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• 2011

  Adhesin-encoding genes from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli are more prevalent in atypical than in typical enteropathogenic E. coli

  Gomes, T. A. T., Hernandes, R. T., Torres, A. G., Salvador, F. A., Guth, B. E. C., Vaz, T. M. I., Irino, K., Silva, R. M. & Vieira, M. A. M., Sep 2011, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49, 9, p. 3334-3337 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Genes
  • Serogroup
  • Diarrhea
  19 Scopus citations

• Development of reagents and assays for the detection of pathogenic Burkholderia species

  Qazi, O., Rani, M., Gnanam, A. J., Cullen, T. W., Stead, C. M., Kensing, H., McCaul, K., Ngugi, S., Prior, J. L., Lipka, A., Nagy, J. M., Whitlock, G. C., Judy, B. M., Harding, S. V., Titball, R. W., Sidhu, S. S., Trent, M. S., Kitto, G. B., Torres, A., Estes, D. M. & 3 others, Iverson, B., Georgiou, G. & Brown, K. A., 2011, In: Faraday Discussions. 149, p. 23-36 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Macromolecules
  • Assays
  • reagents
  • macromolecules
  • Clinical laboratories
  3 Scopus citations

• Escherichia coli-related diseases in Latin America remain in the spotlight: The Brazilian efforts to understand E.coli pathogenesis

  Torres, A., 2011, In: Open Microbiology Journal. 5, SUPPL.1, p. 54 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Host S-nitrosylation inhibits clostridial small molecule-activated glucosylating toxins

  Savidge, T. C., Urvil, P., Oezguen, N., Ali, K., Choudhury, A., Acharya, V., Pinchuk, I., Torres, A. G., English, R. D., Wiktorowicz, J. E., Loeffelholz, M., Kumar, R., Shi, L., Nie, W., Braun, W., Herman, B., Hausladen, A., Feng, H., Stamler, J. S. & Pothoulakis, C., Sep 2011, In: Nature Medicine. 17, 9, p. 1136-1142 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • S-Nitrosothiols
  • Molecules
  • Clostridium Infections
  • Clostridium
  • Phytic Acid
  64 Scopus citations

• In vivo bio luminescence imaging of burkholderia mallei respiratory infection and treatment in the mouse model

  Massey, S., Johnston, K., Mott, T. M., Judy, B. M., Kvitko, B. H., Schweizer, H. P., Estes, D. M. & Torres, A. G., 2011, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 2, AUG

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Glanders
  • Luminescence
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Infection
  30 Scopus citations

• Long polar fimbriae of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 bind to extracellular matrix proteins

  Farfan, M. J., Cantero, L., Vidal, R., Botkin, D. J. & Torres, A. G., Sep 2011, In: Infection and immunity. 79, 9, p. 3744-3750 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • Mannose
  • Laminin
  41 Scopus citations

• Protective antigens against glanders identified by expression library immunization

  Whitlock, G. C., Robida, M. D., Judy, B. M., Qazi, O., Brown, K. A., Deeraksa, A., Taylor, K., Massey, S., Loskutov, A., Borovkov, A. Y., Brown, K., Cano, J. A., Magee, D. M., Torres, A. G., Estes, D. M. & Sykes, K. F., 2011, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 2, NOV

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Glanders
  • Burkholderia
  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Immunization
  • Vaccines
  14 Scopus citations

• Regulatory control of the Escherichia coli O157:H7 lpf1 operon by H-NS and Ler

  Rojas-López, M., Arenas-Hernández, M. M. P., Medrano-López, A., Martínez De La Peña, C. F., Puente, J. L., Martínez-Laguna, Y. & Torres, A. G., Apr 2011, In: Journal of bacteriology. 193, 7, p. 1622-1632 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Enterocytes
  • Operon
  • Binding Sites
  • Nucleic Acid Regulatory Sequences
  20 Scopus citations
• 2012

  A double, long polar fimbria mutant of Escherichia coli O157:H7 expresses curli and exhibits reduced in vivo colonization

  Lloyd, S. J., Ritchie, J. M., Rojas-Lopez, M., Blumentritt, C. A., Popov, V. L., Greenwich, J. L., Waldor, M. K. & Torres, A. G., Mar 2012, In: Infection and immunity. 80, 3, p. 914-920 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Congo Red
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
  33 Scopus citations

• Clinical implications of enteroadherent escherichia coli

  Arenas-Hernández, M. M. P., Martínez-Laguna, Y. & Torres, A. G., Oct 2012, In: Current gastroenterology reports. 14, 5, p. 386-394 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli
  • Small Intestine
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
  • Microvilli
  21 Scopus citations

• Development of a multiplex PCR assay for detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, enterohemorrhagic E. coli, and enteropathogenic E. coli strains.

