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Submissions from 2009

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Biological Control of Fenusa pusilla (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in the Northeastern United States: A Thirty-four Year Perspective on Efficacy, Richard A. Casagrande, R. G. van Driesche, M. Mayer, R. Fuester, D. Gilrein, L. Tewksbury, and Heather H. Faubert

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Distribution and Abundance of Host-seeking Culex Species at Three Proximate Locations with Different Levels of West Nile Virus Activity, Ilia Rochlin, Howard S. Ginsberg, and Scott R. Campbell

Submissions from 2008

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Severity of alcohol withdrawal symptoms depends on developmental stage of Long–Evans rats, Chun-Shiang Chung, Jian Wang, Monh Wehman, and Dennis E. Rhoads

Submissions from 2007

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Monarch Butterfly Oviposition on Swallow-Worts (Vincetoxicum spp.), Richard A. Casagrande and J. E. Dacey

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Selective Cysteine Protease Inhibition Contributes to Blood-feeding Success of the Tick Ixodes scapularis, Michalis Kotsyfakis, Shahid Karim, John F. Andersen, Thomas N. Mather, and José M. C. Ribeiro

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Human Babesia microti Incidence and Ixodes scapularis Distribution, Rhode Island, 1998–2004, Sarah E. Rodgers and Thomas N. Mather

Submissions from 2006

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Antiinflammatory and Immunosuppressive Activity of Sialostatin L, a Salivary Cystatin from the Tick Ixodes scapularis, Michalis Kotsyfakis, Anderson Sá-Nunes, Ivo M. B. Francischetti, Thomas N. Mather, John F. Anderson, and José M. Ribeiro

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Reservoir Competency of Goats for the Ap-Variant 1 Strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Robert F. Massung, Thomas N. Mather, and Michael L. Levin

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Trapping Phyllophaga spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in the United States and Canada Using Sex Attractants, Paul S. Robbins, Steven R. Alm, and et al

Submissions from 2005

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Reservoir Competence of Native North American Birds for the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, Howard S. Ginsberg, P. A. Buckley, Maxon G. Balmforth, Elyes Zhioua, Shaibal Mitra, and Francine G. Buckley

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Woodland Type and Spatial Distribution of Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Howard S. Ginsberg, Elyes Zhioua, Shaibal Mitra, James Fischer, P. A. Buckley, Frank Verret, H. Brian Underwood, and Francine G. Buckley

Submissions from 2004

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ACMES: fast multiple-genome searches for short repeat sequences with concurrent cross-species information retrieval, Jeff Reneker, Chi-Ren Shyu, Peiyu Zeng, Joseph C. Polacco, and Walter Gassmann

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Susceptibility of Selected Ericaceous Ornamental Host Species to Phytophthora ramorum, P. W. Tooley, K. L. Kyde, and Larry Englander

Submissions from 2003

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Cloning of a salivary gland metalloprotease and characterization of gelatinase and fibrin(ogen)lytic activities in the saliva of the Lyme disease tick vector Ixodes scapularis, Ivo M.B. Francischetti, Thomas N. Mather, and José M.C. Ribeiro

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Comparison of Biodegradable, Plastic and Wodden Imidacloprid-Treated Spheres for Control of Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae) Flies, Jon E. Hamill, Oscar E. Liburd, and Steven R. Alm

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Genes of the GadX-GadW Regulon in Escherichia coli, Don L. Tucker, Nancy Tucker, Zhuo Ma, John W. Foster, Regina L. Miranda, Paul S. Cohen, and Tyrrell Conway

Submissions from 2002

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The Horse and Deer Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Rhode Island, Kristen Bartlett, Steven R. Alm, Roger Lebrun, and Howard S. Ginsberg

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Potential Nontarget Effects of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) Used for Biological Control of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), Howard S. Ginsberg, Roger A. Lebrun, Klaus Heyer, and Elyes Zhioua

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Genetic Variants of Ehrlichia phagocytophila, Rhode Island and Connecticut, Robert F. Massung, Michael J. Mauel, Jessice H. Owens, Nancy Allan, Joshua W. Courtney, Kirby C. Staffordt, and Thomas N. Mather

