Published in Mol Microbiol on December 01, 2004
Streptococcus adherence and colonization. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev (2009) 2.83
Group B Streptococcus: global incidence and vaccine development. Nat Rev Microbiol (2006) 2.16
The PlcR virulence regulon of Bacillus cereus. PLoS One (2008) 1.89
SalK/SalR, a two-component signal transduction system, is essential for full virulence of highly invasive Streptococcus suis serotype 2. PLoS One (2008) 1.64
The surface protein HvgA mediates group B streptococcus hypervirulence and meningeal tropism in neonates. J Exp Med (2010) 1.51
Regulation of cytotoxin expression by converging eukaryotic-type and two-component signalling mechanisms in Streptococcus agalactiae. Mol Microbiol (2006) 1.39
The role of complex carbohydrate catabolism in the pathogenesis of invasive streptococci. Trends Microbiol (2008) 1.38
Regulation of the glucosyltransferase (gtfBC) operon by CovR in Streptococcus mutans. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.32
A hemolytic pigment of Group B Streptococcus allows bacterial penetration of human placenta. J Exp Med (2013) 1.31
Understanding the regulation of Group B Streptococcal virulence factors. Future Microbiol (2009) 1.27
Molecular dissection of the secA2 locus of group B Streptococcus reveals that glycosylation of the Srr1 LPXTG protein is required for full virulence. J Bacteriol (2009) 1.27
Variation in the group B Streptococcus CsrRS regulon and effects on pathogenicity. J Bacteriol (2008) 1.21
Two-component signal transduction systems, environmental signals, and virulence. Microb Ecol (2006) 1.20
Extensive adaptive changes occur in the transcriptome of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) in response to incubation with human blood. PLoS One (2008) 1.19
Regulation of CovR expression in Group B Streptococcus impacts blood-brain barrier penetration. Mol Microbiol (2010) 1.18
Threonine phosphorylation prevents promoter DNA binding of the Group B Streptococcus response regulator CovR. Mol Microbiol (2009) 1.13
Bacterial phenotype variants in group B streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 1.10
The CiaR response regulator in group B Streptococcus promotes intracellular survival and resistance to innate immune defenses. J Bacteriol (2008) 1.08
A naturally occurring gene amplification leading to sulfonamide and trimethoprim resistance in Streptococcus agalactiae. J Bacteriol (2007) 1.08
Group B Streptococcus β-hemolysin/cytolysin breaches maternal-fetal barriers to cause preterm birth and intrauterine fetal demise in vivo. J Infect Dis (2014) 1.08
Two coregulated efflux transporters modulate intracellular heme and protoporphyrin IX availability in Streptococcus agalactiae. PLoS Pathog (2010) 1.06
Population structure and antimicrobial resistance of invasive serotype IV group B Streptococcus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 1.04
CsrRS regulates group B Streptococcus virulence gene expression in response to environmental pH: a new perspective on vaccine development. J Bacteriol (2009) 1.01
Interaction of neonatal phagocytes with group B streptococcus: recognition and response. Infect Immun (2006) 0.99
The orphan response regulator CovR: a globally negative modulator of virulence in Streptococcus suis serotype 2. J Bacteriol (2009) 0.99
Immune activation and suppression by group B streptococcus in a murine model of urinary tract infection. Infect Immun (2011) 0.99
The CovS/CovR acid response regulator is required for intracellular survival of group B Streptococcus in macrophages. Infect Immun (2012) 0.98
Reductive evolution in Streptococcus agalactiae and the emergence of a host adapted lineage. BMC Genomics (2013) 0.97
Serine/threonine phosphatase Stp1 mediates post-transcriptional regulation of hemolysin, autolysis, and virulence of group B Streptococcus. J Biol Chem (2011) 0.96
Group B streptococcal haemolysin and pigment, a tale of twins. FEMS Microbiol Rev (2014) 0.95
Group B Streptococcus CovR regulation modulates host immune signalling pathways to promote vaginal colonization. Cell Microbiol (2013) 0.95
Streptococcus pyogenes CovRS mediates growth in iron starvation and in the presence of the human cationic antimicrobial peptide LL-37. J Bacteriol (2008) 0.95
Interaction of Streptococcus agalactiae and Cellular Innate Immunity in Colonization and Disease. Front Immunol (2014) 0.95
Transcriptome adaptation of group B Streptococcus to growth in human amniotic fluid. PLoS One (2009) 0.94
CovR and VicRK regulate cell surface biogenesis genes required for biofilm formation in Streptococcus mutans. PLoS One (2013) 0.93
Cationic antimicrobial peptide resistance mechanisms of streptococcal pathogens. Biochim Biophys Acta (2015) 0.91
Modulation of covR expression in Streptococcus mutans UA159. J Bacteriol (2008) 0.91
Analysis of two-component systems in group B Streptococcus shows that RgfAC and the novel FspSR modulate virulence and bacterial fitness. MBio (2014) 0.90
The two-component response regulator LiaR regulates cell wall stress responses, pili expression and virulence in group B Streptococcus. Microbiology (2013) 0.89
