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Evolutionary and functional history of the Escherichia coli K1 capsule by Arredondo-Alonso, Sergio, Blundell-Hunter, George, Fu, Zuyi, Gladstone, Rebecca A., Fillol-Salom, Alfred, Loraine, Jessica, Cloutman-Green, Elaine, Johnsen, Pål J., Samuelsen, Ørjan, Pöntinen, Anna K., Cléon, François, Chavez-Bueno, Susana, De la Cruz, Miguel A., Ares, Miguel A., Vongsouvath, Manivanh, Chmielarczyk, Agnieszka, Horner, Carolyne, Klein, Nigel, McNally, Alan, Reis, Joice N., Penadés, José R., Thomson, Nicholas R., Corander, Jukka, Taylor, Peter W., McCarthy, Alex J.

“…Escherichia coli is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections in humans. Capsule polysaccharide has an important role in bacterial pathogenesis, and the…”
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Whole Genome Sequencing of Pediatric Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Reveals Important Insights Into Their Virulence-Associated Traits by Flores-Valdez, Mauricio, Ares, Miguel A., Rosales-Reyes, Roberto, Torres, Javier, Girón, Jorge A., Weimer, Bart C., Mendez-Tenorio, Alfonso, De la Cruz, Miguel A.

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae is recognized as a common cause of nosocomial infections and outbreaks causing pneumonia, septicemia, and urinary tract infections. This…”
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Two Type VI Secretion Systems of Enterobacter cloacae Are Required for Bacterial Competition, Cell Adherence, and Intestinal Colonization by Soria-Bustos, Jorge, Ares, Miguel A., Gómez-Aldapa, Carlos A., González-y-Merchand, Jorge A., Girón, Jorge A., De la Cruz, Miguel A.

“…Enterobacter cloacae has emerged as an opportunistic pathogen in healthcare-associated infections. Analysis of the genomic sequences of several E. cloacae…”
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A Mini-Review of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli with a Specific Target on the Virulence Factors Controlled by the AggR Master Regulator by Izquierdo-Vega, Jeannett Alejandra, Castillo-Juarez, Rubi Joseline, Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Manuel, Ares, Miguel A, De La Cruz, Miguel A

“…Enteroaggregative (EAEC) strains have been linked to several outbreaks of severe diarrhea around the world, and this bacterium is now commonly resistant to…”
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Transcriptional portrait of M. bovis BCG during biofilm production shows genes differentially expressed during intercellular aggregation and substrate attachment by Flores-Valdez, Mario Alberto, Aceves-Sánchez, Michel de Jesús, Peterson, Eliza J. R., Baliga, Nitin, Bravo-Madrigal, Jorge, De la Cruz-Villegas, Miguel Ángel, Ares, Miguel A., Born, Sarah, Voskuil, Martin, Pérez-Padilla, Nayeli Areli, Burciaga-Flores, Mirna, Camacho-Villegas, Tanya Amanda, Espinoza-Jorge, María Guadalupe

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. smegmatis form drug-tolerant biofilms through dedicated genetic programs. In support of a stepwise process regulating biofilm…”
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Hypoxia Is Not a Main Stress When Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is in a Dormancy-Like Long-Chain Fatty Acid Environment by Del Portillo, Patricia, García-Morales, Lázaro, Menéndez, María Carmen, Anzola, Juan Manuel, Rodríguez, Juan Germán, Helguera-Repetto, Addy Cecilia, Ares, Miguel A, Prados-Rosales, Rafael, Gonzalez-Y-Merchand, Jorge A, García, María Jesús

“…The capacity of ( ) to sense, respond and adapt to a variable and hostile environment within the host makes it one of the most successful human pathogens…”
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The expression of Longus type 4 pilus of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is regulated by LngR and LngS and by H‐NS, CpxR and CRP global regulators by De la Cruz, Miguel A., Ruiz‐Tagle, Alejandro, Ares, Miguel A., Pacheco, Sabino, Yáñez, Jorge A., Cedillo, Lilia, Torres, Javier, Girón, Jorge A.

