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1 Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles. II. A multipurpose cloning system. Gene 1977 114.87
2 Simple agarose gel electrophoretic method for the identification and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid. J Bacteriol 1976 43.93
3 General method for the isolation of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid. J Bacteriol 1973 31.68
4 FACS-optimized mutants of the green fluorescent protein (GFP). Gene 1996 24.12
5 The agent of bacillary angiomatosis. An approach to the identification of uncultured pathogens. N Engl J Med 1990 15.92
6 Contribution of adhesion to bacterial persistence in the mouse urinary tract. Infect Immun 1983 14.71
7 Construction and expression of recombinant plasmids encoding type 1 or D-mannose-resistant pili from a urinary tract infection Escherichia coli isolate. Infect Immun 1981 14.05
8 Characterization of plasmids and plasmid-associated determinants of Yersinia enterocolitica pathogenesis. Infect Immun 1981 13.80
9 Identification of the uncultured bacillus of Whipple's disease. N Engl J Med 1992 12.33
10 Uniform nomenclature for bacterial plasmids: a proposal. Bacteriol Rev 1976 12.28
11 Polynucleotide sequence relationships among members of Enterobacteriaceae. J Bacteriol 1969 11.27
12 Specific labeling and physical characterization of R-factor deoxyribonucleic acid in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1970 11.06
13 Coordinate regulation and sensory transduction in the control of bacterial virulence. Science 1989 10.59
14 Common themes in microbial pathogenicity revisited. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 1997 10.52
15 Identification of invasin: a protein that allows enteric bacteria to penetrate cultured mammalian cells. Cell 1987 9.80
16 A single genetic locus encoded by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis permits invasion of cultured animal cells by Escherichia coli K-12. Nature 1985 9.45
17 Translocation of a plasmid DNA sequence which mediates ampicillin resistance: molecular nature and specificity of insertion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975 9.20
18 The enterotoxin plasmids of Escherichia coli. J Infect Dis 1974 9.10
19 The generation of a ColE1-Apr cloning vehicle which allows detection of inserted DNA. Mol Gen Genet 1975 8.80
20 Origin of the TEM-beta-lactamase gene found on plasmids. J Bacteriol 1975 8.70
21 Plasmid-linked ampicillin resistance in haempohilus influenza type b. Infect Immun 1975 8.68
22 Tn5-induced mutations affecting virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis. Infect Immun 1983 8.49
23 Molecular nature of two nonconjugative plasmids carrying drug resistance genes. J Bacteriol 1974 8.42
24 Characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid from Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Infect Immun 1974 8.30
25 Detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by DNA colony hybridization. J Infect Dis 1980 8.15
26 Common themes in microbial pathogenicity. Microbiol Rev 1989 7.78
27 Association of hemolysin production, hemagglutination of human erythrocytes, and virulence for chicken embryos of extraintestinal Escherichia coli isolates. Infect Immun 1978 7.28
28 A whole-genome microarray reveals genetic diversity among Helicobacter pylori strains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000 6.85
29 Evidence for two genetic loci in Yersinia enterocolitica that can promote invasion of epithelial cells. Infect Immun 1988 6.68
30 Characterization of common virulence plasmids in Yersinia species and their role in the expression of outer membrane proteins. Infect Immun 1984 6.63
31 The ability of Salmonella to enter mammalian cells is affected by bacterial growth state. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990 6.57
32 Altered states: involvement of phosphorylated CagA in the induction of host cellular growth changes by Helicobacter pylori. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 6.34
33 Molecular epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae in the U.S. Gulf Coast. J Clin Microbiol 1982 6.34
34 Plasmid-associated enterotoxin production in a strain of Escherichia coli isolated from humans. Infect Immun 1972 6.21
35 Identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by colony hybridization using three enterotoxin gene probes. J Infect Dis 1982 6.09
