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In situ architecture, function, and evolution of a contractile injection system by Böck, Désirée, Medeiros, João M., Tsao, Han-Fei, Penz, Thomas, Weiss, Gregor L., Aistleitner, Karin, Horn, Matthias, Pilhofer, Martin

“…Contractile injection systems mediate bacterial cell-cell interactions by a bacteriophage tail–like structure. In contrast to extracellular systems, the type 6…”
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A contractile injection system stimulates tubeworm metamorphosis by translocating a proteinaceous effector by Ericson, Charles F, Eisenstein, Fabian, Medeiros, João M, Malter, Kyle E, Cavalcanti, Giselle S, Zeller, Robert W, Newman, Dianne K, Pilhofer, Martin, Shikuma, Nicholas J

“…The swimming larvae of many marine animals identify a location on the sea floor to undergo metamorphosis based on the presence of specific bacteria. Although…”
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The Polar Legionella Icm/Dot T4SS Establishes Distinct Contact Sites with the Pathogen Vacuole Membrane by Böck, Désirée, Hüsler, Dario, Steiner, Bernhard, Medeiros, João M, Welin, Amanda, Radomska, Katarzyna A, Hardt, Wolf-Dietrich, Pilhofer, Martin, Hilbi, Hubert

“…Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, is a facultative intracellular pathogen that survives inside phagocytic host cells by…”
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Stepwise metamorphosis of the tubeworm Hydroides elegans is mediated by a bacterial inducer and MAPK signaling by Shikuma, Nicholas J., Antoshechkin, Igor, Medeiros, Joa˜o M., Pilhofer, Martin, Newman, Dianne K.

“…Diverse animal taxa metamorphose between larval and juvenile phases in response to bacteria. Although bacteria-induced metamorphosis is widespread among…”
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Robust workflow and instrumentation for cryo-focused ion beam milling of samples for electron cryotomography by Medeiros, João M., Böck, Désirée, Weiss, Gregor L., Kooger, Romain, Wepf, Roger A., Pilhofer, Martin

“…•A detailed workflow for preparing samples by cryo-focused ion beam milling for electron cryo-tomography is presented.•All used instrumentation, including…”
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Imaging bacteria inside their host by cryo-focused ion beam milling and electron cryotomography by Medeiros, João M, Böck, Désirée, Pilhofer, Martin

“…•Electron cryotomography is a powerful in situ imaging technique but restricted to thin samples.•Cryo-focused ion beam milling allows for sample thinning prior…”
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In Situ Imaging of Bacterial Secretion Systems by Electron Cryotomography by Weiss, Gregor L, Medeiros, João M, Pilhofer, Martin

“…The unique property of electron cryotomography (ECT) is its capability to resolve the structure of macromolecular machines in their cellular context. The…”
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Absence of functional TolC protein causes increased stress response gene expression in Sinorhizobium meliloti by Santos, Mário R, Cosme, Ana M, Becker, Jörg D, Medeiros, João M C, Mata, Márcia F, Moreira, Leonilde M

“…The TolC protein from Sinorhizobium meliloti has previously been demonstrated to be required for establishing successful biological nitrogen fixation symbiosis…”
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Foot rot and other foot diseases of goat and sheep in the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil by Aguiar, Gildeni M.N, Simões, Sara V.D, Silva, Tatiane R, Assis, Adriana C.O, Medeiros, João M.A, Garino Jr, Felício, Riet-Correa, Franklin

“…This paper reports the occurrence and epidemiology of outbreaks of foot rot and other foot diseases in goats and sheep in the semiarid region of Paraíba,…”
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Management of neck metastases in T2N0 lip squamous cell carcinoma by Vanderlei, João Paulo de Medeiros, MD, Pereira-Filho, Francisco Januário Farias, MD, da Cruz, Fernanda Aguiar, MD, de Mello, Fábio Longarini Veríssimo, Kruschewsky, Leonardo de Souza, MD, PhD, de Freitas, Luiz Carlos Conti, MD, PhD, de Mello-Filho, Francisco Veríssimo, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Prophylactic neck dissection (PND) is indicated when the chance of occult lymph node metastases from head and neck tumors is significant…”
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