Published in Ticks Tick Borne Dis on January 07, 2010
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A multiplex real-time PCR assay for rapid detection and differentiation of 25 bacterial and fungal pathogens from whole blood samples. Med Microbiol Immunol (2007) 2.64
Identification of mammalian blood meals in mosquitoes by a multiplexed polymerase chain reaction targeting cytochrome B. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 2.64
Seasonality, blood feeding behavior, and transmission of Plasmodium falciparum by Anopheles arabiensis after an extended drought in southern Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 2.55
Adaptive introgression of anticoagulant rodent poison resistance by hybridization between old world mice. Curr Biol (2011) 2.48
Host association of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato--the key role of host complement. Trends Microbiol (2002) 2.47
Molecular characterization of blaNDM-1 in an Acinetobacter baumannii strain isolated in Germany in 2007. J Antimicrob Chemother (2011) 2.26
Analysis of Anopheles arabiensis blood feeding behavior in southern Zambia during the two years after introduction of insecticide-treated bed nets. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 1.80
Leptospira interrogans endostatin-like outer membrane proteins bind host fibronectin, laminin and regulators of complement. PLoS One (2007) 1.74
LfhA, a novel factor H-binding protein of Leptospira interrogans. Infect Immun (2006) 1.61
Improved detection of blood stream pathogens by real-time PCR in severe sepsis. Intensive Care Med (2009) 1.51
Borrelia burgdorferi ospC heterogeneity among human and murine isolates from a defined region of northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania: lack of correlation with invasive and noninvasive genotypes. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.46
Functional characterization of BbCRASP-2, a distinct outer membrane protein of Borrelia burgdorferi that binds host complement regulators factor H and FHL-1. Mol Microbiol (2006) 1.43
Zoonotic babesiosis: overview of the disease and novel aspects of pathogen identity. Ticks Tick Borne Dis (2009) 1.42
Emergence of West Nile virus in mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) communities of the New Mexico Rio Grande Valley. J Med Entomol (2006) 1.34
Efficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets in use in Macha, Zambia, against the local Anopheles arabiensis population. Malar J (2011) 1.32
Genetic structure of Aedes aegypti populations in Thailand using mitochondrial DNA. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.31
Centers for Disease Control light traps for monitoring Anopheles arabiensis human biting rates in an area with low vector density and high insecticide-treated bed net use. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 1.30
Potential clinical utility of polymerase chain reaction in microbiological testing for sepsis. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.29
Diversity of anopheline species and their Plasmodium infection status in rural Bandarban, Bangladesh. Parasit Vectors (2012) 1.29
First case of human babesiosis in Germany - Clinical presentation and molecular characterisation of the pathogen. Int J Med Microbiol (2007) 1.28
Malaria epidemiology and control in Southern Africa. Acta Trop (2011) 1.28
Borrelia burgdorferi infection-associated surface proteins ErpP, ErpA, and ErpC bind human plasminogen. Infect Immun (2008) 1.27
Identification and functional characterization of complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 1 of the Lyme disease spirochetes Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii. Infect Immun (2005) 1.27
The thymidine-dependent small-colony-variant phenotype is associated with hypermutability and antibiotic resistance in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2008) 1.26
Identification of novel rodent herpesviruses, including the first gammaherpesvirus of Mus musculus. J Virol (2007) 1.25
Increased endophily by the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in southern Zambia and identification of digested blood meals. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2008) 1.25
The changing burden of malaria and association with vector control interventions in Zambia using district-level surveillance data, 2006-2011. Malar J (2013) 1.25
In vitro susceptibility testing of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates cultured from patients with erythema migrans before and after antimicrobial chemotherapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.23
Spotted-fever group Rickettsia in Dermacentor variabilis, Maryland. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.22
Coordinated expression of Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins during the Lyme disease spirochete's mammal-tick infection cycle. Infect Immun (2007) 1.18
Binding of human factor H-related protein 1 to serum-resistant Borrelia burgdorferi is mediated by borrelial complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins. J Infect Dis (2007) 1.17
