Microbes and Infection

Papers
(The median citation count of Microbes and Infection is 2. 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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Immunization with the amino-terminus region of dense granule protein 6 (GRA6) of Toxoplasma gondii activates CD8+ cytotoxic T cells capable of removing tissue cysts of the parasite through antigen pre69
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Borrelia burgdorferi colonizes the mammary glands of lactating C3H mice: does not cause congenital Lyme disease40
Special issue: emerging technologies for infectious disease research38
Intense P.1 (Gamma) diversification followed by rapid Delta substitution in Southern Brazil: a SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology study37
Investigating immune responses of the house cricket, Acheta domesticus to pathogenic Escherichia coli K131
SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in wildlife 2020–2022: a worldwide systematic review and meta-analysis25
Altered cellular immune response to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in patients suffering from autoimmunity with B-cell depleting therapy24
Molecular characterization of the Gyrovirus galga 1 strain detected in various zoo animals: the first report from China24
Middle East respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) internalized by llama alveolar macrophages does not result in virus replication or induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines23
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 m6A modification sites correlate with viral pathogenicity23
The functions of EF-hand proteins from host and zoonotic pathogens22
Characterization of a rare clinical isolate of A. spinulosporus following a central nervous system infection22
Conference report: the first bacterial genome sequencing pan-European network conference22
Helicobacter pylori promotes gastric fibroblast proliferation and migration by expulsing exosomal miR-124-3p21
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Upward trend for “Microbes and Infection”20
Protective efficacy of mucosal and subcutaneous immunization with DnaJ-ΔA146Ply against influenza and Streptococcus pneumoniae co-infection in mice20
Loss of cilia in chemosensory neurons inhibits pathogen avoidance in Caenorhabditis elegans19
Chlamydia pneumoniae relies on host glutathione for its growth and induces integrated stress response-mediated changes in macrophage glutathione metabolism19
Rab27a via its effector JFC1 localizes to Anaplasma inclusions and promotes Anaplasma proliferation in leukocytes18
Biogenic silver nanoparticles reduce Toxoplasma gondii infection and proliferation in RAW 264.7 macrophages by inducing tumor necrosis factor-alpha and reactive oxygen species production in the cells18
A systematical association analysis of 25 common virus infection and genetic susceptibility of COVID-19 infection18
Cutibacterium acnes as an overseen autoimmunity trigger: Unearthing heat-shock driven molecular mimicry17
Intranasal immunization with poly I:C and CpG ODN adjuvants enhances the protective efficacy against Helicobacter pylori infection in mice17
Promotion of intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli via PKA-mediated inhibition of mTORC1 activation17
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Subcellular particles for characterization of host-parasite interactions16
Candida albicans causes brain regional invasion and necrosis, and activation of microglia during lethal neonatal neurocandidiasis16
Engineering Mycoplasma pneumoniae to bypass the association with Guillain-Barré syndrome16
Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia increases surfactant proteins SP-A, SP-B, and SP-D levels, while decreasing SP-C level in bronchoalveolar lavage in rats15
Macrophage-depleted young mice are beneficial in vivo models to assess the translocation of Klebsiella pneumonia from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver in the elderly15
Extracellular vesicles in the pathogenesis of Campylobacter jejuni14
Trypanosoma cruzi Vps34 colocalizes with Beclin1 and plays a role in parasite invasion of the host cell by modulating the expression of a sub-group of trans-sialidases13
Corrigendum to “N-acetyl-cysteine mediates protection against Mycobacterium avium through induction of human β-defensin-2” [Microb Infect 22 (10) (2020) 567–575]13
The influenza A virus promotes fungal growth of Aspergillus fumigatus via direct interaction in vitro12
Clinical and genomic data of sars-cov-2 detected in maternal–fetal interface during the first wave of infection in Brazil12
SP-R210 isoforms of Myosin18A modulate endosomal sorting and recognition of influenza A virus infection in macrophages12
The SARS-CoV-2 antibody-dependent enhancement façade11
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Organoids and organ-on-chip technology for investigating host-microorganism interactions11
Pro-inflammatory properties of aureocin A5311
Genomic and phylogenetic profiling of RNA of tick-borne arboviruses in Hainan Island, China11
Alteration of microbiota and immune response of mice gavaged with Klebsiella oxytoca10
Dirty mice join the immunologist's toolkit10
The dual M protein systems have diverse biological characteristics, but both contribute to M18-type Group A Streptococcus pathogenicity10
Extracellular vesicles secreted by Echinococcus multilocularis: important players in angiogenesis promotion10
Impacts of clofazimine on the treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis10