Postgenomic analysis of streptococcus thermophilus cocultivated in milk with Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus: involvement of nitrogen, purine, and iron metabolism. Appl Environ Microbiol (2008) 0.89
CsrRS and environmental pH regulate group B streptococcus adherence to human epithelial cells and extracellular matrix. Infect Immun (2012) 0.89
Serotype- and strain- dependent contribution of the sensor kinase CovS of the CovRS two-component system to Streptococcus pyogenes pathogenesis. BMC Microbiol (2010) 0.89
The Abi-domain protein Abx1 interacts with the CovS histidine kinase to control virulence gene expression in group B Streptococcus. PLoS Pathog (2013) 0.88
CAMP factor is not essential for systemic virulence of Group B Streptococcus. Microb Pathog (2007) 0.87
CovR-controlled global regulation of gene expression in Streptococcus mutans. PLoS One (2011) 0.87
Global transcriptional profiling reveals Streptococcus agalactiae genes controlled by the MtaR transcription factor. BMC Genomics (2008) 0.87
Regulation of prokaryotic gene expression by eukaryotic-like enzymes. Curr Opin Microbiol (2012) 0.87
Comparative genomics analysis of Streptococcus isolates from the human small intestine reveals their adaptation to a highly dynamic ecosystem. PLoS One (2013) 0.87
Single nucleotide resolution RNA-seq uncovers new regulatory mechanisms in the opportunistic pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae. BMC Genomics (2015) 0.87
Molecular Characterization of Nonhemolytic and Nonpigmented Group B Streptococci Responsible for Human Invasive Infections. J Clin Microbiol (2015) 0.86
Two novel functions of hyaluronidase from Streptococcus agalactiae are enhanced intracellular survival and inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine expression. Infect Immun (2014) 0.86
GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS CIRCUMVENTS NEUTROPHILS AND NEUTROPHIL EXTRACELLULAR TRAPS DURING AMNIOTIC CAVITY INVASION AND PRETERM LABOR. Sci Immunol (2016) 0.85
FbsC, a novel fibrinogen-binding protein, promotes Streptococcus agalactiae-host cell interactions. J Biol Chem (2014) 0.84
The β-hemolysin and intracellular survival of Streptococcus agalactiae in human macrophages. PLoS One (2013) 0.84
Necrotizing fasciitis in captive juvenile Crocodylus porosus caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: an outbreak and review of the animal and human literature. Epidemiol Infect (2007) 0.84
Regulation and function of pilus island 1 in group B streptococcus. J Bacteriol (2012) 0.84
Transcriptional regulation of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis locus of streptococcus pneumoniae: a bioinformatic analysis. DNA Res (2009) 0.83
BsaB, a novel adherence factor of group B Streptococcus. Infect Immun (2013) 0.83
Clonal Complex 17 Group B Streptococcus strains causing invasive disease in neonates and adults originate from the same genetic pool. Sci Rep (2016) 0.83
Mast cell degranulation by a hemolytic lipid toxin decreases GBS colonization and infection. Sci Adv (2015) 0.81
Whole-Genome Comparison Uncovers Genomic Mutations between Group B Streptococci Sampled from Infected Newborns and Their Mothers. J Bacteriol (2015) 0.81
Activation of the SMU.1882 transcription by CovR in Streptococcus mutans. PLoS One (2010) 0.80
SecA localization and SecA-dependent secretion occurs at new division septa in group B Streptococcus. PLoS One (2013) 0.80
Differing mechanisms of surviving phagosomal stress among group B Streptococcus strains of varying genotypes. Virulence (2016) 0.80
Adaptive response of Group B streptococcus to high glucose conditions: new insights on the CovRS regulation network. PLoS One (2013) 0.79
Aspects of eukaryotic-like signaling in Gram-positive cocci: a focus on virulence. Future Microbiol (2011) 0.79
The essential genome of Streptococcus agalactiae. BMC Genomics (2016) 0.79
Inactivation of DNA-binding response regulator Sak189 abrogates beta-antigen expression and affects virulence of Streptococcus agalactiae. PLoS One (2010) 0.79
Genomic analysis identifies a transcription-factor binding motif regulating expression of the alpha C protein in Group B Streptococcus. Microb Pathog (2009) 0.78
Analysis of growth-phase regulated genes in Streptococcus agalactiae by global transcript profiling. BMC Microbiol (2009) 0.78
CovR alleviates transcriptional silencing by a nucleoid-associated histone-like protein in Streptococcus mutans. J Bacteriol (2012) 0.77
Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Infections: Virulence Factors, Immunity, and Prevention Strategies. Trends Microbiol (2017) 0.77
The two-component system GrvRS (EtaRS) regulates ace expression in Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF. Infect Immun (2014) 0.76
The sensor histidine kinase RgfC affects group B streptococcal virulence factor expression independent of its response regulator RgfA. Infect Immun (2015) 0.76
