Whole-genome comparison of disease and carriage strains provides insights into virulence evolution in <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i>

Christoph Schoen, Jochen Blom, Heike Claus, +12

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Pathogenic MicrobiologyVirulence TraitsGeneticsCarriage StrainsBacterial Pathogens +17

Viral Origin, Clinical Course, and Renal Outcomes in Patients With BK Virus Infection After Living-Donor Renal Transplantation

Anke Schwarz, Silvia Linnenweber-Held, Albert Heim, +3

Transplantation

Amino Acid Variation in HLA Class II Proteins Is a Major Determinant of Humoral Response to Common Viruses

Christian Hammer, Martin Begemann, Paul J. McLaren, +9

The American Journal of Human Genetics

Induction of ERK-kinase signalling triggers morphotype-specific killing of Candida albicans filaments by human neutrophils

Iwona Wozniok, Anke Hornbach, Corinna Schmitt, +5

Cellular Microbiology

Microbial PathogensFungal Cell BiologyImmunologyCell DeathTriggers Morphotype-specific Killing +19

Donor origin of BKV replication after kidney transplantation

Corinna Schmitt, Lubna Raggub, Silvia Linnenweber-Held, +3

Journal of Clinical Virology

TransplantationXenotransplantationKidney TransplantKidney TransplantationImmunology +3

A Functional Two-Partner Secretion System Contributes to Adhesion of <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> to Epithelial Cells

Corinna Schmitt, David P. J. Turner, Maria Boesl, +3

Journal of Bacteriology

Protein SecretionImmunologyBacteriologyMature HrpaBacterial Pathogens +17

A Coding Variant of ANO10, Affecting Volume Regulation of Macrophages, Is Associated with Borrelia Seropositivity

Christian Hammer, Podchanart Wanitchakool, Lalida Sirianant, +16

Molecular Medicine

Pathogen-Specific DNA Enrichment Does Not Increase Sensitivity of PCR for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Neutropenic Patients

Jan Springer, Juergen Loeffler, Werner Heinz, +8

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Carbohydrate composition of meningococcal lipopolysaccharide modulates the interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with human dendritic cells

Oliver Kurzai, Corinna Schmitt, Heike Claus, +3

Cellular Microbiology

Recognition via the class A scavenger receptor modulates cytokine secretion by human dendritic cells after contact with Neisseria meningitidis

Andrea Villwock, Corinna Schmitt, Stephanie Schielke, +2

Microbes and Infection

VaccinationHost ResponseHuman Dendritic CellsPathogenesisImmunology +6