OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Microbiology and Immunology is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

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Attempt of thyX gene silencing and construction of a thyX deleted clone in a Mycobacterium bovis BCG	25
Rapid prototyping vaccine approach in mice against multi‐drug resistant Gram‐negative organisms from clinical isolates based on outer membrane vesicles	25
Prevalence of saliva immunoglobulin A antibodies reactive with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 among Japanese people unexposed to the virus	23
Genome Analysis of Japanese Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Strains Isolated From Kawasaki Disease Patients and Other Sources and Their Phylogenetic Positions in the Global Y. pseudotuberculosis	23
Intranasal Administration of Bivalent RBD Nanoparticles Elicits Strong Systemic Responses That Effectively Block Distal Dissemination of COVID‐19	23
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Diversity of β‐hemolysins produced by the human opportunistic streptococci	17
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Involvement of ribonuclease Y in pilus production by M49 Streptococcus pyogenes strain via modulation of messenger RNA level of transcriptional regulator	15
Virological characteristics of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron EG.5.1 variant	14
Mannose binding lectin‐associated serine protease 2 (MASP2) gene polymorphism and susceptibility to human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) infection in blood donors from Mashhad, Iran	14
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Novel and classical morbilliviruses: Current knowledge of three divergent morbillivirus groups	11
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Immunization with autotransporter Vag8 prevents coughing induced by Bordetella pertussis infection in mice	10
Genomic characterization of New Delhi metallo‐beta‐lactamase–producing species of Morganellaceae, Yersiniaceae, and Enterobacteriaceae (other than Klebsiella) from Brazil over 2013–2022	10
Sendai virus C protein affects macrophage function, which plays a critical role in modulating disease severity during Sendai virus infection in mice	10
Huoxue Jiedu Recipe represses mitochondrial fission to alleviate submandibular gland inflammation in Sjögren's syndrome	10

Natto extract inhibits infection caused by the Aujeszky's disease virus in mice	9
Avian paramyxovirus serotype‐1 isolation from migratory birds and environmental water in southern Japan: An epidemiological survey during the 2018/19–2021/2022 winter seasons	9
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Proteolytic activation of SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein	9
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Filipendula glaberrima Nakai extract inhibits the bacterial infection by induction of HBD2 and HBD3 expression, and reduction of the inflammatory activity	8
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Silencing of circ‐NT5C2 retards the progression of IL‐1β–induced osteoarthritis in an in vitro cell model by targeting the miR‐142‐5p/NAMPT axis	8
A comparative study of valaciclovir, valganciclovir, and artesunate efficacy in reactivated HHV‐6 and HHV‐7 infections associated with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis	7
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Genetic engineering employing MPB70 and its promoter enables efficient secretion and expression of foreign antigen in bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) Tokyo	7
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Proposal of Helicobacter higonensis sp. nov. isolated from a human clinical specimen, and emended description of Helicobacter valdiviensis Collado, 2014	6
Smoking enhances the expression of angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 involved in the efficiency of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection	6
cydA, spdC, and mroQ are novel genes involved in the plasma coagulation of Staphylococcus aureus	6
Tacrolimus inhibits stress responses and hyphal formation via the calcineurin signaling pathway in Trichosporon asahii	6
Human herpesvirus 6A and 6B and polyomavirus JC and BK infections in renal cell carcinoma and their relationship with p53, p16INK4a, Ki‐67, and nuclear factor‐kappa B expression	6
Detection and quantification of Epstein–Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and human herpesvirus‐6 in stomach frozen tissue of chronic gastritis and gastric cancer patients	6
A three‐methylation‐driven gene–based deep learning model for tuberculosis diagnosis in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus co‐infection	6
Suitability of NIID‐MDCK cells as a substrate for cell‐based influenza vaccine development from the perspective of adventitious virus susceptibility	5