Regulation of PI-2b Pilus Expression in Hypervirulent Streptococcus agalactiae ST-17 BM110. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Stress Physiology of Lactic Acid Bacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev (2016) 0.75
A Hyperhemolytic/Hyperpigmented Group B Streptococcus Strain with a CovR Mutation Isolated from an Adolescent Patient with Sore Throat. Clin Res Infect Dis (2015) 0.75
Natural Mutations in Streptococcus agalactiae Resulting in Abrogation of β Antigen Production. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Contribution of the RgfD Quorum Sensing Peptide to rgf Regulation and Host Cell Association in Group B Streptococcus. Genes (Basel) (2017) 0.75
The Adc/Lmb System Mediates Zinc Acquisition in Streptococcus agalactiae and Contributes to Bacterial Growth and Survival. J Bacteriol (2016) 0.75
Use of a Phosphorylation Site Mutant to Identify Distinct Modes of Gene Repression by the Control of Virulence Regulator (CovR) in Streptococcus pyogenes. J Bacteriol (2017) 0.75
Acid Stress Response Mechanisms of Group B Streptococci. Front Cell Infect Microbiol (2017) 0.75
Genome microevolution of chikungunya viruses causing the Indian Ocean outbreak. PLoS Med (2006) 11.14
Multilocus sequence typing system for group B streptococcus. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 6.22
The genome sequence of the entomopathogenic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens. Nat Biotechnol (2003) 6.11
The Listeria transcriptional landscape from saprophytism to virulence. Nature (2009) 5.88
Evidence in the Legionella pneumophila genome for exploitation of host cell functions and high genome plasticity. Nat Genet (2004) 4.93
Genome sequence of Streptococcus agalactiae, a pathogen causing invasive neonatal disease. Mol Microbiol (2002) 4.82
Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease associated with Campylobacter jejuni. N Engl J Med (2004) 4.47
Differentiation of the major Listeria monocytogenes serovars by multiplex PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 4.32
Plasmid-mediated carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase KPC in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from France. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 4.15
Accuracy of phenotypic and genotypic testing for identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and description of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 3.96
Computational detection of genomic cis-regulatory modules applied to body patterning in the early Drosophila embryo. BMC Bioinformatics (2002) 3.61
Assembly and role of pili in group B streptococci. Mol Microbiol (2006) 2.92
Transcriptome analysis of Listeria monocytogenes identifies three groups of genes differently regulated by PrfA. Mol Microbiol (2003) 2.81
Identification of new noncoding RNAs in Listeria monocytogenes and prediction of mRNA targets. Nucleic Acids Res (2007) 2.75
Listeria monocytogenes bile salt hydrolase is a PrfA-regulated virulence factor involved in the intestinal and hepatic phases of listeriosis. Mol Microbiol (2002) 2.70
Type II fatty acid synthesis is not a suitable antibiotic target for Gram-positive pathogens. Nature (2009) 2.68
From a consortium sequence to a unified sequence: the Bacillus subtilis 168 reference genome a decade later. Microbiology (2009) 2.62
Identification of genes controlled by the essential YycG/YycF two-component system of Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol (2004) 2.49
Macro-array and bioinformatic analyses reveal mycobacterial 'core' genes, variation in the ESAT-6 gene family and new phylogenetic markers for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Microbiology (2004) 2.40
New aspects regarding evolution and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes revealed by comparative genomics and DNA arrays. Infect Immun (2004) 2.31
New insights into the WalK/WalR (YycG/YycF) essential signal transduction pathway reveal a major role in controlling cell wall metabolism and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol (2007) 2.30
Sorting sortases: a nomenclature proposal for the various sortases of Gram-positive bacteria. Res Microbiol (2005) 2.20
Clp ATPases are required for stress tolerance, intracellular replication and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus. Mol Microbiol (2004) 2.20
Group B Streptococcus: global incidence and vaccine development. Nat Rev Microbiol (2006) 2.16
Dual role for pilus in adherence to epithelial cells and biofilm formation in Streptococcus agalactiae. PLoS Pathog (2009) 2.15
Formation of D-alanyl-lipoteichoic acid is required for adhesion and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes. Mol Microbiol (2002) 2.15
Shaping a bacterial genome by large chromosomal replacements, the evolutionary history of Streptococcus agalactiae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 2.06
Novel clues on the specific association of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp gallolyticus with colorectal cancer. J Infect Dis (2011) 2.05