Is serological testing a reliable tool in laboratory diagnosis of syphilis? Meta-analysis of eight external quality control surveys performed by the german infection serology proficiency testing program. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.17
High rates of Rickettsia parkeri infection in Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) and identification of "Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae" from Fairfax County, Virginia. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2011) 1.16
Prevalence of Bartonella henselae and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe. Appl Environ Microbiol (2010) 1.15
Genetic diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in Peromyscus leucopus, the primary reservoir of Lyme disease in a region of endemicity in southern Maryland. Appl Environ Microbiol (2006) 1.14
Complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 1 of Borrelia burgdorferi binds to human bone morphogenic protein 2, several extracellular matrix proteins, and plasminogen. J Infect Dis (2010) 1.13
Unexpected anthropophily in the potential secondary malaria vectors Anopheles coustani s.l. and Anopheles squamosus in Macha, Zambia. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2010) 1.07
CspA-mediated binding of human factor H inhibits complement deposition and confers serum resistance in Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect Immun (2009) 1.07
Individual cases of autochthonous malaria in Evros Province, northern Greece: serological aspects. Parasitol Res (2002) 1.06
Borrelia recurrentis employs a novel multifunctional surface protein with anti-complement, anti-opsonic and invasive potential to escape innate immunity. PLoS One (2009) 1.05
High burden of malaria following scale-up of control interventions in Nchelenge District, Luapula Province, Zambia. Malar J (2014) 1.04
Whole-genome sequences of Borrelia bissettii, Borrelia valaisiana, and Borrelia spielmanii. J Bacteriol (2012) 1.04
Human pathogenic Borrelia spielmanii sp. nov. resists complement-mediated killing by direct binding of immune regulators factor H and factor H-like protein 1. Infect Immun (2007) 1.04
A novel fold for the factor H-binding protein BbCRASP-1 of Borrelia burgdorferi. Nat Struct Mol Biol (2005) 1.04
A dengue vector surveillance by human population-stratified ovitrap survey for Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) adult and egg collections in high dengue-risk areas of Taiwan. J Med Entomol (2013) 1.03
Malaria hotspots drive hypoendemic transmission in the Chittagong Hill Districts of Bangladesh. PLoS One (2013) 1.01
Genetic differences between Culex pipiens f. molestus and Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in New York. J Med Entomol (2007) 1.01
Comparison of mosquito trapping method efficacy for West Nile virus surveillance in New Mexico. J Am Mosq Control Assoc (2006) 1.00
Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins (BbCRASPs): Expression patterns during the mammal-tick infection cycle. Int J Med Microbiol (2007) 0.99
Insecticide resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes after the introduction of insecticide-treated bed nets in Macha, Zambia. J Vector Ecol (2011) 0.99
Surface-associated motility, a common trait of clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii, depends on 1,3-diaminopropane. Int J Med Microbiol (2012) 0.98
Staphylococcus aureus proteins Sbi and Efb recruit human plasmin to degrade complement C3 and C3b. PLoS One (2012) 0.98
Frequency of multiple blood meals taken in a single gonotrophic cycle by Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes in Macha, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 0.98
Borrelia burgdorferi regulates expression of complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 1 during the mammal-tick infection cycle. Infect Immun (2005) 0.98
Molecular players of homologous recombination in protozoan parasites: implications for generating antigenic variation. Infect Genet Evol (2004) 0.97
Challenges and prospects for malaria elimination in the Southern Africa region. Acta Trop (2011) 0.96
Distribution and molecular characterization of Wolbachia endosymbionts and filarial nematodes in Maryland populations of the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). FEMS Microbiol Ecol (2011) 0.95
Deciphering the ligand-binding sites in the Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 2 required for interactions with the human immune regulators factor H and factor H-like protein 1. J Biol Chem (2008) 0.92
Isolation of three novel rat and mouse papillomaviruses and their genomic characterization. PLoS One (2012) 0.92
Serologic evidence for effective production of cytolysin A in Salmonella enterica serovars typhi and paratyphi A during human infection. Infect Immun (2006) 0.92
The borrelial fibronectin-binding protein RevA is an early antigen of human Lyme disease. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2009) 0.91
Identification and characterization of microsatellite markers in the Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiata. Infect Genet Evol (2002) 0.90
Functional characterization of Borrelia spielmanii outer surface proteins that interact with distinct members of the human factor H protein family and with plasminogen. Infect Immun (2009) 0.90
