Joseph A. Jurcisek

Anatomy of the nasal cavity in the chinchilla.

Reduced severity of middle ear infection caused by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae lacking the hemoglobin/hemoglobin-haptoglobin binding proteins (Hgp) in a chinchilla model of otitis media.

Demonstration of Type IV pilus expression and a twitching phenotype by Haemophilus influenzae.

Chinchilla and murine models of upper respiratory tract infections with respiratory syncytial virus.

Passive immunization with human anti-protein D antibodies induced by polysaccharide protein D conjugates protects chinchillas against otitis media after intranasal challenge with Haemophilus influenzae.

Biofilms formed by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in vivo contain both double-stranded DNA and type IV pilin protein.

The PilA protein of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae plays a role in biofilm formation, adherence to epithelial cells and colonization of the mammalian upper respiratory tract.

Contribution of Moraxella catarrhalis type IV pili to nasopharyngeal colonization and biofilm formation.

A carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 homologue plays a pivotal role in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae colonization of the chinchilla nasopharynx via the outer membrane protein P5-homologous adhesin.

The heme-binding protein (HbpA) of Haemophilus influenzae as a virulence determinant.

Respiratory syncytial virus-induced dysregulation of expression of a mucosal beta-defensin augments colonization of the upper airway by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae.

Mapping the anatomy of respiratory syncytial virus infection of the upper airways in chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera).