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Helicobacter pylori Biofilm Formation and Its Potential Role in Pathogenesis by Hathroubi, Skander, Servetas, Stephanie L, Windham, Ian, Merrell, D Scott, Ottemann, Karen M

“…Despite decades of effort, infections remain difficult to treat. Over half of the world's population is infected by , which is a major cause of duodenal and…”
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Friend or Foe: Interbacterial Competition in the Nasal Cavity by Hardy, Britney L, Merrell, D Scott

“…Like other microbes that live on or in the human body, the bacteria that inhabit the upper respiratory tract, in particular the nasal cavity, have evolved to…”
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Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Exploits Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Components in a Novel Polymicrobial Defense Strategy by Hardy, Britney L, Dickey, Seth W, Plaut, Roger D, Riggins, Daniel P, Stibitz, Scott, Otto, Michael, Merrell, D Scott

“…Commensal bacteria in the human nasal cavity are known to suppress opportunistic pathogen colonization by competing for limited space and nutrients. It has…”
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Characterization of Key Helicobacter pylori Regulators Identifies a Role for ArsRS in Biofilm Formation by Servetas, Stephanie L, Carpenter, Beth M, Haley, Kathryn P, Gilbreath, Jeremy J, Gaddy, Jennifer A, Merrell, D Scott

“…Helicobacter pylori must be able to rapidly respond to fluctuating conditions within the stomach. Despite this need for constant adaptation, H. pylori encodes…”
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Helicobacter pylori Biofilm Formation Is Differentially Affected by Common Culture Conditions, and Proteins Play a Central Role in the Biofilm Matrix by Windham, Ian H, Servetas, Stephanie L, Whitmire, Jeannette M, Pletzer, Daniel, Hancock, Robert E W, Merrell, D Scott

“…The concept of biofilm formation is relatively new. To help provide a foundation for future biofilm studies, we characterized the biofilm formation ability of…”
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Helicobacter pylori-induced histone modification, associated gene expression in gastric epithelial cells, and its implication in pathogenesis by Ding, Song-Ze, Fischer, Wolfgang, Kaparakis-Liaskos, Maria, Liechti, George, Merrell, D Scott, Grant, Patrick A, Ferrero, Richard L, Crowe, Sheila E, Haas, Rainer, Hatakeyama, Masanori, Goldberg, Joanna B

“…Histone modifications are critical in regulating gene expression, cell cycle, cell proliferation, and development. Relatively few studies have investigated…”
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Dietary choice affects Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 colonization and disease by Zumbrun, Steven D, Melton-Celsa, Angela R, Smith, Mark A, Gilbreath, Jeremy J, Merrell, D Scott, O'Brien, Alison D

“…The likelihood that a single individual infected with the Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing, food-borne pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 will develop a…”
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Polymorphism in the Helicobacter pylori CagA and VacA toxins and disease by Bridge, Dacie R., Merrell, D. Scott

“…Half of the world's population is infected with Helicobacter pylori and approximately 20% of infected individuals develop overt clinical disease such as ulcers…”
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Molecular mechanisms of gastric cancer initiation and progression by Helicobacter pylori by Servetas, Stephanie L, Bridge, Dacie R, Merrell, D Scott

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWInfection with the Gram-negative, microaerophilic pathogen Helicobacter pylori results in gastric cancer in a subset of infected individuals…”
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Geographic diversity in Helicobacter pylori oipA genotype between Korean and United States isolates by Kim, Aeryun, Lai, Jing, Merrell, D. Scott, Kim, Ji-Hye, Su, Hanfu, Cha, Jeong-Heon

“…Helicobacter pylori outer membrane inflammatory protein A (OipA) was originally named for its role in inducing inflammation in the host, as evidenced by high…”
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Characterization of East-Asian Helicobacter pylori encoding Western EPIYA-ABC CagA by Tissera, Kavinda, Kim, Myeong-A, Lai, Jing, Angulmaduwa, Sacheera, Kim, Aeryun, Merrell, D. Scott, Kim, Ji-Hye, Su, Hanfu, Cha, Jeong-Heon

“…The polymorphic bacterial oncoprotein, CagA shows geography-dependent variation in the C-terminal Glu-Pro-Ile-Tyr-Ala (EPIYA) motifs; East-Asian H. pylori…”
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Microbial Dysbiosis During Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection is Partially Reverted with Combination Anti-retroviral Therapy by Blum, Faith C., Hardy, Britney L., Bishop-Lilly, Kimberly A., Frey, Kenneth G., Hamilton, Theron, Whitney, James B., Lewis, Mark G., Merrell, D. Scott, Mattapallil, Joseph J.

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is characterized by a massive loss of CD4 T cells in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) that is accompanied by…”
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Antimicrobial Activity of Clinically Isolated Bacterial Species Against Staphylococcus aureus by Hardy, Britney L, Bansal, Garima, Hewlett, Katharine H, Arora, Arshia, Schaffer, Scott D, Kamau, Edwin, Bennett, Jason W, Merrell, D Scott

“…Bacteria often exist in polymicrobial communities where they compete for limited resources. Intrinsic to this competition is the ability of some species to…”
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Identification and Characterization of Novel Helicobacter pylori apo-Fur-Regulated Target Genes by Carpenter, Beth M, Gilbreath, Jeremy J, Pich, Oscar Q, McKelvey, Ann M, Maynard, Ernest L, Li, Zhao-Zhang, Merrell, D. Scott

“…In Helicobacter pylori, the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) has evolved additional regulatory functions not seen in other bacteria; it can repress and activate…”
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Use of Random and Site-Directed Mutagenesis to Probe Protein Structure-Function Relationships: Applied Techniques in the Study of Helicobacter pylori by Whitmire, Jeannette M, Merrell, D Scott

“…Mutagenesis is a valuable tool to examine the structure-function relationships of bacterial proteins. As such, a wide variety of mutagenesis techniques and…”
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Characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii Copper Resistance Reveals a Role in Virulence by Williams, Caitlin L, Neu, Heather M, Alamneh, Yonas A, Reddinger, Ryan M, Jacobs, Anna C, Singh, Shweta, Abu-Taleb, Rania, Michel, Sarah L J, Zurawski, Daniel V, Merrell, D Scott

“…is often highly drug-resistant and causes severe infections in compromised patients. These infections can be life threatening due to limited treatment options…”
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The Complete Genome Sequence of Helicobacter pylori Strain G27 by Baltrus, David A, Amieva, Manuel R, Covacci, Antonello, Lowe, Todd M, Merrell, D Scott, Ottemann, Karen M, Stein, Markus, Salama, Nina R, Guillemin, Karen

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Gender differences in innate responses and gene expression profiles in memory CD4 T cells are apparent very early during acute simian immunodeficiency virus infection by George, Jeffy, Johnson, Ryan C, Mattapallil, Mary J, Renn, Lynnsey, Rabin, Ronald, Merrell, D Scott, Mattapallil, Joseph J

“…Gender differences in Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression and comorbidities have been extensively reported. Using the simian…”
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Change Is Good: Variations in Common Biological Mechanisms in the Epsilonproteobacterial Genera Campylobacter and Helicobacter by GILBREATH, Jeremy J, CODY, William L, MERRELL, D. Scott, HENDRIXSON, David R

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Recurrent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Cutaneous Abscesses and Selection of Reduced Chlorhexidine Susceptibility during Chlorhexidine Use by Johnson, Ryan C, Schlett, Carey D, Crawford, Katrina, Lanier, Jeffrey B, Merrell, D Scott, Ellis, Michael W

“…We describe the selection of reduced chlorhexidine susceptibility during chlorhexidine use in a patient with two episodes of cutaneous USA300…”
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