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Two New Rhabdoviruses (Rhabdoviridae) Isolated from Birds During Surveillance for Arboviral Encephalitis, Northeastern United States, Amelia P.A. Travassos da Rosa, Thomas N. Mather, Tsutomu Takeda, Chris A. Whitehouse, Robert E. Shope, Vsevold L. Popov, Hilda Guzman, Lark Coffey, Tais P. Araujo, and Robert B. Tesh

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Exploring the sialome of the tick Ixodes scapularis, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Ivo M. B. Francischetti, Van My Pham, Mark K. Garfield, Thomas N. Mather, and José M. C. Ribeiro

Submissions from 2001

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Oviposition, Development, and Feeding of Scymnus (Neopullus) sinuanodulus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): a Predator of Adelges tsugae (Homoptera: Adelgidae), Wenhua Lu and Michael E. Montgomery

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Eradication of Biofilm-Forming Staphylococcus epidermidis (RP62A) by a Combination of Sodium Salcylate and Vancomycin, Roy E. Polonio, Leonard A. Mermel, Gregory E. Paquette, and Jay F. Sperry

Submissions from 2000

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Serum-starvation-induced changes in protein synthesis and morphology of Borrelia burgdorferi, P. Scott Alban, Paul W. Johnson, and David R. Nelson

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A Functional cra Gene Is Required for Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in BALB/c Mice, James H. Allen, Maryjane Utley, Han van der Bosch, Piet Nuijten, Maarten Witvliet, Beth A. McCormick, Karen A. Krogfelt, Tine Rask Licht, Derek Brown, Michael Mauel, Mary P. Leatham, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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rpoS Gene Function Is a Disadvantage for Escherichia coli BJ4 during Competitive Colonization of the Mouse Large Intestine, Karen A. Krogfelt, Marianne Hjulgaard, Kristine Sørensen, Paul S. Cohen, and Michael Givskov

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Complement-mediated killing of Borrelia burgdorferi by nonimmune sera from sika deer, D. R. Nelson, S. Rooney, N. J. Miller, and T. N. Mather

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Purification, Cloning, and Expression of a Novel Salivary Anticomplement Protein from the Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Rosane Charlab, Thomas N. Mather, and José M. C. Ribeiro

Submissions from 1999

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Induction of Protease Activity in Vibrio anguillarum by Gastrointestinal Mucus, Steven M. Denkin and David R. Nelson

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Estimation of Growth Rates of Escherichia coli BJ4 in Streptomycin-Treated and Previously Germfree Mice by In Situ rRNA Hybridization, Camilla U. Rang, Tine Rask Licht, Tore Midtvedt, Patricia L. Conway, Lin Chao, Karen A. Krogfelt, Paul S. Cohen, and Søren Molin

Submissions from 1998

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Occurrence of Male-Specific Bacteriophage in Feral and Domestic Animal Wastes, Human Feces, and Human-Associated Wastewaters, Kevin R. Calci, William Burkhardt III, William D. Watkins, and Scott R. Rippey

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Nested PCR Assay for Detection of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae, Robert F. Massung, Kim Slater, Jessica H. Owens, William L. Nicholson, Thomas N. Mather, Victoria B. Solberg, and James G. Olson

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Molecular Cloning and Sequencing of Three Granulocytic Ehrlichia Genes Encoding High-Molecular-Weight Immunoreactive Proteins, James R. Storey, Linda A. Doros-Richert, Cindy Gingrich-Baker, Kenneth Munroe, Thomas N. Mather, Richard T. Coughlin, Gerald A. Beltz, and Cheryl I. Murphy

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Taphonomy and suggested structure of the dinosaurian assemblage of the Hell Creek Formation (Maastrichtian), eastern Montana and western North Dakota, Paul D. White, David E. Fastovsky, and Peter M. Sheehan

Submissions from 1997

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Cysteine-to-alanine replacements in the Escherichia coli SoxR protein and the role of the [2Fe-2S] centers in transcriptional activation, Terence M. Bradley, Elena Hidalgo, Veronica Leautaud, Huangen Ding, and Bruce Demple

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Growth of Vibrio anguillarum in Salmon Intestinal Mucus, T. Garcia, K. Otto, S. Kjelleberg, and David R. Nelson

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The starvation-stress response of Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum, David R. Nelson, Yola Sadlowski, Mitsuru Eguchi, and Staffan Kjelleberg

