Browsing Research Articles by Author "Tembo, John Mambwe"

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    • Distinct Patterns of Host Adherence by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated from Experimental Gonorrhea 

      Yingxia, He; Zhang, Song; Zhang, Yingmiao; Bicong, Wu; Xue, Ying; Chenglin, Ye; Qiao, Li; Adhiambo, Njiri Olivia; Tembo, John Mambwe; Hongxiang, Chen; Huahua, Cai; Tie, Chen (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2021-05-15)
      Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae, gonococci, or GC), the etiologic agent of gonorrhea, is a human-obligate bacterial pathogen. -e GC surface contains pili that mediate the adherence to host cells. Studies have shown ...

    • Loss of the virulence plasmid by Shigella sonnei promotes its interactions with CD207 and CD209 receptors 

      Wu, Bi-cong; Olivia, Njiri A.; Tembo, John Mambwe; He, Ying-xia; Zhang, Ying-miao; Xue, Ying; Ye, Cheng-lin; Lv, Yin; Li, Wen-jin; Jiang, Ling-Yu; Huo, Xi-xiang; Sun, Zi-yong; Chen, Zhong-ju; Qin, Ji-chao; Li, An-yi; Park, Chae Gyu; Klena, John D.; Ding, Hong-hui; Chen, Tie (Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2021)
      Introduction. Shigella sonnei, the cause of bacillary dysentery, belongs to Gram-negative enteropathogenic bacteria. S. sonnei contains a 210kb virulence plasmid that encodes an O-antigen gene cluster of LPSs. However, ...