Human brucellosis

MP Franco, M Mulder, RH Gilman… - The Lancet infectious …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Human brucellosis still presents scientists and clinicians with several challenges, such as
the understanding of pathogenic mechanisms of Brucella spp, the identification of markers …

How rhizobial symbionts invade plants: the SinorhizobiumMedicago model

KM Jones, H Kobayashi, BW Davies, ME Taga… - Nature Reviews …, 2007 - nature.com
Nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria and leguminous plants have evolved complex signal
exchange mechanisms that allow a specific bacterial species to induce its host plant to form …

Uncovering the Hidden Credentials of Brucella Virulence

RM Roop, IS Barton, D Hopersberger… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria in the genus Brucella are important human and veterinary pathogens. The abortion
and infertility they cause in food animals produce economic hardships in areas where the …

[HTML][HTML] Brucella: Reservoirs and Niches in Animals and Humans

G González-Espinoza, V Arce-Gorvel, S Mémet… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brucella is an intracellular bacterium that causes abortion, reproduction failure in livestock
and leads to a debilitating flu-like illness with serious chronic complications if untreated in …

Pathogenesis of bovine brucellosis

AVC Neta, JPS Mol, MN Xavier, TA Paixão… - The Veterinary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Bovine brucellosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases worldwide, and is of
particular significance in developing countries. The disease, which results in serious …

Regulation of bacterial virulence by two-component systems

D Beier, R Gross - Current opinion in microbiology, 2006 - Elsevier
In bacteria, two-component systems (TCS) are widely used signal transduction devices
which are engaged in a multitude of gene regulatory systems that respond to changing …

Brucella lipopolysaccharide acts as a virulence factor

N Lapaque, I Moriyon, E Moreno, JP Gorvel - Current opinion in …, 2005 - Elsevier
Brucella is a facultative intracellular bacterium responsible for brucellosis. Virulence factors
involved in Brucella replication and Brucella's strategies to circumvent the immune response …

Internal affairs: investigating the Brucella intracellular lifestyle

K von Bargen, JP Gorvel… - FEMS microbiology …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria of the genus Brucella are Gram-negative pathogens of several animal species that
cause a zoonotic disease in humans known as brucellosis or Malta fever. Within their hosts …

[HTML][HTML] Brucella abortus Uses a Stealthy Strategy to Avoid Activation of the Innate Immune System during the Onset of Infection

E Barquero-Calvo, E Chaves-Olarte, DS Weiss… - PloS one, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background To unravel the strategy by which Brucella abortus establishes chronic
infections, we explored its early interaction with innate immunity. Methodology/Principal …

[HTML][HTML] Brucella Control of Dendritic Cell Maturation Is Dependent on the TIR-Containing Protein Btp1

SP Salcedo, MI Marchesini, H Lelouard, E Fugier… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Brucella is an intracellular pathogen able to persist for long periods of time within the host
and establish a chronic disease. We show that soon after Brucella inoculation in intestinal …