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Characterization of the Trichomonas vaginalis surface-associated AP65 and binding domain interacting with trichomonads and host cells
Ana F Garcia, JF Alderete
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:116 (25December2007)
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Quantitative determination by real-time PCR of four vaginal Lactobacillus species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae indicates an inverse relationship between L. gasseri and L. iners
Ellen De Backer, Rita Verhelst, Hans Verstraelen, Mohammed A Alqumber, Jeremy P Burton, John R Tagg, Marleen Temmerman, Mario Vaneechoutte
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:115 (19December2007)
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Genetic characterization of psp encoding the DING protein in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25
Xue-Xian Zhang, Ken Scott, Rebecca Meffin, Paul B Rainey
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:114 (18December2007)
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Identification of a human immunodominant B-cell epitope within the immunoglobulin A1 protease of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Francesca De Paolis, Elisa Beghetto, Andrea Spadoni, Francesca Montagnani, Franco Felici, Marco R Oggioni, Nicola Gargano
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:113 (18December2007)
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A nanoplex PCR assay for the rapid detection of vancomycin and bifunctional aminoglycoside resistance genes in Enterococcus species
Chan Yean Yean, Lee Su Yin, Pattabhiraman Lalitha, Manickam Ravichandran
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:112 (11December2007)
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Chlamydia pneumoniae aggravates vein graft intimal hyperplasia in a rat model
Geoffrey TL Kloppenburg, Rick de Graaf, Gert ELM Grauls, Cathrien A Bruggeman, Frank R Stassen
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:111 (6December2007)
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Expressed Sequence Tags from the oomycete Plasmopara halstedii, an obligate parasite of the sunflower
Mohamed Fouad Bouzidi, Francis Parlange, Paul Nicolas, Said Mouzeyar
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:110 (6December2007)
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Phylogenetic analysis of Shiga toxin 1 and Shiga toxin 2 genes associated with disease outbreaks
James E Lee, Junelina Reed, Malcolm S Shields, Kathleen M Spiegel, Larry D Farrell, Peter P Sheridan
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:109 (4December2007)
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Bacterial flora-typing with targeted, chip-based Pyrosequencing
Andreas Sundquist, Saharnaz Bigdeli, Roxana Jalili, Maurice L Druzin, Sarah Waller, Kristin M Pullen, Yasser Y El-Sayed, M Mark Taslimi, Serafim Batzoglou, Mostafa Ronaghi
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:108 (30November2007)
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Functional, genetic and bioinformatic characterization of a calcium/calmodulin kinase gene in Sporothrix schenckii
Liz Valle-Aviles, Shirley Valentin-Berrios, Ricardo R Gonzalez-Mendez, Nuri Rodriguez-del Valle
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:107 (29November2007)
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Phylogenomics and signature proteins for the alpha Proteobacteria and its main groups
Radhey S Gupta, Amy Mok
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:106 (28November2007)
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DprA/Smf protein localizes at the DNA uptake machinery in competent Bacillus subtilis cells
Serkalem Tadesse, Peter L Graumann
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:105 (28November2007)
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Improved protocols for functional analysis in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus flavus
Zhu-Mei He, Michael S Price, Gregory R OBrian, D Ryan Georgianna, Gary A Payne
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:104 (26November2007)
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Hepatitis B virus genotypes circulating in Brazil: molecular characterization of genotype F isolates
Francisco CA Mello, Francisco JD Souto, Leticia C Nabuco, Cristiane A Villela-Nogueira, Henrique Sergio M Coelho, Helena Cristina F Franz, Joao Carlos P Saraiva, Helaine A Virgolino, Ana Rita C Motta-Castro, Mabel MM Melo, Regina MB Martins, Selma A Gomes
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:103 (23November2007)
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Mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila-induced interleukin-8 expression in human lung epithelial cells
Hiromitsu Teruya, Futoshi Higa, Morikazu Akamine, Chie Ishikawa, Taeko Okudaira, Koh Tomimori, Naofumi Mukaida, Masao Tateyama, Klaus Heuner, Jiro Fujita, Naoki Mori
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:102 (22November2007)
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Inhibitory activity spectrum of reuterin produced by Lactobacillus reuteri against intestinal bacteria