“…Summary Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli produces a long type 4 pilus called Longus. The regulatory elements and the environmental signals controlling the…”
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The Flp type IV pilus operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is expressed upon interaction with macrophages and alveolar epithelial cells by Alteri, Christopher J., Rios-Sarabia, Nora, De la Cruz, Miguel A., González-y-Merchand, Jorge A., Soria-Bustos, Jorge, Maldonado-Bernal, Carmen, Cedillo, María L., Yáñez-Santos, Jorge A., Martínez-Laguna, Ygnacio, Torres, Javier, Friedman, Richard L., Girón, Jorge A., Ares, Miguel A.

“…The genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ) harbors the genetic machinery for assembly of the F imbrial l ow-molecular-weight p rotein (Flp) type IV…”
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cAMP Receptor Protein Positively Regulates the Expression of Genes Involved in the Biosynthesis of Klebsiella oxytoca Tilivalline Cytotoxin by Rodríguez-Valverde, Diana, León-Montes, Nancy, Soria-Bustos, Jorge, Martínez-Cruz, Jessica, González-Ugalde, Ricardo, Rivera-Gutiérrez, Sandra, González-Y-Merchand, Jorge A, Rosales-Reyes, Roberto, García-Morales, Lázaro, Hirakawa, Hidetada, Fox, James G, Girón, Jorge A, De la Cruz, Miguel A, Ares, Miguel A

“…is a resident of the human gut. However, certain toxigenic strains exist that secrete the nonribosomal peptide tilivalline (TV) cytotoxin. TV is a…”
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Long-chain fatty acids alter transcription of Helicobacter pylori virulence and regulatory genes by Valdez-Salazar, Hilda A, Ares, Miguel A, Fernández, Francisco J, Ibarra, J Antonio, Torres, Javier, Bustamante, Víctor H, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…Infection with Helicobacter pylori is one of the most important risk factors for developing gastric cancer (GC). The type IV secretion system (T4SS) encoded in…”
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The Lack of the TetR-Like Repressor Gene BCG_2177c (Rv2160A) May Help Mycobacteria Overcome Intracellular Redox Stress and Survive Longer Inside Macrophages When Surrounded by a Lipid Environment by García-Morales, Lázaro, Del Portillo, Patricia, Anzola, Juan M., Ares, Miguel A., Helguera-Repetto, Addy C., Cerna-Cortes, Jorge F., Méndez-Tenorio, Alfonso, García, María J., Otal, Isabel, Martín, Carlos, Gonzalez-y-Merchand, Jorge A., Rivera-Gutiérrez, Sandra

