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Immunology & Microbiology Students |
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Immunology & Microbiology |
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Kim R. Blenman |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Department |
Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine |
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August 2000 |
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D11-39 |
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392-2676 | ||
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B.S., Chemistry, University of Florida |
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Dissertation Research |
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Morel L, Blenman KR, Croker BP, Wakeland EK. The major murine systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility locus, Sle1, is a cluster of functionally related genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2001 Feb 13;98(4):1787-92. abstract |
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Morel L, Croker BP, Blenman KR, Mohan C, Huang G, Gilkeson G, Wakeland EK. Genetic reconstitution of systemic lupus erythematosus immunopathology with polycongenic murine strains. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2000 Jun 6;97(12):6670-5. abstract |
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Morel L, Yu Y, Blenman KR, Caldwell RA, Wakeland EK. Production of congenic mouse strains carrying genomic intervals containing SLE-susceptibility genes derived from the SLE-prone NZM2410 strain. Mamm Genome. 1996 May;7(5):335-9. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Todd Brusko |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine |
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Enrolled |
August 2002 |
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Lab Room |
R2-236 |
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Lab Phone |
392-4870 | ||
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Education |
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B.S., Microbiology & Cell Science, University of Florida |
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Dissertation Research |
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Zhang YC, Powers M, Wasserfall C, Brusko T, Song S, Flotte T, Snyder RO, Potter M, Scott-Jorgensen M, Campbell-Thompson M, Crawford JM, Nick HS, Agarwal A, Ellis TM, Atkinson MA. Immunity to adeno-associated virus serotype 2 delivered transgenes imparted by genetic predisposition to autoimmunity. Gene Ther. 2004 Feb;11(3):233-40. abstract |
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Goudy KS, Burkhardt BR, Wasserfall C, Song S, Campbell-Thompson ML, Brusko T, Powers MA, Clare-Salzler MJ, Sobel ES, Ellis TM, Flotte TR, Atkinson MA. Systemic overexpression of IL-10 induces CD4+CD25+ cell populations in vivo and ameliorates type 1 diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice in a dose-dependent fashion. J Immunol. 2003 Sep 1;171(5):2270-8. abstract |
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Zhang YC, Pileggi A, Agarwal A, Molano RD, Powers M, Brusko T, Wasserfall C, Goudy K, Zahr E, Poggioli R, Scott-Jorgensen M, Campbell-Thompson M, Crawford JM, Nick H, Flotte T, Ellis TM, Ricordi C, Inverardi L, Atkinson MA. Adeno-associated virus-mediated IL-10 gene therapy inhibits diabetes recurrence in syngeneic islet cell transplantation of NOD mice. Diabetes. 2003 Mar;52(3):708-16. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Mary Ann Checkley |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology |
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Enrolled |
August 1998 |
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Lab Room |
R1-281 |
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Lab Phone |
392-0673 | ||
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Dissertation Research |
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Cheng S, Clancy CJ, Checkley MA, Handfield M, Hillman JD, Progulske-Fox A, Lewin AS, Fidel PL, Nguyen MH. Identification of Candida albicans genes induced during thrush offers insight into pathogenesis. Mol Microbiol. 2003 Jun;48(5):1275-88. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Biyan Duan |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine |
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Enrolled |
August 2000 |
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Lab Room |
R5-110 |
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Lab Phone |
392-3790 | ||
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Dissertation Research |
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Erickson LD, Lin LL, Duan B, Morel L, Noelle RJ. A genetic lesion that arrests plasma cell homing to the bone marrow. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2003 Oct 28;100(22):12905-10. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Lee William Gary |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology |
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Enrolled |
August 1999 - May 2004 |
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Lab Room |
R2-273 |
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Lab Phone |
392-7367 | ||
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lgary@ufl.edu | ||
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Dissertation Research |
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Identification
of a virulence function in Herpes simplex virus type I mapping to the latency-associated transcript
locus |
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Publications |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Nicole V. Giordani |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology |
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Enrolled |
August 2002 |
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Lab Room |
R2-273 |
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Lab Phone |
392-7367 | ||
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Education |
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B.S., Microbiology, University of Arizona |
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Dissertation Research |
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Publications |
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Sheveleva EV, Giordani NV, Hallick RB. Identification and comparative analysis of the chloroplast alpha-subunit gene of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase from seven Euglena species. Nucleic Acids Res. 2002 Mar 1;30(5):1247-54. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Jin He |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology |
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Enrolled |
