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      HIV-1 Capture and Transmission by Dendritic Cells: The Role of Viral Glycolipids and the Cellular Receptor Siglec-1 

      Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Lorizate Nogales, Maier; McLaren, Paul J.; Telenti, Amalio; Kräusslich, Hans-Georg; Martinez-Picado, Javier (Public Library Science, 2014-07)
      Dendritic cells (DCs) are essential in order to combat invading viruses and trigger antiviral responses. Paradoxically, in the case of HIV-1, DCs might contribute to viral pathogenesis through trans-infection, a mechanism ...
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      Inoculation of Triatoma Virus (Dicistroviridae: Cripavirus) elicits a non-infective immune response in mice 

      Querido, Jailson F. B.; Agirre, Jon; Martí, Gerardo A.; Guerín Aguilar, Diego Marcelo A. ORCID; Silva, Marcelo Sousa (Biomed Central, 2013-03)
      Background: Dicistroviridae is a new family of small, non-enveloped, +ssRNA viruses pathogenic to both beneficial arthropods and insect pests. Little is known about the dicistrovirus replication mechanism or gene function, ...
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      Multi-drug resistance profiles and the genetic features of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Bolivia 

      Lopes, Bruno S.; Gallego Andrés, Lucía ORCID; Amyes, Sebastian G. B. (Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013-04)
      Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii is opportunistic in debilitated hospitalised patients. Because information from some South American countries was previously lacking, this study examined the emergence of multi-resistant ...
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      Seroprevalence of Triatoma virus (Dicistroviridae: Cripaviridae) antibodies in Chagas disease patients 

      Querido, Jailson F. B.; Echeverría, María G.; Martí, Gerardo A.; Medina Costa, Rita; Susevich, María L.; Rabinovich, Jorge E.; Copa, Aydee; Montaño, Nair A.; Garcia, Lineth; Cordova, Marisol; Torrico, Faustino; Sánchez Eugenia, Rubén ORCID; Sánchez Magraner, Lissete; Muñiz Trabudua, Xabier; López Marijuan, Ibai; Rozas-Dennis, Gabriela S.; Diosque, Patricio; De Castro, Ana M.; Robello, Carlos; Rodríguez, Julio S.; Altcheh, Jaime; Salazar-Schettino, Paz M.; Bucio, Marta I.; Espinoza, Bertha; Guérin Silva, Diego M. A. (Biomed Central, 2015-01-17)
      Background: Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, and humans acquire the parasite by exposure to contaminated feces from hematophagous insect vectors known as triatomines. Triatoma virus (TrV) is the sole viral ...
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      Structural Basis for Feed-Forward Transcriptional Regulation of Membrane Lipid Homeostasis in Staphylococcus aureus 

      Albanesi, Daniela; Reh, Georgina; Guerín, Marcelo Eduardo; Schaeffer, Francis; Debarbouille, Michel; Buschiazzo, Alejandro; Schujman, Gustavo E.; De Mendoza, Diego; Alzari, Pedro M. (Public Library of Science, 2013-01-03)
      The biosynthesis of membrane lipids is an essential pathway for virtually all bacteria. Despite its potential importance for the development of novel antibiotics, little is known about the underlying signaling mechanisms ...