and are the most common organisms of zoonotic infection in humans. In…”
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Brucella inopinata sp. nov., isolated from a breast implant infection by Scholz, Holger C, Nöckler, Karsten, Göllner, Cornelia, Bahn, Peter, Vergnaud, Gilles, Tomaso, Herbert, Al Dahouk, Sascha, Kämpfer, Peter, Cloeckaert, Axel, Maquart, Marianne, Zygmunt, Michel S, Whatmore, Adrian M, Pfeffer, Martin, Huber, Birgit, Busse, Hans-Jürgen, De, Barun Kumar

“…A Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming coccoid bacterium (strain BO1(T)) was isolated recently from a breast implant infection of a 71-year-old female…”
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Comparison of Two Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Methods for Molecular Strain Typing of Human Brucella melitensis Isolates from the Middle East by Tiller, Rebekah V, De, Barun K, Boshra, Marie, Huynh, Lynn Y, Van Ert, Matthew N, Wagner, David M, Klena, John, Mohsen, T.S, El-Shafie, S.S, Keim, Paul, Hoffmaster, Alex R, Wilkins, Patricia P, Pimentel, Guillermo

“…Brucella species are highly monomorphic, with minimal genetic variation among species, hindering the development of reliable subtyping tools for epidemiologic…”
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Evaluation of the Abbott ARCHITECT i2000 Sirolimus Assay and Comparison With the Abbott IMx Sirolimus Assay and an Established Liquid Chromatography―Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method by JOHNSON-DAVIS, Kamisha L, DE, Soumo, JIMENEZ, Ernest, MCMILLIN, Gwendolyn A, DE, Barun K

“…Sirolimus is indicated for prophylaxis treatment to prevent solid organ rejection. Due to intrapatient and interpatient variabilities in pharmacokinetics, risk…”
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Performance characteristics of beta-2-microglobulin measurements on a Beckman Immage analyzer with the DakoCytomation reagent kit by De, Barun K., Jimenez, Ernest, De, Soumo

“…Evaluation of serum beta-2-microglobulin (β2M) in an automated analyzer. The DakoCytomation β2M kit is an antibody based reagent intended for quantitative…”
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Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Rapid Confirmatory Identification of Brucella Isolates by GEE, Jay E, DE, Barun K, LEVETT, Paul N, WHITNEY, Anne M, NOVAK, Ryan T, POPOVIC, Tanja

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Analytical performance characteristics of the Abbott Architect i2000 Tacrolimus assay; comparisons with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and Abbott IMx methods by De, Barun K., Jimenez, E., De, S., Sawyer, J.C., McMillin, G.A.

“…Tacrolimus, an immunosuppressive drug discovered in 1984, is used to decrease the risk of organ rejection. The 2007 European Consensus Conference on Tacrolimus…”
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Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Rapid Identification and Differentiation of Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei by GEE, Jay E, SACCHI, Claudio T, GLASS, Mindy B, DE, Barun K, WEYANT, Robbin S, LEVETT, Paul N, WHITNEY, Anne M, HOFFMASTER, Alex R, POPOVIC, Tanja

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Comparative genomics of early-diverging Brucella strains reveals a novel lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway by Wattam, Alice R, Inzana, Thomas J, Williams, Kelly P, Mane, Shrinivasrao P, Shukla, Maulik, Almeida, Nalvo F, Dickerman, Allan W, Mason, Steven, Moriyón, Ignacio, O'Callaghan, David, Whatmore, Adrian M, Sobral, Bruno W, Tiller, Rebekah V, Hoffmaster, Alex R, Frace, Michael A, De Castro, Cristina, Molinaro, Antonio, Boyle, Stephen M, De, Barun K, Setubal, João C

“…Brucella species are Gram-negative bacteria that infect mammals. Recently, two unusual strains (Brucella inopinata BO1(T) and B. inopinata-like BO2) have been…”
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Identification of Anthrax Toxin Genes in a Bacillus cereus Associated with an Illness Resembling Inhalation Anthrax by Hoffmaster, Alex R., Ravel, Jacques, Rasko, David A., Chapman, Gail D., Chute, Michael D., Marston, Chung K., De, Barun K., Sacchi, Claudio T., Fitzgerald, Collette, Mayer, Leonard W., Martin C. J. Maiden, Priest, Fergus G., Barker, Margaret, Jiang, Lingxia, Cer, Regina Z., Rilstone, Jennifer, Peterson, Scott N., Weyant, Robbin S., Galloway, Darrell R., Read, Timothy D., Popovic, Tanja, Fraser, Claire M., Robbins, John B.

“…Bacillus anthracis is the etiologic agent of anthrax, an acute fatal disease among mammals. It was thought to differ from Bacillus cereus, an opportunistic…”
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A two-component direct fluorescent-antibody assay for rapid identification of Bacillus anthracis by De, Barun K, Bragg, Sandra L, Sanden, Gary N, Wilson, Kathy E, Diem, Lois A, Marston, Chung K, Hoffmaster, Alex R, Barnett, Gwen A, Weyant, Robbin S, Abshire, Teresa G, Ezzell, John W, Popovic, Tanja

“…A two-component direct fluorescent-antibody (DFA) assay, using fluorescein-labeled monoclonal antibodies specific to the Bacillus anthracis cell wall (CW-DFA)…”
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Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Testing of Brucella spp by Lonsway, David R, Jevitt, Laura A, Uhl, James R, Cockerill, Franklin R. III, Anderson, Mary E, Sullivan, Maureen M, De, Barun K, Edwards, Jonathan R, Patel, Jean B

“…Since some strains of Brucella species may require carbon dioxide for growth, a multilaboratory study was conducted to compare broth microdilution…”
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Standardization and denoising algorithms for mass spectra to classify whole-organism bacterial specimens by Satten, Glen A., Datta, Somnath, Moura, Hercules, Woolfitt, Adrian R., Carvalho, Maria da G., Carlone, George M., De, Barun K., Pavlopoulos, Antonis, Barr, John R.

“…Motivation: Application of mass spectrometry in proteomics is a breakthrough in high-throughput analyses. Early applications have focused on protein expression…”
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Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV in the Outpatient Setting: One Hospital’s Perspective by Lukefahr, Ashley, De, Barun

“…Abstract Traditional methods for the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 (HIV-1, HIV-2) involve initial screening by an immunoassay…”
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Comparative genomics of early-diverging Brucella strains reveals a novel lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis pathway by Wattam, Alice R, Inzana, Thomas J, Williams, Kelly P, Mane, Shrinivasrao P, Shukla, Maulik, Almeida, Nalvo F, Dickerman, Allan W, Mason, Steven, Moriyón, Ignacio, O'Callaghan, David, Whatmore, Adrian M, Sobral, Bruno W, Tiller, Rebekah V, Hoffmaster, Alex R, Frace, Michael A, De Castro, Cristina, Molinaro, Antonio, Boyle, Stephen M, De, Barun K, Setubal, João C

“…Brucella species are Gram-negative bacteria that infect mammals. Recently, two unusual strains (Brucella inopinata BO1T and B. inopinata-like BO2) have been…”
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Effects of hemoglobin C and S traits on eight glycohemoglobin methods by ROBERTS, William L, DE, Baron K, BROWN, Diane, HANBURY, C. Michael, HOYER, James D, JOHN, W. Garry, LAMBERT, Thomas L, LUNDELL, Ryan B, ROHLFING, Curt, LITTLE, Randie R

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