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• 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
• 2019

  Burkholderia pseudomallei ΔtonB Δhcp1 live attenuated vaccine strain elicits full protective immunity against aerosolized melioidosis infection

  Khakhum, N., Bharaj, P., Myers, J. N., Tapia, D., Kilgore, P. B., Ross, B. N., Walker, D. H., Endsley, J. J. & Torresa, A. G., Jan 1 2019, In: mSphere. 4, 1, e00570-18.

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

  • Melioidosis
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Attenuated Vaccines
  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Immunity
  11 Scopus citations

• Development of a gold nanoparticle vaccine against enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli o157:H7

  Sanchez-Villamil, J. I., Tapia, D. & Torres, A. G., 2019, In: mBio. 10, 4, e01869-19.

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

  Open Access

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Gold
  • Nanoparticles
  • Vaccines
  8 Scopus citations

• Emerging role of biologics for the treatment of melioidosis and glanders

  Tapia, D., Sanchez-Villamil, J. I. & Torres, A. G., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy.

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

  • Glanders
  • Melioidosis
  • Biological Products
  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Burkholderia
  2 Scopus citations

• Evaluating the role of Burkholderia pseudomallei K96243 toxins BPSS0390, BPSS0395, and BPSS1584 in persistent infection

  Ross, B. N., Micheva-Viteva, S., Hong-Geller, E. & Torres, A. G., Dec 1 2019, In: Cellular Microbiology. 21, 12, e13096.

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

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Melioidosis
  • Levofloxacin
  • Infection
  4 Scopus citations

• Evaluation of Burkholderia mallei ΔtonB Δhcp1 (CLH001) as a live attenuated vaccine in murine models of glanders and melioidosis

  Khakhum, N., Bharaj, P., Myers, J. N., Tapia, D., Walker, D. H., Endsley, J. J. & Torres, A. G., Jul 2019, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13, 7, e0007578.

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

  Open Access

  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Glanders
  • Melioidosis
  • Attenuated Vaccines
  • Humoral Immunity
  5 Scopus citations

• Increased mortality in mice following immunoprophylaxis therapy with high dosage of nicotinamide in burkholderia persistent infections

  Micheva-Viteva, S. N., Ross, B. N., Gao, J., Adikari, S., Zhang, P., Mourant, J. R., Wu, T. H., Werner, J. H., Torres, A. G. & Hong-Geller, E., Jan 1 2019, In: Infection and immunity. 87, 1, e00592.

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

  • Burkholderia Infections
  • Niacinamide
  • Mortality
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Burkholderia
  3 Scopus citations

• Melioidosis: The hazards of incomplete peer-review

  Limmathurotsakul, D., Daily, F., Bory, S., Khim, G., Joost Wiersinga, W., Torres, A. G., Dance, D. A. B. & Currie, B. J., 2019, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13, 3, e0007123.

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

  Open Access

• Melioidosis in Mexico: a Coordinated Effort to Educate the Medical Specialists and the Community About an Unknown Disease Endemic in the Country

  Alvarez-Hernandez, G. & Torres, A. G., Sep 15 2019, In: Current Tropical Medicine Reports. 6, 3, p. 116-119 4 p.

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

  • Melioidosis
  • Endemic Diseases
  • Mexico
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • State Government

• Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Other Burkholderia Species from Pediatric Infections in Mexico

  Meza-Radilla, G., Mendez-Canarios, A., Xicohtencatl-Cortes, J., Escobedo-Guerra, M. R., Torres, A. G., Antonio Ibarra, J. & Estrada-De Los Santos, P., Feb 2019, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6, 2

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

  Open Access

  • Burkholderia cepacia complex
  • Burkholderia
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Mexico
  • Pneumonia
  1 Scopus citations

• Novel multi-component vaccine approaches for Burkholderia pseudomallei

  Morici, L., Torres, A. G. & Titball, R. W., May 2019, In: Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 196, 2, p. 178-188 11 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Melioidosis
  • Vaccines
  • Bacteria
  • Animal Disease Models
  7 Scopus citations
• 2018

  Development of subunit vaccines that provide high-level protection and sterilizing immunity against acute inhalational melioidosis

  Burtnick, M. N., Shaffer, T. L., Ross, B. N., Muruato, L. A., Sbrana, E., DeShazer, D., Torres, A. G. & Brett, P. J., Jan 1 2018, In: Infection and immunity. 86, 1, e00724-17.

