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ASM Articles in the Spotlight Print E-mail

ASM Articles in the Spotlight. The ASM journals Eukaryotic Cell, Infection and Immunity,

and the Journal of Virology highlight current articles of interest in their Spotlight sections:

http://ec.asm.org/current.dtl#SPOTLIGHT

http://iai.asm.org/current.dtl#SPOTLIGHT

http://jvi.asm.org/current.dtl#SPOTLIGHT

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Important Step Towards Salmonella Vaccine Print E-mail
A challenge in efforts to develop a vaccine against salmonella is to detoxify salmonella lipid A while retaining its adjuvant properties for use in live attenuated vaccines for humans.
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Borrelia Sequences Boost Quest for Better Lyme Diagnosis, Treatment Print E-mail
Sherwood Casjens of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, et al. announce the genome sequences of Lyme disease-causing bacteria.
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New Insights on Evolution, Protection from Oxy Stress in Commensal Anaerobe Print E-mail
Bacteroides fragilis is a strict anaerobe that comprises approximately 1 to 2%of the normal intestinal flora.
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Engineered Pyocin Prevents, Mitigates O157-induced Diarrhea in Animal Model Print E-mail
New therapeutics to treat Escherichia coli O157 and related Shiga toxin-producing E. coli are needed because antibiotics can augment toxin production and exacerbate the consequences of infection.
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First Transcriptome of Immune-Evading Toxoplasma Cysts Print E-mail
More than 25% of the world's population, and about 10% of Americans over age 12, are thought to be chronically infected with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma, often due to eating undercooked or raw meat.
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