Transcriptome Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis in Human Whole Blood and Mutagenesis Studies Identify Virulence Factors Involved in Blood Survival

Hebert Echenique-Rivera, Alessandro Muzzi, Elena Del Tordello, +5

PLoS Pathogens

Nm PathogenesisImmunologyHost ResponseMedical MicrobiologyHuman Whole Blood +17

Expression of factor H binding protein in meningococcal strains can vary at least 15-fold and is genetically determined

Massimiliano Biagini, Marco Spinsanti, Gabriella De Angelis, +24

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

ImmunologyMolecular BiologyMedical MicrobiologyInfection ControlBacterial Meningitis +14

Pseudoparticle neutralization is a reliable assay to measure immunity and cross-reactivity to H5N1 influenza viruses

Isabella Alberini, Elena Del Tordello, Alba Fasolo, +10

Vaccine

VaccinationH5n1 Influenza VirusesCross-protectionViral DiagnosticsReliable Assay +8

<i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> NalP cleaves human complement C3, facilitating degradation of C3b and survival in human serum

Elena Del Tordello, Irene Vacca, Sanjay Ram, +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Influence of sequence variability on bactericidal activity sera induced by Factor H binding protein variant 1.1

Brunella Brunelli, Elena Del Tordello, Emmanuelle Palumbo, +9

Vaccine

Bactericidal Activity SeraFactor HVirulence FactorPathogenesisBacteriophage +5

Neisserial Heparin Binding Antigen (NHBA) Contributes to the Adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to Human Epithelial Cells

Irene Vacca, Elena Del Tordello, Gianmarco Gasperini, +13

PLoS ONE

ImmunologyPathologyHeparan Sulfate ProteoglycansVaccine TargetPathogen Biology +16

Global Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Small RNAs Affecting Neisseria meningitidis Bacteremia

Luca Fagnocchi, Silvia Bottini, Giacomo Golfieri, +10

PLoS ONE

Target MrnasTranscriptional RegulationNew SrnasNatural SciencesVirulence Factor +12

Analysis of the Regulated Transcriptome of Neisseria meningitidis in Human Blood Using a Tiling Array

Elena Del Tordello, Silvia Bottini, Alessandro Muzzi, +1

Journal of Bacteriology

Medical MicrobiologyTranscriptional RegulationGene Expression LevelFunctional GenomicsHuman Whole Blood +13

Type VI secretion system sheaths as nanoparticles for antigen display

Elena Del Tordello, Olga Danilchanka, Andrew J. McCluskey, +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences