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Kenneth W Bayles

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1 The cidA murein hydrolase regulator contributes to DNA release and biofilm development in Staphylococcus aureus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 4.07
2 Modulation of eDNA release and degradation affects Staphylococcus aureus biofilm maturation. PLoS One 2009 2.84
3 Molecular control of bacterial death and lysis. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2008 2.52
4 A genetic resource for rapid and comprehensive phenotype screening of nonessential Staphylococcus aureus genes. MBio 2013 2.48
5 Transcriptional profiling of a Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolate and its isogenic agr and sarA mutants reveals global differences in comparison to the laboratory strain RN6390. Microbiology 2006 2.36
6 Staphylococcus aureus biofilms prevent macrophage phagocytosis and attenuate inflammation in vivo. J Immunol 2011 2.16
7 The Staphylococcus aureus cidAB operon: evaluation of its role in regulation of murein hydrolase activity and penicillin tolerance. J Bacteriol 2003 1.94
8 Death's toolbox: examining the molecular components of bacterial programmed cell death. Mol Microbiol 2003 1.93
9 Identification and characterization of a family of toxin-antitoxin systems related to the Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pAD1 par addiction module. Microbiology 2009 1.77
10 Nuclease modulates biofilm formation in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS One 2011 1.71
11 Impact of vancomycin on sarA-mediated biofilm formation: role in persistent endovascular infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis 2014 1.69
12 Epistatic relationships between sarA and agr in Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation. PLoS One 2010 1.60
13 Low levels of β-lactam antibiotics induce extracellular DNA release and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus. MBio 2012 1.51
14 A LysR-type regulator, CidR, is required for induction of the Staphylococcus aureus cidABC operon. J Bacteriol 2005 1.50
15 Acetic acid induces expression of the Staphylococcus aureus cidABC and lrgAB murein hydrolase regulator operons. J Bacteriol 2005 1.45
16 The Staphylococcus aureus cidC gene encodes a pyruvate oxidase that affects acetate metabolism and cell death in stationary phase. Mol Microbiol 2005 1.45
17 Beta toxin catalyzes formation of nucleoprotein matrix in staphylococcal biofilms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.44
18 Genetic tools to enhance the study of gene function and regulation in Staphylococcus aureus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013 1.42
19 Contribution of the Staphylococcus aureus Atl AM and GL murein hydrolase activities in cell division, autolysis, and biofilm formation. PLoS One 2012 1.39
20 Characterization of the Staphylococcus aureus CidR regulon: elucidation of a novel role for acetoin metabolism in cell death and lysis. Mol Microbiol 2006 1.32
21 The Staphylococcus aureus LytSR two-component regulatory system affects biofilm formation. J Bacteriol 2009 1.31
22 A dysfunctional tricarboxylic acid cycle enhances fitness of Staphylococcus epidermidis during β-lactam stress. MBio 2013 1.28
23 The role of proton motive force in expression of the Staphylococcus aureus cid and lrg operons. Mol Microbiol 2006 1.28
24 Transcription of the Staphylococcus aureus cid and lrg murein hydrolase regulators is affected by sigma factor B. J Bacteriol 2004 1.23
25 Predicting the virulence of MRSA from its genome sequence. Genome Res 2014 1.23
26 Biphasic intracellular expression of Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors and evidence for Agr-mediated diffusion sensing. Mol Microbiol 2003 1.22
27 Decoding the functional roles of cationic side chains of the major antimicrobial region of human cathelicidin LL-37. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 1.14
28 Staphylococcus aureus CidA and LrgA proteins exhibit holin-like properties. J Bacteriol 2011 1.13
29 Inactivation of the Pta-AckA pathway causes cell death in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 2013 1.11
30 Use of microfluidic technology to analyze gene expression during Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation reveals distinct physiological niches. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013 1.00
31 The control of death and lysis in staphylococcal biofilms: a coordination of physiological signals. Curr Opin Microbiol 2012 0.96
32 CcpA regulates arginine biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus through repression of proline catabolism. PLoS Pathog 2012 0.95
33 Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains have impaired acetate catabolism: implications for polysaccharide intercellular adhesin synthesis and autolysis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 0.95
34 The Streptococcus mutans Cid and Lrg systems modulate virulence traits in response to multiple environmental signals. Microbiology 2010 0.95
35 Transformation of human cathelicidin LL-37 into selective, stable, and potent antimicrobial compounds. ACS Chem Biol 2014 0.94
36 The Ktr potassium transport system in Staphylococcus aureus and its role in cell physiology, antimicrobial resistance and pathogenesis. Mol Microbiol 2013 0.92
37 Identification of the Staphylococcus aureus vfrAB operon, a novel virulence factor regulatory locus. Infect Immun 2014 0.91
38 Programmed cell death in plants: lessons from bacteria? Trends Plant Sci 2012 0.90
39 Identification of the amino acids essential for LytSR-mediated signal transduction in Staphylococcus aureus and their roles in biofilm-specific gene expression. Mol Microbiol 2015 0.88
40 Characterization of CidR-mediated regulation in Bacillus anthracis reveals a previously undetected role of S-layer proteins as murein hydrolases. Mol Microbiol 2006 0.88
41 Active Bax and Bak are functional holins. Genes Dev 2011 0.87
42 An overlap between the control of programmed cell death in Bacillus anthracis and sporulation. J Bacteriol 2009 0.85
43 Role of the LytSR two-component regulatory system in adaptation to cationic antimicrobial peptides in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013 0.85
44 Triclosan-loaded tooth-binding micelles for prevention and treatment of dental biofilm. Pharm Res 2010 0.84
45 Tooth-binding micelles for dental caries prevention. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 0.83
46 Prevention of orthopedic device-associated osteomyelitis using oxacillin-containing biomineral-binding liposomes. Pharm Res 2012 0.82
47 Tissue culture assays used to analyze invasion by Staphylococcus aureus. Curr Protoc Microbiol 2007 0.80
48 Epithelial Cell Gene Expression Induced by Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Microbiol 2009 0.80
49 Examination of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms using flow-cell technology. Methods Mol Biol 2014 0.77
50 The development of drug-free therapy for prevention of dental caries. Pharm Res 2014 0.77
51 The development of dentotropic micelles with biodegradable tooth-binding moieties. Pharm Res 2013 0.77
52 Methods to generate a sequence-defined transposon mutant library in Staphylococcus epidermidis strain 1457. Methods Mol Biol 2014 0.76