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List of publications on Leptospira

Matsunaga J, Lo M, Bulach DM, Zuerner RL, Adler B, Haake DA. (2007). Response of Leptospira interrogans to physiologic osmolarity: relevance in signaling the environment-to-host transition. Infect. Immun., 75, 2864-2874.

Lo M, Bulach DM, Powell DR, Haake DA, Matsunaga J, Paustian ML, Zuerner RL, Adler B. (2006). Effects of temperature on gene expression patterns in Leptospira interrogans serovar Lai as assessed by whole genome microarrays. Infect. Immun., 74, 5848-5859.

Bulach DM, Zuerner RL, Wilson P, Seemann T, McGrath A, Cullen PA, Davis J, Johnson M, Kuczek E, Alt DP, Peterson-Burch B. Coppel RL, Rood JI, Davies JK, Adler B. (2006). Genome reduction in Leptospira borgpetersenii reflects limited transmission potential. PNAS, 103, 14560-14565

Zuerner RL Bulach DM, Seemann T, Coppel RL Adler B (2006) Comparative analysis of pathogenic Leptospira genomes. In, Molecular Biology of Spirochetes,(Cabello FC, Hulinska D, Godfrey HP, Eds). pp 101-114. IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Bulach DM, Seemann T, Zuerner RL, Adler B (2006) The organization of Leptospira at a genomic level. In, Bacterial Genomes and Infectious Diseases (Chan VL, Sherman PM, Bourke B, Eds). pp 109-123. Humana Press, Totowa, USA.

Adler B, Faine S (2005)  Leptospira. In, Topley and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections 10th Ed. (Borriello P, Murray P, Eds). pp.1865-1884.Arnold,London,UK.

Cuñe J, Cullen P, Mazon G, Campoy S, Adler B, Barbe J (2005) The Leptospira interrogans lexA gene is not autoregulated. J Bacteriol., 187, 5841-5845.

Cullen PA, Xu X, Matsunaga J, Sanchez Y, Ko AI,. Haake DA (2005) Surfaceome of Leptospira spp. Infect. Immun., 73, 4853-4863.

Adler B, de la Peña Moctezuma A  (2004) Leptospira. In, Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections of Animals (Gyles C, Prescott J, Songer G, Thoen C, Eds). pp 385-396. Blackwell Publishing, Iowa, USA.

Que-Gewirth NLS, Ribeiro AA, Kalb SR, Cotter RJ, Bulach DM, Adler B, Saint Girons I, Werts C, Raetz CRH (2004) A methylated phosphate group and four amide-linked acyl chains in Leptospira interrogans lipid A: The membrane anchor of an unusual lipopolysaccharide that activates TLR2. J. Biol. Chem., 279, 25420-25429.

Cullen PA, Haake DA, Adler B (2004) Outer membrane proteins of pathogenic spirochetes. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 28, 291-318.

Cullen PA, Haake DA, Bulach DM, Zuerner RL, Adler B (2003) Li pL21 is a novel surface exposed lipoprotein of pathogenic Leptospira species. Infect. Immun. 71, 2414-2421.

Cullen P, Cordwell S, Bulach D, Haake D, Adler B (2002) Global analysis of outer membrane proteins from Leptospira interrogans serovar Lai. Infect. Immun., 70, 2311-2318. 

de la Peña-Moctezuma A., Bulach DM, Kalambaheti T, Adler B  (2001)  Genetic differences among the  LPS biosynthetic loci of serovars of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii. FEMS Immunol.  Med. Microbiol., 31, 73-81 

Zuerner R, Haake D, Adler B, Segers R (2001) Technological advances in the molecular biology of Leptospira. In, The Spirochetes: Molecular and Cellular Biology (Saier MH, García-Lara J Eds). Chapter 15. Horizon Scientific Press, Norfolk, UK. 

Bulach DM, Kalambaheti T, de la Peña-Moctezuma A, Adler B  (2001) The genetics of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Leptospira. In, The Spirochetes: Molecular and Cellular Biology (Saier MH, García-Lara J Eds). Chapter 5. Horizon Scientific Press, Norfolk, UK. 