36 Amino acid sequence homology between cholera toxin and Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin. Nature 1980 6.04
37 Polynucleotide sequence relationships among plasmids of the I compatibility complex. J Gen Microbiol 1974 5.91
38 Haemolysin contributes to virulence of extra-intestinal E. coli infections. Nature 1981 5.83
39 Organization and expression of genes responsible for type 1 piliation in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1984 5.83
40 Salmonella typhimurium initiates murine infection by penetrating and destroying the specialized epithelial M cells of the Peyer's patches. J Exp Med 1994 5.78
41 Nature of R-factor replication in the presence of chloramphenicol. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1975 5.64
42 Comparison of the invasion strategies used by Salmonella cholerae-suis, Shigella flexneri and Yersinia enterocolitica to enter cultured animal cells: endosome acidification is not required for bacterial invasion or intracellular replication. Biochimie 1988 5.62
43 Deletions affecting the transposition of an antibiotic resistance gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1977 5.48
44 Cistrons encoding Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin. J Bacteriol 1979 5.43
45 The problems of drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria. The replication of R-factor DNA in Escherichia coli K-12 following conjugation. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1971 5.42
46 Macrophage-dependent induction of the Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 type III secretion system and its role in intracellular survival. Mol Microbiol 1998 5.25
47 Use of a single-strand specific nuclease for analysis of bacterial and plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid homo- and heteroduplexes. J Bacteriol 1973 5.23
48 The Salmonella invasin SipB induces macrophage apoptosis by binding to caspase-1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 5.17
49 Virulence-associated plasmids from Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pestis. J Bacteriol 1981 5.11
50 Salmonella typhimurium invasion induces apoptosis in infected macrophages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 5.03
51 Genetic analysis of phase change in Bordetella pertussis. Infect Immun 1984 5.03
52 Yeast-enhanced green fluorescent protein (yEGFP): a reporter of gene expression in Candida albicans. Microbiology 1997 5.00
53 Fluorescence-based isolation of bacterial genes expressed within host cells. Science 1997 4.98
54 Polynucleotide sequence divergence among strains of Escherichia coli and closely related organisms. J Bacteriol 1972 4.87
55 Filamentous hemagglutinin of Bordetella pertussis: nucleotide sequence and crucial role in adherence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1989 4.87
56 Sequences required for expression of Bordetella pertussis virulence factors share homology with prokaryotic signal transduction proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1989 4.78
57 Tyrosine phosphate hydrolysis of host proteins by an essential Yersinia virulence determinant. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 4.57
58 Bacterial genetics by flow cytometry: rapid isolation of Salmonella typhimurium acid-inducible promoters by differential fluorescence induction. Mol Microbiol 1996 4.51
59 Recognition of a bacterial adhesion by an integrin: macrophage CR3 (alpha M beta 2, CD11b/CD18) binds filamentous hemagglutinin of Bordetella pertussis. Cell 1990 4.47
60 Molecular characterization of environmental and nontoxigenic strains of Vibrio cholerae. Infect Immun 1981 4.45
61 Penetration of Salmonella through a polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cell monolayer. J Cell Biol 1988 4.44
62 Molecular relationships among the Salmonelleae. J Bacteriol 1973 4.35
63 The meaning and impact of the human genome sequence for microbiology. Trends Microbiol 2001 4.30
64 Ruffles induced by Salmonella and other stimuli direct macropinocytosis of bacteria. Nature 1993 4.30
65 Extraintestinal dissemination of Salmonella by CD18-expressing phagocytes. Nature 1999 4.14
66 Isolation and nucleotide sequence determination of a gene encoding a heat-stable enterotoxin of Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 1983 4.14
67 Transposition of a plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid sequence that mediates ampicillin resistance: independence from host rec functions and orientation of insertion. J Bacteriol 1976 4.13
68 Salmonella interactions with polarized human intestinal Caco-2 epithelial cells. J Infect Dis 1990 4.09
69 Granuloma-specific expression of Mycobacterium virulence proteins from the glycine-rich PE-PGRS family. Science 2000 4.08
70 Helicobacter pylori genetic diversity within the gastric niche of a single human host. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 4.05
71 Genetics of digalactoside-binding adhesin from a uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain. Infect Immun 1983 4.03
72 Plasmid-mediated beta-lactamase production in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1977 4.02
73 The construction of a cloning vector designed for gene replacement in Bordetella pertussis. Gene 1986 4.01
74 Nucleotide sequence homology between the heat-labile enterotoxin gene of Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae deoxyribonucleic acid. J Bacteriol 1980 3.89
75 Polynucleotide sequence relationships among Ent plasmids and the relationship between Ent and other plasmids. J Bacteriol 1975 3.88
76 The molecular nature of R-factors. J Mol Biol 1966 3.88
77 Comparison of the ability of enteroinvasive Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, and Yersinia enterocolitica to enter and replicate within HEp-2 cells. Infect Immun 1987 3.81
78 Identification of a Salmonella typhimurium invasion locus by selection for hyperinvasive mutants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992 3.79
79 Molecular characterization of two beta-lactamase-specifying plasmids isolated from Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Bacteriol 1977 3.76
80 The ail locus is found uniquely in Yersinia enterocolitica serotypes commonly associated with disease. Infect Immun 1989 3.75
81 Cloning and expression of an afimbrial adhesin (AFA-I) responsible for P blood group-independent, mannose-resistant hemagglutination from a pyelonephritic Escherichia coli strain. Infect Immun 1984 3.75
82 Nucleotide sequence of the papA gene encoding the Pap pilus subunit of human uropathogenic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1984 3.73
83 Conjugal transfer of R plasmids in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Nature 1977 3.71
84 Analysis of sequences transposed by complementation of two classes of transposition-deficient mutants of Tn3. J Bacteriol 1978 3.69
85 Detection of Shigella in feces using DNA amplification. J Infect Dis 1990 3.61
86 Identification and characterization of TnphoA mutants of Salmonella that are unable to pass through a polarized MDCK epithelial cell monolayer. Mol Microbiol 1988 3.59
87 Epithelial cell surfaces induce Salmonella proteins required for bacterial adherence and invasion. Science 1989 3.55
88 Evidence for plasmid contribution to the virulence of fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum. Infect Immun 1977 3.49
89 Pertussis toxin and extracytoplasmic adenylate cyclase as virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis. J Infect Dis 1984 3.48
90 Phase variation in Bordetella pertussis by frameshift mutation in a gene for a novel two-component system. Nature 1989 3.48
91 Genetics of the Enterobacteriaceae. C. Molecular relationships among members of the Enterobacteriaceae. Adv Genet 1971 3.43
92 Yersinia signals macrophages to undergo apoptosis and YopJ is necessary for this cell death. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997 3.43
93 Salmonellosis: host immune responses and bacterial virulence determinants. Annu Rev Immunol 1996 3.41
94 Signal transduction in the mammalian cell during bacterial attachment and entry. Cell 1993 3.41
95 Polynucleotide sequence relationships among some bacterial plasmids. J Bacteriol 1971 3.38
96 Attaching and effacing locus of a Citrobacter freundii biotype that causes transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia. Infect Immun 1993 3.34
97 Molecular cloning and physical characterization of a chromosomal hemolysin from Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 1983 3.30
98 Characterization of an Escherichia coli plasmid encoding for synthesis of heat-labile toxin: molecular cloning of the toxin determinant. Infect Immun 1978 3.28
99 Applications for green fluorescent protein (GFP) in the study of host-pathogen interactions. Gene 1996 3.20