  Botkin, D. J., Galli, L., Sankarapani, V., Soler, M., Rivas, M. & Torres, A. G., 2012, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2, p. 8 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Escherichia coli O157
  23 Scopus citations

• Fimbriation and curliation in escherichia coli O157:H7 a paradigm of intestinal and environmental colonization

  Lloyd, S. J., Ritchie, J. M. & Torres, A. G., 2012, In: Gut Microbes. 3, 3, p. 272-276 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
  • Bacterial Adhesins
  • Rabbits
  • Escherichia coli Infections
  27 Scopus citations

• Identification of coli surface antigen 23, a novel adhesin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

  Del Canto, F., Botkin, D. J., Valenzuela, P., Popov, V., Ruiz-Perez, F., Nataro, J. P., Levine, M. M., Stine, O. C., Pop, M., Torres, A. G. & Vidal, R., Aug 2012, In: Infection and immunity. 80, 8, p. 2791-2801 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
  • Surface Antigens
  • Escherichia coli Adhesins
  • Fimbriae Proteins
  • Caco-2 Cells
  30 Scopus citations

• Immunomodulation for gastrointestinal infections

  Cieza, R. J., Cao, A. T., Cong, Y. & Torres, A. G., Mar 1 2012, In: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 10, 3, p. 391-400 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Immunomodulation
  • Regulatory T-Lymphocytes
  • Homeostasis
  • Bacterial Antigens
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets
  20 Scopus citations

• In vivo bioluminescence imaging of Escherichia coli O104:H4 and role of aerobactin during colonization of a mouse model of infection

  Torres, A. G., Cieza, R. J., Rojas-Lopez, M., Blumentritt, C. A., Souza, C. S., Johnston, R. K., Strockbine, N., Kaper, J. B., Sbrana, E. & Popov, V. L., 2012, In: BMC Microbiology. 12, 112.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli O104
  • aerobactin
  • aerobactin receptor
  • Iron
  • Infection
  16 Scopus citations

• Molecular mechanisms that mediate colonization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains

  Farfan, M. J. & Torres, A. G., Mar 2012, In: Infection and immunity. 80, 3, p. 903-913 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
  • Bacterial Adhesins
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Escherichia coli Infections
  • Whole Genome Sequencing
  95 Scopus citations

• Polysaccharide specific monoclonal antibodies provide passive protection against intranasal challenge with burkholderia pseudomallei

  AuCoin, D. P., Reed, D. E., Marlenee, N. L., Bowen, R. A., Thorkildson, P., Judy, B. M., Torres, A. G. & Kozel, T. R., Apr 17 2012, In: PloS one. 7, 4, e35386.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Polysaccharides
  • monoclonal antibodies
  • polysaccharides
  • lipopolysaccharides
  29 Scopus citations

• Prophylactic application of CpG oligonucleotides augments the early host response and confers protection in acute melioidosis

  Judy, B. M., Taylor, K., Deeraksa, A., Johnston, R. K., Endsley, J. J., Vijayakumar, S., Aronson, J. F., Estes, D. M. & Torres, A. G., Mar 20 2012, In: PloS one. 7, 3, e34176.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • melioidosis
  • oligodeoxyribonucleotides
  • Melioidosis
  • Oligonucleotides
  • Animals
  22 Scopus citations

• Recent progress in melioidosis and glanders

  Torres, A. G. & Steinmetz, I., 2012, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 3, APR

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations
• 2013

  Advances in the development of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli vaccines using murine models of infection

  Garcia-Angulo, V. A., Kalita, A. & Torres, A. G., Jun 5 2013, In: Vaccine. 31, 32, p. 3229-3235 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli Vaccines
  • enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • animal models
  • vaccines
  32 Scopus citations

• Hybrid and potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli strains

  Garcia-Angulo, V. A., Farfan, M. J. & Torres, A., Aug 5 2013, Escherichia coli: Pathotypes and Principles of Pathogenesis: Second Edition. Elsevier Inc., p. 331-359 29 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O104
  • Shiga Toxin
  • Escherichia coli Infections
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
  1 Scopus citations

• Identification and characterization of ribN, a novel family of riboflavin transporters from rhizobium leguminosarum and other proteobacteria

  García Angulo, V. A., Bonomi, H. R., Posadas, D. M., Serer, M. I., Torres, A. G., Zorreguieta, Á. & Goldbaum, F. A., 2013, In: Journal of bacteriology. 195, 20, p. 4611-4619 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Rhizobium leguminosarum
  • Proteobacteria
  • Riboflavin
  • Riboswitch
  • Flavin Mononucleotide
  22 Scopus citations