A retrospective analysis of Q fever osteomyelitis in children, with recommendations10
Donor screening for fecal microbiota transplantation with a direct stool testing-based strategy: a prospective cohort study10
Lipopeptide-based pan-CoV fusion inhibitors potently inhibit HIV-1 infection10
Corydalis saxicola Bunting total alkaloid eliminates Porphyromonas gingivalis strain 33277 internalized into macrophages by inhibition of TLR29
Glycolytic stress deteriorates 229E virulence to improve host defense response9
First report and whole-genome sequencing of Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum in Latin America9
Label-free quantitative proteomics reveals the Steap3-Gm2a axis inhibiting the phagosomal escape of Listeria monocytogenes9
Time dependent decline of neutralizing antibody titers in COVID-19 patients from Pune, India and evidence of reinfection9
Integrated analysis of microbiome and host transcriptome unveils correlations between lung microbiota and host immunity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of pneumocystis pneumonia patients9
High-resolution kinetics and cellular determinants of SARS-CoV-2 antibody response over two years after COVID-19 vaccination9
Identification of two-component system ArcAB and the universal stress protein E in Pasteurella multocida and their effects on bacterial fitness and pathogenesis8
Real-time, label-free detection and identification of bacteria through non-invasive optical imaging8
Reduced vitamin D receptor (VDR) and cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) gene expression contribute to the maintenance of inflammatory immune response in leprosy patients8
Cross-species transmission and animal infection model of hepatitis E virus8
Metabolic profile and disordered glycerophospholipid metabolism in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis8
LPS-LBP complex induced endothelial cell pyroptosis in aortic dissection is associated with gut dysbiosis8
Phosphodiesterase delta governs the mechanical properties of erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes8
HERV-W ENV transcription in B cells predicting symptomatic COVID-19 and risk for long COVID can express a full-length protein despite stop codon in mRNA from chromosome X via a ribosome readthrough8
Biomolecular condensates with liquid properties formed during viral infections8
Phylogenetic analysis of Mycobacterium caprae highlights past and present epidemiological links at the Iberian Peninsula scale8
Beta-lactam induced morphological changes in serum of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae blood isolates8
Identification of combinatorial mutations associated with colistin resistance in Shewanella algae8
Chlamydia trachomatis relies on the scavenger role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor with detyrosinated tubulin for its intracellular growth, but this is impaired by excess indole7
COVID-19 patients with high TNF/IFN-γ levels show hallmarks of PANoptosis, an inflammatory cell death7
Secondary prophylaxis for Clostridioides difficile infection for patients on non-C. difficile antibiotics: a retrospective cohort study7
SNP-based high-resolution typing of Chlamydia psittaci from humans and wild birds in Sweden: circulation of the Mat116 genotype reveals the transmission mode to humans7
Improving the identification and diagnostic efficiency of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for mycobacterial granuloma on postoperative formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens7
Trypanosoma cruzi extracellular amastigotes engage Rac1 and Cdc42 to invade RAW macrophages7
Controlling viral inflammatory lesions by inhibiting fatty acid metabolism7
The gut microbiota composition has no predictive value for the endotoxin-induced immune response or development of endotoxin tolerance in humans in vivo7
Host–parasite interactions after in vitro infection of human macrophages by Leishmania major : Dual analysis of microRNA and mRNA profiles reveals regulation of key processes through time kinetics7
Role of vaginal microbiota in idiopathic infertility: a prospective study7
Genomic description and characterization of Nigeribacterium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human gut7
Characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii at a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou: a genomic and clinical study6
COVID-19 and Fungal infections: a double debacle6
The “proletarian disease” on stage. Theatrical anti-tuberculosis propaganda in the early Soviet Union6
Therapeutic approaches for combating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections6
Comparative analysis of rabies pathogenic and vaccine strains detection by RIG-I-like receptors6
MicroRNA-155 triggers a cellular antiviral immune response against Chandipura virus in human microglial cells6
TRIM32 positively regulates c-di-GMP-Induced type I interferon signaling pathway in Listeria monocytogenes infection6
Characterization of novel HIV fusion-inhibitory lipopeptides with the M-T hook structure6
Deficiency in indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase induces upregulation of guanylate binding protein 1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in the brain during cerebral infection with Toxoplasma gon6
Helicobacter pylori acquisition rates and the associated risk factors amongst newlywed couples; a prospective cohort study in Tehran, Iran6
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HSP-27 and HSP-70 negatively regulate protective defence responses from macrophages during mycobacterial infection6
