Since the reclassification of the genus Bartonella in 1993, the number of species has grown
from 1 to 45 currently designated members. Likewise, the association of different Bartonella …

Bartonella spp. are facultative intracellular pathogens that employ a unique stealth infection
strategy comprising immune evasion and modulation, intimate interaction with nucleated …

▪ Abstract The genus Bartonella comprises several important human pathogens that cause a
wide range of clinical manifestations: cat-scratch disease, trench fever, Carrión's disease …

Many of the α-proteobacteria establish long-term, often chronic, interactions with higher
eukaryotes. These interactions range from pericellular colonization through facultative …

Objective: Recent studies suggest that crystals of monosodium urate (MSU), deposited in
joints of patients with acute gouty arthritis, activate the NACHT domain, leucine-rich repeat …

Infective endocarditis (IE) may be misdiagnosed as ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV),
especially when antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are detected. Distinguishing …

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BACKGROUND: Allergen extracts prepared from Dermatophagoides farinae contain
significantly more endotoxin than Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus extracts, and extracts …

Most infections by genus Bartonella in immunocompromised patients are caused by B.
henselae and B. quintana. Unlike immunocompetent hosts who usually develop milder …

This review covers data on composition and structure of lipid A, core, and O-polysaccharide
of the known lipopolysaccharides from Gram-negative bacteria. The relationship between …