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R Kolter

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1 Initiation of biofilm formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens WCS365 proceeds via multiple, convergent signalling pathways: a genetic analysis. Mol Microbiol 1998 17.38
2 Flagellar and twitching motility are necessary for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development. Mol Microbiol 1998 17.18
3 Plasmid cloning vehicles derived from plasmids ColE1, F, R6K, and RK2. Methods Enzymol 1979 13.61
4 Biofilm formation as microbial development. Annu Rev Microbiol 2000 13.33
5 Genetic analysis of Escherichia coli biofilm formation: roles of flagella, motility, chemotaxis and type I pili. Mol Microbiol 1998 10.07
6 Trans-complementation-dependent replication of a low molecular weight origin fragment from plasmid R6K. Cell 1978 8.28
7 Fruiting body formation by Bacillus subtilis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 8.06
8 Genetic approaches to study of biofilms. Methods Enzymol 1999 6.78
9 Microbial competition: Escherichia coli mutants that take over stationary phase cultures. Science 1993 6.13
10 Steps in the development of a Vibrio cholerae El Tor biofilm. Mol Microbiol 1999 6.06
11 Biofilm, city of microbes. J Bacteriol 2000 5.79
12 ABC transporters: bacterial exporters. Microbiol Rev 1993 5.35
13 Life after log. J Bacteriol 1992 5.11
14 A novel DNA-binding protein with regulatory and protective roles in starved Escherichia coli. Genes Dev 1992 4.96
15 Stationary-phase-inducible "gearbox" promoters: differential effects of katF mutations and role of sigma 70. J Bacteriol 1991 4.30
16 A role for excreted quinones in extracellular electron transfer. Nature 2000 4.23
17 Exopolysaccharide production is required for development of Escherichia coli K-12 biofilm architecture. J Bacteriol 2000 4.19
18 The dps promoter is activated by OxyR during growth and by IHF and sigma S in stationary phase. Mol Microbiol 1994 3.97
19 Green fluorescent protein as a marker for Pseudomonas spp. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997 3.77
20 From peptide precursors to oxazole and thiazole-containing peptide antibiotics: microcin B17 synthase. Science 1996 3.74
21 Protection of DNA during oxidative stress by the nonspecific DNA-binding protein Dps. J Bacteriol 1997 3.52
22 A role for the mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin in biofilm formation by Vibrio cholerae El Tor. J Bacteriol 1999 3.38
23 Sensing starvation: a homoserine lactone--dependent signaling pathway in Escherichia coli. Science 1994 3.27
24 An E. coli promoter induced by the cessation of growth. Mol Microbiol 1987 3.26
25 The export of the DNA replication inhibitor Microcin B17 provides immunity for the host cell. EMBO J 1988 3.25
26 Attenuation in amino acid biosynthetic operons. Annu Rev Genet 1982 3.23
27 The global carbon metabolism regulator Crc is a component of a signal transduction pathway required for biofilm development by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol 2000 3.21
28 Evolution of microbial diversity during prolonged starvation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 3.18
29 surA, an Escherichia coli gene essential for survival in stationary phase. J Bacteriol 1990 3.11
30 The crystal structure of Dps, a ferritin homolog that binds and protects DNA. Nat Struct Biol 1998 3.02
31 The absence of a flagellum leads to altered colony morphology, biofilm development and virulence in Vibrio cholerae O139. Mol Microbiol 2001 2.87
32 SurA assists the folding of Escherichia coli outer membrane proteins. J Bacteriol 1996 2.78
33 Genetic analysis of an MDR-like export system: the secretion of colicin V. EMBO J 1990 2.71
34 GASPing for life in stationary phase. Cell 1996 2.69
35 The outer membrane protein, antigen 43, mediates cell-to-cell interactions within Escherichia coli biofilms. Mol Microbiol 2000 2.45
36 DNA as a nutrient: novel role for bacterial competence gene homologs. J Bacteriol 2001 2.33
37 Plasmid R6K DNA replication. I. Complete nucleotide sequence of an autonomously replicating segment. J Mol Biol 1982 2.30
38 Growth phase and ompR regulation of transcription of microcin B17 genes. J Bacteriol 1986 2.15
39 Plasmid R6K DNA replication. III. Regulatory properties of the pi initiation protein. J Mol Biol 1982 2.12
40 Mutations enhancing amino acid catabolism confer a growth advantage in stationary phase. J Bacteriol 1999 2.11
41 Posttranslational modifications in microcin B17 define an additional class of DNA gyrase inhibitor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 2.10
42 DNA sequence, products, and transcriptional pattern of the genes involved in production of the DNA replication inhibitor microcin B17. J Bacteriol 1989 2.07
43 DNA protection by stress-induced biocrystallization. Nature 1999 2.03
44 Genetic analysis of sliding motility in Mycobacterium smegmatis. J Bacteriol 2000 2.02
45 MurA (MurZ), the enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step in peptidoglycan biosynthesis, is essential in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1995 2.01
