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Ishikawa M, Nakatani H, Hori K. Growth phase-dependent production of the adhesive nanofiber protein AtaA in Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5. J Biosci Bioeng 2023; 135:224-231. [PMID: 36653269 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2022.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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AtaA, the sticky, long, and peritrichate nanofiber protein from Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5, mediates autoagglutination and is highly adhesive to various material surfaces, resulting in a biofilm. Although the production of the adhesive nanofiber protein is likely to require a large amount of energy and material sources, the relationship between AtaA fiber production and cell growth remains unknown. Here, we report the growth phase-dependent AtaA fiber production in Tol 5. We examined the ataA gene expression in different growth phases using a reporter gene assay with an originally developed reporter plasmid and using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Bacterial cells with surface-displayed AtaA at different growth phases were immunostained and analyzed using fluorescence flow cytometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The results indicate that Tol 5 modulated the amount of surface-displayed AtaA at the transcriptional level. AtaA production was low in the early growth phase but remarkably increased in the late growth phase, covering the whole bacterial cell with AtaA fibers in the stationary phase. Tol 5 displayed AtaA fibers poorly in the early growth phase and showed less autoagglutination and adhesiveness than those in the stationary phase. Although Tol 5 grew as fast as its ataA-deficient mutant in the early growth phase, the optical density of Tol 5 culture was slightly lower than that of the ataA-deficient mutant in the late growth phase. Based on these experimental results, we propose the growth-phase-dependent production of AtaA fiber for efficient and fast cell growth.
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- Masahito Ishikawa
- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0829, Japan; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
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Ishii S, Yoshimoto S, Hori K. Single-cell adhesion force mapping of a highly sticky bacterium in liquid. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:628-634. [PMID: 34416455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The sticky bacterium Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5 adheres to various material surfaces via its cell surface nanofiber protein, AtaA. This adhesiveness has only been evaluated based on the amount of cells adhering to a surface. In this study, the adhesion force mapping of a single Tol 5 cell in liquid using the quantitative imaging mode of atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed that the adhesion of Tol 5 was near 2 nN, which was 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than that of other adhesive bacteria. The adhesion force of a cell became stronger with the increase in AtaA molecules present on the cell surface. Many fibers of peritrichate AtaA molecules simultaneously interact with a surface, strongly attaching the cell to the surface. The adhesion force of a Tol 5 cell was drastically reduced in the presence of 1% casamino acids but not in deionized water (DW), although both liquids decrease the adhesiveness of Tol 5 cells, suggesting that DW and casamino acids inhibit the cell approaching step and the subsequent direct interaction step of AtaA with surfaces, respectively. Heterologous production of AtaA provided non-adhesive Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 cells with a strong adhesion force to AFM tip surfaces of silicon and gold.
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- Satoshi Ishii
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan.
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Aoki S, Yoshimoto S, Ishikawa M, Linke D, Lupas A, Hori K. Native display of a huge homotrimeric protein fiber on the cell surface after precise domain deletion. J Biosci Bioeng 2020; 129:412-7. [PMID: 31653547 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2019.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AtaA, a trimeric autotransporter adhesin from Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5, exhibits nonspecific, high adhesiveness to abiotic surfaces. For identification of the functional domains of AtaA, precise design of domain-deletion mutants is necessary so as not to cause undesirable structural distortion. Here, we designed and constructed three types of AtaA mutants from which the same domain, FGG1, was deleted. The first mutant was designed to preserve the periodicity of hydrophobic residues in the coiled-coil segments sandwiching the deleted region. After the deletion, the protein was properly displayed on the cell surface and had the same adhesive function as the wild type. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy showed that its isolated passenger domain had the same fiber structure as in the AtaA wild type. In contrast, a mutant designed to disturb the coiled-coil periodicity at the deletion site failed to reach the cell surface. Although secretion occurred for the mutant designed with a flexible connector between the coiled coils, the cells exhibited a decrease in adhesiveness. Furthermore, TEM imaging of the mutant fibers showed bending at the fiber tip and changes in their CD spectrum indicated a decrease in secondary structure content. Thus, we succeeded to natively display the huge homotrimeric fiber structure of AtaA on the cell surface after precise deletion of a domain, maintaining the proper folding state and adhesive function by preserving its coiled-coil periodicity. This strategy enables us to construct various domain-deletion mutants of AtaA without structural distortion for complete functional mapping.
