CpG motifs in bacterial DNA cause inflammation in the lower respiratory tract.

David A. Schwartz, Terry Quinn, Peter S. Thorne, +3

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Embedded Cpg MotifsInflammatory Lung DiseaseAllergyLung InflammationVirulence Factor +12

Beta toxin is essential for the intestinal virulence of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> type C disease isolate CN3685 in a rabbit ileal loop model

Sameera Sayeed, Francisco A. Uzal, Derek J. Fisher, +6

Molecular Microbiology

Clostridium perfringens toxin genotypes in the feces of healthy North Americans

Robert J. Carman, Sameera Sayeed, Jihong Li, +4

Anaerobe

Microbial ToxinHealthy North AmericansDysbiosisMicrobial DiseaseToxin Genotypes +5

Complete Sequencing and Diversity Analysis of the Enterotoxin-Encoding Plasmids in<i>Clostridium perfringens</i>Type A Non-Food-Borne Human Gastrointestinal Disease Isolates

Kazuaki Miyamoto, Derek J. Fisher, Jihong Li, +3

Journal of Bacteriology

Enterotoxin GeneCpe PlasmidsMicrobial PathogensPathologyComplete Sequencing +18

Dissecting the Contributions of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Type C Toxins to Lethality in the Mouse Intravenous Injection Model

Derek J. Fisher, Mariano E. Fernández-Miyakawa, Sameera Sayeed, +4

Infection and Immunity

ToxinologyMicrobial PathogensPathogen DetectionImmunologyLethal Toxins +14

Sialidases Affect the Host Cell Adherence and Epsilon Toxin-Induced Cytotoxicity of Clostridium perfringens Type D Strain CN3718

Jihong Li, Sameera Sayeed, Susan L. Robertson, +2

PLoS Pathogens

Host Cell AdherenceMicrobial ToxinToxinologyType BVirulence Factor +11

Extensive Genomic Plasticity in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Revealed by Identification and Distribution Studies of Novel Genes among Clinical Isolates

Kai Shen, Sameera Sayeed, Patricia Antalis, +20

Infection and Immunity

Pathogenic MicrobiologyGeneticsBacteriologyBacterial PathogensInfection Control +15

Epsilon-Toxin Plasmids of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Type D Are Conjugative

Meredith L. Hughes, Rachael Poon, Vicki Adams, +5

Journal of Bacteriology

ToxinologyMicrobial PathogensBacteriologyMolecular BiologyBacterial Pathogens +14

Virulence Plasmid Diversity in<i>Clostridium perfringens</i>Type D Isolates

Sameera Sayeed, Jihong Li, Bruce A. McClane

Infection and Immunity

Characterization of Virulence Plasmid Diversity among <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Type B Isolates

Sameera Sayeed, Jihong Li, Bruce A. McClane

Infection and Immunity

Pathogenic MicrobiologyMicrobial PathogensBacteriologyVirulence Plasmid DiversityCpb Gene +14