100 Mutations in E coli cistrons affecting adhesion to human cells do not abolish Pap pili fiber formation. EMBO J 1984 3.18
101 High-molecular-weight proteins of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae mediate attachment to human epithelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993 3.18
102 Interaction of Mycobacterium avium with environmental amoebae enhances virulence. Infect Immun 1997 3.14
103 DNA hybridization technique for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men with urethritis. J Infect Dis 1983 3.11
104 Cloning and sequencing of a Moraxella bovis pilin gene. J Bacteriol 1985 3.10
105 Haemophilus influenzae adheres to and enters cultured human epithelial cells. Infect Immun 1990 3.08
106 Growth of Legionella pneumophila in Acanthamoeba castellanii enhances invasion. Infect Immun 1994 3.06
107 A common plasmid of Chlamydia trachomatis. Plasmid 1986 3.04
108 The eae gene of Citrobacter freundii biotype 4280 is necessary for colonization in transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia. Infect Immun 1993 3.03
109 Molecular nature of two beta-lactamase-specifying plasmids isolated from Haemophilus influenzae type b. J Bacteriol 1976 3.03
110 Helicobacter pylori attachment to gastric cells induces cytoskeletal rearrangements and tyrosine phosphorylation of host cell proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 2.99
111 Identification of the protein encoded by the transposable element Tn3 which is required for its transposition. Nature 1980 2.97
112 An adhesin of the yeast pathogen Candida glabrata mediating adherence to human epithelial cells. Science 1999 2.97
113 Molecular basis of Escherichia coli colonization of the upper urinary tract in BALB/c mice. Gal-Gal pili immunization prevents Escherichia coli pyelonephritis in the BALB/c mouse model of human pyelonephritis. J Clin Invest 1985 2.97
114 Genetic analysis of a region of the Bordetella pertussis chromosome encoding filamentous hemagglutinin and the pleiotropic regulatory locus vir. J Bacteriol 1988 2.96
115 Genetic analysis of essential plasmid determinants of pathogenicity in Yersinia pestis. J Infect Dis 1983 2.95
116 Protection of Monkeys Against Experimental Shigellosis with Attenuated Vaccines. J Bacteriol 1965 2.93
117 Isolation of enterotoxin structural gene deletion mutations in Vibrio cholerae induced by two mutagenic vibriophages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1982 2.92
118 Bordetella pertussis filamentous hemagglutinin: evaluation as a protective antigen and colonization factor in a mouse respiratory infection model. Infect Immun 1990 2.89
119 Invasion by Salmonella typhimurium is affected by the direction of flagellar rotation. Infect Immun 1992 2.88
120 The ecology of gonococcal plasmids. J Gen Microbiol 1979 2.87
121 Species-specific detection of Legionella pneumophila in water by DNA amplification and hybridization. J Clin Microbiol 1989 2.87
122 Two modes of control of pilA, the gene encoding type 1 pilin in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1985 2.85
123 Nucleotide sequence of the Yersinia enterocolitica ail gene and characterization of the Ail protein product. J Bacteriol 1990 2.84
124 Genetic and biochemical analysis of gonococcal IgA1 protease: cloning in Escherichia coli and construction of mutants of gonococci that fail to produce the activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1982 2.82
125 Identification and characterization of a gene product that regulates type 1 piliation in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1984 2.81
126 Morphological and cytoskeletal changes in epithelial cells occur immediately upon interaction with Salmonella typhimurium grown under low-oxygen conditions. Mol Microbiol 1992 2.76
127 Sequence homologies between A subunits of Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae enterotoxins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1981 2.75
128 Helicobacter pylori strain-specific differences in genetic content, identified by microarray, influence host inflammatory responses. J Clin Invest 2001 2.70
129 Isolation of a temperature-sensitive derivative of RP1. Plasmid 1980 2.70
130 Identification and characterization of a Salmonella typhimurium oxygen-regulated gene required for bacterial internalization. Infect Immun 1994 2.68
131 Salmonella as an intracellular parasite. Mol Microbiol 1989 2.67