“…Mycobacteria, like other microorganisms, survive under different environmental variations by expressing an efficient adaptive response, oriented by regulatory…”
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Additional regulatory activities of MrkH for the transcriptional expression of the Klebsiella pneumoniae mrk genes: Antagonist of H-NS and repressor by Ares, Miguel A, Fernández-Vázquez, José L, Pacheco, Sabino, Martínez-Santos, Verónica I, Jarillo-Quijada, Ma Dolores, Torres, Javier, Alcántar-Curiel, María D, González-Y-Merchand, Jorge A, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common opportunistic pathogen causing nosocomial infections. One of the main virulence determinants of K. pneumoniae is the type 3…”
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The Coli Surface Antigen CS3 of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Is Differentially Regulated by H-NS, CRP, and CpxRA Global Regulators by Ares, Miguel A, Abundes-Gallegos, Judith, Rodríguez-Valverde, Diana, Panunzi, Leonardo G, Jiménez-Galicia, César, Jarillo-Quijada, Ma Dolores, Cedillo, María Lilia, Alcántar-Curiel, Marìa D, Torres, Javier, Girón, Jorge A, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…Enterotoxigenic produces a myriad of adhesive structures collectively named colonization factors (CFs). CS3 is a CF, which is assembled into fine wiry…”
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The Two-Component System CpxRA Represses Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 by Directly Acting on the ssrAB Regulatory Operon by León-Montes, Nancy, Nava-Galeana, Jessica, Rodríguez-Valverde, Diana, Soria-Bustos, Jorge, Rosales-Reyes, Roberto, Rivera-Gutiérrez, Sandra, Hirakawa, Hidetada, Ares, Miguel A, Bustamante, Víctor H, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…The acquisition of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI-2) conferred on Salmonella the ability to survive and replicate within host cells. The bicistronic…”
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The nucleoid protein HU positively regulates the expression of type VI secretion systems in Enterobacter cloacae by Hernández-Martínez, Gabriela, Ares, Miguel A, Rosales-Reyes, Roberto, Soria-Bustos, Jorge, Yañez-Santos, Jorge Antonio, Cedillo, María L, Girón, Jorge A, Martínez-Laguna, Ygnacio, Leng, Fenfei, Ibarra, J Antonio, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…is an emerging pathogen isolated in healthcare-associated infections. A major virulence factor of this bacterium is the type VI secretion system (T6SS). The…”
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Molecular Characterization of SehB, a Type II Antitoxin of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium: Amino Acid Residues Involved in DNA-Binding, Homodimerization, Toxin Interaction, and Virulence by Chimal-Cázares, Fernando, Hernández-Martínez, Gabriela, Pacheco, Sabino, Ares, Miguel A, Soria-Bustos, Jorge, Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Manuel, Izquierdo-Vega, Jeannett A, Ibarra, Jose Antonio, González-Y-Merchand, Jorge A, Gorvel, Jean-Pierre, Méresse, Stéphane, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…serotype Typhimurium is a bacterium that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in humans. The genome of Typhimurium codes for diverse virulence factors, among…”
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The Interaction of Klebsiella pneumoniae With Lipid Rafts-Associated Cholesterol Increases Macrophage-Mediated Phagocytosis Due to Down Regulation of the Capsule Polysaccharide by Ares, Miguel A, Sansabas, Alejandro, Rodríguez-Valverde, Diana, Siqueiros-Cendón, Tania, Rascón-Cruz, Quintín, Rosales-Reyes, Roberto, Jarillo-Quijada, Ma Dolores, Alcántar-Curiel, María D, Cedillo, María L, Torres, Javier, Girón, Jorge A, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…successfully colonizes host tissues by recognizing and interacting with cholesterol present on membrane-associated lipid rafts. In this study, we evaluated the…”
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Transcriptional Profiling of Type II Toxin-Antitoxin Genes of Helicobacter pylori under Different Environmental Conditions: Identification of HP0967-HP0968 System by Cárdenas-Mondragón, María G, Ares, Miguel A, Panunzi, Leonardo G, Pacheco, Sabino, Camorlinga-Ponce, Margarita, Girón, Jorge A, Torres, Javier, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…is a Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the human gastric mucosa and is responsible for causing peptic ulcers and gastric carcinoma. The expression of…”
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Transcriptional and Mycolic Acid Profiling in Mycobacterium bovis BCG In Vitro Show an Effect for c-di-GMP and Overlap between Dormancy and Biofilms by Miguel A. De La Cruz, Miguel A. Ares, Diana Rodriguez-valverde, Alba Adriana Vallejo-cardona, Mario Alberto Flores-valdez, Iris Denisse Cota Nunez, Michel De Jesus Aceves-sanchez, Jonahtan Lira-chavez, Jacobo Rodriguez-campos, Jorge Bravo-madrigal

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces mycolic acids which are relevant for persistence, recalcitrance to antibiotics and defiance to host immunity. c-di-GMP is a…”
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The CpxRA two-component system represses gene expression of the heat-labile toxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by Rodríguez-Valverde, Diana, León-Montes, Nancy, Siqueiros-Cendón, Tania, Rivera-Gutiérrez, Sandra, Ares, Miguel A, De la Cruz, Miguel A

“…Enterotoxigenic (ETEC) strains produce at least one of two types of enterotoxins: the heat-labile (LT) and heat-stable (ST) toxins, which are responsible for…”
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