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Duration of Immunity to Reinfection with Tick-Transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi in Naturally Infected Mice, Joseph Piesman, Marc C. Dolan, Christine M. Happ, Benjamin J. Luft, Sean E. Rooney, Thomas N. Mather, and William T. Golde

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Serologic and Molecular Detection of Granulocytic Ethrlichiosis in Rhode Island, Min-Tsung Yeh, Thomas N. Mather, Richard T. Coughlin, Cindy Gingrich-Baker, John W. Sumner, and Robert F. Massung

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Isolation and Characterization of an Attenuated Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AC869, a 3,5-Dichlorobenzoate Degrader, Xin Zhou, Elizabeth George, Dara W. Frank, Maryjane Utley, Ian Gilmour, Karen A. Krogfelt, Larry D. Claxton, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

Submissions from 1996

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Role of Lipopolysaccharide in Colonization of the Mouse Intestine by Salmonella typhimurium Studied by In Situ Hybridization, Tine Rask Licht, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt, Paul S. Cohen, Lars Kongsbak Poulsen, John Urbance, and Søren Molin

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Field validation of annular growth rings in the American eel, Anguilla rostrate, using tetracycline-marked otoliths, Kenneth Oliveira

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The Escherichia coli K-12 gntP Gene Allows E. coli F-18 to Occupy a Distinct Nutritional Niche in the Streptomycin-Treated Mouse Large Intestine, Neal J. Sweeney, Per Klemm, Beth A. McCormick, Eva Moller-Nielsen, Maryjane Utley, Mark A. Schembri, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

Manuscripts from 1995

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Effects of delayed feeding on survival and growth of summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus larvae, Gustavo A. Bisbal and David A. Bengston

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Growth of Escherichia coli K88 in Piglet Ileal Mucus: Protein Expression as an Indicator of Type of Metabolism, Lena Blomberg, Lena Gustafsson, Paul S. Cohen, Patricia L. Conway, and Anders Blomberg

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Nonlinear Demographic Dynamics: Mathematical Models, Statistical Methods, and Biological Experiments, Brian Dennis, Robert A. Desharnais, J. M. Cushing, and R. F. Costantino

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Enhanced Fermentation of Mannitol and Release of Cytotoxin by Clostridium difficile in Alkaline Culture Media, Michael T. Kazamias and Jay F. Sperry

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Hemocytic Rickettsia-Like Organisms in Ticks: Serologic Reactivity with Antisera to Ehrlichiae and Detection of DNA of Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by PCR, Louis A. Magnarelli, Kirby C. Stafford III, Thomas N. Mather, Min-Tsung Yeh, Kevin D. Horn, and J. Stephen Dumler

Submissions from 1994

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Seasonal Changes in Fatty Acid Composition of the Wood Thrush, Courtney J. Conway, William R. Eddleman, and Kenneth L. Simpson

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Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from Saliva of the Tick Vector, Ixodes scapularis, Curtis Ewing, Angelo Scorpio, David R. Nelson, and Thomas N. Mather

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The DnaK homologue of the marine Vibrio sp. strain S14 binds to the unprocessed form of a carbon starvation‐specific periplasmic protein, Louise Holmquist, David R. Nelson, and Staffan Kjelleberg

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Subcellular localization and chaperone activities of Borrelia burgdorferi Hsp60 and Hsp70, Angelo Scorpio, Paul Johnson, Ann Laquerre, and David R. Nelson

Submissions from 1993

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Piglet Ileal Mucus Contains Protein and Glycolipid (Galactosylceramide) Receptors Specific for Escherichia coli K88 Fimbriae, Lena Blomberg, Howard C. Krivan, Paul S. Cohen, and Patricia L. Conway

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Utilization of the Mouse Large Intestine To Select an Escherichia coli F-18 DNA Sequence That Enhances Colonizing Ability and Stimulates Synthesis of Type 1 Fimbriae, Robert L. Burghoff, Lars Pallesen, Karen A. Krogfelt, Joseph V. Newman, Mac Richardson, Judith L. Bliss, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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The induction of stress proteins in three marine Vibrio during carbon starvation, Louise Holmquist, Åsa Jouper-Jaan, Dieter Weichart, David R. Nelson, and Staffan Kjelleberg

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Nutrient resorption in desert shrubs, Keith T. Killingbeck

