Giacani L, Brandt S, Wujian K, Molini BJ, Iverson-Cabaral S, Ciccarese G, Drago F, Lukehart SA, Centurion-Lara A.Transcription of TP0126, Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum Putative OmpW Homolog is Regulated by a Homopolymeric G Repeat. Infection and Immunity. 2015 Jun; 83(6):2275–2289.
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Wujian K, Molini BJ, Lukehart SA, and Giacani L. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum TP0136 Protein Is Heterogeneous among Isolates and Binds Cellular and Plasma Fibronectin via its NH2-terminal end.2015. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2015 Mar 20; 9(3).
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Giacani L, Iverson-Cabral SL, King JC, Molini BJ, Lukehart SA, Centurion-Lara A. Complete Genome Sequence of the Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum Sea81-4 Strain.Genome Announc. 2014 Apr 17; 2(2).
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Giacani L, Tompa M, Denisenko O, Lukehart SA, and Centurion-Lara A.Identification of the Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum TP0092 (s24) Regulon: Implications for Pathogen Persistence in the Host and Syphilis Pathogenesis. Journal of Bacteriology. 2013; 195(4):896-907.
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Giacani L, Brandt SL, Puray-Chavez M, Brinck Reid T, Godornes C, Molini BJ, Lukehart SA, Centurion-Lara A. Comparative Investigation of the Genomic Regions Involved in Antigenic Variation of the TprK Antigen among Treponemal Species, Subspecies, and Strains. Journal of Bacteriology. 2012; 194:16
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Giacani L, Chattopadhyay S, Centurion-Lara A, Jeffrey BM, Le HT, Molini BJ, Lukehart SA, Sokurenko E, Rockey DD. Footprint of positive selection in Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidumgenome sequences suggests adaptive microevolution of the syphilis pathogen. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2012; 6(6):e1698.
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