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• 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
  49 Scopus citations

• 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

• A gold nanoparticle-linked glycoconjugate vaccine against Burkholderia mallei

  Gregory, A. E., Judy, B. M., Qazi, O., Blumentritt, C. A., Brown, K. A., Shaw, A. M., Torres, A. G. & Titball, R. W., Feb 1 2015, In: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine. 11, 2, p. 447-456 10 p.

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

  • Glycoconjugates
  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Gold nanoparticles
  • Vaccines
  • Gold
  48 Scopus citations

• 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

• 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
  10 Scopus citations

• 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

• Characterization of the Burkholderia mallei tonB mutant and its potential as a backbone strain for vaccine development

  Mott, T. M., Vijayakumar, S., Sbrana, E., Endsley, J. J. & Torres, A. G., Jun 26 2015, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 9, 6, e0003863.

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

  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Melioidosis
  • Glanders
  • Vaccines
  • Iron
  22 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

• 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 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
  25 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
  15 Scopus citations

• 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
  2 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

• Consensus on the development of vaccines against naturally acquired melioidosis

  Limmathurotsakul, D., Funnell, S. G. P., Torres, A. G., Morici, L. A., Brett, P. J., Dunachie, S., Atkins, T., Altmann, D. M., Bancroft, G. & Peacock, S. J., Jun 1 2015, In: Emerging infectious diseases. 21, 6, p. e1-e7

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

  • Melioidosis
  • Consensus
  • Vaccines
  • Government Employees
  • Biological Warfare Agents
  31 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
  6 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

• 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

• Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli: Foe or innocent bystander?

  Hu, J. & Torres, A. G., Aug 1 2015, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 21, 8, p. 729-734 6 p.

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

  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Diarrhea
  • Genotype
  • Research Personnel
  • Infection
  78 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

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

  Torres, A. G., 2017, In: Pathogens and disease. 75, 2, ftx012.

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

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

• 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
  3 Scopus citations

• Exploiting the power of OMICS approaches to produce E. Coli O157 vaccines

  Kalita, A., Kalita, M. & Torres, A. G., Jan 26 2015, In: Gut Microbes. 5, 6, p. 770-774 5 p.

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

  • Escherichia coli Vaccines
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Power (Psychology)
  • Vaccines
  5 Scopus citations

• Extensive identification of bacterial riboflavin transporters and their distribution across bacterial species

  Gutiérrez-Preciado, A., Torres, A. G., Merino, E., Bonomi, H. R., Goldbaum, F. A. & García-Angulo, V. A., May 4 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 5, e0126124.

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

  • Riboflavin
  • riboflavin
  • transporters
  • Bacteria
  • Flavin Mononucleotide
  47 Scopus citations

• Finding regulators associated with the expression of the long polar fimbriae in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

  Hu, J., Ross, B. N., Cieza, R. J. & Torres, A. G., 2015, In: Journal of bacteriology. 197, 23, p. 3658-3665 8 p.

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

  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • Histones
  • Caco-2 Cells
  • Mutagenesis
  2 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Protection of non-human primates against glanders with a gold nanoparticle glycoconjugate vaccine

  Torres, A. G., Gregory, A. E., Hatcher, C. L., Vinet-Oliphant, H., Morici, L. A., Titball, R. W. & Roy, C. J., Jan 29 2015, In: Vaccine. 33, 5, p. 686-692 7 p.

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

  • Glanders
  • glanders
  • nanogold
  • Glycoconjugates
  • glycoconjugates
  38 Scopus citations

• 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

• Recent Advances in Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei Research

  Hatcher, C. L., Muruato, L. A. & Torres, A. G., Jun 1 2015, In: Current Tropical Medicine Reports. 2, 2, p. 62-69 8 p.

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

  • Burkholderia mallei
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei
  • Glanders
  • Melioidosis
  • Vaccines
  28 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
  3 Scopus citations