Infectious Diseases
P. falciparum cpn20 Is a Bona Fide Co-Chaperonin That Can Replace GroES in E. coli
Authors: Anna Vitlin Gruber, Shahar Nisemblat, Gal Zizelski, Avital Parnas, Ron Dzikowski, Abdussalam Azem, Celeste Weiss DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053909 Abstract Summary...
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Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Contributes to Inflammation and Muscle Tissue Injury
Authors: Ching Wen Tseng, Pierre Kyme, Jennifer Low, Miguel A. Rocha, Randa Alsabeh, Loren G. Miller, Michael Otto, Moshe Arditi,...
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Early Priming Minimizes the Age-Related Immune Compromise of CD8 + T Cell Diversity and Function
Authors: Sophie A. Valkenburg, Vanessa Venturi, Thurston H. Y. Dang, Nicola L. Bird, Peter C. Doherty, Stephen J. Turner, Miles...
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Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision Among Uncircumcised Men in Kenya One Year After the Launch of the National Male Circumcision Program
Authors: Amy Herman-Roloff, Nixon Otieno, Kawango Agot, Jeckoniah Ndinya-Achola, Robert C. Bailey DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019814 Abstract SummaryStudy in Kenya reveals key...
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Real-Time PCR Improves Helicobacter pylori Detection in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Authors: María José Ramírez-Lázaro, Sergio Lario, Alex Casalots, Esther Sanfeliu, Loreto Boix, Pilar García-Iglesias, Jordi Sánchez-Delgado, Antònia Montserrat, Maria Rosa...
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Increasing Trends of Leptospirosis in Northern India: A Clinico-Epidemiological Study
Authors: Sunil Sethi, Navneet Sharma, Nandita Kakkar, Juhi Taneja, Shiv Sekhar Chatterjee, Surinder Singh Banga, Meera Sharma DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000579 Abstract...
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Human-like PB2 627K Influenza Virus Polymerase Activity Is Regulated by Importin-α1 and -α7
Authors: Ben Hudjetz, Gülsah Gabriel DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002488 Abstract SummaryHuman importin-α proteins (α1 and α7) selectively boost human-adapted influenza virus replication...
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Variability of Bio-Clinical Parameters in Chinese-Origin Rhesus Macaques Infected with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus: A Nonhuman Primate AIDS Model
Authors: Song Chen, Chunhui Lai, Xiaoxiang Wu, Yaozheng Lu, Daishu Han, Weizhong Guo, Linchun Fu, Jean-Marie Andrieu, Wei Lu DOI:...
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Uses the Mannose-6-Phosphate Receptor to Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier
Authors: Shinya Dohgu, Jan S. Ryerse, Sandra M. Robinson, William A. Banks DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039565 Abstract SummaryHIV-1 uses the mannose-6 phosphate...
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Could Public Restrooms Be an Environment for Bacterial Resistomes?
Authors: Hermine V. Mkrtchyan, Charlotte A. Russell, Nan Wang, Ronald R. Cutler DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054223 Abstract SummaryPublic restrooms harbor diverse antibiotic-resistant...
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