Complement factor H-related proteins CFHR2 and CFHR5 represent novel ligands for the infection-associated CRASP proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi. PLoS One (2010) 0.90
A simple Chelex protocol for DNA extraction from Anopheles spp. J Vis Exp (2013) 0.90
Presence of multiple variants of Borrelia burgdorferi in the natural reservoir Peromyscus leucopus throughout a transmission season. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2008) 0.90
Early production of IL-22 but not IL-17 by peripheral blood mononuclear cells exposed to live Borrelia burgdorferi: the role of monocytes and interleukin-1. PLoS Pathog (2010) 0.90
CspA from Borrelia burgdorferi inhibits the terminal complement pathway. MBio (2013) 0.89
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms for high-throughput genotyping of Anopheles arabiensis in East and southern Africa. J Med Entomol (2012) 0.89
Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 2 (CspZ) as a serological marker of human Lyme disease. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2007) 0.88
Thymidine-dependent Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants: human pathogens that are relevant not only in cases of cystic fibrosis lung disease. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 0.88
ANOSPEX: a stochastic, spatially explicit model for studying Anopheles metapopulation dynamics. PLoS One (2013) 0.87
Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 1 of the Lyme disease spirochetes is expressed in humans and induces antibody responses restricted to nondenatured structural determinants. Infect Immun (2006) 0.87
Standardised in vitro susceptibility testing of Borrelia burgdorferi against well-known and newly developed antimicrobial agents--possible implications for new therapeutic approaches to Lyme disease. Int J Med Microbiol (2002) 0.87
BBA70 of Borrelia burgdorferi is a novel plasminogen-binding protein. J Biol Chem (2013) 0.87
Distribution and infection frequency of 'Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii' in Maryland populations of the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) and culture in an Anopheles gambiae mosquito cell line. Ticks Tick Borne Dis (2011) 0.87
Mutational analyses of the BbCRASP-1 protein of Borrelia burgdorferi identify residues relevant for the architecture and binding of host complement regulators FHL-1 and factor H. Int J Med Microbiol (2009) 0.87
Ehrlichia and spotted fever group Rickettsiae surveillance in Amblyomma americanum in Virginia through use of a novel six-plex real-time PCR assay. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2014) 0.87
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Molecular differentiation of colonized human malaria vectors by 28S ribosomal DNA polymorphisms. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2004) 0.86
Contribution of the infection-associated complement regulator-acquiring surface protein 4 (ErpC) to complement resistance of Borrelia burgdorferi. Clin Dev Immunol (2012) 0.86
A novel high-resolution melt PCR assay discriminates Anaplasma phagocytophilum and "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis". J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.85
Spatial and temporal genetic structure of Anopheles arabiensis in Southern Zambia over consecutive wet and drought years. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 0.85
Inadequate binding of immune regulator factor H is associated with sensitivity of Borrelia lusitaniae to human complement. Infect Immun (2010) 0.84
Structure-function mapping of BbCRASP-1, the key complement factor H and FHL-1 binding protein of Borrelia burgdorferi. Int J Med Microbiol (2006) 0.84
Habitat Partitioning of Malaria Vectors in Nchelenge District, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2016) 0.84
Spotted fever group rickettsiae in multiple hard tick species from Fairfax County, Virginia. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2014) 0.83
Systematic analysis highlights the key role of TLR2/NF-kappaB/MAP kinase signaling for IL-8 induction by macrophage-like THP-1 cells under influence of Borrelia burgdorferi lysates. Int J Biochem Cell Biol (2008) 0.83
Urban habitat evaluation for West Nile virus surveillance in mosquitoes in Albuquerque, New Mexico. J Am Mosq Control Assoc (2007) 0.83
Identification and functional characterisation of Complement Regulator Acquiring Surface Protein-1 of serum resistant Borrelia garinii OspA serotype 4. BMC Microbiol (2010) 0.83
Multiple infections of rodents with zoonotic pathogens in Austria. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis (2014) 0.83
Distinct variation in vector competence among nine field populations of Aedes aegypti from a Brazilian dengue-endemic risk city. Parasit Vectors (2014) 0.83
Co-circulating microorganisms in questing Ixodes scapularis nymphs in Maryland. J Vector Ecol (2007) 0.83
Heterogeneity and changes in inequality of malaria risk after introduction of insecticide-treated bed nets in Macha, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2013) 0.82