132 The molecular nature of heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) of escherichia coli. Nature 1979 2.63
133 Evaluation of DNA colony hybridization and other techniques for detection of virulence in Yersinia species. J Clin Microbiol 1989 2.58
134 Characterization of interactions of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O127:H6 with mammalian cells in vitro. J Infect Dis 1991 2.53
135 Acidification of phagosomes containing Salmonella typhimurium in murine macrophages. Infect Immun 1996 2.49
136 Gene clusters governing the production of hemolysin and mannose-resistant hemagglutination are closely linked in Escherichia coli serotype O4 and O6 isolates from urinary tract infections. Infect Immun 1984 2.47
137 Gal-Gal binding and hemolysin phenotypes and genotypes associated with uropathogenic Escherichia coli. N Engl J Med 1985 2.47
138 OmpR regulates the two-component system SsrA-ssrB in Salmonella pathogenicity island 2. J Bacteriol 2000 2.42
139 The Yersinia pseudotuberculosis adhesin YadA mediates intimate bacterial attachment to and entry into HEp-2 cells. Infect Immun 1993 2.41
140 Some characteristics of Escherichia coli strains isolated from extraintestinal infections of humans. J Infect Dis 1978 2.40
141 Yersinia-induced apoptosis in vivo aids in the establishment of a systemic infection of mice. J Exp Med 1998 2.39
142 Induction of host signal transduction pathways by Helicobacter pylori. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997 2.38
143 Studies on resistance transfer factor deoxyribonucleic acid in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1970 2.37
144 Analysis of expression and thermoregulation of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis inv gene with hybrid proteins. Infect Immun 1988 2.36
145 Analysis of Bordetella pertussis virulence gene regulation by use of transcriptional fusions in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1989 2.34
146 Microbial pathogenesis: genomics and beyond. Science 1997 2.34
147 Relationships among some R plasmids found in Haemophilus influenzae. J Bacteriol 1977 2.34
148 The bvgAS locus negatively controls motility and synthesis of flagella in Bordetella bronchiseptica. J Bacteriol 1992 2.33
149 Did the inheritance of a pathogenicity island modify the virulence of Helicobacter pylori? Trends Microbiol 1997 2.33
150 Genetic organization of the afimbrial adhesin operon and nucleotide sequence from a uropathogenic Escherichia coli gene encoding an afimbrial adhesin. J Bacteriol 1985 2.32
151 Nucleotide sequence of pilA, the gene encoding the structural component of type 1 pili in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1985 2.31
152 Characterization of Escherichia coli hemolysins conferring quantitative differences in virulence. Infect Immun 1984 2.30
153 Vacuolating cytotoxin of Helicobacter pylori plays a role during colonization in a mouse model of infection. Infect Immun 2001 2.30
154 The bvgA gene of Bordetella pertussis encodes a transcriptional activator required for coordinate regulation of several virulence genes. J Bacteriol 1989 2.29
155 Common R-plasmids in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis during a nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus outbreak. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1982 2.27
156 Mannose-sensitive and Gal-Gal binding Escherichia coli pili from recombinant strains. Chemical, functional, and serological properties. J Exp Med 1983 2.27
157 Protein antigens from Staphylococcus aureus strains associated with toxic-shock syndrome. Science 1981 2.25
158 Model for invasion of human tissue culture cells by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Infect Immun 1988 2.24
159 Transfer of the virulence plasmid of Yersinia pestis to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Infect Immun 1985 2.24
160 Protection of monkeys against experimental shigellosis with a living attenuated oral polyvalent dysentery vaccine. J Bacteriol 1966 2.23
161 Cloning of the recA gene of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and construction of gonococcal recA mutants. J Bacteriol 1987 2.23
162 Invasion and replication of Salmonella typhimurium in animal cells. Infect Immun 1990 2.19
163 Genetics of hemolysin of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1982 2.19
164 Salmonella exploits caspase-1 to colonize Peyer's patches in a murine typhoid model. J Exp Med 2000 2.18
