Petri Laboratory Selected Publications

2009:

· Linford, AS et al.  Short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of protein expression in Entamoeba histolytica.  BMC Microbiol.  9(1), 38  (2009)   PubMed Link

· Gilchrist, CA and Petri, WA Jr.  Using differential gene expression to study Entamoeba histolytica pathogenesis.  Epub ahead of print  (2009)   PubMed Link

· Youn, S et al.  Evaluation of a screening test for detection of giardia and cryptosporidium parasites.  J Clin Microbiol.  47(2), 451-2  (2009)   PubMed Link

· Abhyankar, MM et al.  Development of the Gateway((R)) system for cloning and expressing genes in Entamoeba histolytica.  Parasitol Int.  58(1), 95-7  (2009)   PubMed Link

2008:

· Abhyankar, MM et al.  Characterization of an Entamoeba histolytica high-mobility-group box protein induced during intestinal infection.  Eukaryot Cell.  7(9),  1565-72  (2008)   PubMed Link  

· Ali, IK et al.  Molecular epidemiology of amebiasis.  Infect Genet Evol.  8(5),  698-707  (2008)   PubMed Link

· Buss, S et al.  Comparison of two immunoassays for detection of Entamoeba histolytica.  J Clin Microbiol.  46(8),  2778-9  (2008)   PubMed Link  

· Solaymani-Mohammadi, S and Petri WA Jr.  Intestinal invasion by Entamoeba histolytica.  Subcell Biochem.  47,  221-32  (2008)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr et al.  Enteric infections, diarrhea, and their impact on function and development.  J Clin Invest.  118(4),  1277-90  (2008)   PubMed Link  

· Boettner, DR et al.  Entamoeba histolytica phagocytosis of human erythrocytes involves PATMK, a member of the transmembrane kinase family.  PLoS Pathog.  4(1),  e8  (2008)   PubMed Link

2007:

· Guo, X et al.  Crosstalk at the initial encounter: interplay between host defense and ameba survival strategies.  Curr Opin Immunol.  19(4),  376-84  (2007)   PubMed Link   

· Tanyuksel, M et al.  Two cases of rarely recognized infection with Entamoeba moshkovskii.  Am J Trop Med Hyg.  76(4),  723-4  (2007)   PubMed Link  

· Haque, R et al.  Multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia intestinalis, and Cryptosporidium spp.  Am J Trop Med Hyg.  76(4),  713-7  (2007)   PubMed Link

· Solaymani-Mohammadi, S et al.  Entamoeba histolytica encephalitis diagnosed by PCR of cerebrospinal fluid.  Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg.  101(3),  311-3  (2007)   PubMed Link

· Haque, R et al.  Correlation of interferon-gamma production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells with childhood malnutrition and susceptibility to amebiasis.  Am J Trop Med Hyg.  76(2),  340-4  (2007)   PubMed Link  

· Ali, IK et al.  Evidence for a link between parasite genotype and outcome of infection with Entamoeba histolytica.  J Clin Microbiol.  45(2),  285-9  (2007)   PubMed Link

2006:

· Leo, M et al.  Evaluation of Entamoeba histolytica antigen and antibody point-of-care tests for the rapid diagnosis of amebiasis.  J Clin Microbiol.  44(12),  4569-71  (2006)   PubMed Link

· Mondal, D et al.  Entamoeba histolytica-associated diarrheal illness is negatively associated with the growth of preschool children: evidence from a prospective study.  Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg.  100(11),  1032-8  (2006)   PubMed Link

· Solaymani-Mohammadi, S and Petri, WA Jr.  Zoonotic implications of the swine-transmitted protozoal infections.  Vet Parasitol.  140(3-4),  189-203  (2006)   PubMed Link  

· Mehra, A et al.  Expression and function of a family of transmembrane kinases from the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.  Infect Immun.  74(9),  5341-51  (2006)   PubMed Link

· Solaymani-Mohammadi, S et al.  Comparison of a stool antigen detection kit and PCR for diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar infections in asymptomatic cyst passers in Iran.  J Clin Microbiol.  44(6),  2258-61  (2006)   PubMed Link

· Gilchrist, CA et al.  Impact of intestinal colonization and invasion of Entamoeba histolytica transcriptome.  Mol Biochem Parasitol.  147(2),  163-76  (2006)   PubMed Link  

· Tarleton, JL et al.  Cognitive effects of diarrhea, malnutrition, and Entamoeba histolytica infection on school age children in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Am J Trop Med Hyg.  74(3),  475-81  (2006)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr et al.  Adherence-blocking vaccine for amebiasis.  Arch Med Res.  37(2),  288-91  (2006)   PubMed Link  

