Search Results - "Van Slyke, Greta"
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Endpoint and epitope-specific antibody responses as correlates of vaccine-mediated protection of mice against ricin toxin
Published in Vaccine (07-10-2020)“…The successful licensure of vaccines for biodefense is contingent upon the availability of well-established correlates of protection (CoP) in at least two…”
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Cooperative interactions in the West Nile virus mutant swarm
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (22-05-2012)“…RNA viruses including arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) exist as highly genetically diverse mutant swarms within individual hosts. A more complete…”
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Exposure to West Nile Virus Increases Bacterial Diversity and Immune Gene Expression in Culex pipiens
Published in Viruses (27-10-2015)“…Complex interactions between microbial residents of mosquitoes and arboviruses are likely to influence many aspects of vectorial capacity and could potentially…”
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Spatial location of neutralizing and non-neutralizing B cell epitopes on domain 1 of ricin toxin's binding subunit
Published in PloS one (10-07-2017)“…Ricin toxin's binding subunit (RTB) is a galactose-/N-acetylgalactosamine (Gal/GalNac)-specific lectin that mediates uptake and intracellular trafficking of…”
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Sequence-Specific Fidelity Alterations Associated with West Nile Virus Attenuation in Mosquitoes
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-06-2015)“…High rates of error-prone replication result in the rapid accumulation of genetic diversity of RNA viruses. Recent studies suggest that mutation rates are…”
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The evolution of virulence of West Nile virus in a mosquito vector: implications for arbovirus adaptation and evolution
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (20-03-2013)“…Virulence is often coupled with replicative fitness of viruses in vertebrate systems, yet the relationship between virulence and fitness of arthropod-borne…”
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Mutagen resistance and mutation restriction of St. Louis encephalitis virus
Published in Journal of general virology (01-02-2017)“…The error rate of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of RNA viruses is important in maintaining genetic diversity for viral adaptation and fitness…”
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Serological Analysis Identifies Consequential B Cell Epitopes on the Flexible Linker and C-Terminus of Decorin Binding Protein A (DbpA) from Borrelia burgdorferi
Published in mSphere (31-08-2022)“…Decorin binding protein A (DbpA) is a surface adhesin of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. While DbpA is one of the most immunogenic…”
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Development and Characterization of Stable Sediment-Free Anaerobic Bacterial Enrichment Cultures That Dechlorinate Aroclor 1260
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-04-2006)“…We have developed sediment-free anaerobic enrichment cultures that dechlorinate a broad spectrum of highly chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The…”
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Assessment of Sample Pooling for Clinical SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (19-03-2021)“…Accommodating large increases in sample workloads has presented a major challenge to clinical laboratories during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…”
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Evaluation of Specimen Types and Saliva Stabilization Solutions for SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (20-04-2021)“…Identifying SARS-CoV-2 infections through aggressive diagnostic testing remains critical to tracking and curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic…”
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Thermal stability and epitope integrity of a lyophilized ricin toxin subunit vaccine
Published in Vaccine (25-09-2018)“…Biodefense vaccine are destined to be stockpiled for periods of time and deployed in the event of a public health emergency. In this report, we compared the…”
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Humanized Monoclonal Antibody That Passively Protects Mice against Systemic and Intranasal Ricin Toxin Challenge
Published in Clinical and vaccine immunology (01-09-2016)“…PB10 is a murine monoclonal antibody against an immunodominant epitope on ricin toxin's enzymatic subunit. Here, we characterize a fully humanized version of…”
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Antigen-adjuvant interactions, stability, and immunogenicity profiles of a SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) antigen formulated with aluminum salt and CpG adjuvants
Published in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics (30-11-2022)“…Low-cost, refrigerator-stable COVID-19 vaccines will facilitate global access and improve vaccine coverage in low- and middle-income countries. To this end,…”
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Effects of aluminum-salt, CpG and emulsion adjuvants on the stability and immunogenicity of a virus-like particle displaying the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD)
Published in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics (01-08-2023)“…Second-generation COVID-19 vaccines with improved immunogenicity (e.g., breadth, duration) and availability (e.g., lower costs, refrigerator stable) are needed…”
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Nanoalum Formulations Containing Aluminum Hydroxide and CpG 1018[sup.TM] Adjuvants: The Effect on Stability and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 RBD Antigen
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (01-06-2023)“…Aluminum-salt vaccine adjuvants (alum) are commercially available as micron-sized particles with varying chemical composition and crystallinity. There are…”
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Serum antibody profiling identifies vaccine-induced correlates of protection against aerosolized ricin toxin in rhesus macaques
Published in npj vaccines (16-12-2022)“…Inhalation of the biothreat agent, ricin toxin (RT), provokes a localized inflammatory response associated with pulmonary congestion, edema, neutrophil…”
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Geographic and Ecological Diversity of Green Sulfur Bacteria in Hot Spring Mat Communities
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (01-12-2023)“…Three strains of thermophilic green sulfur bacteria (GSB) are known; all are from microbial mats in hot springs in Rotorua, New Zealand (NZ) and belong to the…”
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Nanoalum Formulations Containing Aluminum Hydroxide and CpG 1018TM Adjuvants: The Effect on Stability and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 RBD Antigen
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (26-05-2023)“…Aluminum-salt vaccine adjuvants (alum) are commercially available as micron-sized particles with varying chemical composition and crystallinity. There are…”
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Quantification of intrahost bottlenecks of West Nile virus in Culex pipiens mosquitoes using an artificial mutant swarm
Published in Infection, genetics and evolution (01-04-2012)“…► An artificial mutant swarm of neutral West Nile virus variants was created. ► Changes to mutant swarm breadth in Culexpipiens were tracked over time and…”
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