165 Molecular analysis of R-factors from multiresistant nosocomial isolates. J Infect Dis 1980 2.13
166 Mycobacterium marinum persists in cultured mammalian cells in a temperature-restricted fashion. Infect Immun 1994 2.12
167 Structural and genetic analysis of the bvg locus in Bordetella species. Mol Microbiol 1991 2.09
168 Identification of Bordetella pertussis regulatory sequences required for transcriptional activation of the fhaB gene and autoregulation of the bvgAS operon. J Bacteriol 1991 2.08
169 Genetic studies on Neisseria gonorrhoeae from disseminated gonococcal infections. Infect Immun 1977 2.08
170 Molecular epidemiology of Haemophilus ducreyi infections. Ann Intern Med 1981 2.07
171 The Yersinia tyrosine phosphatase: specificity of a bacterial virulence determinant for phosphoproteins in the J774A.1 macrophage. J Exp Med 1992 2.05
172 A Haemophilus influenzae IgA protease-like protein promotes intimate interaction with human epithelial cells. Mol Microbiol 1994 2.05
173 Factors essential for the penetration of mammalian cells by Yersinia. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1988 2.04
174 Loss of capsule expression by Haemophilus influenzae type b results in enhanced adherence to and invasion of human cells. Infect Immun 1991 2.02
175 Functional analysis of ssaJ and the ssaK/U operon, 13 genes encoding components of the type III secretion apparatus of Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2. Mol Microbiol 1997 1.99
176 Isolation and characterization of "Flexispira rappini" from laboratory mice. J Clin Microbiol 1993 1.95
177 Frequency among Enterobacteriaceae of the DNA sequences encoding type 1 pili. J Bacteriol 1985 1.95
178 Intracellular growth in Acanthamoeba castellanii affects monocyte entry mechanisms and enhances virulence of Legionella pneumophila. Infect Immun 1999 1.93
179 Constitutive sensory transduction mutations in the Bordetella pertussis bvgS gene. J Bacteriol 1992 1.91
180 Distribution and degree of heterogeneity of the afimbrial-adhesin-encoding operon (afa) among uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates. Infect Immun 1988 1.90
181 Use of agarose gel electrophoresis of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid to fingerprint gram-negative bacilli. J Clin Microbiol 1981 1.90
182 Bacterial resistance to complement killing mediated by the Ail protein of Yersinia enterocolitica. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992 1.90
183 Beta-lactamase of R factors. J Bacteriol 1968 1.89
184 Characterization of plasmids that encode for the K88 colonization antigen. Infect Immun 1978 1.89
185 Genetic characterization of Bordetella pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin: a protein processed from an unusually large precursor. Mol Microbiol 1990 1.88
186 Pilin-gene phase variation of Moraxella bovis is caused by an inversion of the pilin genes. J Bacteriol 1988 1.86
187 Relationship between colicin V activity and virulence in Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 1979 1.85
188 Sequence, localization and function of the invasin protein of Yersinia enterocolitica. Mol Microbiol 1990 1.84
189 Expression of pertussis toxin correlates with pathogenesis in Bordetella species. J Infect Dis 1989 1.82
190 The invasin protein of Yersinia enterocolitica: internalization of invasin-bearing bacteria by eukaryotic cells is associated with reorganization of the cytoskeleton. J Cell Biol 1992 1.81
191 Nucleotide sequence homology between the immunoglobulin A1 protease genes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae. Infect Immun 1984 1.77
192 Identification of attenuated Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains and characterization of an orogastric infection in BALB/c mice on day 5 postinfection by signature-tagged mutagenesis. Infect Immun 2001 1.75
193 Host microarray analysis reveals a role for the Salmonella response regulator phoP in human macrophage cell death. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 1.73
194 The organism causing bacillary angiomatosis, peliosis hepatis, and fever and bacteremia in immunocompromised patients. N Engl J Med 1991 1.72
195 Autogenous regulation of the Bordetella pertussis bvgABC operon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990 1.72
