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M S Gilmore

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1 In vitro susceptibility studies of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1989 7.92
2 Multiple-drug resistant enterococci: the nature of the problem and an agenda for the future. Emerg Infect Dis 1998 4.84
3 Virulence of enterococci. Clin Microbiol Rev 1994 4.32
4 Simplified agar plate method for quantifying viable bacteria. Biotechniques 1997 3.90
5 Infection-derived Enterococcus faecalis strains are enriched in esp, a gene encoding a novel surface protein. Infect Immun 1999 3.34
6 High efficiency introduction of plasmid DNA into glycine treated Enterococcus faecalis by electroporation. Mol Gen Genet 1990 2.75
7 Bacteremia caused by hemolytic, high-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1991 2.68
8 Contribution of the pAD1-encoded cytolysin to the severity of experimental Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis. Infect Immun 1992 2.64
9 Role of Enterococcus faecalis surface protein Esp in the pathogenesis of ascending urinary tract infection. Infect Immun 2001 2.62
10 Location of antibiotic resistance determinants, copy control, and replication functions on the double-selective streptococcal cloning vector pGB301. Mol Gen Genet 1981 2.48
11 Genetic analysis of the pAD1 hemolysin/bacteriocin determinant in Enterococcus faecalis: Tn917 insertional mutagenesis and cloning. J Bacteriol 1990 2.20
12 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
13 Staphylococcal accessory regulator (sar) in conjunction with agr contributes to Staphylococcus aureus virulence in endophthalmitis. Infect Immun 1997 2.13
14 Clonal associations among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from various sites of infection. Infect Immun 2001 2.08
15 Structural analysis and proteolytic activation of Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin, a novel lantibiotic. Mol Microbiol 1996 1.71
16 Accessory gene regulator controls Staphylococcus aureus virulence in endophthalmitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1995 1.58
17 PCR amplification of streptococcal DNA using crude cell lysates. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1992 1.55
18 Role of hemolysin BL in the pathogenesis of extraintestinal Bacillus cereus infection assessed in an endophthalmitis model. Infect Immun 1999 1.51
19 Pathogenesis of gram-positive bacterial endophthalmitis. Infect Immun 1999 1.50
20 Extracellular superoxide production by Enterococcus faecalis requires demethylmenaquinone and is attenuated by functional terminal quinol oxidases. Mol Microbiol 2001 1.39
21 In vitro pharmacodynamics of ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin against common ocular pathogens. Cornea 2000 1.38
22 A hemolysin-encoding plasmid contributes to bacterial virulence in experimental Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1992 1.37
23 Identification of aerobically and anaerobically induced genes in Enterococcus faecalis by random arbitrarily primed PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999 1.32
24 Molecular characterization of the Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin activator. Infect Immun 1991 1.30
25 Effects of amino acids on expression of enterococcal vancomycin resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1992 1.21
26 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
27 Electroporation and efficient transformation of Enterococcus faecalis grown in high concentrations of glycine. Methods Mol Biol 1995 1.13
28 A novel human airway mucin cDNA encodes a protein with unique tandem-repeat organization. Biochem J 1994 1.12
29 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
30 Frequency of aggregation substance and cytolysin genes among enterococcal endocarditis isolates. Plasmid 1995 1.08
31 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
32 Completion of the nucleotide sequence of the Enterococcus faecalis conjugative virulence plasmid pAD1 and identification of a second transfer origin. Plasmid 2001 1.07
33 Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis in endophthalmitis. Infect Immun 1998 1.03
34 The growth-inhibitory effect of the Enterococcus faecalis bacteriocin encoded by pAD1 extends to the oral streptococci. J Dent Res 1990 1.01
35 Molecular cloning of genes encoding gram-positive virulence factors. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1985 0.98
36 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
37 Molecular nature of a novel bacterial toxin: the cytolysin of Enterococcus faecalis. Med Microbiol Immunol 1999 0.96
38 Enterococcus faecalis localization in experimental endophthalmitis: role of plasmid-encoded aggregation substance. Infect Immun 1998 0.96
39 In vivo survival of Enterococcus faecalis is enhanced by extracellular superoxide production. Adv Exp Med Biol 1997 0.95
40 Transfer of pheromone-inducible plasmids between Enterococcus faecalis in the Syrian hamster gastrointestinal tract. J Infect Dis 1992 0.94
41 Transferability and genetic relatedness of high-level gentamicin resistance among enterococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994 0.92
42 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
43 Antibiotic resistance. A vancomycin surprise. Nature 1999 0.89
44 Host/parasite interactions in bacterial endophthalmitis. Zentralbl Bakteriol 1997 0.89
45 Molecular cloning of the carboxy terminus of a canine tracheobronchial mucin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1992 0.87
46 Identification of a highly conserved lipopolysaccharide (LPS) modification operon in Enterococcus faecalis. Adv Exp Med Biol 1997 0.83
47 Human B cell lines can be triggered to secrete an interleukin 2-like molecule. Cell Immunol 1989 0.80
48 Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin without effect on the intestinal growth of susceptible enterococci in mice. J Infect Dis 1995 0.80
49 Phages and other mobile virulence elements in gram-positive pathogens. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2002 0.78
50 Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA for canine beta-spectrin reveals high evolutionary conservation. Biochim Biophys Acta 1993 0.77
51 The Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin determinant and its relationship to those encoding lantibiotics. Dev Biol Stand 1995 0.77
52 Virulence factors in vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin- susceptible Enterococcus faecalis from Brazil. Braz J Microbiol 2008 0.76
53 Enterococcus: an old pathogen with new tricks. J Okla State Med Assoc 1991 0.76
54 Corticosteroid and antibiotic therapy for bacillus endophthalmitis. Arch Ophthalmol 2001 0.75
55 Identification of virulence genes in Enterococcus faecalis by differential display polymerase chain reaction. Adv Exp Med Biol 1997 0.75
56 Further evidence that the human MUC2 gene transcripts in the intestine and trachea are identical. Biochem J 1995 0.75
57 Translation of messenger RNA from canine tracheal epithelial cells: identification of mucin core protein. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 1991 0.75
58 Frequency of aggregation substance and cytolysin genes among enterococcal endocarditis isolates. Dev Biol Stand 1995 0.75
59 High-level gentamicin resistance among enterococci. Dev Biol Stand 1995 0.75