• Monitoring therapeutic treatments against Burkholderia infections using imaging techniques

  Mott, T. M., Johnston, R. K., Vijayakumar, S., Estes, D. M., Motamedi, M., Sbrana, E., Endsley, J. J. & Torres, A. G., May 23 2013, In: Pathogens. 2, 2, p. 383-401 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Burkholderia Infections
  • Glanders
  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Neutrophils
  • Neutrophil Infiltration
  8 Scopus citations

• Restrictive streptomycin resistance mutations decrease the formation of attaching and effacing lesions in escherichia coli O157:H7 strains

  Chen, C., Blumentritt, C. A., Curtis, M. M., Sperandio, V., Torres, A. G. & Dudley, E. G., Sep 2013, In: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 57, 9, p. 4260-4266 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Streptomycin
  • Mutation
  • Enterocytes
  • ribosomal protein S12
  4 Scopus citations

• The long polar fimbriae of STEC O157: H7 induce expression of pro-inflammatory markers by intestinal epithelial cells

  Farfan, M. J., Cantero, L., Vergara, A., Vidal, R. & Torres, A. G., Mar 15 2013, In: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 152, 1-2, p. 126-131 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • fimbriae
  • Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
  • epithelial cells
  13 Scopus citations

• The long polar fimbriae operon and its flanking regions in bovine Escherichia coli O157: H43 and STEC O136: H12 strains

  Sváb, D., Galli, L., Horváth, B., Maróti, G., Dobrindt, U., Torres, A. G., Rivas, M. & Tóth, I., Jun 2013, In: Pathogens and disease. 68, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Operon
  • Cattle
  • Escherichia coli
  2 Scopus citations
• 2014

  A Burkholderia pseudomallei outer membrane vesicle vaccine provides protection against lethal sepsis

  Nieves, W., Petersen, H., Judy, B. M., Blumentritt, C. A., Russell-Lodrigue, K., Roy, C. J., Torres, A. G. & Morici, L. A., May 2014, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 21, 5, p. 747-754 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Membranes
  • Sepsis
  • Vaccines
  • Immunization
  51 Scopus citations

• Comparative Burkholderia pseudomallei natural history virulence studies using an aerosol murine model of infection

  Massey, S., Yeager, L. A., Blumentritt, C. A., Vijayakumar, S., Sbrana, E., Peterson, J. W., Brasel, T., Leduc, J. W., Endsley, J. J. & Torres, A. G., Mar 7 2014, In: Scientific reports. 4, 4305.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Aerosols
  • Natural History
  • Virulence
  • Melioidosis
  26 Scopus citations

• Comparative genomics and immunoinformatics approach for the identification of vaccine candidates for enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7

  García-Angulo, V. A., Kalita, A., Kalita, M., Lozano, L. & Torres, A. G., May 2014, In: Infection and immunity. 82, 5, p. 2016-2026 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Genomics
  • Vaccines
  • Cecum
  16 Scopus citations

• Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli adhesins

  McWilliams, B. D. & Torres, A. G., 2014, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 2, 3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli Adhesins
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • protein
  • Proteins
  • colonization
  50 Scopus citations

• Environmental regulation of the long polar fimbriae 2 of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: H7

  Arenas-Hernández, M. M., Rojas-López, M., Medrano-López, A., Nuñez-Reza, K. J., Puente, J. L., Martínez-Laguna, Y. & Torres, A. G., Aug 2014, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 357, 2, p. 105-114 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Formal Social Control
  • Iron
  • Bile Acids and Salts
  6 Scopus citations

• Long Polar Fimbriae participates in the induction of neutrophils transepithelial migration across intestinal cells infected with enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7.

  Vergara, A., Vidal, R., Torres, A. G. & Farfan, M. J., 2014, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 4, DEC, 185.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Transendothelial and Transepithelial Migration
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Interleukin-8
  • Neutrophils
  6 Scopus citations

• Microbial-Based and Material-Based Vaccine Delivery Systems

  Torres, A., Rudra, J. S. & Milligan, G., Dec 9 2014, Vaccinology: An Essential Guide. Wiley Blackwell, p. 127-151 25 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Vaccines
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Viruses
  • Bacteria
  • Antigens

• Recent advances in adherence and invasion of pathogenic Escherichia coli

  Kalita, A., Hu, J. & Torres, A. G., Oct 2014, In: Current opinion in infectious diseases. 27, 5, p. 459-464 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Escherichia coli
  • Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli Infections
  • Meninges
  • Urinary Tract
  33 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Characterization of the Burkholderia cenocepacia TonB mutant as a potential live attenuated vaccine

