Search Results - "Guzmán, Caterina"
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The regulon of Brucella abortus two-component system BvrR/BvrS reveals the coordination of metabolic pathways required for intracellular life
Published in PloS one (21-09-2022)“…Brucella abortus is a facultative intracellular pathogen causing a severe zoonotic disease worldwide. The two-component regulatory system (TCS) BvrR/BvrS of B…”
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A Sinorhizobium meliloti and Agrobacterium tumefaciens ExoR ortholog is not crucial for Brucella abortus virulence
Published in PloS one (13-08-2021)“…Brucella is a facultative extracellular-intracellular pathogen that belongs to the Alphaproteobacteria class. Precise sensing of environmental changes and a…”
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Brucella abortus uses a stealthy strategy to avoid activation of the innate immune system during the onset of infection
Published in PloS one (18-07-2007)“…To unravel the strategy by which Brucella abortus establishes chronic infections, we explored its early interaction with innate immunity. Brucella did not…”
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Brucella abortus S19 GFP-tagged vaccine allows the serological identification of vaccinated cattle
Published in PloS one (22-11-2021)“…Bovine brucellosis induces abortion in cows, produces important economic losses, and causes a widely distributed zoonosis. Its eradication was achieved in…”
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Brucellosis in mammals of Costa Rica: An epidemiological survey
Published in PloS one (09-08-2017)“…Brucellosis has been an endemic disease of cattle and humans in Costa Rica since the beginning of XX century. However, brucellosis in sheep, goats, pigs, water…”
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The Brucella abortus two-component system response regulator BvrR binds to three DNA regulatory boxes in the upstream region of omp25
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (14-09-2023)“…Brucella abortus is a facultative extracellular-intracellular bacterial zoonotic pathogen worldwide. It is also a major cause of abortion in bovines,…”
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Brucella neotomae Infection in Humans, Costa Rica
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-06-2017)“…Several species of Brucella are known to be zoonotic, but B. neotomae infection has been thought to be limited to wood rats. In 2008 and 2011, however, B…”
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The Two-Component System BvrR/BvrS Regulates the Expression of the Type IV Secretion System VirB in Brucella abortus
Published in Journal of Bacteriology (01-11-2010)“…Article Usage Stats Services JB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Phenotypes controlled by the Brucella abortus two component system BvrR/BvrS are differentially impacted by BvrR phosphorylation
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (10-05-2023)“…is a zoonotic pathogen whose virulence depends on its ability to survive intracellularly at the endoplasmic reticulum derived compartment. The two-component…”
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Persistence of Brucella abortus lineages revealed by genomic characterization and phylodynamic analysis
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-04-2020)“…Brucellosis, caused by Brucella abortus, is a major disease of cattle and humans worldwide distributed. Eradication and control of the disease has been…”
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Brucella abortus Induces the Premature Death of Human Neutrophils through the Action of Its Lipopolysaccharide
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-05-2015)“…Most bacterial infections induce the activation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs), enhance their microbicidal function, and promote the survival of these…”
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Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Costa Rica: Lessons learned from failures in the control of the disease
Published in PloS one (10-08-2017)“…Brucellosis, caused by Brucella abortus is a major disease of cattle and a zoonosis. In order to estimate the bovine brucellosis prevalence in Costa Rica (CR),…”
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Assessment of Mathematical Approaches for the Estimation and Comparison of Efficiency in qPCR Assays for a Prokaryotic Model
Published in DNA (21-06-2024)“…Quantitative PCR is a molecular technique for DNA quantification that depends on reaction efficiency and the Ct value (“cycle threshold”). However, the results…”
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Analysis of TcdB Proteins within the Hypervirulent Clade 2 Reveals an Impact of RhoA Glucosylation on Clostridium difficile Proinflammatory Activities
Published in Infection and immunity (01-03-2016)“…Clostridium difficile strains within the hypervirulent clade 2 are responsible for nosocomial outbreaks worldwide. The increased pathogenic potential of these…”
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A bvrR/bvrS Non-Polar Brucella abortus Mutant Confirms the Role of the Two-Component System BvrR/BvrS in Virulence and Membrane Integrity
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (05-08-2023)“…Brucella abortus is a bacterial pathogen causing bovine brucellosis worldwide. This facultative extracellular–intracellular pathogen can be transmitted to…”
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Combined electrokinetic manipulations of pathogenic bacterial samples in low-cost fabricated dielectrophoretic devices
Published in AIP advances (01-11-2019)“…A low-cost fabrication method of microfluidic devices with micrometer-sized constrictions used for electrodeless dielectrophoresis (eDEP) is demonstrated here…”
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Brucella abortus Strain 2308 Wisconsin Genome: Importance of the Definition of Reference Strains
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (29-09-2016)“…Brucellosis is a bacterial infectious disease affecting a wide range of mammals and a neglected zoonosis caused by species of the genetically homogenous genus…”
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Brucella sp. sequence-type 27 associated with abortion in dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
Published in European journal of wildlife research (01-08-2021)“…A dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima stranded alive along the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. The whale, handled by tourists and local inhabitants, was weak,…”
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Neurobrucellosis in stranded dolphins, Costa Rica
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-09-2008)“…Ten striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Costa Rican Pacific coast, had meningoencephalitis and antibodies against Brucella spp…”
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Virulent Brucella nosferati infecting Desmodus rotundus has emerging potential due to the broad foraging range of its bat host for humans and wild and domestic animals
Published in mSphere (24-08-2023)“…vampire bats, transmit dangerous infections, and brucellosis is a hazardous zoonotic disease, two adversities that coexist in the subtropical and tropical…”
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