A matter of life and death: cell wall homeostasis and the WalKR (YycGF) essential signal transduction pathway. Mol Microbiol (2008) 2.03
Temporal trends in infective endocarditis in the context of prophylaxis guideline modifications: three successive population-based surveys. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 2.02
Taxonomic dissection of the Streptococcus bovis group by analysis of manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase gene (sodA) sequences: reclassification of 'Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli' as Streptococcus lutetiensis sp. nov. and of Streptococcus bovis biotype 11.2 as Streptococcus pasteurianus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol (2002) 2.01
Performance of chromID ESBL, a chromogenic medium for detection of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. J Med Microbiol (2008) 2.01
TLR-independent type I interferon induction in response to an extracellular bacterial pathogen via intracellular recognition of its DNA. Cell Host Microbe (2008) 1.98
Genes controlled by the essential YycG/YycF two-component system of Bacillus subtilis revealed through a novel hybrid regulator approach. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.98
Causes for the intriguing presence of tRNAs in phages. Genome Res (2007) 1.93
Multiplex PCR assay for rapid and accurate capsular typing of group B streptococci. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.91
Comparative genomics reveal novel heat shock regulatory mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus and other Gram-positive bacteria. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.87
Genomic diversity and evolution within the species Streptococcus agalactiae. Microbes Infect (2006) 1.86
Multigenome analysis identifies a worldwide distributed epidemic Legionella pneumophila clone that emerged within a highly diverse species. Genome Res (2008) 1.84
The highly dynamic CRISPR1 system of Streptococcus agalactiae controls the diversity of its mobilome. Mol Microbiol (2012) 1.82
Current trends in rapid diagnostics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and glycopeptide-resistant enterococcus species. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.81
Virulence strategies for infecting phagocytes deduced from the in vivo transcriptional program of Legionella pneumophila. Cell Microbiol (2006) 1.79
VirR, a response regulator critical for Listeria monocytogenes virulence. Mol Microbiol (2005) 1.79
The SrtA Sortase of Streptococcus agalactiae is required for cell wall anchoring of proteins containing the LPXTG motif, for adhesion to epithelial cells, and for colonization of the mouse intestine. Infect Immun (2005) 1.75
NeMeSys: a biological resource for narrowing the gap between sequence and function in the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis. Genome Biol (2009) 1.66
Genome sequence of Streptococcus gallolyticus: insights into its adaptation to the bovine rumen and its ability to cause endocarditis. J Bacteriol (2010) 1.64
Attenuated virulence of Streptococcus agalactiae deficient in D-alanyl-lipoteichoic acid is due to an increased susceptibility to defensins and phagocytic cells. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.53
The surface protein HvgA mediates group B streptococcus hypervirulence and meningeal tropism in neonates. J Exp Med (2010) 1.51
Bacterial strategies for chemotaxis response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.50
An evolutionary and functional assessment of regulatory network motifs. Genome Biol (2005) 1.45
Comparison of the genome sequences of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua: clues for evolution and pathogenicity. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol (2003) 1.43
clpB, a novel member of the Listeria monocytogenes CtsR regulon, is involved in virulence but not in general stress tolerance. J Bacteriol (2004) 1.41
Lipoproteins are critical TLR2 activating toxins in group B streptococcal sepsis. J Immunol (2008) 1.40
Highly variable rates of genome rearrangements between hemiascomycetous yeast lineages. PLoS Genet (2006) 1.40
Pathogenomics of Listeria spp. Int J Med Microbiol (2007) 1.39
Molecular characterization of three estrogen receptor forms in zebrafish: binding characteristics, transactivation properties, and tissue distributions. Biol Reprod (2002) 1.37
Characterization of a serine/threonine kinase involved in virulence of Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol (2009) 1.36
Extent of horizontal gene transfer in evolution of Streptococci of the salivarius group. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.36
Quantitative detection of Tropheryma whipplei DNA by real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.35
Role of lipoteichoic acid in the phagocyte response to group B streptococcus. J Immunol (2005) 1.35
Rapid detection of the "highly virulent" group B Streptococcus ST-17 clone. Microbes Infect (2006) 1.31
Transcriptomic analysis of the exit from dormancy of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia. BMC Genomics (2008) 1.31