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Targeting of neutrophil activation in the early phase of the disease for prevention of Coronavirus disease‐19 severity	5
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Structure‐based virtual screening and drug repurposing studies indicate potential inhibitors of bovine papillomavirus E6 oncoprotein	5
Correction to “Identification of the Minimum Region of Bordetella pertussis Vag8 Required for Interaction With C1 Inhibitor”	5
Exploring miR‐577 and miR‐494‐3p as Emerging Biomarkers in Sepsis‐Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Diagnostic and Prognostic Perspectives	5
Expression of macrophage/dendritic cell–related molecules in lymph node sinus macrophages	5
Diagnostic reference value of antibody levels measured using enzyme immunoassay for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis	5
A greater effect on clarithromycin resistance of mef(A)‐associated msr(D) than mef(E)‐associated msr(D) in Streptococcus pyogenes	5
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Toll‐interacting protein in the freshwater fish Labeo rohita exhibits conserved structural motifs of higher eukaryotes and is distinctly expressed in pathogen‐associated molecular pattern stimu	5
Hepatitis C virus, insulin resistance, and diabetes: A review	5
Lonidamine, a Novel Modulator for the BvgAS System of Bordetella Species	5
A comprehensive profiling of innate immune responses in Eptesicus bat cells	4
γδ T‐cell–mediated immune responses to malaria	4
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Generation of a photocontrollable recombinant bovine parainfluenza virus type 3	4
Zooplankton act as cruise ships promoting the survival and pathogenicity of pathogenic bacteria	4
Transcriptome Profiling and Viral−Human Interactome Insights Into HBV‐Driven Oncogenic Alterations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	4
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Isolation and whole‐genome sequencing analysis of Escherichia fergusonii harboring a heat‐labile enterotoxin gene from retail chicken meat in Okinawa, Japan	4
Stability of Borna disease virus‐based episomal vector under physical and chemical stimulation	4
A single amino acid substitution in the Borna disease virus glycoprotein enhances the infectivity titer of vesicular stomatitis virus pseudotyped virus by altering membrane fusion activity	4
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Modulatory effects of supplementation of Lentinula edodes mycelia extract and l‐arginine on the therapeutic efficacy of immunogenic chemotherapy in colon cancer‐bearing mice	4
Telmisartan ameliorates LPS‐induced pneumonia in rats through regulation of the PPARγ/NF‐κB pathway	4
The High Prevalence of Orientia tsutsugamushi Among Wild Rodents and the Identification of Its Major Serotypes in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Where Scrub Typhus Patients Are Rarely Identified	3
Epidemiology and molecular characterization of chikungunya virus from human cases in North India, 2016	3
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Lack of Evidence for Transmission of Atypical H‐Type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Prions (H‐BSE Prions) by Intracranial and Oral Challenges to Nonhuman Primates	3
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Comparison of cytokine production in mice inoculated with messenger RNA vaccines BNT162b2 and mRNA‐1273	3
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Promising whole‐cell vaccines against cryptococcosis	3
Involvement of SARS‐CoV‐2 accessory proteins in immunopathogenesis	3
Virus detection of measles‐negative cases in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, from 2017 to 2019	3
Development of potent antipseudomonal β‐lactams by means of polycarboxylation of aminopenicillins	3
Crohn's Disease‒Associated Escherichia coli BasRS Is Involved in Fimbriae Expression, Contributing to Epithelial Cell Invasion	3
Interferon inducible guanylate‐binding protein 1 modulates the lipopolysaccharide‐induced cytokines/chemokines and mitogen‐activated protein kinases in macrophages	3
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Re‐recognition of innate immune memory as an integrated multidimensional concept	3
Diagnostic value of lncRNA NORAD in pulmonary tuberculosis and its regulatory role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of macrophages	3
SlyA regulates virulence gene expressions through activation of pchA regulatory gene in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli	2
The autotransporter BafA contributes to the proangiogenic potential of Bartonella elizabethae	2
Subtractive proteomic analysis of antigenic extracellular proteins and design a multi‐epitope vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus	2
GAS‐J, a User‐Friendly Browser Application for Genome Assembly, emm‐Typing, MLST Typing, and Virulence Factor Gene Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes	2