  Pradenas, G. A., Myers, J. N. & Torres, A. G., Dec 2017, In: Vaccines. 5, 4, 33.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Burkholderia cenocepacia
  • Attenuated Vaccines
  • Burkholderia Infections
  • Intranasal Administration
  • Gene Deletion
  7 Scopus citations

• Comparing in vitro and in vivo virulence phenotypes of Burkholderia pseudomallei type G strains

  Lewis, E. R. G., Kilgore, P. B., Mott, T. M., Pradenas, G. A. & Torres, A. G., Apr 2017, In: PloS one. 12, 4, e0175983.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Virulence
  • virulence
  • phenotype
  • Phenotype
  3 Scopus citations

• Escherichia coli diseases in Latin America-a 'One Health' multidisciplinary approach

  Torres, A. G., Mar 2017, In: Pathogens and disease. 75, 2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • One Health
  • Latin America
  • Escherichia coli
  • Interdisciplinary Research
  • Escherichia coli Infections
  13 Scopus citations

• Imunidade materna, uma forma de conferir proteção contra Escherichia coli enteropatogênica

  Torres, A. G., Nov 2017, In: Jornal de Pediatria. 93, 6, p. 548-550 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• The Importance of International Collaborations to Advance Research Endeavors

  Torres, A. G., Jan 2017, In: PLoS pathogens. 13, 1, e1006047.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• Use of reverse vaccinology in the design and construction of nanoglycoconjugate vaccines against burkholderia pseudomallei

  Muruato, L. A., Tapia, D., Hatcher, C. L., Kalita, M., Brett, P. J., Gregory, A. E., Samuel, J. E., Titball, R. W. & Torres, A. G., Nov 2017, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 24, 11, e00206-17.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vaccinology
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Glycoconjugates
  • Vaccines
  • Animals
  19 Scopus citations

• Use of reverse vaccinology in the design and construction of nanoglycoconjugate vaccines against burkholderia pseudomallei

  Muruato, L. A., Tapia, D., Hatcher, C. L., Kalita, M., Brett, P. J., Gregory, A. E., Samuel, J. E., Titball, R. W. & Torres, A., Jan 1 2017, In: Journal fur Kardiologie. 24, 11-12, p. 280-284 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vaccinology
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Glycoconjugates
  • Vaccines
  • Melioidosis
• 2020

  Combating the great mimicker: latest progress in the development of Burkholderia pseudomallei vaccines

  Khakhum, N., Chapartegui-González, I. & Torres, A. G., 2020, In: Expert review of vaccines. p. 1-8 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Melioidosis
  • Vaccines
  • Clinical Trials
  • Glycoconjugates

• Comparative genomics of a subset of Adherent/Invasive Escherichia coli strains isolated from individuals without inflammatory bowel disease

  Barrios-Villa, E., Martínez de la Peña, C. F., Lozano-Zaraín, P., Cevallos, M. A., Torres, C., Torres, A. G. & Rocha-Gracia, R. D. C., Mar 2020, In: Genomics. 112, 2, p. 1813-1820 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Genomics
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Escherichia coli
  • Type II Secretion Systems
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  4 Scopus citations

• Hacking the host: exploitation of macrophage polarization by intracellular bacterial pathogens

  Thiriot, J. D., Martinez-Martinez, Y. B., Endsley, J. J. & Torres, A. G., Feb 1 2020, In: Pathogens and disease. 78, 1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Macrophages
  • Innate Immunity
  4 Scopus citations

• Multicomponent gold nano-glycoconjugate as a highly immunogenic and protective platform against Burkholderia mallei

  Tapia, D., Sanchez-Villamil, J. I. & Torres, A. G., Dec 1 2020, In: npj Vaccines. 5, 1, 82.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Glycoconjugates
  • Gold
  • Vaccines
  • Antigens

• Multinucleated giant cell formation as a portal to chronic bacterial infections

  Stockton, J. L. & Torres, A. G., Nov 2020, In: Microorganisms. 8, 11, p. 1-10 10 p., 1637.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Giant Cells
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Melioidosis
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Lenses

• Predicting toxins found in toxin–antitoxin systems with a role in host-induced Burkholderia pseudomallei persistence

  Ross, B. N., Thiriot, J. D., Wilson, S. M. & Torres, A. G., Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports. 10, 1, 16923.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Hibernation
  • Melioidosis
  • Macrophages
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents

• Vacunas contra el SARS-CoV-2: ¿son una realidad para América Latina?

  Torres, A. G., Sep 1 2020, In: Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud. 40, 3, p. 424-426 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review