Valentine Cleusix, Christophe Lacroix, Sabine Vollenweider, Marc Duboux, Gwenaelle Le Blay
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:101 (12November2007)
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Identification and regulation of expression of a gene encoding a filamentous hemagglutinin-related protein in Bordetella holmesii
Stefanie Link, Karin Schmitt, Dagmar Beier, Roy Gross
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:100 (7November2007)
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Subtle genetic changes enhance virulence of methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
Sarah K Highlander, Kristina G Hult n, Xiang Qin, Huaiyang Jiang, Shailaja Yerrapragada, Edward O Mason Jr, Yue Shang, Tiffany M Williams, Rgine M Fortunov, Yamei Liu, Okezie Igboeli, Joseph Petrosino, Madhan Tirumalai, Akif Uzman, George E Fox, Ana Maria Cardenas, Donna M Muzny, Lisa Hemphill, Yan Ding, Shannon Dugan, Peter R Blyth, Christian J Buhay, Huyen H Dinh, Alicia C Hawes, Michael Holder, Christie L Kovar, Sandra L Lee, Wen Liu, Lynne V Nazareth, Qiaoyan Wang, Jianling Zhou, Sheldon L Kaplan, George M Weinstock
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:99 (6November2007)
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Based Upon Repeat Pattern (BURP): an algorithm to characterize the long-term evolution of Staphylococcus aureus populations based on spa polymorphisms
Alexander Mellmann, Thomas Weniger, Christoph Berssenbr gge, J rg Rothg nger, Michael Sammeth, Jens Stoye, Dag Harmsen
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:98 (29October2007)
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Global transcriptional response of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to growth transitions in glucose minimal medium
Teresa M Bergholz, Lukas M Wick, Weihong Qi, James T Riordan, Lindsey M Ouellette, Thomas S Whittam
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:97 (29October2007)
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Comparative transcriptomics in Yersinia pestis: a global view of environmental modulation of gene expression
Yanping Han, Jingfu Qiu, Zhaobiao Guo, He Gao, Yajun Song, Dongsheng Zhou, Ruifu Yang
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:96 (29October2007)
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Characterisation of mycobacteria isolated from slaughter cattle in pastoral regions of Uganda
J Oloya, R Kazwala, A Lund, J Opuda-Asibo, B Demelash, E Skjerve, TB Johansen, B Dj nne
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:95 (25October2007)
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Cirrhosis-induced defects in innate pulmonary defenses against Streptococcus pneumoniae
Katie L Propst-Graham, Laurel C Preheim, Elizabeth A Vander Top, Mary U Snitily, Martha J Gentry-Nielsen
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:94 (23October2007)
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luxRI homologs are universally present in the genus Aeromonas
Kamlesh Jangid, Richard Kong, Milind S Patole, Yogesh S Shouche
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:93 (23October2007)
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Ecological study of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in soil: growth ability, conidia production and molecular detection
Gisela Ramos Ter arioli, Eduardo Bagagli, Gabriela Martins Reis, Raquel Cordeiro Theodoro, Sandra De Moraes Gimenes Bosco, Severino Assis da Graa Macoris, Virg nia Bodel o Richini-Pereira
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:92 (22October2007)
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IS1111 insertion sequences of Coxiella burnetii: characterization and use for repetitive element PCR-based differentiation of Coxiella burnetii isolates
Amy M Denison, Herbert A Thompson, Robert F Massung
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:91 (18October2007)
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Characterization of Campylobacter phages including analysis of host range by selected Campylobacter Penner serotypes
Vinni Mona Hansen, Hanne Rosenquist, Dorte Lau Baggesen, Stanley Brown, Bjarke Bak Christensen
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:90 (18October2007)
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BACTIBASE: a new web-accessible database for bacteriocin characterization
Riadh Hammami, Abdelmajid Zouhir, Jeannette Ben Hamida, Ismail Fliss
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:89 (17October2007)
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Comparative gene expression profiling in two congenic mouse strains following Bordetella pertussis infection
Sander Banus, Rob J Vandebriel, Jeroen LA Pennings, Eric R Gremmer, Piet W Wester, Henk J van Kranen, Timo M Breit, Peter Demant, Frits R Mooi, Barbara Hoebee, Tjeerd G Kimman
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:88 (12October2007)
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Limited genetic diversity in Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis PT13
Adam B Olson, Ashleigh K Andrysiak, Dobryan M Tracz, Jean Guard-Bouldin, Walter Demczuk, Lai-King Ng, Anne Maki, Frances Jamieson, Matthew W Gilmour
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:87 (1October2007)
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Effective prophylaxis against rotavirus diarrhea using a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and antibodies
Neha Pant, Harold Marcotte, Harald Brssow, Lennart Svensson, Lennart Hammarstrm
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:86 (27September2007)
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Efficacy of two ethanol-based skin antiseptics on the forehead at shorter application times
Gnter Kampf, Frank-Albert Pitten, Peter Heeg, Brbel Christiansen
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:85 (24September2007)
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Salmonella induces prominent gene expression in the rat colon
Wendy Rodenburg, Jaap Keijer, Evelien Kramer, Susanne Roosing, Carolien Vink, Martijn B Katan, Roelof van der Meer, Ingeborg MJ Bovee-Oudenhoven
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:84 (12September2007)
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Lysis of tubercle bacilli in fresh and stored sputum specimens: implications for diagnosing tuberculosis in stored and paucibacillary specimens by PCR
Divya Pathak, Soumitesh Chakravorty, Mahmud Hanif, Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:83 (4September2007)
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Global analysis of host response to induction of a latent bacteriophage
Robin E Osterhout, Israel A Figueroa, Jay D Keasling, Adam P Arkin
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:82 (31August2007)
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Common and specific genomic sequences of avian and human extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli as determined by genomic subtractive hybridization
Subhashinie Kariyawasam, Jennifer A Scaccianoce, Lisa K Nolan
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:81 (30August2007)
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Regions of Diversity 8, 9 and 13 contribute to Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence
Addie Embry, Ernesto Hinojosa, Carlos J Orihuela
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:80 (27August2007)
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Classification of a moderately oxygen-tolerant isolate from baby faeces as Bifidobacterium thermophilum
Ueli von Ah, Valeria Mozzetti, Christophe Lacroix, Ehab E Kheadr, Isma l Fliss, Leo Meile
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:79 (21August2007)
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Identification of human pathogens isolated from blood using microarray hybridisation and signal pattern recognition
Herbert Wiesinger-Mayr, Klemens Vierlinger, Rudolf Pichler, Albert Kriegner, Alexander M Hirschl, Elisabeth Presterl, Levente Bodrossy, Christa Noehammer
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:78 (14August2007)
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Geobacillus zalihae sp. nov., a thermophilic lipolytic bacterium isolated from palm oil mill effluent in Malaysia
Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman, Thean Chor Leow, Abu Bakar Salleh, Mahiran Basri
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:77 (10August2007)
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Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Central Asian Strain1 using mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit genotyping
Asho Ali, Zahra Hasan, Mahnaz Tanveer, Amna R Siddiqui, Solomon Ghebremichael, Gunilla Kallenius, Rumina Hasan
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:76 (9August2007)
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First insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in Paraguay
Norma Candia, Beatriz Lopez, Thierry Zozio, Marcela Carrivale, Chyntia Diaz, Graciela Russomando, Nilda J de Romero, Juan C Jara, Lucia Barrera, Nalin Rastogi, Viviana Ritacco
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:75 (8August2007)
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Detection of "Rickettsia sp. strain Uilenbergi" and "Rickettsia sp. strain Davousti" in Amblyomma tholloni ticks from elephants in Africa
Kotaro Matsumoto, Philippe Parola, Jean-Marc Rolain, Kathryn Jeffery, Didier Raoult
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:74 (7August2007)
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Rapid clonal analysis of recurrent tuberculosis by direct MIRU-VNTR typing on stored isolates
Ana Martn, Marta Herr nz, Mara Jes s Ruiz Serrano, Emilio Bouza, Daro Garca de Viedma
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:73 (30July2007)
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Identification of rickettsial isolates at the species level using multi-spacer typing
Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:72 (30July2007)
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The Pseudomonas putida Lon protease is involved in N-acyl homoserine lactone quorum sensing regulation
Iris Bertani, Giordano Rampioni, Livia Leoni, Vittorio Venturi