RpoB H481Y Rifampicin Resistance Mutation‐Associated Oxidative Stress Sensitivity Reduces the Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus	2
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N‐glycosylation of the SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein at Asn331 and Asn343 is involved in spike‐ACE2 binding, virus entry, and regulation of IL‐6	2
Anti‐inflammatory effect a specific Lactiplantibacillus plantarum in an ovalbumin‐induced asthma model	2
Differential activation of innate and adaptive lymphocytes during latent or active infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis	2
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Coculture of Bifidobacterium bifidum G9‐1 With Butyrate‐Producing Bacteria Promotes Butyrate Production	2
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TLR2 mediates autophagy through ERK signaling pathway in Chlamydia psittaci CPSIT_p7 protein‐stimulated RAW264.7 cells	2
Investigating theobromine as a potential anti‐human coronaviral agent	2
Comprehensive characterization of sortase A‐dependent surface proteins in Streptococcus mutans	2
Current situation of viral hepatitis in Egypt	2
Multiple clades of SARS‐CoV‐2 were introduced to Thailand during the first quarter of 2020	2
Phylogenic position and low genomic diversity of “Candidatus Rickettsia kotlanii” inferred by complete genome sequences of two Japanese isolates	2
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West Nile virus–associated HLA‐DRB1 alleles in the Greek population: A structural perspective	1
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Antibiotic susceptibility and genome analysis of Enterococcus species isolated from inpatients in one hospital with no apparent outbreak of vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus in Japan	1
Supersulfides: A Promising Therapeutic Approach for Autoinflammatory Diseases	1
Predictive value of CXCL10 for the occurrence of immune‐related adverse events in patient with renal cell carcinoma	1
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Gene expression in lung epithelial cells following interaction with Pneumocystis carinii and its specific life forms yields insights into host gene responses to infection	1
Molecular mechanism of Streptococcus pneumoniae–targeting xenophagy recognition and evasion: Reinterpretation of pneumococci as intracellular bacteria	1
A fungal‐binding agglutinin in the skin slime of Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) is glyceraldehyde 3‐phosphate dehydrogenase	1
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Hypoxia‐Inducible Factor 1 Alpha Potentiates Lipopolysaccharide‐Induced Expression of IL‐13 and IL‐33 in Mast Cells Under Hypoxia	1
Development of recombinant rotavirus carrying herpes simplex virus 2 glycoprotein D gene based on reverse genetics technology	1
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Human serum albumin stabilizes streptolysin S activity secreted in the extracellular milieu by streptolysin S‐producing streptococci	1
Coccomyxa sp.KJ extract affects the fate of T cells stimulated by toxic shock syndrome toxin‐1, a superantigen secreted by Staphylococcus aureus	1
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Advances of genetic engineering in streptococci and enterococci	1
Inhibition of the interaction between fibronectin and dermatopontin by Clostridium perfringens fibronectin‐binding proteins	1
RETRACTION: Expression of Small RNAs of Bordetella Pertussis Colonizing Murine Tracheas	1
BUD23–TRMT112 interacts with the L protein of Borna disease virus and mediates the chromosomal tethering of viral ribonucleoproteins	1
First detection and biological characterization of an avian metaavulavirus 8 isolated from a migratory swan goose in Qinghai Lake, Northwest China	1
Ceramic absorbed with calcium bicarbonate mesoscopic crystals partially inactivate scrapie prions	1
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Emergence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus serotype O10:K4 in Thailand	1
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase inhibitor is a novel therapeutic candidate in LPS‐induced neutrophil extracellular traps	1
Epidemiological and hematological investigation of dengue virus infection	1
HPV vaccines induce trained immunity and modulate pro‐inflammatory cytokine expression in response to secondary Toll‐like receptor stimulations	1
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Establishment of COS‐BK cells persistently infected with archetype BK polyomavirus	1
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Nicotine promotes Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv growth and overexpression of virulence genes	1
Extended application of the rapid post‐mortem test kit for bovine spongiform encephalopathy to chronic wasting disease	1
