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Ross B, Rojas-Lopez M, Cieza R, McWilliams B, Torres A
PLoS One . 2015 Oct; 10(10):e0141845. PMID: 26517878
A renewed interest in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains was sparked due to the appearance of an outbreak in 2011, causing 3,816 diarrheal cases and some deaths in Europe....
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McWilliams B, Torres A
Microbiol Spectr . 2015 Jun; 2(3). PMID: 26103974
Adhesins are a group of proteins in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) that are involved in the attachment or colonization of this pathogen to abiotic (plastic or steel) and biological surfaces,...
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McWilliams B, Torres A
Microbiol Spectr . 2015 Jan; 2(2):EHEC00032013. PMID: 25635238
Adhesins are a group of proteins in enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) that are involved in the attachment or colonization of this pathogen to abiotic (plastic or steel) and biological surfaces, such as...
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McWilliams B, Palzkill T, Weinstock G, Petrosino J
Microb Pathog . 2012 Sep; 53(5-6):250-8. PMID: 22975444
The current standard for Bacillus anthracis vaccination is the Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA, BioThrax). While effective, the licensed vaccine schedule requires five intramuscular injections in the priming series and yearly...
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Gioia J, Yerrapragada S, Qin X, Jiang H, Igboeli O, Muzny D, et al.
PLoS One . 2007 Sep; 2(9):e928. PMID: 17895969
Background: Bacillus spores are notoriously resistant to unfavorable conditions such as UV radiation, gamma-radiation, H2O2, desiccation, chemical disinfection, or starvation. Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 survives standard decontamination procedures of the Jet...