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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
  51 Scopus citations

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
  17 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
  4 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

• 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
  10 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

• 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

• 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
  14 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
  2 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

• 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

• 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
  15 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

• 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
  20 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
• Chapter

  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
• Comment/debate

  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
• Editorial

  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

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

  Torres, A. G., 2020, In: Biomedica. 40, 3, p. 424-426 3 p.

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

  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
• Review article

  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

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

  Tapia, D., Sanchez-Villamil, J. I. & Torres, A. G., Dec 2 2019, In: Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 19, 12, p. 1319-1332 14 p.

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

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

• 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

• 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
  8 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