Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Kousha, Armin"
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Immunization with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase CbpD induces protective immunity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia
Askarian, Fatemeh; Tsai, Chih-Ming; Cordara, Gabriele; Zurich, Raymond H.; Bjånes, Elisabet; Golten, Ole; Sørensen, Henrik Vinther; Kousha, Armin; Meier, Angela; Chikwati, Elvis Mashingaidze; Bruun, Jack-Ansgar; Ludviksen, Judith K; Choudhury, Biswa; Trieu, Desmond; Davis, Stanley; Edvardsen, Per Kristian Thorén; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Liu, George Y.; Krengel, Ute; Conrad, Douglas J.; Vaaje-Kolstad, Gustav; Nizet, Victor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) CbpD belongs to the lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs), a family of enzymes that cleave chitin or related polysaccharides. Here, we demonstrate a virulence role of CbpD in PA pneumonia ... -
Staphylococcus aureus Membrane-derived Vesicles Promote Bacterial Virulence and Confer Protective Immunity in Murine Infection Models
Askarian, Fatemeh; Lapek Jr., John D.; Dongre, Mitesh; Tsai, Chih-Ming; Kumaraswamy, Monika; Kousha, Armin; Valderrama, J. Andrés; Ludviksen, Judith K; Cavanagh, Jorunn Pauline; Uchiyama, Satoshi; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Gonzalez, David J.; Wai, Sun Nyunt; Victor, Nizet; Johannessen, Mona (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Staphylococcus aureus produces membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which share functional properties to outer membrane vesicles. Atomic force microscopy revealed that S. aureus-derived MVs are associated with the bacterial ...