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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

10 Scopus citations

2018

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

5 Scopus citations

2019

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

3 Scopus citations

2016

Escherichia coli in the Americas

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

Research output: Book/Report › Book

9 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

10 Scopus citations

2011

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

2019

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

6 Scopus citations

2020

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

4 Scopus citations

2016

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

15 Scopus citations

2011

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

41 Scopus citations

2018

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

124 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

49 Scopus citations

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

2011

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

30 Scopus citations

2019

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

4 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

14 Scopus citations

2016

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

5 Scopus citations

2018

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

12 Scopus citations

2011

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

64 Scopus citations

2014

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

25 Scopus citations

2011

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

3 Scopus citations

2020

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

2016

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

2020

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

2011

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

14 Scopus citations

2016

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

14 Scopus citations

2019

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

7 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

10 Scopus citations

2014

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

33 Scopus citations

2019

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

3 Scopus citations

2014

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

2020

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

2014

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

6 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

50 Scopus citations

2019

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

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

19 Scopus citations

2020

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

2014

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

15 Scopus citations

2011

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

20 Scopus citations

2019

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

2 Scopus citations

2016

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

2014

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

6 Scopus citations

2019

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

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

1 Scopus citations

2016

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

5 Scopus citations

2018

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

5 Scopus citations

2020

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

2 Scopus citations

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