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  1. Neutrophils discriminate live from dead bacteria by integrating signals initiated by Fprs and TLRs

    Article • The EMBO Journal, February 2022, EMBO

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  2. ROS as Regulators of Cellular Processes in Melanoma

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, October 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

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  3. An in vitro enterocyte cell-like model to study Group B streptococci internalization

    Article • Biomedical Science and Engineering, September 2021, PAGEPress Publications

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  4. Lysine Residues in the MK-Rich Region Are Not Required for Binding of the PbsP Protein From Group B Streptococci to Plasminogen

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, September 2021, Frontiers

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  5. Role of Endosomal TLRs in Staphylococcus aureus Infection

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, August 2021, The American Association of Immunologists

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  6. Invasion and trafficking of hypervirulent group B streptococci in polarized enterocytes

    Article • PLOS One, June 2021, PLOS

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  7. Neutrophils Discriminate between Live and Dead Bacteria  By a Three-Signal Mechanism Involving Formyl Peptide and Toll-Like Receptors

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

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  8. Characterization of an immunogenic cellulase secreted by Cryptococcus pathogens

    Article • Medical Mycology, April 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  9. Neutrophils Enhance Their Own Influx to Sites of Bacterial Infection via Endosomal TLR-Dependent Cxcl2 Production

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, December 2019, The American Association of Immunologists

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  10. The TLR4 adaptor TRAM controls the phagocytosis of Gram-negative bacteria by interacting with the Rab11-family interacting protein 2

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, March 2019, PLOS

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  11. The dual role of innate immunity during influenza

    Article • Biomedical Journal, February 2019, Elsevier

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  12. TheStreptococcus agalactiaecell wall‐anchored protein PbsP mediates adhesion to and invasion of epithelial cells by exploiting the host vitronectin/αvintegrin axis

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, October 2018, Wiley

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  13. The plasminogen binding protein PbsP is required for brain invasion by hypervirulent CC17 Group B streptococci

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

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  14. Toll-Like Receptor 8 Is a Major Sensor of Group B Streptococcus But Not Escherichia coli in Human Primary Monocytes and Macrophages

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, October 2017, Frontiers

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  15. A water-soluble pillar[5]arene as a new carrier for an old drug

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

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  16. Self-assembly of silver nanoparticles and bacteriophage

    Article • Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, March 2016, Elsevier

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  17. Iron oxide nanoparticles prepared by laser ablation: Synthesis, structural properties and antimicrobial activity

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, February 2016, Elsevier

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  18. Phage–AgNPs complex as SERS probe for U937 cell identification

    Article • Biosensors and Bioelectronics, December 2015, Elsevier

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  19. Phage display as a tool for rapid in vitro cell characterization by fluorescence imaging and Raman spectroscopy

    Article • New Biotechnology, July 2014, Elsevier

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