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AasP autotransporter protein of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae does not protect pigs against homologous challenge (2009)
Journal Article
Oldfield, N. J., Worrall, K. E., Rycroft, A. N., Ali, T., Wooldridge, K. G., & Ala'Aldeen, D. A. (2009). AasP autotransporter protein of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae does not protect pigs against homologous challenge. Vaccine, 27(38), 5278-5283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.06.047

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is a major respiratory pathogen of pigs; current vaccines provide only limited protection. AasP, a subtilisin-like serine protease, is a conserved outer membrane-localised autotransporter protein. We hypothesized that... Read More about AasP autotransporter protein of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae does not protect pigs against homologous challenge.

Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models (2009)
Journal Article
Orihuela, C. J., Mahdavi, J., Thornton, J., Mann, B., Wooldridge, K. G., Abouseada, N., …Tuomanen, E. I. (2009). Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 119(6), 1638-1646. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI36759

A diverse array of infectious agents, including prions and certain neurotropic viruses, bind to the laminin receptor (LR), and this determines tropism to the CNS. Bacterial meningitis in childhood is almost exclusively caused by the respiratory tract... Read More about Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models.