46 Glycopeptidolipid acetylation affects sliding motility and biofilm formation in Mycobacterium smegmatis. J Bacteriol 2001 1.99
47 Nucleotide sequence of the region of an origin of replication of the antibiotic resistance plasmid R6K. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1979 1.95
48 Sliding motility in mycobacteria. J Bacteriol 1999 1.89
49 Genetic analyses of bacterial biofilm formation. Curr Opin Microbiol 1999 1.85
50 Four plasmid genes are required for colicin V synthesis, export, and immunity. J Bacteriol 1987 1.80
51 The DNA replication inhibitor microcin B17 is a forty-three-amino-acid protein containing sixty percent glycine. Proteins 1986 1.80
52 Construction of plasmid R6K derivatives in vitro: characterization of the R6K replication region. Plasmid 1978 1.79
53 Biofilm development with an emphasis on Bacillus subtilis. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2008 1.71
54 Cloning and sequencing of Escherichia coli murZ and purification of its product, a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvyl transferase. J Bacteriol 1992 1.59
55 Plasmid genes required for microcin B17 production. J Bacteriol 1985 1.59
56 Evolutionary cheating in Escherichia coli stationary phase cultures. Genetics 2001 1.57
57 A functionally diverse enzyme superfamily that abstracts the alpha protons of carboxylic acids. Science 1995 1.57
58 Escherichia coli mutants lacking NADH dehydrogenase I have a competitive disadvantage in stationary phase. J Bacteriol 1993 1.55
59 Regulated phase transitions of bacterial chromatin: a non-enzymatic pathway for generic DNA protection. EMBO J 2001 1.55
60 Prolonged stationary-phase incubation selects for lrp mutations in Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol 2000 1.51
61 Regulation of initiation of DNA replication. Annu Rev Genet 1979 1.47
62 Plasmid R6K DNA replication. II. Direct nucleotide sequence repeats are required for an active gamma-origin. J Mol Biol 1982 1.45
63 Activity of the replication terminus of plasmid R6K in hybrid replicons in Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol 1978 1.44
64 The leader peptide is essential for the post-translational modification of the DNA-gyrase inhibitor microcin B17. Mol Microbiol 1997 1.34
65 Functional complementation between bacterial MDR-like export systems: colicin V, alpha-hemolysin, and Erwinia protease. J Bacteriol 1991 1.27
66 Glutathionylspermidine metabolism in Escherichia coli. Purification, cloning, overproduction, and characterization of a bifunctional glutathionylspermidine synthetase/amidase. J Biol Chem 1995 1.25
67 The maturation pathway of microcin B17, a peptide inhibitor of DNA gyrase. Mol Microbiol 1993 1.23
68 Role of leuX in Escherichia coli colonization of the streptomycin-treated mouse large intestine. Microb Pathog 1994 1.22
69 Isolation and characterization of an Escherichia coli mutant defective in resuming growth after starvation. Genes Dev 1993 1.21
70 Purification and characterization of colicin V from Escherichia coli culture supernatants. Biochemistry 1994 1.20
71 Role of the Escherichia coli SurA protein in stationary-phase survival. J Bacteriol 1998 1.18
72 Genetic analysis of the colicin V secretion pathway. Genetics 1995 1.16
73 Computational analysis of bacterial sulfatases and their modifying enzymes. Chem Biol 1998 1.10
74 Plasmid DNA replication: RK2- and R6K-encoded trans-acting factors and their sites of action. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1979 1.09
75 Characterization of a purF operon mutation which affects colicin V production. J Bacteriol 1989 1.08
76 Genetic analysis of the tryptophan operon regulatory region using site-directed mutagenesis. J Mol Biol 1984 1.07
77 Evidence that colicin X is microcin B17. J Bacteriol 1987 1.04
78 Biofilm formation as a developmental process. Methods Enzymol 2001 1.03
79 The right end of MudI(Ap,lac). Arch Microbiol 1989 1.02
80 Analysis of the requirements for transcription pausing in the tryptophan operon. J Mol Biol 1985 1.00
81 Homocysteine thiolactone is a positive effector of sigma(S) levels in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2000 0.99
82 Replication properties of plasmic R6K. Plasmid 1981 0.93
83 Microcins. Biotechnology 1995 0.92
84 Effects of microcin B17 on microcin B17-immune cells. J Gen Microbiol 1986 0.90
85 Processing of colicin V-1, a secretable marker protein of a bacterial ATP binding cassette export system, requires membrane integrity, energy, and cytosolic factors. J Biol Chem 1996 0.88
86 Escherichia coli genes expressed preferentially in an aquatic environment. Mol Microbiol 1998 0.88
87 Microbial diversity under extreme euxinia: Mahoney Lake, Canada. Geobiology 2012 0.87
88 Signal sequence-independent protein secretion in gram-negative bacteria: colicin V and microcin B17. Methods Cell Biol 1991 0.84
89 [Sliding motility and biofilm formation in mycobacteria]. Acta Cient Venez 2001 0.78
90 A widely conserved developmental sensor in bacteria? Trends Genet 1993 0.75
91 A novel system for efficient gene expression and monitoring of bacteria in aquatic environments. Environ Microbiol 1999 0.75