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Direct Plating Procedure for Enumerating Vibrio vulnificus in Oysters (Crassostrea virginica), G. A. Miceli, W. D. Watkins, and S. R. Rippey

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Nutritional Aspects of Cytotoxin Production by Clostridium difficile, Doreen P. Osgood, Norris P. Wood, and Jay F. Sperry

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Five Nodulation Mutants of White Sweetclover (Melilotus alba Desr.) Exhibit Distinct Phenotypes Blocked at Root Hair Curling, Infection Thread Development, and Nodule Organogenesis, Linda J. Utrup, Andrew J. Cary, and Joanna Hanks Norris

Submissions from 1992

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Seasonal Effects on Accumulation of Microbial Indicator Organisms by Mercenaria mercenaria, William Burkhardt III, William D. Watkins, and Scott R. Rippey

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Ribosomes exist in large excess over the apparent demand for protein synthesis during carbon starvation in marine Vibrio sp. strain CCUG 15956, Klas Flärdh, Paul S. Cohen, and Staffan Kjelleberg

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Natural diet and feeding habits of the postlarval lobster Homarus americanus, Marie Antonette R. Juinio and J. Stanley Cobb

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Phosphatidylserine Found in Intestinal Mucus Serves as a Sole Source of Carbon and Nitrogen for Salmonellae and Escherichia coli, Howard C. Krivan, David P. Franklin, Wietong Wang, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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Genetic approaches to cell biology and metabolism of spirochetes, C. W. Penn, P. J. Bassford, D. B. Yelton, J. Dunn, D. R. Nelson, M. Fukunaga, and G. Stanek

Submissions from 1991

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Behavioral Analysis of the Escape Response in the Juvenile Lobster Homarus Americanus Over the Molt Cycle, S. I. Cromarty, J. Stanley Cobb, and Gabriele Kass-Simon

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Evaluation of an Escherichia coli Host Strain for Enumeration of F Male-Specific Bacteriophages, James Debartolomeis and Victor J. Cabelli

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Expression of Escherichia coli F-18 Type 1 Fimbriae in the Streptomycin-Treated Mouse Large Intestine, Karen A. Krogfelt, Beth A. McCormick, Robert L. Burghoff, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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Characterization and Identification of a Porcine Small Intestine Mucus Receptor for the K88ab Fimbrial Adhesin, John W. Metcalfe, Karen A. Krogfelt, Howard C. Krivan, Paul S. Cohen, and David C. Laux

Submissions from 1990

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Effects of heat shock upon the expression of developmentally regulated genes in Myxococcus xanthus, Deborah Britt and David R. Nelson

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CALCIUM UTILIZATION IN CONTRACTURES INDUCED BY ACETYLCHOLINE OR HIGH-POTASSIUM SALINE IN MOLLUSCAN PROBOSCIS MUSCLES, D. D. Brooks, H. Huddart, R. Lennard, and R. B. Hill

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Construction of Stable Cloning Vectors That Do Not Segregate from a Human Fecal Escherichia coli Strain in the Streptomycin-Treated Mouse Large Intestine, Robert L. Burghoff, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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Characterization of the heat shock response and identification of heat shock protein antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi, Margaret M. Carreiro, David C. Laux, and David R. Nelson

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Presence of K88-Specific Receptors in Porcine Ileal Mucus Is Age Dependent, Patricia L. Conway, Agenta Welin, and Paul S. Cohen

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Neither Motility nor Chemotaxis Plays a Role in the Ability of Escherichia coli F-18 To Colonize the Streptomycin-Treated Mouse Large Intestine, Beth A. McCormick, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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Glucose-mediated catabolite repression of the tricarboxylic acid cycle as an explanation for increased acetic acid production in suicidal Aeromonas strains, Hassan Namdari and Victor J. Cabelli

Submissions from 1989

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Recombinant baculoviruses as vectors for identifying proteins encoded by intron-containing members of complex multigene families, Kostas Iatrou, Roy G. Meidinger, and Marian R. Goldsmith

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Type 1 pili are not necessary for colonization of the streptomycin-treated mouse large intestine by type 1-piliated Escherichia coli F-18 and E. coli K-12, Beth A. McCormick, David P. Franklin, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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The Suicide Phenomenon in Motile Aeromonads, Hassan Namdari and Victor J. Cabelli

