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Development and Use of Personalized Bacteriophage-Based Therapeutic Cocktails To Treat a Patient with a Disseminated Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection by Schooley, Robert T, Biswas, Biswajit, Gill, Jason J, Hernandez-Morales, Adriana, Lancaster, Jacob, Lessor, Lauren, Barr, Jeremy J, Reed, Sharon L, Rohwer, Forest, Benler, Sean, Segall, Anca M, Taplitz, Randy, Smith, Davey M, Kerr, Kim, Kumaraswamy, Monika, Nizet, Victor, Lin, Leo, McCauley, Melanie D, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Benson, Constance A, Pope, Robert K, Leroux, Brian M, Picel, Andrew C, Mateczun, Alfred J, Cilwa, Katherine E, Regeimbal, James M, Estrella, Luis A, Wolfe, David M, Henry, Matthew S, Quinones, Javier, Salka, Scott, Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly A, Young, Ry, Hamilton, Theron

“…Widespread antibiotic use in clinical medicine and the livestock industry has contributed to the global spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial…”
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Comparison of three next-generation sequencing platforms for metagenomic sequencing and identification of pathogens in blood by Frey, Kenneth G, Herrera-Galeano, Jesus Enrique, Redden, Cassie L, Luu, Truong V, Servetas, Stephanie L, Mateczun, Alfred J, Mokashi, Vishwesh P, Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly A

“…The introduction of benchtop sequencers has made adoption of whole genome sequencing possible for a broader community of researchers than ever before…”
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Genomic characterization of the Bacillus cereus sensu lato species: backdrop to the evolution of Bacillus anthracis by Zwick, Michael E, Joseph, Sandeep J, Didelot, Xavier, Chen, Peter E, Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly A, Stewart, Andrew C, Willner, Kristin, Nolan, Nichole, Lentz, Shannon, Thomason, Maureen K, Sozhamannan, Shanmuga, Mateczun, Alfred J, Du, Lei, Read, Timothy D

“…The key genes required for Bacillus anthracis to cause anthrax have been acquired recently by horizontal gene transfer. To understand the genetic background…”
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In Vitro Analysis of Acetalated Dextran Microparticles as a Potent Delivery Platform for Vaccine Adjuvants by Bachelder, Eric M, Beaudette, Tristan T, Broaders, Kyle E, Fréchet, Jean M. J, Albrecht, Mark T, Mateczun, Alfred J, Ainslie, Kristy M, Pesce, John T, Keane-Myers, Andrea M

“…Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists induce potent innate immune responses and can be used in the development of novel vaccine adjuvants. However, access to TLRs…”
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Whole genome sequencing of phage resistant Bacillus anthracis mutants reveals an essential role for cell surface anchoring protein CsaB in phage AP50c adsorption by Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly A, Plaut, Roger D, Chen, Peter E, Akmal, Arya, Willner, Kristin M, Butani, Amy, Dorsey, Shakia, Mokashi, Vishwesh, Mateczun, Alfred J, Chapman, Carol, George, Matroner, Luu, Truong, Read, Timothy D, Calendar, Richard, Stibitz, Scott, Sozhamannan, Shanmuga

“…Spontaneous Bacillus anthracis mutants resistant to infection by phage AP50c (AP50R) exhibit a mucoid colony phenotype and secrete an extracellular matrix…”
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Genomic characterization of the Yersinia genus by Chen, Peter E, Cook, Christopher, Stewart, Andrew C, Nagarajan, Niranjan, Sommer, Dan D, Pop, Mihai, Thomason, Brendan, Thomason, Maureen P Kiley, Lentz, Shannon, Nolan, Nichole, Sozhamannan, Shanmuga, Sulakvelidze, Alexander, Mateczun, Alfred, Du, Lei, Zwick, Michael E, Read, Timothy D

“…New DNA sequencing technologies have enabled detailed comparative genomic analyses of entire genera of bacterial pathogens. Prior to this study, three species…”
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Erratum for Schooley et al., "Development and Use of Personalized Bacteriophage-Based Therapeutic Cocktails To Treat a Patient with a Disseminated Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection" by Schooley, Robert T, Biswas, Biswajit, Gill, Jason J, Hernandez-Morales, Adriana, Lancaster, Jacob, Lessor, Lauren, Barr, Jeremy J, Reed, Sharon L, Rohwer, Forest, Benler, Sean, Segall, Anca M, Taplitz, Randy, Smith, Davey M, Kerr, Kim, Kumaraswamy, Monika, Nizet, Victor, Lin, Leo, McCauley, Melanie D, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Benson, Constance A, Pope, Robert K, Leroux, Brian M, Picel, Andrew C, Mateczun, Alfred J, Cilwa, Katherine E, Regeimbal, James M, Estrella, Luis A, Wolfe, David M, Henry, Matthew S, Quinones, Javier, Salka, Scott, Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly A, Young, Ry, Hamilton, Theron

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Human Monoclonal Antibodies against Anthrax Lethal Factor and Protective Antigen Act Independently To Protect against Bacillus anthracis Infection and Enhance Endogenous Immunity to Anthrax by Albrecht, Mark T, Li, Han, Williamson, E. Diane, LeButt, Chris S, Flick-Smith, Helen C, Quinn, Conrad P, Westra, Hans, Galloway, Darrell, Mateczun, Alfred, Goldman, Stanley, Groen, Herman, Baillie, Les W.J

