Published in FEMS Microbiol Lett on February 28, 2003
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Characterization of Streptococcus suis genes encoding proteins homologous to sortase of gram-positive bacteria. J Bacteriol (2002) 1.49
Determinants of the streptococcal surface glycoprotein GspB that facilitate export by the accessory Sec system. Mol Microbiol (2005) 1.43
Significant contribution of the pgdA gene to the virulence of Streptococcus suis. Mol Microbiol (2008) 1.38
Diversity of Melissococcus plutonius from honeybee larvae in Japan and experimental reproduction of European foulbrood with cultured atypical isolates. PLoS One (2012) 1.32
Adhesive surface proteins of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bind to polystyrene, fibronectin, and type I and IV collagens. J Bacteriol (2003) 1.31
Mechanism of cell surface expression of the Streptococcus mitis platelet binding proteins PblA and PblB. Mol Microbiol (2007) 1.31
Genetic analysis of capsular polysaccharide synthesis gene clusters from all serotypes of Streptococcus suis: potential mechanisms for generation of capsular variation. Appl Environ Microbiol (2013) 1.22
Complete genome sequence of Melissococcus plutonius ATCC 35311. J Bacteriol (2011) 1.21
Streptococcus suis in humans, Thailand. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 1.21
The genome of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, the causative agent of swine erysipelas, reveals new insights into the evolution of firmicutes and the organism's intracellular adaptations. J Bacteriol (2011) 1.12
D-alanylation of lipoteichoic acid contributes to the virulence of Streptococcus suis. Infect Immun (2008) 1.11
Loss of capsule among Streptococcus suis isolates from porcine endocarditis and its biological significance. J Med Microbiol (2011) 1.11
The minor pilin subunit Sgp2 is necessary for assembly of the pilus encoded by the srtG cluster of Streptococcus suis. J Bacteriol (2010) 1.10
Genetic organization and preferential distribution of putative pilus gene clusters in Streptococcus suis. Vet Microbiol (2009) 1.10
Structure determination of Streptococcus suis serotype 14 capsular polysaccharide. Biochem Cell Biol (2012) 0.99
Development of a two-step multiplex PCR assay for typing of capsular polysaccharide synthesis gene clusters of Streptococcus suis. J Clin Microbiol (2014) 0.98
Fifteen Streptococcus suis serotypes identified by multiplex PCR. J Med Microbiol (2012) 0.93
Capsule loss or death: the position of mutations among capsule genes sways the destiny of Streptococcus suis. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2014) 0.93
Sialylation of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is essential for capsule expression but is not responsible for the main capsular epitope. Microbes Infect (2012) 0.92
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Mutations in the gene encoding the ancillary pilin subunit of the Streptococcus suis srtF cluster result in pili formed by the major subunit only. PLoS One (2010) 0.91
Endocarditis in chickens caused by subclinical infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus. Avian Dis (2008) 0.90
A histone-like protein of mycobacteria possesses ferritin superfamily protein-like activity and protects against DNA damage by Fenton reaction. PLoS One (2011) 0.90
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Capsular polysaccharide of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, the causative agent of swine erysipelas, and its modification with phosphorylcholine. Infect Immun (2012) 0.89
Prevalence of Streptococcus suis genotypes in isolates from porcine endocarditis in East Japan. J Vet Med Sci (2012) 0.87
Allelic variation and prevalence of serum opacity factor among the Streptococcus suis population. J Med Microbiol (2008) 0.86
Complete genome sequence of Melissococcus plutonius DAT561, a strain that shows an unusual growth profile and is representative of an endemic cluster in Japan. J Bacteriol (2012) 0.85
Chloramphenicol resistance transposable element TnSs1 of Streptococcus suis, a transposon flanked by IS6-family elements. Plasmid (2003) 0.84
Evidence for lateral transfer of the Suilysin gene region of Streptococcus suis. J Bacteriol (2002) 0.83
New sensitive competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using a monoclonal antibody against nonstructural protein 1 of West Nile virus NY99. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2011) 0.83
Development of duplex PCR assay for detection and differentiation of typical and atypical Melissococcus plutonius strains. J Vet Med Sci (2013) 0.82
Hyaluronidase is not essential for the lethality of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in mice. J Vet Med Sci (2002) 0.82
Identification of Facklamia sourekii from a lactating cow. J Vet Med Sci (2006) 0.82
Oral vaccination against mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine using a live Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae vaccine strain as a vector. Vaccine (2009) 0.81
Evaluation of the live vaccine efficacy of virulence plasmid-cured, and phoP- or aroA-deficient Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in mice. J Vet Med Sci (2014) 0.81
Immunostimulatory effects of recombinant Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae expressing porcine interleukin-18 in mice and pigs. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2012) 0.80
Detection of atypical Melissococcus plutonius in honeybees. Vet Rec (2012) 0.80
Immune response of gnotobiotic piglets against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. J Vet Med Sci (2008) 0.80
Different foreign genes incidentally integrated into the same locus of the Streptococcus suis genome. J Bacteriol (2005) 0.80
Expression of interleukin-18 by porcine airway and intestinal epithelium. J Interferon Cytokine Res (2002) 0.79
Characterization and identification of a novel candidate vaccine protein through systematic analysis of extracellular proteins of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Infect Immun (2013) 0.79
Porcine TLR2 and TLR6: identification and their involvement in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection. J Interferon Cytokine Res (2003) 0.79
Characterization of bifidobacteria in the digestive tract of the Japanese honeybee, Apis cerana japonica. J Invertebr Pathol (2012) 0.78
Collagen adhesin-nanoparticle interaction impairs adhesin's ligand binding mechanism. Biochim Biophys Acta (2012) 0.78
Role of SraP in adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to the bovine mammary epithelia. J Vet Med Sci (2008) 0.77
IL-18 expression in pigs following infection with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. J Interferon Cytokine Res (2006) 0.76
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus gallolyticus isolated from humans and animals. Jpn J Infect Dis (2013) 0.76
Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Capsule In Vivo. Emerg Infect Dis (2016) 0.76
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae exploits cytokeratin 18-positive epithelial cells of porcine tonsillar crypts as an invasion gateway. Vet Immunol Immunopathol (2013) 0.76
Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the collagen-binding region of RspB from Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun (2010) 0.76
Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolates from pigs affected with chronic erysipelas in Japan. J Vet Med Sci (2017) 0.75
Draft Genome Sequences of Bacillus anthracis Strains Stored for Several Decades in Japan. Genome Announc (2015) 0.75
Existence of Paenibacillus larvae genotypes ERIC I-ST2, ERIC I-ST15 and ERIC II-ST10 in the western region of Aichi prefecture, Japan. J Vet Med Sci (2016) 0.75
Going for gold in the detection of honeybee pathogens. Vet Rec (2012) 0.75
Bovine stillbirth due to Nocardia farcinica. J Vet Med Sci (2009) 0.75
Erysipelas in a free-range layer flock with conjunctival oedema as an unusual clinical sign. Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr (2014) 0.75