Published in Contrib Microbiol on January 01, 2005
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Escherichia coli induces DNA double-strand breaks in eukaryotic cells. Science (2006) 4.58
Molecular evidence for a uniform microbial community in sponges from different oceans. Appl Environ Microbiol (2002) 4.24
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Identification and characterization of a new conjugation/type IVA secretion system (trb/tra) of Legionella pneumophila Corby localized on two mobile genomic islands. Int J Med Microbiol (2007) 1.68
A single nucleotide exchange in the wzy gene is responsible for the semirough O6 lipopolysaccharide phenotype and serum sensitivity of Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917. J Bacteriol (2002) 1.66
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Excision of the high-pathogenicity island of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis requires the combined actions of its cognate integrase and Hef, a new recombination directionality factor. Mol Microbiol (2004) 1.59
Global regulatory impact of ClpP protease of Staphylococcus aureus on regulons involved in virulence, oxidative stress response, autolysis, and DNA repair. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.58
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Bacteroides vulgatus protects against Escherichia coli-induced colitis in gnotobiotic interleukin-2-deficient mice. Gastroenterology (2003) 1.53
The influence of agr and sigmaB in growth phase dependent regulation of virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus. Proteomics (2004) 1.51
Prokaryotic chromosomes and disease. Science (2003) 1.46
Active cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 associated with outer membrane vesicles from uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun (2006) 1.45
Identification and distribution of the enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli factor for adherence (efa1) gene in sorbitol-fermenting Escherichia coli O157: H-. Int J Med Microbiol (2002) 1.40
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Down-regulation of key virulence factors makes the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium rfaH mutant a promising live-attenuated vaccine candidate. Infect Immun (2006) 1.32
Loss of regulatory protein RfaH attenuates virulence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun (2002) 1.32
Expression analysis of the colibactin gene cluster coding for a novel polyketide in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2007) 1.32
Regulation of type 1 fimbriae synthesis and biofilm formation by the transcriptional regulator LrhA of Escherichia coli. Microbiology (2005) 1.25
Transposase-dependent formation of circular IS256 derivatives in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol (2002) 1.25
Glycosylation of the self-recognizing Escherichia coli Ag43 autotransporter protein. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.24
Tumor necrosis factor alpha- and inducible nitric oxide synthase-producing dendritic cells are rapidly recruited to the bladder in urinary tract infection but are dispensable for bacterial clearance. Infect Immun (2006) 1.23
The transcriptional antiterminator RfaH represses biofilm formation in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.21
E. coli as an all-rounder: the thin line between commensalism and pathogenicity. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol (2013) 1.20
The pathogenicity island-associated K15 capsule determinant exhibits a novel genetic structure and correlates with virulence in uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain 536. Infect Immun (2004) 1.18
Various bacterial pathogens and symbionts infect the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. Int J Med Microbiol (2002) 1.15
Comparison of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli isolates from healthy individuals versus those from hospital patients shows that long-term bladder colonization selects for attenuated virulence phenotypes. Infect Immun (2011) 1.13
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Detection of the icaADBC gene cluster and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from catheter-related urinary tract infections. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2002) 1.11
Influence of the alternative sigma(28) factor on virulence and flagellum expression of Legionella pneumophila. Infect Immun (2002) 1.10
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Demonstration of regulatory cross-talk between P fimbriae and type 1 fimbriae in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Microbiology (2006) 1.07
Functional analysis of a vacuolar ABC transporter in wild-type Candida albicans reveals its involvement in virulence. Mol Microbiol (2002) 1.04
Characterization of the flexible genome complement of the commensal Escherichia coli strain A0 34/86 (O83 : K24 : H31). Microbiology (2005) 1.04
Cytolethal distending toxin type I and type IV genes are framed with lambdoid prophage genes in extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun (2008) 1.02
Collagen binding protein Mip enables Legionella pneumophila to transmigrate through a barrier of NCI-H292 lung epithelial cells and extracellular matrix. Cell Microbiol (2006) 1.01
Development of strain-specific PCR reactions for the detection of the probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 in fecal samples. Res Microbiol (2003) 1.00
The alternative sigma factor sigma B of Staphylococcus aureus modulates virulence in experimental central venous catheter-related infections. Microbes Infect (2007) 1.00
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Inactivation of the phospholipase B gene PLB5 in wild-type Candida albicans reduces cell-associated phospholipase A2 activity and attenuates virulence. Int J Med Microbiol (2006) 0.99
Transcriptional analysis of the sfa determinant revealing mmRNA processing events in the biogenesis of S fimbriae in pathogenic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (2003) 0.99
The fimbriae activator MatA switches off motility in Escherichia coli by repression of the flagellar master operon flhDC. Microbiology (2012) 0.99
Mat fimbriae promote biofilm formation by meningitis-associated Escherichia coli. Microbiology (2010) 0.98
Pathogenomics of mobile genetic elements of toxigenic bacteria. Int J Med Microbiol (2004) 0.97
Characterisation of Escherichia coli strains involved in transcytosis across gut epithelial cells exposed to metabolic and inflammatory stress. Microbes Infect (2008) 0.97
Biochemical and functional analyses of the Mip protein: influence of the N-terminal half and of peptidylprolyl isomerase activity on the virulence of Legionella pneumophila. Infect Immun (2003) 0.97
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The PPIase active site of Legionella pneumophila Mip protein is involved in the infection of eukaryotic host cells. Biol Chem (2003) 0.93
Both alpha-haemolysin determinants contribute to full virulence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain 536. Microbes Infect (2006) 0.93
Impact of pathogenicity islands in bacterial diagnostics. APMIS (2005) 0.93
Calnexin, calreticulin and cytoskeleton-associated proteins modulate uptake and growth of Legionella pneumophila in Dictyostelium discoideum. Microbiology (2004) 0.92
Safety of probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 depends on intestinal microbiota and adaptive immunity of the host. Infect Immun (2010) 0.92