August 1999 |
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Lab Room |
R1-244 |
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Lab Phone |
392-3083 | ||
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Education |
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Dissertation Research |
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Publications |
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Chang LJ, He J. Retroviral vectors for gene therapy of AIDS and cancer. Curr Opin Mol Ther. 2001 Oct;3(5):468-75. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Jinghua Jia |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology |
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Enrolled |
August 1999 |
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Lab Room |
R1-148 |
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Lab Phone |
392-4544 | ||
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Education |
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Nankai University (P.R. China) |
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Dissertation Research |
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Publications |
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Jia J, Jin S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoS is sufficient to induce apoptosis in HeLa cells. (in preparation) |
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Jia J, Ha U, Kim J, Wu D, Jin S. Copper stress effectively inhibits the type III secretion system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through PtrA. (in preparation) |
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Ha U, Kim J, Badrane H, Jia J, Baker HV, Wu D, Jin S. An in vivo inducible gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa encodes a repressor for the type III secretion system. Submitted to Molecular Microbiology |
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Ahn KS, Ha U, Jia J, Wu D, Jin S. The truA gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is required for the expression of type III secretory genes. Microbiology. 2004 Mar;150(Pt 3):539-47. abstract |
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Jia J, Alaoui-El-Azher M, Chow M, Chambers TC, Baker H, Jin S. c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase-mediated signaling is essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoS-induced apoptosis. Infect Immun. 2003 Jun;71(6):3361-70. abstract |
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Kaufman MR, Jia J, Zeng L, Ha U, Chow M, Jin S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediated apoptosis requires the ADP-ribosylating activity of exoS. Microbiology. 2000 Oct;146 (Pt 10):2531-41. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Oustanding Student Award, UF International Center, 2003 |
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Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Academic Accomplishment, UF Interational Center, 2001-2003 |
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Award for Academic Achievment by an International Student, UF, 2000 |
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Nankai University Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students, 1996-1997 |
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Nankai University Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate Students, 1992-1994 |
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Nicole Kubat |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology |
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Enrolled |
August 1999 - May 2004 |
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Lab Room |
R2-273 |
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Lab Phone |
392-7367 | ||
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B.S., Biology, Emory University |
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Dissertation Research |
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Differential
association of acetyl-histone H3 (K9, K14) with specific regions of the
HSV-1 genome during latency and reactivation in the mouse model |
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Publications |
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Kubat NJ, Tran RK, McAnany P, Bloom DC. Specific histone tail modification and not DNA methylation is a determinant of herpes simplex virus type 1 latent gene expression. J Virol. 2004 Feb;78(3):1139-49. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Jerome O'Neil |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology |
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August 1999 - May 2004 |
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Lab Room |
R2-273 |
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Lab Phone |
392-7367 | ||
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jeoneil@ufl.edu | ||
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Education |
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Dissertation Research |
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An
investigation of the Herpes simplex virus type-1 latency associated transcript’s role in the
establishment of latency and reactivation |
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Publications |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Honors & Awards |
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Kyle N. Seifert |
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Advanced Concentration |
Immunology & Microbiology |
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Mentor |
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Department |
Oral Biology |
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Enrolled |
August 1998 - May 2004 |
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Lab Room |
D4-20 |
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Lab Phone |
846-0789 | ||
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Education |
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B.A., Biology, Augustana College |
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Dissertation Research |
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Partial
characterization of group B streptococcal surface antigens and
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
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Publications |
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Seifert KN, McArthur WP, Bleiweis AS, Brady LJ. Characterization of group B streptococcal glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase: surface localization, enzymatic activity, and protein-protein interactions. Can J Microbiol. 2003 May;49(5):350-6. abstract |
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