Bulach DM, de la Peña-Moctezuma A, Kalambaheti T, Adler B (2000) Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Leptospira. J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 2, 375-380. 

Zuerner R, Haake D, Adler B, Segers R (2000) Technological advances in the molecular biology of Leptospira. J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol.,  2, 455-462. 

Bulach DM, Kalambaheti T, de la Peña-Moctezuma, Adler B (2000) Functional analysis of genes in the rfb locus of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo, subtype Hardjobovis. Infect. Immun. 68, 3793-3798. 

de la Pena-Moctezuma A, Bulach DM, Kalambaheti T, Adler B  (1999)  Comparative analysis of the LPS biosynthetic loci of the genetic 
subtypes of serovar Hardjo: Leptospira interrogans Subtype Hardjoprajitno and Leptospira borgpetersenii Subtype Hardjobovis 
FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 177, 319-326 

Kalambaheti T, Bulach DM, Rajakumar K, Adler B (1999) Genetic organization of the lipopolysaccharide O-antigen biosynthetic locus of Leptospira
borgpetersenii serovar Hardjobovis. Microb Pathog. 27, 105-117 

Ballard SA, Go M, Segers RPAM, Adler B (1998) Molecular analysis of the dnaK locus of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni. Gene. 216, 21-29. 

Chappel RJ, Khalik DA, Adler B, Bulach DM, Faine S, Perolat P, Vallance V. (1998) Serological titres to Leptospira fainei serovar hurstbridge in human sera in Australia. Epidemiol. Infect. 121, 473-476. 

Perolat P, Chappel RJ, Adler B, Baranton G, Bulach DM, Billinghurst ML, Letocart M, Merien F, Serrano MS. (1998) Leptospira fainei sp. nov., isolated from pigs in Australia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48, 851-858. 

Chappel RJ, Prime RW, Millar BD, Jones RT, Cutler RS, Adler B (1998) Prevalence and geographic origin of pigs with serological evidence of infection with Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona slaughtered in abattoirs in Victoria, Australia. Vet. Microbiol. 62, 237-244. 

Mitchison M, Bulach D, Vinh T, Rajakumar K, Faine S, Adler B (1997) Identification and characterisation of the dTDP-rhamnose biosynthesis and transfer genes of the lipopolysaccharide-related rfb locus in Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni. J. Bacteriol., 179, 1262-1267. 

Midwinter AC, Vinh T, Faine S, Adler B (1994) Characterization of an antigenic oligosaccharide from Leptospira interrogans and its role in immunity. Infect. Immun., 62, 5477-5482. 

Vinh T, Faine S, Handley CJ, Adler B (1994) Immunochemical studies of opsonic epitopes of the lipopolysaccharide of Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo. FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol., 8, 99-108. 

Ballard SA, Segers RPAM, Bleumink-Pluym N, Fyfe J, Faine S, Adler B (1993) Molecular analysis of the hsp ( groE ) operon of Leptospira interrogans serovar copenhageni. Molecular Microbiol. 8, 739-751. 

Chappel RJ, Ellis WA, Adler B, Amon L, Millar BD, Zhu SS, Prime RW (1992) Serological evidence for the presence of Leptospira interrogans serovar bratislava in Australian pigs. Aust. Vet. J., 69, 119-120. 

Chappel RJ, Prime RW, Millar BD, Mead LJ, Jones RT, Adler B (1992) Comparison of diagnostic procedures for porcine leptospirosis. Vet. Microbiol., 30, 151-163. 

Chapman AJ, Everard COR, Faine S, Adler B (1991) Antigens recognized by the human immune response to severe leptospirosis in Barbados. Epidemiol. Infect., 107, 143-155. 

Mitchison M, Rood JI, Faine S, Adler B (1991) Molecular analysis of a Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar hardjo gene encoding an endoflagellar subunit protein. J. Gen. Microbiol., 137, 1529-1536. 