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:71 (26July2007)
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Roles of curli, cellulose and BapA in Salmonella biofilm morphology studied by atomic force microscopy
Kristina Jonas, Henrik Tomenius, Abdul Kader, Staffan Normark, Ute Rmling, Lyubov M Belova,  jar Melefors
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:70 (24July2007)
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Involvement of the YneS/YgiH and PlsX proteins in phospholipid biosynthesis in both Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli
Mika Yoshimura, Taku Oshima, Naotake Ogasawara
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:69 (24July2007)
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HCMV-infection in a human arterial organ culture model: effects on cell proliferation and neointimal hyperplasia
Rainer Voisard, Tanja Krgers, Barbara Reinhardt, Bianca Vaida, Regine Baur, Tina Herter, Anke Lske, Dorothea Weckermann, Karl Weingrtner, Wolfgang Rssler, Vinzenz Hombach, Thomas Mertens
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:68 (20July2007)
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The Yersinia enterocolitica type three secretion chaperone SycO is integrated into the Yop regulatory network and binds to the Yop secretion protein YscM1
Svea Dittmann, Annika Schmid, Susanna Richter, Konrad Trlzsch, Jrgen Heesemann, Gottfried Wilharm
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:67 (5July2007)
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Characterization of the dsDNA prophage sequences in the genome of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and visualization of productive bacteriophage
Andrzej Piekarowicz, Aneta K y , Micha Majchrzak, Monika Adamczyk-Popawska, Timothy K Maugel, Daniel C Stein
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:66 (5July2007)
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Regions important for the adhesin activity of Moraxella catarrhalis Hag
Brian Bullard, Serena Lipski, Eric R Lafontaine
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:65 (3July2007)
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Antisense RNA decreases AP33 gene expression and cytoadherence by T. vaginalis
V Mundodi, AS Kucknoor, JF Alderete
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:64 (3July2007)
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Mapping phosphoproteins in Mycoplasma genitalium and Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Hsun-Cheng Su, Clyde A Hutchison III, Morgan C Giddings
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:63 (2July2007)
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Variability in SCCmecN1 spreading among injection drug users in Zurich, Switzerland
Miriam Ender, Brigitte Berger-Bchi, Nadine McCallum
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:62 (2July2007)
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Structure and evolution of a proviral locus of Glyptapanteles indiensis bracovirus
Christopher A Desjardins, Dawn E Gundersen-Rindal, Jessica B Hostetler, Luke J Tallon, Roger W Fuester, Michael C Schatz, Monica J Pedroni, Douglas W Fadrosh, Brian J Haas, Bradley S Toms, Dan Chen, Vishvanath Nene
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:61 (26June2007)
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Interaction of Salivary alpha-Amylase and Amylase-Binding-Protein A (AbpA) of Streptococcus gordonii with Glucosyltransferase of S. gordonii and Streptococcus mutans
Biswendu Chaudhuri, Jennifer Rojek, M Margaret Vickerman, Jason M Tanzer, Frank A Scannapieco
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:60 (25June2007)
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Microarray for serotyping of Bartonella species
Cyrille J Bonhomme, Claude Nappez, Didier Raoult
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:59 (25June2007)
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Analysis of Chromobacterium sp. natural isolates from different Brazilian ecosystems
Cludia I Lima-Bittencourt, Spartaco Astolfi-Filho, Edmar Chartone-Souza, Fabrcio R Santos, Andra MA Nascimento
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:58 (21June2007)
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Brucella suis urease encoded by ure1 but not ure2 is necessary for intestinal infection of BALB/c mice
Aloka B Bandara, Andrea Contreras, Araceli Contreras-Rodriguez, Ana M Martins, Victor Dobrean, Sherry Poff-Reichow, Parthiban Rajasekaran, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Gerhardt G Schurig, Stephen M Boyle
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:57 (19June2007)
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Virulence phenotypes of low-passage clinical isolates of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae assessed using the chinchilla laniger model of otitis media
Farrel J Buchinsky, Michael L Forbes, Jay D Hayes, Kai Shen, Suzanne Ezzo, James Compliment, Justin Hogg, N Luisa Hiller, Fen Ze Hu, J Christopher Post, Garth D Ehrlich
BMC Microbiology 2007, 7:56 (14June2007)
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