196 The unique trafficking pattern of Salmonella typhimurium-containing phagosomes in murine macrophages is independent of the mechanism of bacterial entry. Infect Immun 1997 1.70
197 Mode of replication of the conjugative R-plasmid RSF1040 in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1976 1.70
198 Phase variants of Bordetella bronchiseptica arise by spontaneous deletions in the vir locus. Mol Microbiol 1989 1.70
199 Identification of regions on a 230-kilobase plasmid from enteroinvasive Escherichia coli that are required for entry into HEp-2 cells. Infect Immun 1988 1.69
200 Method for the genetic labeling of cryptic plasmids. J Bacteriol 1978 1.69
201 A taxonomic study of Gardnerella vaginalis (Haemophilus vaginalis) Gardner and Dukes 1955. J Gen Microbiol 1980 1.69
202 Molecular cloning of an Escherichia coli plasmid determinant than encodes for the production of heat-stable enterotoxin. J Bacteriol 1976 1.69
203 Efficient homologous and illegitimate recombination in the opportunistic yeast pathogen Candida glabrata. Genetics 1999 1.69
204 Host restriction phenotypes of Salmonella typhi and Salmonella gallinarum. Infect Immun 1995 1.67
205 Plasmid-mediated properties of a heat-stable enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli associated with infantile diarrhea. Infect Immun 1976 1.67
206 Transposon insertion and subsequent donor formation promoted by Tn501 in Bordetella pertussis. J Bacteriol 1983 1.65
207 Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana adherence to and entry into cultured human epithelial cells. Infect Immun 1995 1.65
208 The ail gene of Yersinia enterocolitica has a role in the ability of the organism to survive serum killing. Infect Immun 1993 1.65
209 Discovery of virulence genes of Legionella pneumophila by using signature tagged mutagenesis in a guinea pig pneumonia model. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 1.65
210 Invasin expression in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Infect Immun 1992 1.64
211 Replication of the nonconjugative plasmid RSF1010 in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 1978 1.62
212 Salmonella typhimurium induces membrane ruffling by a growth factor-receptor-independent mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993 1.62
213 Salmonella pathogenicity island 2-dependent macrophage death is mediated in part by the host cysteine protease caspase-1. Cell Microbiol 2001 1.60
214 The relationship of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Eaton agent) to Streptococcus MG: application of genetic tests to determine relatedness of L-forms and PPLO to bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1965 1.59
215 Differential trafficking of live and dead Mycobacterium marinum organisms in macrophages. Infect Immun 1997 1.58
216 Molecular cloning of replication and incompatibility regions from the R-plasmid R6K. J Mol Biol 1978 1.57
217 ADP-ribosyltransferase activity of pertussis toxin and immunomodulation by Bordetella pertussis. Science 1988 1.57
218 Nonpathogenic isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica do not contain functional inv-homologous sequences. Infect Immun 1990 1.56
219 Mycobacterium marinum causes both long-term subclinical infection and acute disease in the leopard frog (Rana pipiens). Infect Immun 1997 1.55
220 Nucleic acid homologies of selected bacteria, L forms, Mycoplasma species. J Bacteriol 1965 1.55
221 Two replication initiation sites on R-plasmid DNA. Mol Gen Genet 1975 1.54
222 Behavior of coliphage lambda in hybrids between Escherichia coli and Salmonella. J Bacteriol 1970 1.54
223 Salmonella-induced macrophage death: the role of caspase-1 in death and inflammation. Microbes Infect 2001 1.54
224 Relationship between beta converting and gamma non-converting corynebacteriophage DNA. Nature 1978 1.52
225 R62, a naturally occurring hybrid R plasmid. J Bacteriol 1974 1.48
226 beta-lactamases and R-plasmids of Haemophilus influenzae. Scand J Infect Dis Suppl 1978 1.48
227 Bile-salt-mediated induction of antimicrobial and bile resistance in Salmonella typhimurium. Microbiology 2004 1.47
228 Antibiotics, animals, and people--again! Science 2001 1.46
229 Genetic analysis of an Escherichia coli urease locus: evidence of DNA rearrangement. J Bacteriol 1988 1.46
230 Target cell specificity of wild-type E. coli and mutants and clones with genetically defined adhesins. Prog Food Nutr Sci 1983 1.44
