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• 2012

  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
• 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