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Trypanosome infection establishment in the tsetse fly gut is influenced by microbiome-regulated host immune barriers by Weiss, Brian L, Wang, Jingwen, Maltz, Michele A, Wu, Yineng, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic African trypanosomes, which cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in domesticated animals. Additionally,…”
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Obligate symbionts activate immune system development in the tsetse fly by Weiss, Brian L, Maltz, Michele, Aksoy, Serap

“…Many insects rely on the presence of symbiotic bacteria for proper immune system function. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie this phenomenon are…”
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Colonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal Kosakonia cowanii Zambiae inhibits trypanosome infection establishment by Weiss, Brian L, Maltz, Michele A, Vigneron, Aurélien, Wu, Yineng, Walter, Katharine S, O'Neill, Michelle B, Wang, Jingwen, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic trypanosomes (Trypanosoma spp.) in sub-Saharan Africa. These parasites cause human and animal African…”
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Directed culturing of microorganisms using metatranscriptomics by Bomar, Lindsey, Maltz, Michele, Colston, Sophie, Graf, Joerg

“…The vast majority of bacterial species remain uncultured, and this severely limits the investigation of their physiology, metabolic capabilities, and role in…”
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Type II Secretion System Is Essential for Erythrocyte Lysis and Gut Colonization by the Leech Digestive Tract Symbiont Aeromonas veronii by Maltz, Michele, Graf, Joerg

“…Hemolysin and the type II secretion system (T2SS) have been shown to be important for virulence in many pathogens, but very few studies have shown their…”
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OmpA-Mediated Biofilm Formation Is Essential for the Commensal Bacterium Sodalis glossinidius To Colonize the Tsetse Fly Gut by MALTZ, Michele A, WEISS, Brian L, O'NEILL, Michelle, YINENG WU, AKSOY, Serap

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Correction: Colonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal Kosakonia cowanii Zambiae inhibits trypanosome infection establishment by Weiss, Brian L, Maltz, Michele A, Vigneron, Aurélien, Wu, Yineng, Walter, Katharine S, O'Neill, Michelle B, Wang, Jingwen, Aksoy, Serap

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007470.]…”
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Mucinivorans hirudinis gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from the digestive tract of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana by Nelson, Michael C, Bomar, Lindsey, Maltz, Michele, Graf, Joerg

“…Three anaerobic bacterial strains were isolated from the digestive tract of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana , using mucin as the primary carbon and energy…”
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Bacterial metallothionein, PmtA, a novel stress protein found on the bacterial surface of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and involved in management of oxidative stress and phagocytosis by Maltz-Matyschsyk, Michele, Melchiorre, Clare K, Knecht, David A, Lynes, Michael A

“…Metallothioneins (MTs) are small cysteine-rich proteins that play important roles in homeostasis and protection against heavy metal toxicity and oxidative…”
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Metagenomic analysis of the medicinal leech gut microbiota by Maltz, Michele A, Bomar, Lindsey, Lapierre, Pascal, Morrison, Hilary G, McClure, Emily Ann, Sogin, Mitchell L, Graf, Joerg

“…There are trillions of microbes found throughout the human body and they exceed the number of eukaryotic cells by 10-fold. Metagenomic studies have revealed…”
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PmtA Regulates Pyocyanin Expression and Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Thees, Amy V., Pietrosimone, Kathryn M., Melchiorre, Clare K., Marden, Jeremiah N., Graf, Joerg, Lynes, Michael A., Maltz-Matyschsyk, Michele

“…The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa expresses a small molecular weight, cysteine-rich protein (PmtA), identified as a metallothionein (MT)…”
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Symbiont Succession during Embryonic Development of the European Medicinal Leech, Hirudo verbana by Rio, Rita V.M, Maltz, Michele, McCormick, Benjamin, Reiss, Alexander, Graf, Joerg

“…The European medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, harbors simple microbial communities in the digestive tract and bladder. The colonization history, infection…”
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Development of a biomarker signature using grating-coupled fluorescence plasmonic microarray for diagnosis of MIS-C by Maltz-Matyschsyk, Michele, Melchiorre, Clare K, Herbst, Katherine W, Hogan, Alexander H, Dibble, Kristina, O'Sullivan, Brandon, Graf, Joerg, Jadhav, Aishwarya, Lawrence, David A, Lee, William T, Carson, Kyle J, Radolf, Justin D, Salazar, Juan C, Lynes, Michael A

“…Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious condition that can develop 4-6 weeks after a school age child becomes infected by…”
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Microsatellite DNA analysis of spatial and temporal population structuring of Phragmites australis along the Hudson River Estuary by Stabile, Joseph, Lipus, Daniel, Maceda, Lorraine, Maltz, Michele, Roy, Nirmal, Wirgin, Isaac

“…Phragmites australis is a perennial grass that has invaded wetlands of the northeastern United States over the past century. The Hudson River Estuary and…”
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Characterization of the Digestive Tract Microbiota of Hirudo orientalis (Medicinal Leech) and Antibiotic Resistance Profile by Whitaker, Iain S., Maltz, Michele, Siddall, Mark E., Graf, Joerg

“…There are at least three distinct European leech species used medicinally: Hirudo medicinalis, H. orientalis, and H. verbana. Infection caused by leech…”
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Identification of iron and heme utilization genes in Aeromonas and their role in the colonization of the leech digestive tract by Maltz, Michele, LeVarge, Barbara L, Graf, Joerg

“…It is known that many pathogens produce high-affinity iron uptake systems like siderophores and/or proteins for utilizing iron bound to heme-containing…”
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Trypanosome Infection Establishment in the Tsetse Fly Gut Is Influenced by Microbiome-Regulated Host Immune Barriers: e1003318 by Weiss, Brian L, Wang, Jingwen, Maltz, Michele A, Wu, Yineng, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic African trypanosomes, which cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in domesticated animals. Additionally,…”
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Exploring Symbiotic Functions of the Leech Gut Microbiome by Maltz-Matyschsyk, Michele A

“…Animal digestive tracts house an array of microorganisms that play a beneficial role in aiding digestion. Studying digestive-tract microbiota poses many…”
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Exploring Symbiotic Functions of the Leech Gut Microbiome by Maltz-Matyschsyk, Michele A

“…Animal digestive tracts house an array of microorganisms that play a beneficial role in aiding digestion. Studying digestive-tract microbiota poses many…”
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