“…The unpredictable nature of bioterrorism and the absence of real-time detection systems have highlighted the need for an efficient postexposure therapy for…”
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Molecular Characterization of a Variant of Bacillus anthracis-Specific Phage AP50 with Improved Bacteriolytic Activity by Sozhamannan, Shanmuga, McKinstry, Michael, Lentz, Shannon M, Jalasvuori, Matti, McAfee, Farrell, Smith, Angela, Dabbs, Jason, Ackermann, Hans-W, Bamford, Jaana K.H, Mateczun, Alfred, Read, Timothy D

“…The genome sequence of a Bacillus anthracis-specific clear plaque mutant phage, AP50c, contains 31 open reading frames spanning 14,398 bp, has two mutations…”
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Recovery Efficiencies of Anthrax Spores and Ricin from Nonporous or Nonabsorbent and Porous or Absorbent Surfaces by a Variety of Sampling Methods by Frawley, Dody A., Samaan, Marian N., Bull, Robert L., Robertson, James M., Mateczun, Alfred J., Turnbull, Peter C. B.

“…:  The 2001 anthrax letter cases brought into focus the need to establish the most effective environmental sampling procedures. Results are presented from two…”
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Rapid identification of genetic modifications in Bacillus anthracis using whole genome draft sequences generated by 454 pyrosequencing by Chen, Peter E, Willner, Kristin M, Butani, Amy, Dorsey, Shakia, George, Matroner, Stewart, Andrew, Lentz, Shannon M, Cook, Christopher E, Akmal, Arya, Price, Lance B, Keim, Paul S, Mateczun, Alfred, Brahmbhatt, Trupti N, Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly A, Zwick, Michael E, Read, Timothy D, Sozhamannan, Shanmuga

“…The anthrax letter attacks of 2001 highlighted the need for rapid identification of biothreat agents not only for epidemiological surveillance of the…”
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The US Capitol Bioterrorism Anthrax Exposures: Clinical Epidemiological and Immunological Characteristics by Doolan, Denise L., Freilich, Daniel A., Brice, Gary T., Burgess, Timothy H., Berzins, Mara P., Bull, Robert L., Graber, Norma L., Dabbs, Jason L., Shatney, Lori L., Blazes, David L., Bebris, Lolita M., Malone, Maria F., Eisold, John F., Mateczun, Alfred J., Martin, Gregory J.

“…BackgroundBioterrorism-related anthrax exposures occurred at the US Capitol in 2001. Exposed individuals received antibiotics and anthrax vaccine adsorbed…”
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BLASTPLOT: a PERL module to plot next generation sequencing NCBI-BLAST results by Herrera-Galeano, Jesus Enrique, Frey, Kenneth G, Cer, Regina Z, Mateczun, Alfred J, Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly A, Mokashi, Vishwesh P

“…The development of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) during the last decade has created an unprecedented amount of sequencing data, as well as the ability to…”
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The Bacillus anthracis chromosome contains four conserved, excision-proficient, putative prophages by Sozhamannan, Shanmuga, Chute, Michael D, McAfee, Farrell D, Fouts, Derrick E, Akmal, Arya, Galloway, Darrell R, Mateczun, Alfred, Baillie, Leslie W, Read, Timothy D

“…Bacillus anthracis is considered to be a recently emerged clone within the Bacillus cereus sensu lato group. The B. anthracis genome sequence contains four…”
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Protection against Anthrax Lethal Toxin Challenge by Genetic Immunization with a Plasmid Encoding the Lethal Factor Protein by PRICE, Brian M, LINER, Adriane L, SUKJOON PARK, LEPPLA, Stephen H, MATECZUN, Alfred, GALLOWAY, Darrell R

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Genotyping of Bacillus cereus strains by microarray-based resequencing by Zwick, Michael E, Kiley, Maureen P, Stewart, Andrew C, Mateczun, Alfred, Read, Timothy D

“…The ability to distinguish microbial pathogens from closely related but nonpathogenic strains is key to understanding the population biology of these…”
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The early humoral immune response to Bacillus anthracistoxins in patients infected with cutaneous anthrax by Brenneman, Karen E, Doganay, Mehmet, Akmal, Arya, Goldman, Stanley, Galloway, Darrell R, Mateczun, Alfred J, Cross, Alan S, Baillie, Leslie W

“…Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, produces a tripartite toxin composed of two enzymatically active subunits, lethal factor (LF) and edema…”
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The early humoral immune response to Bacillus anthracis toxins in patients infected with cutaneous anthrax by Brenneman, Karen E., Doganay, Mehmet, Akmal, Arya, Goldman, Stanley, Galloway, Darrell R., Mateczun, Alfred J., Cross, Alan S., Baillie, Leslie W.

“…Abstract Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, produces a tripartite toxin composed of two enzymatically active subunits, lethal factor (LF) and…”
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Immune response to two different dosing schedules of the anthrax vaccine precipitated (AVP) vaccine by Hepburn, Matthew J, Hugh Dyson, E, Simpson, Andrew J.H, Brenneman, Karen E, Bailey, Nicola, Wilkinson, Lucy, Hornby, Rebecca, Mateczun, Alfred J, Bell, Matthew G, Baillie, Leslie W.J

“…Abstract A pilot study compared the immune response of regular (0, 3, 6, 32 weeks) and extended (0, 10, 13, 32 weeks) schedules of the UK anthrax vaccine…”
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Genetic immunization against anthrax by Galloway, Darrell, Liner, Adriane, Legutki, Joseph, Mateczun, Alfred, Barnewall, Roy, Estep, James

“…The objective of this study was to determine whether a DNA prime-protein boost immunization against the Bacillus anthracis protective antigen (PA) and lethal…”
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