Propionibacterium acnes contributes to low back pain via upregulation of NGF in TLR2-NF-κB/JNK or ROS pathway6
Uncovering the morphological differences between SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV based on transmission electron microscopy images6
Transcriptome profiles of macrophages upon infection by morphotypic smooth and rough variants of Mycobacterium abscessus5
Vitamin D3 affects the gut microbiota in an LPS-stimulated systemic inflammation mouse model5
Developing and validating a modified enzyme linked immunosorbent assay method for detecting HEV IgG antibody from dried blood spot (DBS) samples in endemic settings5
Ivermectin-induced bacterial gut dysbiosis does not increase susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection but exacerbates liver damage5
Characterization of Brucella abortus S19 as a challenge strain for use in a mouse model of brucellosis5
Anti-malarial humoral immunity: the long and short of it5
Delineating the functional role of the PPE50 (Rv3135) - PPE51 (Rv3136) gene cluster in the pathophysiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis5
Cause or effect? The spatial organization of pathogens and the gut microbiota in disease5
Porphyromonas gingivalis as a promotor in the development of the alcoholic liver disease via ferroptosis5
The role of sexual dimorphism in susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection, disease severity, and mortality: facts, controversies and future perspectives5
Characterization and proteome profiling of extracellular vesicles in a murine model of Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis5
Immunological and metabolic characterization of environmental Mycobacterium chimaera infection in a murine model5
Extracellular vesicles in parasitic diseases – from pathogenesis to future diagnostic tools5
TGEV nonstructural protein ORF3b upregulates the expression of SLA-DR at the transcriptional level in monocyte-derived porcine dendritic cells5
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Abnormal M1 polarization of placental macrophage induced by IL-15/STAT5 activation in VVC may lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes5
Bioactives from medicinal herb against bedaquiline resistant tuberculosis: removing the dark clouds from the horizon5
Can the triumph of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 be extended to other viral infections of humans and domesticated animals?5
Epigenetic reprogramming mechanisms of immunity during influenza A virus infection5
Elemental sulfur enhances the anti-fungal effect of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Lcr355
CD4, but not Cxcr6, is necessary for control of Pneumocystis murina infection5
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli induced activation of epidermal growth factor receptor contributes to IL-8 secretion by cultured human intestinal epithelial cells5
Machine learning-based investigation of the relationship between gut microbiome and obesity status5
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Antigenic diversity of MASP gene family of Trypanosoma cruzi5
Crystal violet decolorization assay: a simplified colorimetric test for the rapid detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates5
CD38 deficiency up-regulated IL-1β and MCP-1 through TLR4/ERK/NF-κB pathway in sepsis pulmonary injury5
SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody response in vaccinated and non-vaccinated hospital healthcare workers with or without history of infection4
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S100A12 inhibits Streptococcus pneumoniae and aids in wound healing of corneal epithelial cells both in vitro and in vivo4
Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the early immune response in the lymph nodes of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected mice4
Genomic characterization of Listeria spp. isolated from tonsils, udder and feces of domestic dairy ruminants in Spain4
Potential genes associated with survival of Acinetobacter baumannii under ciprofloxacin stress4
Host-pathogen interactions from a metabolic perspective: methods of investigation4
Regulatory T cells in acute and chronic human Chikungunya infection4
Genotype 4 hepatitis E virus infection and acute pancreatitis4
A metagenomic study of the gut microbiome in PTB’S disease4
Combination of colistin and tobramycin inhibits persistence of Acinetobacter baumannii by membrane hyperpolarization and down-regulation of efflux pumps4
TLR9 promotes monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell induction during JEV infection4
AroC, a chorismate synthase, is required for the formation of Edwardsiella tarda biofilms4
Human gut microbiota from hepatitis B virus-infected individuals is associated with reduced triglyceride level in mice: faecal transplantation study4
Imbalance of helper T cell subtypes and adipokine secretion in perivascular adipose tissue as a trigger of atherosclerosis in chronic Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 infection4
Combination of baloxavir and oseltamivir for treatment of severe influenza infection in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: a novel treatment strategy for a high-risk population4
The prebiotic effect of human milk oligosaccharides 3′- and 6′-sialyllactose on adhesion and biofilm formation by Clostridioides difficile – pilot study4
Phytomelatonin: a potential phytotherapeutic intervention on COVID-19-exposed individuals4
