Özlem Büyüktanır

Cross-Species Interferon Signaling Boosts Microbicidal Activity within the Tick Vector

Alexis A. Smith, Nicolás Navasa, Xiuli Yang et al. · Cell Host & Microbe · 2016 · 65 citations · Full text

Cytokine, Viral Immunity, Pathogenesis +10

Efficient Detection of Pathogenic Leptospires Using 16S Ribosomal RNA

Brian T. Backstedt, Özlem Büyüktanır, Janet C. Lindow et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 48 citations · Full text

Engineering, Ribosomal Rna, Medicine +12

A<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>Surface-Exposed Transmembrane Protein Lacking Detectable Immune Responses Supports Pathogen Persistence and Constitutes a Vaccine Target

Faith Kung, Simarjot Kaur, Alexis A. Smith et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2016 · 41 citations · Full text

Microbial Pathogens, Humoral Response, Immunology +19

HtrA, a Temperature- and Stationary Phase-Activated Protease Involved in Maturation of a Key Microbial Virulence Determinant, Facilitates Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in Mammalian Hosts

Meiping Ye, Kavita Sharma, Meghna Thakur et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2016 · 41 citations · Full text

Immunology, Bacteriology, Molecular Biology +18

BB0323 and Novel Virulence Determinant BB0238:<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>Proteins That Interact With and Stabilize Each Other and Are Critical for Infectivity

Toru Kariu, Kavita Sharma, Preeti Singh et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2014 · 32 citations · Full text