Browsing by Subject "virulence"
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(2017-02-16)Mycobacterium marinum is a medically important aquatic pathogen that causes cutaneous granulomatous lesions in humans and a chronic tuberculosis-like granulomatous disease in ectotherms. M. marinum is commonly used as a ...
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(2012-07-11)Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a, an aggressive bacterial pathogen of bean, utilizes large surface populations and extracellular signaling to initiate a fundamental change from an epiphytic to a pathogenic lifestyle. ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) causes rapid development of acute disease followed by recurring episodes of fever, thrombocytopenia and viremia, termed chronic EIA. Most infected horses control the virus by immune ...
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(2014-12-10)Salmonella is a foodborne pathogen that invades the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract from the intestinal lumen by targeting intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). It is able to breach the protective IEC barrier with the aid ...
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(2023-06-13)The Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) is an important pest of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide and of particular importance in Texas. The most effective control is integrated pest management beginning with resistant ...
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(2022-01-28)Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes, GAS) is a human-specific pathogen that causes a wide range of diseases and significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite over a century of research, no licensed human ...
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(2016-08-04)Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the infectious agent that causes tuberculosis (Tb). In 2014, 1.5 million people succumbed to tuberculosis while an additional nine million became infected. Tuberculosis is a worldwide ...
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(1987)This project consisted of three phases, each of which was designed to provide insight into the genetic basis for the difference in virulence between strains of Brucella abortus. In the first phase plasmids were constructed ...