Submissions from 1988

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Radiochemical method for evaluating the effect of antibiotics on Escherichia coli biofilms, Barbara A. Dix, Paul S. Cohen, David C. Laux, and Roy Cleeland

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Assessing Liability for Damages under CERCLA: A New Approach for Providing Incentives for Pollution Avoidance, Thomas A. Grigalunas and James J. Opaluch

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Acceleration of starvation- and glycerol-induced myxospore formation by prior heat shock in Myxococcus xanthus, Kevin P. Killeen and David R. Nelson

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Serologic analyses of Peromyscus leucopus, a rodent reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi, in northeastern United States, Louis A. Magnarelli, John F. Anderson, Kerwin E. Hyland, Durland Fish, and Jay B. McAninch

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Roles of motility, chemotaxis, and penetration through and growth in intestinal mucus in the ability of an avirulent strain of Salmonella typhimurium to colonize the large intestine of streptomycin-treated mice, Beth A. McCormick, Bruce A. D. Stocker, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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Cloning and characterization of the Aeromonas caviae recA gene and construction of an A. caviae recA mutant, David Resnick and David R. Nelson

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Colonization of the streptomycin-treated mouse large intestine by a human fecal Escherichia coli strain: role of adhesion to mucosal receptors, Elizabeth A. Wadolkowski, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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Complete Amino Acid Sequences of a Pair of Fish (Tilapia) Prolactins, tPRL177 and tPRL188, Kazuo Yamaguchi, Jennifer L. Specker, David S. King, Yoshiharu Yokoo, Richard S. Nishioka, Tetsuya Hirano, and Howard A. Bern

Submissions from 1987

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Metabolic Requirement of Cucurbita pepo for Boron, Robert W. Krueger, Carol J. Lovatt, and Luke S. Albert

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In Vivo Colonization of the Mouse Large Intestine and In Vitro Penetration of Intestinal Mucus by an Avirulent Smooth Strain of Salmonella typhimurium and Its Lipopolysaccharide-Deficient Mutant, Joseph J. Nevola, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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Clinical and laboratory screening of chlamydia trachomatis in women at a university health service, Celina A. Pereira, Gregory E. Paquette, Pauline B. Wood, and Shirley A. Grant

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Modulation of Output from an Isolated Gastropod Heart: Effects of Acetylcholine and FMRFamide, P. J. Smith and R. B. Hill

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Polymorphonuclear neutrophil chemotaxis modulated by Bacteroides fragilis peptidoglycan, Jay F. Sperry and Jeanne M. Burns

Submissions from 1986

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Heat shock proteins of vegetative and fruiting Myxococcus xanthus cells, David R. Nelson and Kevin P. Killeen

Submissions from 1985

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Phototrophic and apochlorotic components of picoplankton and nanoplankton in the North Atlantic: geographic, vertical, seasonal and diel distributions, Paul G. Davis, David A. Caron, Paul W. Johnson, and John McN. Sieburth

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Leg Thrust Important in Flight Take-Off in the Pigeon, Frank H. Heppner and John G T. Anderson

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Colonization of the mouse intestine by an avirulent Salmonella typhimurium strain and its lipopolysaccharide-defective mutants, Joseph J. Nevola, Bruce A. D. Stocker, David C. Laux, and Paul S. Cohen

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Cardiac Performance in Response to Loading Pressures in Busycon Canauculatum (Gastropoda) and Mercenaria Mercenaria (Bivalvia), P. J. S. Smith

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Isolation and partial characterization of a pair of prolactins released in vitro by the pituitary of a cichlid fish, Oreochromis mossambicus, Jennifer L. Specker, David S. King, Richard S. Nishioka, Kunikatsu Shirahata, Kazuo Yamaguchi, and Howard A. Bern

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Effect of Fecal Pollution on Vibrio parahaemolyticus Densities in an Estuarine Environment, W. D. Watkins and Victor J. Cabelli

Submissions from 1984

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Root-exuded oxygen in the aquatic angiosperm Ruppia maritima, Glen B. Thursby

Submissions from 1983

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Relationship Between the Mouse Colonizing Ability of a Human Fecal Escherichia coli Strain and its Ability to Bind a Specific Mouse Colonic Mucous Gel Protein, Paul S. Cohen, Richard Rossoll, Victor J. Cabelli, Shiao-Lien Yang, and David C. Laux