Host innate and adaptive immunity shapes the gut microbiota biogeography	1
Development of a reporter gene assay for antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity activity determination of anti‐rabies virus glycoprotein antibodies	1
Oral mitis group streptococci: A silent majority in our oral cavity	1
Vibrio cholerae toxin coregulated pilus provokes inflammatory responses in Coculture model of Caco‐2 and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) leading to increased colonization	0
Classification of C‐Type Lectins and Recognition of Pathogens	0
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Bioinformatic investigation of Nipah virus surface protein mutations: Molecular docking with Ephrin B2 receptor, molecular dynamics simulation, and structural impact analysis	0

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Next‐generation sequencing for typing human papillomaviruses and predicting multi‐infections and their clinical symptoms	0
OX40L enhances the immunogenicity of dendritic cells and inhibits tumor metastasis in mice	0
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Neutralization mechanism of human monoclonal antibodies against type B botulinum neurotoxin	0
Construction of knockout mutants in Mycobacterium intracellulare ATCC13950 strain using a thermosensitive plasmid containing negative selection marker rpsL⁺	0
Effects of immune checkpoint blockade on antigen‐specific CD8⁺ T cells for use in adoptive cellular therapy	0
Tumor‐associated macrophages: The key player in hepatoblastoma microenvironment and the promising therapeutic target	0
Effects of antibiotics on the viability of and toxin production by Clostridium botulinum	0
Phenotypic characterization of human peripheral γδT‐cell subsets in glioblastoma	0
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Rheotaxis in Mycoplasma gliding	0
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Rapid quantitative detection system for measles virus‐neutralizing antibodies using HiBiT‐tagged virus‐like particles	0
Analysis of the Functional Role of TIMM29 in the Hepatitis B Virus Life Cycle	0
Pathogenicity of genotype 2.1 classical swine fever virus isolated from Japan in 2019 in pigs	0
Development of a double‐antibody sandwich ELISA for detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 variants based on nucleocapsid protein‐specific antibodies	0
Biological characteristics and pathogenicity of a Staphylococcus aureus strain with an incomplete hemolytic phenotype isolated from bovine milk	0
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RETRACTION: Current Understanding of Bordetella‐Induced Cough	0
Synergistic Inactivation of Airborne Viruses by Low‐Concentration Ozone With High Humidity and Temperature	0
The roles of BST‐2 in murine B cell development and on virus propagation	0
Duck Tembusu virus induces stronger cellular responses than Japanese encephalitis virus in primary duck neurons and fibroblasts	0
ldhA‐induced persister in Escherichia coli is formed through accidental SOS response via intracellular metabolic perturbation	0
Discovery of a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia, “Candidatus Rickettsia kedanie,” in unfed larval chigger mites, Leptotrombidium scutellare	0
Diagnostic Markers of Severe COVID‐19 and Community‐Acquired Pneumonia in Children From Southern India	0
Validation of serum apolipoprotein A1 in rabies virus‐infected mice as a biomarker for the preclinical diagnosis of rabies	0
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FTO Aggravates the Infiltration of Inflammatory Cells and Pulmonary Fibrosis in Silicosis Though Inducing the Imbalance of Macrophages Polarization	0
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Oral and rectal colonization of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long‐term care facility residents and their association with clinical status	0
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Establishment of a system to quantify wild‐type herpes simplex virus–induced cell–cell fusion reveals a role of N‐glycosylation of HSV‐1 envelope glycoprotein B in cell–cell fusion	0
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Association of the rs4143815 polymorphism of PDL1 gene with HTLV‐1 infection and proviral load in asymptomatic blood donors in northeast Iran	0
Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Density and PD‐L1 Expression Predict the Response to Anti‐PD1 Therapy in Recurrent Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma	0
Probiotics as a biotherapeutics for the management and prevention of respiratory tract diseases	0
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Characterization of missense mutations in the NADPH oxidase partner p22^phox in the A22° subtype of chronic granulomatous disease	0
Azithromycin regulates bacterial virulence and immune response in a murine model of ceftazidime‐treated Pseudomonas aeruginosa acute pneumonia	0
