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Leigh R Washburn

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Jones P, Washburn L, Britten H
J Vector Borne Dis . 2011 Sep; 48(3):125-32. PMID: 21946710
Background & Objectives: Appreciating how Yersinia pestis, the etiological agent of plague, spreads among black - tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies (BTPD), is vital to wildlife conservation programs in...
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Bird D, Graber K, Knutson A, Washburn L
Infect Immun . 2008 Sep; 76(12):5768-76. PMID: 18794296
Mycoplasma arthritidis is a natural pathogen of rats, causing an acute polyarthritis. Previous studies identified two membrane-bound lipoproteins, Maa1 and Maa2, thought to be associated with cytadherence of M. arthritidis...
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Hasebe A, Mu H, Washburn L, Chan F, Pennock N, Taylor M, et al.
Infect Immun . 2007 Feb; 75(4):1820-6. PMID: 17283106
Mycoplasma arthritidis is a naturally occurring murine pathogen, and the disease model has been used extensively to understand inflammatory mechanisms. Recently, Triton X-114 extracts of a virulent strain of M....
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Cole B, Mu H, Pennock N, Hasebe A, Chan F, Washburn L, et al.
Infect Immun . 2005 Aug; 73(9):6039-47. PMID: 16113324
Mycoplasma arthritidis induces toxicity, arthritis, and dermal necrosis in mice. Virulence factors include a superantigen and membrane adhesins and possibly also a bacteriophage component. Here we compare the biological properties...
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Washburn L, Bird D, Dybvig K
Infect Immun . 2003 Jan; 71(2):671-5. PMID: 12540544
Mycoplasma arthritidis causes a severe septic arthritis in rats under natural and experimental conditions. An earlier study implicated a membrane lipoprotein designated MAA1 in cytadherence of M. arthritidis. In addition,...