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Horizontal and Vertical Transfer of Oral Microbial Dysbiosis and Periodontal Disease by Payne, M.A., Hashim, A., Alsam, A., Joseph, S., Aduse-Opoku, J., Wade, W.G., Curtis, M.A.

“…One of the hallmark features of destructive periodontal disease, well documented over the last 50 y, is a change to the quantitative and qualitative…”
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Loss of Neutrophil Homing to the Periodontal Tissues Modulates the Composition and Disease Potential of the Oral Microbiota by Hashim, A, Alsam, A, Payne, M A, Aduse-Opoku, J, Curtis, M A, Joseph, S

“…Periodontal disease is considered to arise from an imbalance in the interplay between the host and its commensal microbiota, characterized by inflammation,…”
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The Murine Oral Metatranscriptome Reveals Microbial and Host Signatures of Periodontal Disease by Joseph, S., Carda-Diéguez, M., Aduse-Opoku, J., Alsam, A., Mira, A., Curtis, M.A.

“…Periodontal disease is accompanied by alterations to cellular profiles and biological activities of both the subgingival microbiome and host tissues. Although…”
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Hemin binding by Porphyromonas gingivalis strains is dependent on the presence of A‐LPS by Rangarajan, M., Aduse‐Opoku, J., Paramonov, N.A., Hashim, A., Curtis, M.A.

“…Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram‐negative black pigmenting anaerobe that is unable to synthesize heme [Fe(II)‐protoporphyrin IX] or hemin…”
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Identifying Spatial Variation Along the HIV Care Continuum: The Role of Distance to Care on Retention and Viral Suppression by Terzian, A. S., Younes, N., Greenberg, A. E., Opoku, J., Hubbard, J., Happ, L. P., Kumar, P., Jones, R. R., Castel, A. D.

“…Distance to HIV care may be associated with retention in care (RIC) and viral suppression (VS). RIC (≥ 2 HIV visits or labs ≥ 90 days apart in 12 months),…”
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The P. gingivalis Autocitrullinome Is Not a Target for ACPA in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis by Muñoz-Atienza, E., Flak, M.B., Sirr, J., Paramonov, N.A., Aduse-Opoku, J., Pitzalis, C., Curtis, M.A.

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory disease affecting primarily the joints, is frequently characterized by the presence of autoimmune…”
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Genetic analysis of mechanisms of multidrug resistance in a clinical isolate of Bacteroides fragilis by Pumbwe, L., Wareham, D.W., Aduse-Opoku, J., Brazier, J.S., Wexler, H.M.

“…This study investigated the mechanisms of multidrug resistance (MDR) in an isolate of Bacteroides fragilis (WI1) from a patient with anaerobic sepsis. The MDR…”
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Critical pathways in microbial virulence by Curtis, M. A., Slaney, J. M., Aduse-Opoku, J.

“…The virulence of a microbe represents a combination of complex factors including the agent's transmissibility and the severity of the disease associated with…”
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Molecular genetics and nomenclature of proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Curtis, M. A., Kuramitsu, H. K., Lantz, M., Macrina, F. L., Nakayama, K., Potempa, J., Reynolds, E. C., Aduse-Opoku, J.

“…The strategies used by bacterial pathogens to establish and maintain themselves in the host represent one of the fundamental aspects of microbial pathogenesis…”
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Attenuation of the Virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Using a Specific Synthetic Kgp Protease Inhibitor by CURTIS, M. A, ADUSE OPOKU, J, RANGARAJAN, M, GALLAGHER, A, STERNE, J. A. C, REID, C. R, EVANS, H. E. A, SAMUELSSON, B

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Characterization of the  - and  -Mannosidases of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Rangarajan, M., Aduse-Opoku, J., Hashim, A., Paramonov, N., Curtis, M. A.

“…In a previous study, we reported that the OmcB protein from Chlamydia pneumoniae mediates adhesion of the infectious elementary body to human HEp-2 cells by…”
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The rag locus of Porphyromonas gingivalis: a novel pathogenicity island by Curtis, M. A., Hanley, S. A., Aduse-Opoku, J.

“…Previous studies in our laboratories of the serum IgG antibody response of periodontal patients have demonstrated the presence of an immunodominant surface…”
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Cysteine proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Curtis, M A, Aduse-Opoku, J, Rangarajan, M

“…The cysteine proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis are extracellular products of an important etiological agent in periodontal diseases. Many of the in vitro…”
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Oro-dental bacteria in various atherosclerotic arteries by TAYLOR-ROBINSON, D, ADUSE-OPOKU, J, SAYED, P, SLANEY, J. M, THOMAS, B. J, CURTIS, M. A

“…Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA has been detected in at least 40% of all major arteries affected by atherosclerosis, but several other microorganisms have also been…”
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58: Feasibility, safety, and prediction of complications for complex minimally invasive myomectomy by Vargas, M.V, Moawad, G, Sievers, C, Opoku-Anane, J, Marfori, C, Robinson, J

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66: Laparoscopic and robotic myomectomy: Comparison of cost and perioperative outcomes for complex cases by Vargas, M.V, Moawad, G, Marfori, C, Opoku-Anane, J, Robinson, J

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Characterization, genetic analysis, and expression of a protease antigen (PrpRI) of Porphyromonas gingivalis W50 by Aduse-Opoku, J, Muir, J, Slaney, J M, Rangarajan, M, Curtis, M A

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Generation of Lys-gingipain protease activity in Porphyromonas gingivalis W50 is independent of Arg-gingipain protease activities by Aduse-Opoku, Joseph, Davies, Nyama N, Gallagher, Alex, Hashim, Ahmed, Evans, Helen E. A, Rangarajan, Minnie, Slaney, Jennifer M, Curtis, Michael A

“…MRC Molecular Pathogenesis Group, Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary and…”
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Characterization of an adherence and antigenic determinant of the ArgI protease of Porphyromonas gingivalis which is present on multiple gene products by Curtis, M A, Aduse-Opoku, J, Slaney, J M, Rangarajan, M, Booth, V, Cridland, J, Shepherd, P

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63: Minimally invasive hysterectomy for uteri greater than 1 kilogram by Ito, T, Vargas, M, Shu, M, Opoku-Anane, J, Moawad, G, Marfori, C, Robinson, J

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