2019
Polymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases
Sanchez-Vicente S, Tagliafierro T, Coleman J, Benach J, Tokarz R, Azad A, Fikrig E, Munderloh U, Telford S. Polymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases. MBio 2019, 10: e02055-19. PMID: 31506314, PMCID: PMC6737246, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02055-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaplasma phagocytophilumAnimalsBabesia microtiBorreliaBorrelia burgdorferiClimate ChangeEncephalitis Viruses, Tick-BorneHumansIxodesLyme DiseaseNew YorkNymphPrevalenceRickettsiaTick-Borne DiseasesConceptsPolymicrobial infectionsClinical spectrumTick-borne diseasesFatal infectionPowassan virusDisproportionate incidenceTick-borne diseaseDifficult diagnosisNew pathogensNew agentsPolymicrobial natureDisease severityInfectionDiseaseLyme diseasePrevalent pathogenBorreliaHigh rateIncidenceDiagnosisSeverityRickettsiaTick vectorVirusClimate change
2006
Crystal Structure of West Nile Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Reveals Viral Surface Epitopes
Kanai R, Kar K, Anthony K, Gould LH, Ledizet M, Fikrig E, Marasco WA, Koski RA, Modis Y. Crystal Structure of West Nile Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Reveals Viral Surface Epitopes. Journal Of Virology 2006, 80: 11000-11008. PMID: 16943291, PMCID: PMC1642136, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01735-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus-specific antibodiesEnvelope glycoproteinTick-borne encephalitis virusWest Nile Virus Envelope GlycoproteinLife-threatening encephalitisVirus-specific antibodiesWest Nile virusMajor envelope glycoproteinAntiviral vaccinesVirus envelope glycoproteinDengue virusEncephalitis virusFlavivirus genusViral attachmentReceptor bindingWest NileTherapeutic antibodiesMolecular landscapeNile virusVirusSurface epitopesE proteinViruses e.Viral surfaceVirus surface