2021
Optimizing the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) panel for the diagnosis of Leptospirosis in a low resource, hyper-endemic setting with varied microgeographic variation in reactivity
Jayasundara D, Gamage C, Senavirathna I, Warnasekara J, Matthias MA, Vinetz J, Agampodi S. Optimizing the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) panel for the diagnosis of Leptospirosis in a low resource, hyper-endemic setting with varied microgeographic variation in reactivity. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009565. PMID: 34197457, PMCID: PMC8279374, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009565.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Plasmodium Ookinete-secreted Proteins Secreted through a Common Micronemal Pathway Are Targets of Blocking Malaria Transmission*
Li F, Templeton TJ, Popov V, Comer JE, Tsuboi T, Torii M, Vinetz JM. Plasmodium Ookinete-secreted Proteins Secreted through a Common Micronemal Pathway Are Targets of Blocking Malaria Transmission*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 26635-26644. PMID: 15069061, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401385200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell MembraneChitinasesCulicidaeCytoplasmDNA, ComplementaryElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectImmunohistochemistryLigandsMalariaMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronMolecular Sequence DataPlasmodiumPlasmodium falciparumProtein BindingProtozoan ProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceRecombinant ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpecies SpecificityConceptsMicroneme secretory organellesDomain-related proteinP. gallinaceumImmunofluorescence localization studiesMicronemal proteinsIndirect immunofluorescence localization studiesSecretory organellesOokinete stagePlasmodium ookinetesLocalization studiesSporogonic stagesParasite infectivityTransmission-blocking vaccine candidateProteinMalaria parasitesPgCHT1Malaria transmission-blocking vaccine candidateApical endA. aegyptiAnopheles mosquitoesAedes aegyptiPlasmodium gallinaceumVon Willebrand factorImmunological targetsVaccine candidates