Midwinter AC, Faine S, Adler B (1990) Immunisation of mice with LPS and LPS-derived immunoconjugates from Leptospira interrogans. J. Med. Microbiol., 33, 199-204. 

Chapman AJ, Faine S, Adler B (1990) Antigens recognized by the human immune response to vaccination with a bivalent hardjo/pomona leptospiral vaccine. FEMS Microbiol. Immunol., 64, 111-118. 

Ballard SA, Faine S, Adler B (1990) Purification and characterization of a protein antigen from Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo, common to a wide range of bacteria. J. Gen. Microbiol., 136, 1849-1857. 

Chappel RJ, Adler B, Jones RT, Millar BD (1990) Leptospirosis. In, Pig Production in Australia, (Gardner JAA, Dunkin AC, Lloyd EC, Eds.) pp.211-214. Butterworths. Sydney. 

Chappel RJ, Adler B, Jones RT, Millar BD (1989) The role and effectiveness of antileptospiral vaccines in pigs. In, Manipulating Pig Production II. (Barnett JL, Hennesey DP, Eds.). pp. 256-259. Aust. Pig Sci. Assoc. Werribee. 

Chappel RJ, Millar BD, Adler B, Hill J, Jeffers MJ, Jones RT, McCaughan CJ, Mead LJ, Skilbeck NW (1989) Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo is not a major cause of bovine abortion in Victoria. Aust. Vet J., 66, 330-333. 

McCormick BM, Millar BD, Monckton RP, Jones RT, Chappel RJ, Adler B (1989) Detection of leptospires in pig kidney using DNA hybridisation. Res. Vet. Sci., 47, 134-135. 

Vinh T, Shi MH, Adler B, Faine S (1989) Characterization and taxonomic significance of lipopolysaccharides of Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo. J. Gen. Microbiol., 135, 2663-2673. 

Adler B, Ballard SA, Miller SJ, Faine S (1989) Monoclonal antibodies reacting with serogroup and serovar specific epitopes on different lipopolysaccharide subunits of Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona. FEMS Microbiol. Immunol., 47, 213-218. 

Doherty JP, Adler B, Rood JI, Billington SJ, Faine S (1989) Expression of two conserved leptospiral antigens in Escherichia coli. J. Med Microbiol., 28 143-149. 

Jost BH, Adler B, Faine S (1989) Experimental immunization of hamsters with lipopolysaccharide antigens of Leptospira. J. Med. Microbiol., 29, 115-120. 

Kelson JS, Adler B, Chapman AJ, Faine S (1988) Identification of flagellar antigens of Leptospira by gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting. J. Med. Microbiol., 26, 47-53. 

Chapman AJ, Adler B, Faine S (1988) Antigens recognized by human antibodies against Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo. J. Med. Microbiol., 25, 269-278. 

Jost BH, Adler B, Faine S (1988) Reaction of monoclonal antibodies with species specific determinants in leptospiral outer envelope. J. Med. Microbiol., 27, 51-57. 

Jones RT, Millar BD, Chappel RJ, Adler B (1987) Macroscopic kidney lesions in slaughtered pigs are an inadequte indicator of current leptospirosis infection. Aust. Vet. J., 64, 258-259. 

Millar BD, Chappel RJ, Adler B, Driesen SJ, Jones RT (1987) Effect of maternal vaccination on the susceptibility of growing pigs to leptospiral infection. Vet. Microbiol., 15, 78-97. 

Millar BD, Chappel RJ, Adler B (1987) Detection of leptospires in biological fluids using DNA hybridisation. Vet. Microbiol., 15, 71-78. 

Farrelly HE, Adler B, Faine S (1987) Opsonic monoclonal antibodies against lipopolysaccharide antigens of Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo. J. Med. Microbiol., 23, 1-7. 

Chappel RJ, Adler B, Millar BD, Jones RT (1987) Porcine leptospirosis. Proc. Postgrad. Found. Vet. Sci.,95/2,1112-1118. 

