Published in Med Microbiol Immunol on May 01, 1999
Virulence effect of Enterococcus faecalis protease genes and the quorum-sensing locus fsr in Caenorhabditis elegans and mice. Infect Immun (2002) 1.96
Differential expression of virulence-related genes in Enterococcus faecalis in response to biological cues in serum and urine. Infect Immun (2002) 1.68
Bacteriocin diversity in Streptococcus and Enterococcus. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.57
The sequence of the enterococcal cytolysin imparts unusual lanthionine stereochemistry. Nat Chem Biol (2013) 1.09
Comparative study using type strains and clinical and food isolates to examine hemolytic activity and occurrence of the cyl operon in enterococci. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.03
An antimicrobial peptide is produced by extracellular processing of a protein from Propionibacterium jensenii. J Bacteriol (2002) 1.02
Enterococcus faecalis mammalian virulence-related factors exhibit potent pathogenicity in the Arabidopsis thaliana plant model. Infect Immun (2005) 1.00
Cerecidins, novel lantibiotics from Bacillus cereus with potent antimicrobial activity. Appl Environ Microbiol (2014) 0.95
Serratamolide is a hemolytic factor produced by Serratia marcescens. PLoS One (2012) 0.92
Cytolysin gene expression in Enterococcus faecalis is regulated in response to aerobiosis conditions. Mol Genet Genomics (2003) 0.86
In vitro susceptibility studies of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1989) 7.92
Multiple-drug resistant enterococci: the nature of the problem and an agenda for the future. Emerg Infect Dis (1998) 4.84
Virulence of enterococci. Clin Microbiol Rev (1994) 4.32
Simplified agar plate method for quantifying viable bacteria. Biotechniques (1997) 3.90
Infection-derived Enterococcus faecalis strains are enriched in esp, a gene encoding a novel surface protein. Infect Immun (1999) 3.34
High efficiency introduction of plasmid DNA into glycine treated Enterococcus faecalis by electroporation. Mol Gen Genet (1990) 2.75
Bacteremia caused by hemolytic, high-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1991) 2.68
Contribution of the pAD1-encoded cytolysin to the severity of experimental Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis. Infect Immun (1992) 2.64
Role of Enterococcus faecalis surface protein Esp in the pathogenesis of ascending urinary tract infection. Infect Immun (2001) 2.62
Location of antibiotic resistance determinants, copy control, and replication functions on the double-selective streptococcal cloning vector pGB301. Mol Gen Genet (1981) 2.48
Genetic analysis of the pAD1 hemolysin/bacteriocin determinant in Enterococcus faecalis: Tn917 insertional mutagenesis and cloning. J Bacteriol (1990) 2.20
Plasmid pGB301, a new multiple resistance streptococcal cloning vehicle and its use in cloning of a gentamicin/kanamycin resistance determinant. Mol Gen Genet (1981) 2.14
Staphylococcal accessory regulator (sar) in conjunction with agr contributes to Staphylococcus aureus virulence in endophthalmitis. Infect Immun (1997) 2.13
Clonal associations among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from various sites of infection. Infect Immun (2001) 2.08
Structural analysis and proteolytic activation of Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin, a novel lantibiotic. Mol Microbiol (1996) 1.71
Accessory gene regulator controls Staphylococcus aureus virulence in endophthalmitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (1995) 1.58
PCR amplification of streptococcal DNA using crude cell lysates. FEMS Microbiol Lett (1992) 1.55
Role of hemolysin BL in the pathogenesis of extraintestinal Bacillus cereus infection assessed in an endophthalmitis model. Infect Immun (1999) 1.51
Pathogenesis of gram-positive bacterial endophthalmitis. Infect Immun (1999) 1.50
Extracellular superoxide production by Enterococcus faecalis requires demethylmenaquinone and is attenuated by functional terminal quinol oxidases. Mol Microbiol (2001) 1.39
In vitro pharmacodynamics of ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin against common ocular pathogens. Cornea (2000) 1.38
A hemolysin-encoding plasmid contributes to bacterial virulence in experimental Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (1992) 1.37
Identification of aerobically and anaerobically induced genes in Enterococcus faecalis by random arbitrarily primed PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol (1999) 1.32
Molecular characterization of the Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin activator. Infect Immun (1991) 1.30
Effects of amino acids on expression of enterococcal vancomycin resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1992) 1.21
Evaluation of therapeutic measures for treating endophthalmitis caused by isogenic toxin-producing and toxin-nonproducing Enterococcus faecalis strains. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (1995) 1.20
Electroporation and efficient transformation of Enterococcus faecalis grown in high concentrations of glycine. Methods Mol Biol (1995) 1.13
A novel human airway mucin cDNA encodes a protein with unique tandem-repeat organization. Biochem J (1994) 1.12
Chromosomal localization of a human mucin gene (MUC8) and cloning of the cDNA corresponding to the carboxy terminus. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (1997) 1.11
Frequency of aggregation substance and cytolysin genes among enterococcal endocarditis isolates. Plasmid (1995) 1.08
Completion of the nucleotide sequence of the Enterococcus faecalis conjugative virulence plasmid pAD1 and identification of a second transfer origin. Plasmid (2001) 1.07
Multilocus sequence typing and analysis of putative virulence factors in vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus faecium isolates from Brazil. Clin Microbiol Infect (2006) 1.07
Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis in endophthalmitis. Infect Immun (1998) 1.03
The growth-inhibitory effect of the Enterococcus faecalis bacteriocin encoded by pAD1 extends to the oral streptococci. J Dent Res (1990) 1.01
Molecular cloning of genes encoding gram-positive virulence factors. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol (1985) 0.98
Characterization of the Enterococcus faecalis alpha C protein homolog. Evidence for the expression of alternate forms in commensal and infection derived isolates. Adv Exp Med Biol (1997) 0.97
Enterococcus faecalis localization in experimental endophthalmitis: role of plasmid-encoded aggregation substance. Infect Immun (1998) 0.96
In vivo survival of Enterococcus faecalis is enhanced by extracellular superoxide production. Adv Exp Med Biol (1997) 0.95
Transfer of pheromone-inducible plasmids between Enterococcus faecalis in the Syrian hamster gastrointestinal tract. J Infect Dis (1992) 0.94
Transferability and genetic relatedness of high-level gentamicin resistance among enterococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1994) 0.92
A novel means of self-protection, unrelated to toxin activation, confers immunity to the bactericidal effects of the Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin. Infect Immun (1999) 0.92
Antibiotic resistance. A vancomycin surprise. Nature (1999) 0.89
Host/parasite interactions in bacterial endophthalmitis. Zentralbl Bakteriol (1997) 0.89
Molecular cloning of the carboxy terminus of a canine tracheobronchial mucin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1992) 0.87
Identification of a highly conserved lipopolysaccharide (LPS) modification operon in Enterococcus faecalis. Adv Exp Med Biol (1997) 0.83
Human B cell lines can be triggered to secrete an interleukin 2-like molecule. Cell Immunol (1989) 0.80
Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin without effect on the intestinal growth of susceptible enterococci in mice. J Infect Dis (1995) 0.80
Phages and other mobile virulence elements in gram-positive pathogens. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol (2002) 0.78
The Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin determinant and its relationship to those encoding lantibiotics. Dev Biol Stand (1995) 0.77
Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA for canine beta-spectrin reveals high evolutionary conservation. Biochim Biophys Acta (1993) 0.77
Enterococcus: an old pathogen with new tricks. J Okla State Med Assoc (1991) 0.76
Virulence factors in vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin- susceptible Enterococcus faecalis from Brazil. Braz J Microbiol (2008) 0.76
Further evidence that the human MUC2 gene transcripts in the intestine and trachea are identical. Biochem J (1995) 0.75
Identification of virulence genes in Enterococcus faecalis by differential display polymerase chain reaction. Adv Exp Med Biol (1997) 0.75
Corticosteroid and antibiotic therapy for bacillus endophthalmitis. Arch Ophthalmol (2001) 0.75
Translation of messenger RNA from canine tracheal epithelial cells: identification of mucin core protein. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (1991) 0.75
High-level gentamicin resistance among enterococci. Dev Biol Stand (1995) 0.75
Frequency of aggregation substance and cytolysin genes among enterococcal endocarditis isolates. Dev Biol Stand (1995) 0.75