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Howard K Kuramitsu

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1 Multiple Streptococcus mutans Genes Are Involved in Biofilm Formation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002 2.22
2 Genetic analysis of a unique bacteriocin, Smb, produced by Streptococcus mutans GS5. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 1.79
3 LuxS-based signaling affects Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 1.70
4 Interactions between oral bacteria: inhibition of Streptococcus mutans bacteriocin production by Streptococcus gordonii. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 1.59
5 Identification and characterization of a novel adhesin unique to oral fusobacteria. J Bacteriol 2005 1.45
6 Correlation between detection rates of periodontopathic bacterial DNA in coronary stenotic artery plaque [corrected] and in dental plaque samples. J Clin Microbiol 2004 1.42
7 Multiple functions of the leucine-rich repeat protein LrrA of Treponema denticola. Infect Immun 2004 1.38
8 Porphyromonas gingivalis vesicles enhance attachment, and the leucine-rich repeat BspA protein is required for invasion of epithelial cells by "Tannerella forsythia". Infect Immun 2006 1.29
9 Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation: utilization of a gtfB promoter-green fluorescent protein (PgtfB::gfp) construct to monitor development. Microbiology 2002 1.24
10 Role of dentilisin in Treponema denticola epithelial cell layer penetration. Res Microbiol 2003 1.22
11 Role of bacteriocin immunity proteins in the antimicrobial sensitivity of Streptococcus mutans. J Bacteriol 2006 1.13
12 Synergistic biofilm formation by Treponema denticola and Porphyromonas gingivalis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005 1.07
13 Role of a Tannerella forsythia exopolysaccharide synthesis operon in biofilm development. Microb Pathog 2007 1.07
14 Porphyromonas gingivalis induces murine macrophage foam cell formation. Microb Pathog 2003 1.06
15 Inducible antisense RNA expression in the characterization of gene functions in Streptococcus mutans. Infect Immun 2005 1.06
16 Role of polyphosphate kinase in biofilm formation by Porphyromonas gingivalis. Infect Immun 2002 1.03
17 The stress-responsive dgk gene from Streptococcus mutans encodes a putative undecaprenol kinase activity. Infect Immun 2003 1.03
18 Complementation of a Treponema denticola flgE mutant with a novel coumermycin A1-resistant T. denticola shuttle vector system. Infect Immun 2002 1.03
19 A universal stress protein of Porphyromonas gingivalis is involved in stress responses and biofilm formation. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006 1.00
20 Genetic analysis of Treponema denticola ATCC 35405 biofilm formation. Microbiology 2004 1.00
21 Downregulation of GbpB, a component of the VicRK regulon, affects biofilm formation and cell surface characteristics of Streptococcus mutans. Infect Immun 2010 0.99
22 Control of enzyme IIscr and sucrose-6-phosphate hydrolase activities in Streptococcus mutans by transcriptional repressor ScrR binding to the cis-active determinants of the scr regulon. J Bacteriol 2003 0.90
23 A 43-kDa protein of Treponema denticola is essential for dentilisin activity. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 0.90
24 Sequence analysis of plasmid pTS1 isolated from oral spirochetes. Plasmid 2004 0.89
25 Porphyromonas gingivalis strain-dependent activation of human endothelial cells. Infect Immun 2004 0.88
26 Interaction of Porphyromonas gingivalis with low-density lipoproteins: implications for a role for periodontitis in atherosclerosis. J Periodontal Res 2004 0.86
27 Induction of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 by Porphyromonas gingivalis in human endothelial cells. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2002 0.83
28 Heterologous expression of the Treponema pallidum laminin-binding adhesin Tp0751 in the culturable spirochete Treponema phagedenis. J Bacteriol 2008 0.83
29 Biochemical and molecular characterization of a novel type of Mutanase from Paenibacillus sp. strain RM1: identification of its mutan-binding domain, essential for degradation of Streptococcus mutans biofilms. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008 0.82
30 Assessment of the utilization of the antisense RNA strategy to identify essential genes in heterologous bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2003 0.82
31 The autolysin of Porphyromonas gingivalis is involved in outer membrane vesicle release. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002 0.81
32 A pleiotropic regulator, Frp, affects exopolysaccharide synthesis, biofilm formation, and competence development in Streptococcus mutans. Infect Immun 2006 0.81
33 Contact-dependent regulation of a Tannerella forsythia virulence factor, BspA, in biofilms. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005 0.81
34 Mechanisms of Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in endothelial cells. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2005 0.80
35 Differential expression of the Smb bacteriocin in Streptococcus mutans isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 0.77
36 Characterization of a suppressor mutation complementing an acid-sensitive mutation in Streptococcus mutans. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2003 0.75