Infection by exosome-carried Coxsackievirus B3 induces immune escape resulting in an aggravated pathogenesis4
Airborne infection with Covid-19? A historical look at a current controversy4
Avian sarcoma/leukosis virus (RCAS)-mediated over-expression of IFITM3 protects chicks from highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N14
Complement killing of clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates is serum concentration dependent4
Cross-reactivity and immunotherapeutic potential of BamA recombinant protein from Acinetobacter baumannii4
MicroRNAs correlate with bacillary index and genes associated to cell death processes in leprosy4
Hemozoin-induced IFN-γ production mediates innate immune protection against sporozoite infection4
Talaromyces stipitatus, a novel agent causing superficial mycosis in a diabetic patient from North India4
Transcriptional regulation of suppressors of cytokine signaling during infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human THP-1-derived macrophages and in mice4
Gut microb-aging and its relevance to frailty aging4
Pretreatment of outer membrane vesicle and subsequent infection with influenza virus induces a long-lasting adaptive immune response against broad subtypes of influenza virus3
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Prevotella, a dominant bacterium in young people with stage Ⅲ periodontitis, related to the arachidonic acid metabolism pathway3
NLRP3 inflammasome activation in COVID-19: an interlink between risk factors and disease severity3
Endogenous retroelement expression in modeled airway epithelial repair3
Intranasal immunization with chitosan microparticles enhances LACK-DNA vaccine protection and induces specific long-lasting immunity against visceral leishmaniasis3
The great ESKAPE3
The intestinal microbiota: from health to disease, and back3
The pathogenic and colonization potential of Candida africana3
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In vivo assessment of differences in fungal cell density in cerebral cryptococcomas of mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii3
Salmonella-mediated oral delivery of multiple-target vaccine constructs with conserved and variable regions of SARS-CoV-2 protect against the Delta and Omicron variants in hamster3
Characterization of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity induced by the plasma from persons living with HIV-1 based on target cells with or without CD4 molecules3
The Leishmania antigen-specific pro-inflammatory response in cutaneous leishmaniasis is linked to disease progression but not to the therapeutic failure of pentavalent antimonials3
Is there a role for herpes simplex virus type 1 in multiple sclerosis?3
Had COVID-19 spread in the community before the first confirmed case in Nagasaki, Japan?3
Detection of Mayaro virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes circulating in Goiânia-Goiás-Brazil3
Nanomotion technology in combination with machine learning: a new approach for a rapid antibiotic susceptibility test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis3
Virulence potential of the first Corynebacterium mycetoides strain isolated from human urine: a rare species of Corynebacterium3
Biological differences between FIM2 and FIM3 fimbriae of Bordetella pertussis: not just the serotype3
Respiratory viruses induce the expression of type I and III IFNs in MSCs through RLR/IRF3 signaling pathways3
The proteomic analysis uncovers the cellular responses to the African swine fever virus membrane proteins p54, p17, and pB117L3
Critical roles of parkin and PINK1 in coxsackievirus B3-induced viral myocarditis3
Blocking pathogenic Leptospira invasion with aptamer molecules targeting outer membrane LipL32 protein3
Bacterial and host factors involved in zoonotic Streptococcal meningitis3
Bacterial and fungal co-infections among COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit3
Knockdown of coagulation factor VII has potential anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory effects in a mouse model of group A streptococcal sepsis3
Porcine alveolar macrophages and nasal epithelial cells internalize porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) but do not support its replication in vitro3
Staphylococcus aureus NAD kinase is required for envelop and antibiotic stress responses3
Mycobacterium leprae is able to infect adipocytes, inducing lipolysis and modulating the immune response3
Comparative virulence of the worldwide ST19 and emergent ST213 genotypes of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium strains isolated from food2
Biogenic silver nanoparticle exhibits schistosomicidal activity in vitro and reduces the parasitic burden in experimental schistosomiasis mansoni2
Native human and mouse skin infection models to study Candida auris-host interactions2
Dopaminergic neuronal regulation determines innate immunity of Caenorhabditis elegans during Klebsiella aerogenes infection2
HERV reactivation by adenovirus infection is associated with viral immune regulation2
The multiple frontiers in the study of extracellular vesicles produced by fungi2
Polymeric promotion2
Genetic recombination of Orientia tsutsugamushi strains from scrub typhus patients in Guangxi, Southwest China, and the analysis of clinical features2
The efficacy of the bacteriocinogenic Enterococcus faecalis 14 in the control of induced necrotic enteritis in broilers2
HIV-1 but not SIVmac239 induces higher interferon-α antiviral state in chronic infected northern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonina)2
