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List of works by Kate R. Fortney

A (p)ppGpp-null mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi is partially attenuated in humans due to multiple conflicting phenotypes

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A Class I Haemophilus ducreyi Strain Containing a Class II hgbA Allele Is Partially Attenuated in Humans: Implications for HgbA Vaccine Efficacy Trials

scientific article published on 20 June 2019

A DltA mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi Is partially attenuated in its ability to cause pustules in human volunteers

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A Haemophilus ducreyi CpxR deletion mutant is virulent in human volunteers

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A fibrinogen-binding lipoprotein contributes to the virulence of Haemophilus ducreyi in humans

scientific article published on March 2009

A pilus-deficient mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi is virulent in the human model of experimental infection

article published in 2000

A superoxide dismutase C mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi is virulent in human volunteers

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Activation of CpxRA in Haemophilus ducreyi primarily inhibits the expression of its targets, including major virulence determinants

scientific article published on 31 May 2013

Activation of the CpxRA system by deletion of cpxA impairs the ability of Haemophilus ducreyi to infect humans

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An isogenic hemoglobin receptor-deficient mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi is attenuated in the human model of experimental infection

scientific article published on 01 March 2000

Both MisR (CpxR) and MisS (CpxA) Are Required for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection in a Murine Model of Lower Genital Tract Infection

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Carbon storage regulator A contributes to the virulence of Haemophilus ducreyi in humans by multiple mechanisms

scientific article published on 10 December 2012

CpxA Phosphatase Inhibitor Activates CpxRA and Is a Potential Treatment for Uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a Murine Model of Infection

scientific article published in 2022

Deletion of mtrC in Haemophilus ducreyi increases sensitivity to human antimicrobial peptides and activates the CpxRA regulon

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Determination of an Interaction Network between an Extracellular Bacterial Pathogen and the Human Host.

scientific article published on 18 June 2019

Development and validation of a high-throughput cell-based screen to identify activators of a bacterial two-component signal transduction system.

scientific article published on 13 April 2015

Differences in Host Susceptibility to Disease Progression in the Human Challenge Model ofHaemophilus ducreyiInfection

scientific article published on November 1, 2003

DksA and (p)ppGpp have unique and overlapping contributions to Haemophilus ducreyi pathogenesis in humans

scientific article published on 8 June 2015

DsrA-deficient mutant of Haemophilus ducreyi is impaired in its ability to infect human volunteers

scientific article (publication date: March 2001)

Dysregulated immune profiles for skin and dendritic cells are associated with increased host susceptibility to Haemophilus ducreyi infection in human volunteers

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Evaluation of CpxRA as a Therapeutic Target for Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Infections

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Evaluation of an isogenic hemolysin-deficient mutant in the human model of Haemophilus ducreyi infection

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Evaluation of an isogenic major outer membrane protein-deficient mutant in the human model of Haemophilus ducreyi infection

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Evaluation of the repertoire of the TonB-dependent receptors of Haemophilus ducreyi for their role in virulence in humans

scientific article published in April 2008

Experimental infection with Haemophilus ducreyi in persons who are infected with HIV does not cause local or augment systemic viral replication

scientific article published on 05 April 2007

Expression of Haemophilus ducreyi collagen binding outer membrane protein NcaA is required for virulence in swine and human challenge models of chancroid

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Expression of OmpP2A and OmpP2B is not required for pustule formation by Haemophilus ducreyi in human volunteers

scientific article published on 19 January 2006

Expression of cytolethal distending toxin and hemolysin is not required for pustule formation by Haemophilus ducreyi in human volunteers

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Expression of peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein is required for virulence in the human model of Haemophilus ducreyi infection.

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Expression of sialylated or paragloboside-like lipooligosaccharides are not required for pustule formation by Haemophilus ducreyi in human volunteers

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Expression of the Flp proteins by Haemophilus ducreyi is necessary for virulence in human volunteers.

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Expression of the LspA1 and LspA2 proteins by Haemophilus ducreyi is required for virulence in human volunteers

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Haemophilus ducreyi Cutaneous Ulcer Strains Are Nearly Identical to Class I Genital Ulcer Strains

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Haemophilus ducreyi Hfq contributes to virulence gene regulation as cells enter stationary phase

scientific article published on 11 February 2014

Haemophilus ducreyi RpoE and CpxRA appear to play distinct yet complementary roles in regulation of envelope-related functions

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Haemophilus ducreyi SapA contributes to cathelicidin resistance and virulence in humans

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Haemophilus ducreyi Seeks Alternative Carbon Sources and Adapts to Nutrient Stress and Anaerobiosis during Experimental Infection of Human Volunteers

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Haemophilus ducreyi elicits a cutaneous infiltrate of CD4 cells during experimental human infection

scientific article published on 01 February 1996

Haemophilus ducreyi is susceptible to protegrin

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Haemophilus ducreyi lipooligosaccharide mutant defective in expression of beta-1,4-glucosyltransferase is virulent in humans

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Haemophilus ducreyi requires an intact flp gene cluster for virulence in humans

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Identification of Haemophilus ducreyi genes expressed during human infection

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Inactivation of the Haemophilus ducreyi luxS gene affects the virulence of this pathogen in human subjects

scientific article published on August 2009

Mechanism of human natural killer cell activation by Haemophilus ducreyi

scientific article published on August 2009

Multiple Class I and Class II Haemophilus ducreyi Strains Cause Cutaneous Ulcers in Children on an Endemic Island

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

Outer membrane protein P4 is not required for virulence in the human challenge model of Haemophilus ducreyi infection

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Permeases of the sap transporter are required for cathelicidin resistance and virulence of Haemophilus ducreyi in humans

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Phosphoethanolamine Transferase LptA in Haemophilus ducreyi Modifies Lipid A and Contributes to Human Defensin Resistance In Vitro

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

Prevention of experimental Haemophilus ducreyi infection: a randomized, controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 01 June 1998

Role played by CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T Cells in suppression of host responses to Haemophilus ducreyi during experimental infection of human volunteers

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Sialylation of lipooligosaccharides is dispensable for the virulence of Haemophilus ducreyi in humans

scientific article published on 5 December 2011

Standardization of the experimental model of Haemophilus ducreyi infection in human subjects.

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The CpxRA System in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Regulates Major Virulence Genes

scientific article published in 2016

The Haemophilus ducreyi Fis protein is involved in controlling expression of the lspB-lspA2 operon and other virulence factors

scientific article published on 26 August 2013

The Human Skin Microbiome Associates with the Outcome of and Is Influenced by Bacterial Infection

scientific article published on 15 September 2015

The conserved 18,000-molecular-weight outer membrane protein of Haemophilus ducreyi has homology to PAL.

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The enterobacterial common antigen-like gene cluster of Haemophilus ducreyi contributes to virulence in humans

scientific article published in June 2008