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Ohara Y, Yoshimoto S, Hori K. Control of AtaA-mediated bacterial immobilization by casein hydrolysates. J Biosci Bioeng 2019; 128:544-550. [PMID: 31208800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2019.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5 exhibits an autoagglutinating nature and high adhesiveness to various abiotic surfaces through its bacterionanofiber protein AtaA. We have developed new bacterial immobilization methods utilizing the high adhesiveness of AtaA. We previously reported that salt is essential for the adhesiveness of AtaA. In the current study, we unexpectedly found that Tol 5 cells were not immobilized onto polyurethane foam support during growth in LB medium although AtaA was properly expressed and displayed onto the cell surface. The adhesion of Tol 5 resting cells was not affected by sugars but drastically inhibited by yeast extract and casein hydrolysates such as tryptone and casamino acids technical grade (CA-T). Some amino acids, which are major components of CA-T, partially inhibited the adhesion of Tol 5 cells. Experimental results suggested that oligopeptides might effectively inhibit the cell adhesion. Immobilized cells onto the support through AtaA were detached in CA-T solution. Also, the detached cells could be re-immobilized onto the support without impairing of their adhesiveness by replacing CA-T solution to a basal salt medium. Microscopic observation revealed that breaking of AtaA-mediated cell-cell interaction is important for the detachment of Tol 5 cells from the support. CA-T also inhibited AtaA-mediated autoagglutination and dispersed cell clumps through AtaA. This is the first report on adhesion inhibitors against AtaA and suggests that casein hydrolysates like CA-T would be a powerful tool for controlling AtaA-mediated bacterial immobilization.
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- Yuki Ohara
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603 Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603 Aichi, Japan; Venture Business Laboratory (VBL), Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-0814 Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603 Aichi, Japan.
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Hernandez Alvarez B, Bassler J, Lupas AN. Structural diversity of coiled coils in protein fibers of the bacterial cell envelope. Int J Med Microbiol 2019; 309:351-8. [PMID: 31182277 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The cell envelope of bacteria shows great diversity in architecture and composition, to a large extent due to its proteome. Proteins localized to the cell envelope, whether integrally embedded in the membrane, membrane-anchored, or peripherally associated as part of a macromolecular complex, often form elongated fibers, in which coiled coils represent a prominent structural element. These coiled-coil segments show a surprising degree of structural variability, despite being shaped by a small number of simple biophysical rules, foremost being their geometry of interaction referred to as 'knobs-into-holes'. Here we will review this diversity, particularly as it has emerged over the last decade.
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Yoshimoto S, Ohara Y, Nakatani H, Hori K. Reversible bacterial immobilization based on the salt-dependent adhesion of the bacterionanofiber protein AtaA. Microb Cell Fact 2017; 16:123. [PMID: 28720107 PMCID: PMC5516326 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0740-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Immobilization of microbial cells is an important strategy for the efficient use of whole-cell catalysts because it simplifies product separation, enables the cell concentration to be increased, stabilizes enzymatic activity, and permits repeated or continuous biocatalyst use. However, conventional immobilization methods have practical limitations, such as limited mass transfer in the inner part of a gel, gel fragility, cell leakage from the support matrix, and adverse effects on cell viability and catalytic activity. We previously showed a new method for bacterial cell immobilization using AtaA, a member of the trimeric autotransporter adhesin family found in Acinetobacter sp. Tol 5. This approach is expected to solve the drawbacks of conventional immobilization methods. However, similar to all other immobilization methods, the use of support materials increases the cost of bioprocesses and subsequent waste materials. Results We found that the stickiness of the AtaA molecule isolated from Tol 5 cells is drastically diminished at ionic strengths lower than 10 mM and that it cannot adhere in deionized water, which also inhibits cell adhesion mediated by AtaA. Cells immobilized on well plates and polyurethane foam in a salt solution were detached in deionized water by rinsing and shaking, respectively. The detached cells regained their adhesiveness in a salt solution and could rapidly be re-immobilized. The cells expressing the ataA gene maintained their adhesiveness throughout four repeated immobilization and detachment cycles and could be repeatedly immobilized to polyurethane foam by a 10-min shake in a flask. We also demonstrated that both bacterial cells and a support used in a reaction could be reused for a different type of reaction after detachment of the initially immobilized cells from the support and a subsequent immobilization step. Conclusions We invented a unique reversible immobilization method based on the salt-dependent adhesion of the AtaA molecule that allows us to reuse bacterial cells and supports by a simple manipulation involving a deionized water wash. This mitigates problems caused by the use of support materials and greatly helps to enhance the efficiency and productivity of microbial production processes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-017-0740-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Shogo Yoshimoto
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan.