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

  • Melioidosis
  • CRM197 (non-toxic variant of diphtheria toxin)
  • Subunit Vaccines
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Polysaccharides
  15 Scopus citations

• Evaluating new compounds to treat Burkholderia pseudomallei infections

  Ross, B. N., Myers, J. N., Muruato, L. A., Tapia, D. & Torres, A. G., Jun 25 2018, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 8, JUN, 210.

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

  • Melioidosis
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Auranofin
  • Levofloxacin
  • Doxycycline
  6 Scopus citations

• Meeting report melioidosis is in the Americas: A call to action for diagnosing and treating the disease

  Torres, A. G., Montufar, F. E., Gee, J. E., Hoffmaster, A. R., Elrod, M. G., Duarte-Valderrama, C., Huertas, M. G. & Blaney, D. D., 2018, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99, 3, p. 563-564 2 p.

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

  • Melioidosis
  • Reunion
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Endemic Diseases
  • Colombia
  5 Scopus citations

• Melioidosis

  Wiersinga, W. J., Virk, H. S., Torres, A. G., Currie, B. J., Peacock, S. J., Dance, D. A. B. & Limmathurotsakul, D., Feb 1 2018, In: Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 4, 17107.

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

  • Melioidosis
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Sepsis
  • Southeastern Asia
  • Bacterial Load
  128 Scopus citations

• Melioidosis in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

  Sanchez-Villamil, J. I. & Torres, A. G., Feb 26 2018, In: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 3, 1, 24.

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

  Open Access

  • Melioidosis
  • Central America
  • Mexico
  • West Indies
  • Public Health
  14 Scopus citations
• 2016

  Burkholderia cepacia complex vaccines: Where do we go from here?

  Pradenas, G. A., Ross, B. N. & Torres, A. G., Apr 15 2016, In: Vaccines. 4, 2, 10.

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

  • Burkholderia cepacia complex
  • Vaccines
  • Burkholderia
  • Burkholderia Infections
  • Chronic Granulomatous Disease
  10 Scopus citations

• Burkholderia mallei CLH001 attenuated vaccine strain is immunogenic and protects against acute respiratory glanders

  Hatcher, C. L., Mott, T. M., Muruato, L. A., Sbrana, E. & Torresa, A. G., 2016, In: Infection and immunity. 84, 8, p. 2345-2354 10 p.

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

  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Glanders
  • Attenuated Vaccines
  • Vaccines
  • Burkholderia
  15 Scopus citations

• Characterization of the universal stress protein F from atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and its prevalence in Enterobacteriaceae

  de Souza, C. S., Torres, A. G., Caravelli, A., Silva, A., Polatto, J. M. & Piazza, R. M. F., Dec 1 2016, In: Protein Science. 25, 12, p. 2142-2151 10 p.

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

  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Proteins
  5 Scopus citations

• Escherichia coli in the Americas

  Torres, A., Jan 1 2016, Springer International Publishing. 384 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Escherichia coli
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Public Health
  • Research Personnel
  • Bacteria
  9 Scopus citations

• From in silico protein epitope density prediction to testing escherichia coli o157: H7 vaccine candidates in a murine model of colonization

  Tapia, D., Ross, B. N., Kalita, A., Kalita, M., Hatcher, C. L., Muruato, L. A. & Torres, A. G., Aug 30 2016, In: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 6, AUG, 94.

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

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Computer Simulation
  • Epitopes
  • Vaccines
  5 Scopus citations

• Melioidosis: Where do we stand in the development of an effective vaccine?

  Muruato, L. A. & Torres, A. G., Apr 2016, In: Future Microbiology. 11, 4, p. 477-480 4 p.

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

• Polysorbates prevent biofilm formation and pathogenesis of Escherichia coli O104:H4

  Sloup, R. E., Cieza, R. J., Needle, D. B., Abramovitch, R. B., Torres, A. G. & Waters, C. M., Aug 18 2016, In: Biofouling. 32, 9, p. 1131-1140 10 p.

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

  • Escherichia coli O104
  • Polysorbates
  • polysorbates
  • biofilm
  • Biofilms
  10 Scopus citations

• Preface

  Torres, A., Jan 1 2016, Escherichia Coli in the Americas. Springer International Publishing, p. xi-xii

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
  2 Scopus citations

• The art of persistence-the secrets to Burkholderia chronic infections

  Lewis, E. R. G. & Torres, A. G., Aug 1 2016, In: Pathogens and disease. 74, 6, ftw070.

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

  • Burkholderia Infections
  • Art
  • Burkholderia
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Infection
  14 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
• 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
• 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