Chapman AJ, Adler B, Faine S (1987) Genus reactive antigens in Leptospira, revealed by immunoblotting. Zblt. Bakt. Hyg. Abt. Orig. A., 264, 279-293. 

Jost BH, Adler B, Vinh T, Faine S (1986) A monoclonal antibody reacting with a determinant on leptospiral lipopolysaccharide protects guinea-pigs against leptospirosis. J. Med. Microbiol., 22, 269-275. 

Adler B, Faine S, Christopher WL, Chappel RJ (1986) Development of an improved selective medium for isolation of leptospires from clinical material. Vet. Microbiol., 12, 377-381. 

Vinh T, Adler B, Faine S (1986) Glycolipoprotein cytotoxin from Leptospira interrogans serovar copenhageni. J. Gen. Microbiol., 132, 111-123. 

Vinh T, Adler B, Faine S (1986) Ultrastructure and chemical composition of lipopolysaccharide extracted from Leptospira interrogans serovar copenhageni. J. Gen. Microbiol., 132, 103-109. 

Ballard SA, Williamson M, Adler B, Vinh T, Faine S (1986) Interactions of virulent and avirulent leptospires with primary cultures of renal epithelial cells. J. Med. Microbiol., 21, 59-67. 

Chappel RJ, Adler B, Ballard SA, Faine S, Jones RT, Millar BD, Swainger JA (1985) Enzymatic radioimmunoassay for detecting Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona in the urine of experimentally infected pigs. Vet. Microbiol., 10, 279-286. 

Adler B, Ballard SA, Faine S (1984) EIA test for leptospirosis Med. J. Aust. 141, 685-686. 

Faine S, Adler B (1984) Leptospirosis. Clinical Microbiology Update Programme No. 24. Edited by N. Hartwig. Aust. Soc. Microbiol. N.S.W. Branch. 66 pp. 

Faine S, Adler B, Christopher WL, Valentine R (1984) Fatal congenital human leptospirosis. Zblt. Bakt. Hyg. A., 257, 548. 

Ballard SA, Adler B, Millar BD, Chappel RJ, Jones RT, Faine S (1984) The immunoglobulin response of swine following experimental infection with Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona. Zblt. Bakt. Hyg. I. Abt. Orig. A., 256, 510-517. 

McGrath HE, Adler B, Vinh T, Faine S (1984) Phagocytosis of virulent and avirulent leptospires by guinea-pig and human polymorphonuclear leukocytes in vitro. Pathol., 16, 243.249. 

Vinh T, Faine S, Adler B (1984) Adhesion of leptospires to cultured mouse fibroblasts (L929) and its enhancement by specific antibody. J. Med. Microbiol., 18, 73-85. 

Adler B, Faine S (1983) Species- and genus-specific antigens in Leptospira, revealed by monoclonal antibodies and enzyme immunoassay. Zblt. Bakt. Hyg. I. Abt. Orig. A., 255, 317-322. 

Adler B, Faine S (1983) A Pomona serogroup-specific agglutinating antigen in Leptospira, identified by monoclonal antibodies. Pathol., 15, 247-250. 

Christopher WL, Adler B, Faine S (1982) Immunogenicity of leptospiral vaccines grown in protein-free medium. J. Med. Microbiol., 15, 493-501. 

Adler B, Chappel RJ, Faine S (1982) The sensitivities of different immunoassays for detecting leptospiral antigen. Zblt. Bakt. Hyg. I Abt. Orig. A., 252, 405-413. 

Vinh T, Adler B, Faine S (1982) The role of macrophages in the protection of mice against leptospirosis: In vitro and in vivo studies. Pathol., 14, 463-468. 

Adler B, Faine S (1982) Evidence that lipopolysaccharide is not an important protective antigen in leptospires. J. Med. Microbiol., 15, 259-262. 

Adler B, Cousins DV, Faine S, Robertson GM (1982) Bovine IgM and IgG response to Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo as measured by enzyme immunoassay. Vet. Microbiol., 7, 577-585. 

Adler B, Faine S, Gordon LM (1981) The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as a serological test for detecting antibodies against L. interrogans serovar hardjo in sheep. Aust. Vet. J., 57, 414-417. 

