What Makes a Bacterial Species Pathogenic?:Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Genus Leptospira von Fouts, Derrick E, Matthias, Michael A, Adhikarla, Haritha, Adler, Ben, Amorim-Santos, Luciane, Berg, Douglas E, Bulach, Dieter, Buschiazzo, Alejandro, Chang, Yung-Fu, Galloway, Renee L, Haake, David A, Haft, Daniel H, Hartskeerl, Rudy, Ko, Albert I, Levett, Paul N, Matsunaga, James, Mechaly, Ariel E, Monk, Jonathan M, Nascimento, Ana L T, Nelson, Karen E, Palsson, Bernhard, Peacock, Sharon J, Picardeau, Mathieu, Ricaldi, Jessica N, Thaipandungpanit, Janjira, Wunder, Jr, Elsio A, Yang, X Frank, Zhang, Jun-Jie, Vinetz, Joseph M

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Optimizing the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) panel for the diagnosis of Leptospirosis in a low resource, hyper-endemic setting with varied microgeographic variation in react... von Jayasundara, Dinesha, Gamage, Chandika, Senavirathna, Indika, Warnasekara, Janith, Matthias, Michael A, Vinetz, Joseph M, Agampodi, Suneth

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Real-Time PCR Reveals Rapid Dissemination of Leptospira interrogans after Intraperitoneal and Conjunctival Inoculation of Hamsters von Wunder, Jr, Elsio A, Figueira, Claudio P, Santos, Gisele R, Lourdault, Kristel, Matthias, Michael A, Vinetz, Joseph M, Ramos, Eduardo, Haake, David A, Picardeau, Mathieu, Dos Reis, Mitermayer G, Ko, Albert I

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Regional differences of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: observations from a flood-associated outbreak in 2011 von Agampodi, Suneth B, Dahanayaka, Niroshan J, Bandaranayaka, Anoma K, Perera, Manoj, Priyankara, Sumudu, Weerawansa, Prasanna, Matthias, Michael A, Vinetz, Joseph M

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Pathogenic Leptospira Evolved a Unique Gene Family Comprised of Ricin B-Like Lectin Domain-Containing Cytotoxins von Chaurasia, Reetika, Marroquin, Alan S, Vinetz, Joseph M, Matthias, Michael A

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Asymptomatic renal colonization of humans in the peruvian Amazon by Leptospira von Ganoza, Christian A, Matthias, Michael A, Saito, Mayuko, Cespedes, Manuel, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Vinetz, Joseph M

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Whole genome sequencing data of Leptospira weilii and Leptospira kirschneri isolated from human subjects of Sri Lanka von Senavirathna, Indika, Jayasundara, Dinesha, Warnasekara, Janith, Matthias, Michael A., Vinetz, Joseph M., Agampodi, Suneth

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Pathogenomic inference of virulence-associated genes in Leptospira interrogans von Lehmann, Jason S, Fouts, Derrick E, Haft, Daniel H, Cannella, Anthony P, Ricaldi, Jessica N, Brinkac, Lauren, Harkins, Derek, Durkin, Scott, Sanka, Ravi, Sutton, Granger, Moreno, Angelo, Vinetz, Joseph M, Matthias, Michael A

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Leptospiral pathogenomics von Lehmann, Jason S, Matthias, Michael A, Vinetz, Joseph M, Fouts, Derrick E

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Whole genome analysis of Leptospira licerasiae provides insight into leptospiral evolution and pathogenicity von Ricaldi, Jessica N, Fouts, Derrick E, Selengut, Jeremy D, Harkins, Derek M, Patra, Kailash P, Moreno, Angelo, Lehmann, Jason S, Purushe, Janaki, Sanka, Ravi, Torres, Michael, Webster, Nicholas J, Vinetz, Joseph M, Matthias, Michael A

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Culture-Independent Detection and Identification of Leptospira Serovars von Matthias, Michael A, Lubar, Aristea A, Lanka Acharige, Shalka S, Chaiboonma, Kira L, Pilau, Nicholas N, Marroquin, Alan S, Jayasundara, Dinesha, Agampodi, Suneth, Vinetz, Joseph M

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Proteomic analysis of urine exosomes reveals renal tubule response to leptospiral colonization in experimentally infected rats von RamachandraRao, Satish P, Matthias, Michael A, Kokoy-Mondragon, Chanthel, Mondrogon, Chanthel-Kokoy, Aghania, Eamon, Park, Cathleen, Kong, Casey, Ishaya, Michelle, Madrigal, Assael, Horng, Jennifer, Khoshaba, Roni, Bounkhoun, Anousone, Basilico, Fabrizio, De Palma, Antonella, Agresta, Anna Maria, Awdishu, Linda, Naviaux, Robert K, Vinetz, Joseph M, Mauri, Pierluigi

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Toll-Like Receptor 4 Protects against Lethal Leptospira interrogans Serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae Infection and Contributes to In Vivo Control of Leptospiral Burden von VIRIYAKOSOL, Suganya, MATTHIAS, Michael A, SWANCUTT, Mark A, KIRKLAND, Theo N, VINETZ, Joseph M

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Human leptospirosis caused by a new, antigenically unique Leptospira associated with a Rattus species reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon von Matthias, Michael A, Ricaldi, Jessica N, Cespedes, Manuel, Diaz, M Monica, Galloway, Renee L, Saito, Mayuko, Steigerwalt, Arnold G, Patra, Kailash P, Ore, Carlos Vidal, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Gilman, Robert H, Levett, Paul N, Vinetz, Joseph M

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Whole Genome Shotgun Sequencing Shows Selection on Leptospira Regulatory Proteins During in vitro Culture Attenuation von Lehmann, Jason S, Corey, Victoria C, Ricaldi, Jessica N, Vinetz, Joseph M, Winzeler, Elizabeth A, Matthias, Michael A

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Clinical Spectrum of Pulmonary Involvement in Leptospirosis in a Region of Endemicity, with Quantification of Leptospiral Burden von Segura, Eddy R., Ganoza, Christian A., Campos, Kalina, Ricaldi, Jessica N., Torres, Sonia, Silva, Hermann, Céspedes, Manuel J., Matthias, Michael A., Swancutt, Mark A., Liñán, Renzo López, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Guerra, Humberto, Gilman, Robert H., Vinetz, Joseph M.

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Serological and molecular epidemiology of leptospirosis and the role of dogs as sentinel for human infection in Nigeria von Pilau, Nicholas N., Lubar, Aristea A., Daneji, Aminu I., Mera, Usman M., Magaji, Abdullahi A., Abiayi, Elmina A., Chaiboonma, Kira L., Busayo, Emmanuel I., Vinetz, Joseph M., Matthias, Michael A.

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Complete genome sequences of twelve strains of Leptospira interrogans isolated from humans in Sri Lanka von Senavirathna, Indika, Jayasundara, Dinesha, Warnasekara, Janith, Matthias, Michael A., Vinetz, Joseph M., Agampodi, Suneth

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Expression of sialic acids and other nonulosonic acids in Leptospira von Ricaldi, Jessica N, Matthias, Michael A, Vinetz, Joseph M, Lewis, Amanda L

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Utility of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction in Leptospirosis Diagnosis: Association of Level of Leptospiremia and Clinical Manifestations in Sri Lanka von Agampodi, Suneth B., Matthias, Michael A., Moreno, Angelo C., Vinetz, Joseph M.

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