231 Frequency of gene sequences necessary for pyelonephritis-associated pili expression among isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from human extraintestinal infections. Infect Immun 1984 1.43
232 A Yersinia pestis-specific DNA fragment encodes temperature-dependent coagulase and fibrinolysin-associated phenotypes. Mol Microbiol 1989 1.41
233 Plasmid association and nucleotide sequence relationships of two genes encoding heat-stable enterotoxin production in Escherichia coli H-10407. J Bacteriol 1983 1.41
234 Remodeling schemes of intracellular pathogens. Science 1994 1.40
235 Chromosomal map position of genes encoding P adhesins in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 1986 1.40
236 Plasmid transfer to Bordetella pertussis: conjugation and transformation. J Bacteriol 1982 1.40
237 Recombinant DNA risk assessment studies in humans: efficacy of poorly mobilizable plasmids in biologic containment. J Infect Dis 1983 1.40
238 Suppression of T and B lymphocyte activation by a Yersinia pseudotuberculosis virulence factor, yopH. J Exp Med 1999 1.38
239 The frequency of expression of pyelonephritis-associated pili is under regulatory control. Mol Microbiol 1987 1.37
240 Transcriptional regulation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium genes by bile. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2004 1.34
241 Studies on superinfection immunity among transmissible plasmids in Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol 1973 1.34
242 Cloning of the thermostable direct or Kanagawa phenomenon-associated hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Infect Immun 1984 1.33
243 Dynamic nature of host-pathogen interactions in Mycobacterium marinum granulomas. Infect Immun 2001 1.32
244 Passage of Salmonella through polarized epithelial cells: role of the host and bacterium. J Cell Sci Suppl 1989 1.31
245 R-factor cointegrate formation in Salmonella typhimurium bacteriophage type 201 strains. J Bacteriol 1981 1.31
246 Pertussis toxin is required for pertussis vaccine encephalopathy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1985 1.31
247 A soluble 60 kiloDalton antigen of Chlamydia spp. is a homologue of Escherichia coli GroEL. Mol Microbiol 1990 1.25
248 Pyrazinamidase, CR-MOX agar, salicin fermentation-esculin hydrolysis, and D-xylose fermentation for identifying pathogenic serotypes of Yersinia enterocolitica. J Clin Microbiol 1992 1.24
249 Identification and cloning of the genetic determinant that encodes for the K88ac adherence antigen. J Bacteriol 1981 1.23
250 The Yersinia Yops inhibit invasion of Listeria, Shigella and Edwardsiella but not Salmonella into epithelial cells. Mol Microbiol 1998 1.23
251 Plasmid-mediated chromosomal gene transfer in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Bacteriol 1978 1.23
252 A study of the dissemination of Tn1681: a bacterial transposon encoding a heat-stable toxin among enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1981 1.22
253 Interbacterial transfer of R factor in the human intestine: in-vivo acquisition of R-factor-mediated kanamycin resistance by a multiresistant strain of Shigella sonnei. J Infect Dis 1972 1.21
254 Characterization of ampicillin resistance plasmids from Haemophilus ducreyi. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1982 1.19
255 Virulence factors associated with Salmonella species. Microbiol Sci 1988 1.18
256 Covalently closed circular DNA molecules deficient in superhelical density as intermediates in plasmid life cycle. Nature 1976 1.17
257 A crtB homolog essential for photochromogenicity in Mycobacterium marinum: isolation, characterization, and gene disruption via homologous recombination. J Bacteriol 1997 1.16
258 Transposition of a plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid sequence that mediates ampicillin resistance: identity of laboratory-constructed plasmids and clinical isolates. J Bacteriol 1977 1.16
259 Electron microscope heteroduplex studies of sequence relationships among plasmids of the W incompatibility group. Plasmid 1979 1.15
260 Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in tissue culture and cervical scrapings by in situ DNA hybridization. J Infect Dis 1986 1.15
261 An Edwardsiella tarda strain containing a mutation in a gene with homology to shlB and hpmB is defective for entry into epithelial cells in culture. Infect Immun 1997 1.14
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