Salmonella Typhimurium infection causes defects and fastening of Caenorhabditis elegans developmental stages2
Gene expression, levels and polymorphism (Ala16Val) of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase in tuberculosis patients of Rajasthan2
Immunization with a Mu-class glutathione transferase from Echinococcus granulosus induces efficient antibody responses and confers long-term protection against secondary cystic echinococcosis2
Patient-derived Enterococcus mundtii and its capsular polysaccharides cause depression through the downregulation of NF-κB-involved serotonin and BDNF expression2
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Mycobiome profiling of nasopharyngeal region of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals2
Pseudomonas aeruginosa-derived DnaJ induces TLR2 expression through TLR10-mediated activation of the PI3K-SGK1 pathway in macrophages2
Alanine racemase a promising Helicobacter pylori drug target inhibited by propanoic acid2
Saccharomyces boulardii prophylaxis for targeted antibiotics and infectious indications to reduce healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection2
S. aureus biofilm metabolic activity correlates positively with patients’ eosinophil frequencies and disease severity in chronic rhinosinusitis2
Protection conferred by mucosal novel bivalent Klebsiella pneumoniae vaccine immunization associates with presence of lung CD4+ TRM2
Cyclosporine A induces Epstein–Barr virus reactivation in tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri chinensis) model2
Malate:quinone oxidoreductase knockout makes Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptible to stress and affects its in vivo survival2
Insight into the structural hierarchy of the protease cascade that regulates the mosquito melanization response2
The COVID-19 epidemic and other notifiable infectious diseases in China2
Intragenomic diversity of the small subunit rDNA gene shows limited impact on the pathogenicity of Blastocystis infection in clinical patients2
Interleukin-6 and -27 as potential novel biomarkers for human pleural tuberculosis regardless of the immunological status2
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lubbock Chronic Wound Biofilm (LCWB): a suitable dual-species model for in vitro studies2
Effects of chronic Helicobacter pylori strain PMSS1 infection on whole brain and gastric iron homeostasis in male INS-GAS mice2
Microbiota-gut-adipose axis: butyrate-mediated the improvement effect on inflammatory response and fatty acid oxidation dysregulation attenuates obesity in sleep-restricted mice2
Highlights of the 3rd international BCG symposium: 100th anniversary of the first administration of BCG2
Production of a monoclonal antibody targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein and analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron mutations related to monoclonal antibody resistance2
Molecular characterization of consecutive isolates of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: changes in the virulome using next-generation sequencing (NGS)2
Bioluminescence imaging in Paracoccidioides spp.: a tool to monitor the infectious processes2
Comparative immunogenicity analysis of intradermal versus intramuscular administration of SARS-CoV-2 RBD epitope peptide-based immunogen In vivo2
Lineage classification and selective site identification of Orthoebolavirus zairense2
The attenuation of Th1 and Th17 responses via autophagy protects against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced sepsis2
Chick heterophils release DNA extracellular traps (DETs) in vitro and in vivo upon Aspergillus fumigatus conidia exposure2
Topical application of Lactobacilli successfully eradicates Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and promotes wound healing in chronic wounds2
Identification of defective early immune responses to Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a diet-induced murine model of type 2 diabetes2
Retrograde axonal transport property of adeno-associated virus and its possible application in future2
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ketol-acid reductoisomerase down-regulation affects its ability to persist, and its survival in macrophages and in mice2
Factors underlying the long-term efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for patients with irritable bowel syndrome2
Systems vaccinology studies – achievements and future potential2
Butyrate induces oxidative burst mediated apoptosis via Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PDH) in macrophages during mycobacterial infection2
Efficacy of macozinone in mice with genetically diverse susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection2
Staphylococcus epidermidis small colony variants, clinically significant quiescent threats for patients with prosthetic joint infection2
Live Mycobacterium paragordonae induces heterologous immunity of natural killer cells by eliciting type I interferons from dendritic cells via STING-dependent sensing of cyclic-di-GMP2
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Prolonged viral shedding and antibody persistence in patients with COVID-192
Tim-3 expression is induced by mycobacterial antigens and identifies tissue-resident subsets of MAIT cells from patients with tuberculosis2
Pertussis toxin-dependent and -independent protection by Bordetella pertussis against influenza2
Novel serological biomarker panel using protein microarray can distinguish active TB from latent TB infection2
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