· Haque, R and Petri, WA Jr.  Diagnosis of amebiasis in Bangladesh.  Arch Med Res.  37(2),  273-6  (2006)   PubMed Link  

· Haque, R et al.  Entamoeba histolytica infection in children and protection from subsequent amebiasis.  Infect Immun.  74(2),  904-9  (2006)   PubMed Link  

· Okada, M et al.  Kinetics and strain variation of phagosome proteins of Entamoeba histolytica by proteomic analysis.  Mol Biochem Parasitol.  145(2),  171-83  (2006)   PubMed Link  

2005:

· Frederick, JR and Petri, WA Jr.  Roles for the galactose-/N-acetylgalactosamine-binding lectin of Entamoeba in parasite virulence and differentiation.  Glycobiology.  15(12),  53R-59R  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Chaudhry, OA and Petri, WA Jr.  Vaccine prospects for amebiasis.  Expert Rev Vaccines.  4(5),  657-68  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr.  Biologic insights for the sequenced genome of Entamoeba histolytica.  Curr Infect Dis Rep.  7(5),  317-8  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Tanyuksel, M et al.  Comparison of two methods (microscopy and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for the diagnosis of amebiasis.  Exp Parasitol.  110(3),  322-6  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Simonishvili, S et al.  Entamoeba histolytica: the serine-rich gene polymorphism-based genetic variability of clinical isolates from Georgia.  Exp Parasitol.  110(3),  313-7  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Boettner, DR et al.  Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar utilize externalized phosphatidylserine for recognition and phagocytosis of erythrocytes.  Infect Immun.  73(6),  3422-30  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Roy, S et al.  Real-time-PCR assay for diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica infection.  J Clin Microbiol.  43(5),  2168-72  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Okada, M et al.  Proteomic analysis of phagocytosis in the enteric protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.  Eukaryot Cell.  4(4),  827-31  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Beck, DL et al.  Identification and gene expression analysis of a large family of transmembrane kinases related to the Gal/GalNAc lectin in Entamoeba histolytica.  Eukaryot Cell.  4(4),  722-32  (2005)   PubMed Link

· Loftus, B et al.  The genome of the protist parasite Entamoeba histolytica.  Nature.  433(7028),  865-8  (2005)   PubMed Link

2004:

· Ramakrishnan, G et al.  Histone acetyltransferases and deacetylase in Entamoeba histolytica.  Mol Biochem Parasitol.  138(2),  205-16  (2004)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr.  America in the world:  100 years of tropical medicine and hygiene.  Am J Trop Med Hyg.  71(1),  2-16  (2004)   PubMed Link

· Pacheco, J et al.  In vitro and in vivo interaction of Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc lectin with various target cells: an immunochemical analysis.  Parasitol Int.  53(1),  35-47  (2004)   PubMed Link

· Duggal, P et al.  Influence of human leukocyte antigen class II alleles on susceptibility to Entamoeba histolytica infection in Bangladeshi children.  J Infect Dis.  189(3),  520-6  (2004)   PubMed Link

2003:

· Petri, WA Jr.  Therapy of intestinal protozoa.  Trends Parasitol.  19(11),  523-6  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Haque, R et al.  Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of acute diarrhea with emphasis on Entamoeba histolytica infections in preschool children in an urban slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Am J Trop Med Hyg.  69(4),  398-405  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Tanyuksel, M and Petri, WA Jr.  Laboratory diagnosis of amebiasis.  Clin Microbiol Rev.  16(4),  713-29  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Tannich, E et al.  Meeting report: EMBO workshop "Pathogenesis of amoebiasis: from genomics to disease", Institut Pasteur, Paris, May 19-22, 2003.  Protist.  154(3-4),  293-8  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Tachibana, H et al.  VH3 gene usage in neutralizing human antibodies specific for the Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc lectin heavy subunit.  Infect Immun.  71(8),  4313-9  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Ali, IK et al.  Entamoeba moshkovskii infections in children, Bangladesh.  Emerg Infect Dis.  9(5),  580-4  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr.  Can a proteomics strategy be used to identify the anti-malarial activity of chloroquine?  Trends Pharmacol Sci.  24(5),  210-2  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Haque, R et al.  Amebiasis.  N Engl J Med.  348(16),  1565-73  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Gilchrist, CA et al.  Calcium modulates promoter occupancy by the Entamoeba histolytica Ca2+-binding transcription factor URE3-BP.  J Biol Chem.  278(7),  4646-53  (2003)   PubMed Link

· Huston, CD et al.  Apoptotic killing and phagocytosis of host cells by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica.  Infect Immun.  71(2),  964-72  (2003)   PubMed Link

2002:

