Search Results - "Lazar, Shirley"
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Post-exposure protection of SARS-CoV-2 lethal infected K18-hACE2 transgenic mice by neutralizing human monoclonal antibody
Published in Nature communications (11-02-2021)“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exhibits high levels of mortality…”
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Rapid Amplicon Nanopore Sequencing (RANS) for the Differential Diagnosis of Monkeypox Virus and Other Vesicle-Forming Pathogens
Published in Viruses (18-08-2022)“…As of July 2022, more than 16,000 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox (MPX) cases have been reported worldwide. Until recently, MPX was a rare viral disease seldom…”
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Evaluating the efficacy of RT-qPCR SARS-CoV-2 direct approaches in comparison to RNA extraction
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-10-2020)“…The genetic identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is based on viral RNA extraction prior to RT-qPCR assay, however…”
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Centaur antibodies: Engineered chimeric equine-human recombinant antibodies
Published in Frontiers in immunology (19-08-2022)“…Hyper-immune antisera from large mammals, in particular horses, are routinely used for life-saving anti-intoxication intervention. While highly efficient, the…”
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Insights from genomic analysis of a novel Coxiella burnetii strain isolated in Israel
Published in New microbes and new infections (01-06-2024)“…The diagnosis of Q fever is challenging due to nonspecific symptoms and negative standard blood culture results. Serological testing through immunofluorescence…”
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A Novel Approach to Vaccine Development: Concomitant Pathogen Inactivation and Host Immune Stimulation by Peroxynitrite
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (22-09-2022)“…The design of efficient vaccines for long-term protective immunity against pathogens represents an objective of utmost public health priority. In general, live…”
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Therapeutic antibodies, targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike N-terminal domain, protect lethally infected K18-hACE2 mice
Published in iScience (21-05-2021)“…Neutralizing antibodies represent a valuable therapeutic approach to countermeasure the current COVID-19 pandemic. Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants emphasizes…”
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Genome sequence of two novel virulent clinical strains of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated from acute melioidosis cases imported to Israel from India and Thailand
Published in BMC genetics (23-05-2024)“…Burkholderia pseudomallei, the etiological cause of melioidosis, is a soil saprophyte endemic in South-East Asia, where it constitutes a public health concern…”
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Fc-Independent Protection from SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Recombinant Human Monoclonal Antibodies
Published in Antibodies (Basel) (08-11-2021)“…The use of passively-administered neutralizing antibodies is a promising approach for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Antibody-mediated…”
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Enhanced production yields of rVSV-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine using Fibra-Cel ® macrocarriers
Published in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology (21-02-2024)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has led to high global demand for vaccines to safeguard public health. To that end, our institute has developed a recombinant viral…”
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Rapid identification of unknown pathogens in environmental samples using a high-throughput sequencing-based approach
Published in Heliyon (01-05-2019)“…In the event of a bioterror attack, a prompt, sensitive and definite identification of the agents involved is of major concern for confirmation of the event…”
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A rapid high-throughput sequencing-based approach for the identification of unknown bacterial pathogens in whole blood
Published in Future science OA (01-07-2020)“…High-throughput DNA sequencing (HTS) of pathogens in whole blood samples is hampered by the high host/pathogen nucleic acids ratio. We describe a novel and…”
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Comparative Analysis of the Global Transcriptomic Response to Oxidative Stress of Bacillus anthracis htrA -Disrupted and Parental Wild Type Strains
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (30-11-2020)“…We previously demonstrated that the HtrA (High Temperature Requirement A) protease/chaperone active in the quality control of protein synthesis, represents an…”
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Generation of Yersinia pestis Attenuated Strains by Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis in Search of Novel Vaccine Candidates
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-02-2004)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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A single dose of recombinant VSV-∆G-spike vaccine provides protection against SARS-CoV-2 challenge
Published in Nature communications (16-12-2020)“…The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 imposes an urgent need for rapid development of an efficient and cost-effective vaccine, suitable for mass…”
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Monkeypox DNA levels correlate with virus infectivity in clinical samples, Israel, 2022
Published in Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles (01-09-2022)“…The current monkeypox virus global spread and lack of data regarding clinical specimens' infectivity call for examining virus infectivity, and whether this…”
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Case Report: Imported Melioidosis from Goa, India to Israel, 2018
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-01-2019)“…A previously healthy young man presented with a chronic cavitary pulmonary infection that began while in Goa, India. was cultured from sputum samples. The…”
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T cells play an essential role in anti-F1 mediated rapid protection against bubonic plague
Published in Vaccine (16-09-2011)“…Highlights ► Vaccination with rF1 shortly after exposure to Yersinia pestis provides protection. ► Anti-F1 humoral response mediates the rapid onset of…”
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New Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Isolate, Identified by Sequence Analysis of Conserved Genomic Regions
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (20-12-2019)“…The clinical features of spotted fever group (SFG) induced disease range from a mild to severe illness. The clinical complexity is even greater due to the fact…”
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Transcriptome Sequencing Data of Bacillus anthracis Vollum Δ htrA and Its Parental Strain, Isolated under Oxidative Stress
Published in Microbiology resource announcements (27-08-2020)“…The high-temperature requirement chaperone/protease (HtrA) is involved in the stress response of the anthrax-causing pathogen Bacillus anthracis . Resilience…”
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