Adler B, Faine S (1980) The epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Australia. Commun. Dis. Intell., 80/21, 2-4. 

Adler B, Murphy AM, Locarnini SA, Faine S (1980) Detection of specific anti-leptospiral immunoglobulins M and G in human serum by solid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J. Clin. Microbiol., 11, 452-457. 

Skilbeck N, Adler B (1980) The use of rabbit erythrocytes in haemagglutination tests for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis. Aust. J. Med. Lab. Sci., 1, 155-157. 

Adler B, Faine S, Yanagawa R (1980) Comparative studies on two antigens (TM and F4) extracted from leptospires. J. Clin. Microbiol.,12, 7-9. 

Adler B, Faine S, Muller HK, Green DE (1980) Maturation of humoral immune response determines the susceptibility of guinea-pigs to leptospirosis. Pathol., 12, 529-538. 

Adler B, Faine S (1980) Immunogenicity of boiled, compared with formalized leptospiral vaccines in rabbits, hamsters and humans. J. Hyg. (Camb.), 84, 1-10. 

Adler B, Bragger JM (1979) Lethal infections caused by Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo in immunosuppressed hamsters. Aust. Vet. J., 55, 600-601. 

Adler B, Faine S (1979) Serological cross-reactions of leptospiral lipopolysaccharide (F4) antigen. Zblt. Bakt. Hyg. I Abt. Orig. A, 244, 291-301. 

Adler B, Faine S (1979) Antibodies against leptospiral axial filament in human anti- Leptospira sera. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 5, 57-60. 

Adler B, Faine S (1978) Attempts to produce cyclophosphamide induced tolerance to Leptospira in mice. Asian J. Inf. Dis., 2, 243-246. 

Adler B, Faine S (1978) Serological specificities of erythrocyte-sensitizing antigens of leptospires. FEMS. Microbiol. Lett., 4, 35-36. 

Adler B, Faine S (1978) Serological and protective antibody responses of rabbits to leptospiral antigens. J. Med. Microbiol., 11, 401-409. 

Adler B, Faine S (1978) The antibodies involved in the human immune response to leptospiral infection. J. Med. Microbiol., 11, 387-400. 

Adler B, Faine S (1977) Host immunological mechanisms in the resistance of mice to leptospiral infections. Infect. Immun., 17, 67-72. 

Bragger JM, Adler B (1976) A card test for the serodiagnosis of human leptospirosis. J. Clin. Pathol., 29, 198-202. 

Adler B, Faine S (1976 ) Susceptibility of mice treated with cyclophosphamide to lethal infection with Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona. Infect. Immun., 14, 703-708. 

Adler B, Faine S (1975) Antibody response in human leptospirosis. Nat. Symp. Leptospira, Leptospirosis and other Spirochaeta, pp. 271-276. Bucharest 1975. 

Faine S, Adler B, Ruta G (1974) A mechanism of immunity to leptospirosis. Aust. J. Exp. Biol. Med. Sci., 52, 301-310. 

Faine S, Adler B, Palit A (1974) Chemical, serological and biological properties of a serotype-specific polysaccharide antigen in Leptospira. Aust. J. Exp. Biol. Med. Sci., 52, 311-319.

PhD Theses

Vinh T. (1981) Studies on the interactions of leptospires with cultured mouse fibroblasts.

Pang C. (1983) Virulence of leptospires.

Jost BH. (1989) The immunochemistry of antigens of Leptospira.

Chapman AJ. (1992) The immune response to antigens of Leptospira .

Ballard SA. (1994) Molecular analysis of heat shock proteins of Leptospira.

Midwinter AC. (1994) The immunochemistry of leptospiral lipopolysaccharide

Kalambaheti T. (2000) Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Leptospira borgpetersenii sv Hardjobovis.

de la Peña Moctezuma A. (2002) Studies on the genetic organisation of the rfb loci of Leptospira interrogans serovars.

Cullen PA. (2003) Spirochetal outer membrane proteins.