· Barwick, RS et al.  Outbreak of amebiasis in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, 1998.  Am J Trop Med Hyg.  67(6),  623-31  (2002)   PubMed Link

· Houpt, ER et al.  The mouse model of amebic colitis reveals mouse strain susceptibility to infection and exacerbation of disease by CD4+ T cells.  J Immunol.  169(8),  4496-503  (2002)   PubMed Link

· Miller-Sims, VC and Petri, WA Jr.  Opportunities and obstacles in developing a vaccine for Entamoeba histolytica.  Curr Opin Immunol.  14(5),  549-52  (2002)   PubMed Link

· Haque, R et al.  Innate and acquired resistance to amebiasis in bangladeshi children.  J Infect Dis.  186(4),  547-52  (2002)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr.  Pathogensis of amebiasis.  Curr Opin Microbiol.  5(4),  443-7  (2002)   PubMed Link

· Bhattacharya, S et al.  Examining entamoeba.  Trends Parasitol.  18(5),  196-7  (2002)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr et al.  The bittersweet interface of parasite and host: lectin-carbohydrate interactions during human invasion by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica.  Annu Rev Microbiol.  56,  39-64  (2002)   PubMed Link

· Davis, AN et al.  Update on protozoan parasites of the intestine.  Curr Opin Gastroenterol.  18(1),  10-4  (2002)   PubMed Link

2001:

· Ayeh-Kumi, PF et al.  Entamoeba histolytica: genetic diversity of clinical isolates from Bangladesh as demonstrated by polymorphisms in the serine-rich gene.  Exp Parasitol.  99(2),  80-8  (2001)   PubMed Link

· Cheng, XJ et al.  Intermediate subunit of the Gal/GalNAc lectin of Entamoeba histolytica is a member of a gene family containing CXXC sequence motifs.  Infect Immun.  69(9),  5892-8  (2001)   PubMed Link

· Haque, R et al. Amebiasis and mucosal IgA antibody against the Entamoeba histolytica adherence lectin in Bangladeshi children.  J Infect Dis.  183(12),  1787-93  (2001)   PubMed Link

· Gilchrist, CA et al.  Identification and characterization of an Entamoeba histolytica upstream regulatory element 3 sequence-specific DNA-binding protein containing EF-hand motifs.  J Biol Chem.  276(15),  11838-43  (2001)   PubMed Link

· Ramakrishnan, G et al.  New tools for genetic analysis of Entamoeba histolytica: blasticidin S deaminase and green fluorescence protein.  Parasitol Int.  50(1),  47-50  (2001)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr et al.  Revisiting amebiasis.  Trends Parasitol.  17(2),  65  (2001)   PubMed Link

· Schaenman, JM et al.  Identification of two Entamoeba histolytica sequence-specific URE4 enhancer-binding proteins with homology to the RNA-binding motif RRM.  J Biol Chem.  276(2),  1602-9  (2001)   PubMed Link

· Huston, CD and Petri, WA Jr.  Emerging and reemerging intestinal protozoa.  Curr Opin Gastroenterol.  17(1),  17-23  (2001)   PubMed Link

2000:

· Huston, CD et al.  Caspase 3-dependent killing of host cells by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica.  Cell Microbiol.  2(6),  617-25  (2000)   PubMed Link

· Ramakrishnan, G et al.  Entamoeba histolytica: deletion of the GPI anchor signal sequence on the Gal/GalNAc lectin light subunit prevents its assembly into the lectin heterodimer.  Exp Parasitol.  96(1),  57-60  (2000)   PubMed Link

· Hughes, MA and Petri, WA Jr.  Amebic liver abscess.  Infect Dis Clin North Am.  14(3),  565-82  (2000)   PubMed Link

· Haque, R et al.  Diagnosis of amebic liver abscess and intestinal infection with the TechLab Entamoeba histolytica II antigen detection and antibody tests.  J Clin Microbiol.  38(9),  3235-9  (2000)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr et al.  Estimating the impact of amebiasis on health.  Parasitol Today.  16(8),  320-1  (2000)   PubMed Link

· Haque, R et al.  Salivary antilectin IgA antibodies in a cohort of children residing in an endemic area of Bangladesh.  Arch Med Res.  31(4 Suppl),  S41-3  (2000)   PubMed Link

· Shamsuzzaman, SM et al.  Socioeconomic status, clinical features, laboratory and parasitological findings of hepatic amebiasis patients--a hospital based prospective study in Bangladesh.  Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health.  31(2),  399-404  (2000)   PubMed Link

· Petri, WA Jr.  Protozoan parasites that infect the gastrointestinal tract.  Curr Opinion Gastroenterol.  16(1),  18-23  (2000)   PubMed Link

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