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Coiled coils appear in countless structural contexts, as appendages to small proteins, as parts of multi-domain proteins, and as building blocks of filaments. Although their structure is unpretentious and their basic properties are understood in great detail, the spectrum of functional properties they provide in different proteins has become increasingly complex. This chapter aims to depict this functional spectrum, to identify common themes and their molecular basis, with an emphasis on new insights gained into dynamic aspects.
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- Marcus D Hartmann
- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstraße 35, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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Samo M, Choudhary NR, Riebe KJ, Shterev I, Staats HF, Sempowski GD, Leduc I. Immunization with the Haemophilus ducreyi trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA with alum, CpG or imiquimod generates a persistent humoral immune response that recognizes the bacterial surface. Vaccine 2016; 34:1193-200. [PMID: 26812077 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Ducreyi serum resistance A (DsrA) protein of Haemophilus ducreyi belongs to a large family of multifunctional outer membrane proteins termed trimeric autotransporter adhesins responsible for resistance to the bactericidal activity of human complement (serum resistance), agglutination and adhesion. The ability of DsrA to confer serum resistance and bind extracellular matrix proteins lies in its N-terminal passenger domain. We have previously reported that immunization with a recombinant form of the passenger domain of DsrA, rNT-DsrA, in complete/incomplete Freund's adjuvant, protects against a homologous challenge in swine. We present herein the results of an immunogenicity study in mice aimed at investigating the persistence, type of immune response, and the effect of immunization route and adjuvants on surrogates of protection. Our results indicate that a 20 μg dose of rNT-DsrA administered with alum elicited antisera with comparable bacterial surface reactivity to that obtained with complete/incomplete Freund's adjuvant. At that dose, high titers and bacterial surface reactivity persisted for 211 days after the first immunization. Administration of rNT-DsrA with CpG or imiquimod as adjuvants elicited a humoral response with similar quantity and quality of antibodies (Abs) as seen with Freund's adjuvant. Furthermore, intramuscular administration of rNT-DsrA elicited high-titer Abs with significantly higher reactivity to the bacterial surface than those obtained with subcutaneous immunization. All rNT-DsrA/adjuvant combinations tested, save CpG, elicited a Th2-type response. Taken together, these findings show that a 20 μg dose of rNT-DsrA administered with the adjuvants alum, CpG or imiquimod elicits high-quality Abs with reactivity to the bacterial surface that could protect against an H. ducreyi infection.
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- Melissa Samo
- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
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Fusco WG, Choudhary NR, Routh PA, Ventevogel MS, Smith VA, Koch GG, Almond GW, Orndorff PE, Sempowski GD, Leduc I. The Haemophilus ducreyi trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA protects against an experimental infection in the swine model of chancroid. Vaccine 2014; 32:3752-8. [PMID: 24844153 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Adherence of pathogens to cellular targets is required to initiate most infections. Defining strategies that interfere with adhesion is therefore important for the development of preventative measures against infectious diseases. As an adhesin to host extracellular matrix proteins and human keratinocytes, the trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA, a proven virulence factor of the Gram-negative bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi, is a potential target for vaccine development. A recombinant form of the N-terminal passenger domain of DsrA from H. ducreyi class I strain 35000HP, termed rNT-DsrAI, was tested as a vaccine immunogen in the experimental swine model of H. ducreyi infection. Viable homologous H. ducreyi was not recovered from any animal receiving four doses of rNT-DsrAI administered with Freund's adjuvant at two-week intervals. Control pigs receiving adjuvant only were all infected. All animals receiving the rNT-DsrAI vaccine developed antibody endpoint titers between 3.5 and 5 logs. All rNT-DsrAI antisera bound the surface of the two H. ducreyi strains used to challenge immunized pigs. Purified anti-rNT-DsrAI IgG partially blocked binding of fibrinogen at the surface of viable H. ducreyi. Overall, immunization with the passenger domain of the trimeric autotransporter adhesin DsrA accelerated clearance of H. ducreyi in experimental lesions, possibly by interfering with fibrinogen binding.
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- William G Fusco
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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