Analysis of neuraminidase activity of human parainfluenza viruses using enzyme‐linked lectin assay and BTP3‐Neu5Ac assay	0
Strategy to Identify Virulence‐Related Genes of the Pathogenic Fungus Trichosporon asahii Using an Efficient Gene‐Targeting System	0
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Differences in the sequence of PlcR transcriptional regulator–binding site affect sphingomyelinase production in Bacillus cereus	0
A Mouse Model of Ovalbumin‐Induced Airway Allergy Exhibits Altered Localization of SARS‐CoV‐2‐Susceptible Cells in the Lungs, Which Reflects Omicron BA.5 Infection Dynamics, Viral Mutations, and Immun	0
Relationship between biochemical markers and measles viral load in patients with immunologically naive cases and secondary vaccine failure: LDH is one of the potential auxiliary indicators for seconda	0
Genetic Characterization of a Novel Retron Element Isolated from Vibrio mimicus	0
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Establishment of measles virus receptor‐expressing Vero cells lacking functional poliovirus receptors	0
Efficient Neutralizing Antibodies Induction by Human Parvovirus B19 Epitope‐Presenting Protein Nanoparticles	0
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Establishment of a new reverse genetics system for respiratory syncytial virus under the control of RNA polymerase II	0
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Study of surface activation markers on CD3⁻CD16⁺ NK cells and their correlation with clinical manifestations in children with infectious mononucleosis	0
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A multilocus sequence typing method of Staphylococcus aureus DNAs in a sample from human skin	0
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Conserved immunogenic peptides of Ebola glycoprotein elicit immune response in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells	0
An Atypical Kappa‐Class Chaperone‐Usher Fimbriae of a Human Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain Shows Multi‐Host Adherence and Distinct Phylogenetic Feature	0
Neurofilament Light Chain: A Potential Diagnostic Biomarker for Rabies	0
Human cytomegalovirus infection activates NLRP3 inflammasome by releasing mtDNA into the cytosol in human THP‐1 cells	0
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Pneumococcal proteins ClpC and UvrC as novel host plasminogen binding factors	0
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Biofilm‐derived membrane vesicles exhibit potent immunomodulatory activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1	0
The Prevalence and Comparative Analysis of Adhesion and Biofilm‐Related Genes in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: A Network Meta‐Analysis	0
Secondary streptococcal infection following influenza	0
Current situation of carbapenem‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter in Japan and Southeast Asia	0
The role of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) in regulating macrophage polarization in RAW264.7 cells	0
Lipoprotein signal peptidase‐deficient Streptococcus pneumoniae exhibits impaired Toll‐like receptor 2‐stimulatory activity	0
Evaluation of CHROMagar™ Candida Plus chromogenic agar for the presumptive identification of Candida auris	0
The prevention effect of Limosilactobacillus reuteri on acute kidney injury by regulating gut microbiota	0
Neurotrophic factor levels in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of neonates infected with human cytomegalovirus	0
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Expression Purification and Immunogenicity Detection of HtsA + FtsB Fusion Protein From Streptococcus pyogenes	0
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Activation of inflammasomes and mechanisms for intracellular recognition of Listeria monocytogenes	0
Potential role of green tea amino acid l‐theanine in the activation of innate immune response by enhancing expression of cytochrome b₅₅₈ responsible for the reactiv	0
Circ_0008410 contributes to fibroblast‐like synoviocytes dysfunction by regulating miR‐149‐5p/HIPK2 axis	0
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Y‐shaped RNA secondary structure of a noncoding region in the genomic RNA of tick‐borne encephalitis virus affects pathogenicity	0
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A basic charge cluster near the C‐terminus of the cytoplasmic tail contributes to the molecular stability of human herpesvirus 8 E3 ubiquitin ligases	0
β‐Glycyrrhetinic acid inhibits the bacterial growth and biofilm formation by supragingival plaque commensals	0
What is the clinical impact of occult HBV infections and anti‐HBc positivity in patients with chronic hepatitis C?	0
Cytokines profile in patients with acute and chronic hepatitis B infection	0
Viral shedding and the durability of immunoglobulin G antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2	0