Daniel J Wozniak

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1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa anaerobic respiration in biofilms: relationships to cystic fibrosis pathogenesis. Dev Cell 2002 4.94
2 Identification of psl, a locus encoding a potential exopolysaccharide that is essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm formation. J Bacteriol 2004 3.39
3 The EPS matrix: the "house of biofilm cells". J Bacteriol 2007 3.38
4 Assembly and development of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix. PLoS Pathog 2009 2.85
5 Role of polysaccharides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development. Curr Opin Microbiol 2007 2.74
6 Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa conditional psl variants reveals roles for the psl polysaccharide in adhesion and maintaining biofilm structure postattachment. J Bacteriol 2006 2.53
7 Understanding the control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate synthesis and the prospects for management of chronic infections in cystic fibrosis. Mol Microbiol 2005 2.49
8 Anaerobic metabolism and quorum sensing by Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in chronically infected cystic fibrosis airways: rethinking antibiotic treatment strategies and drug targets. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2002 2.27
9 Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses a cyclic-di-GMP-regulated adhesin to reinforce the biofilm extracellular matrix. Mol Microbiol 2010 2.24
10 Pseudomonas aeruginosa rugose small-colony variants have adaptations that likely promote persistence in the cystic fibrosis lung. J Bacteriol 2009 2.22
11 The pel polysaccharide can serve a structural and protective role in the biofilm matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PLoS Pathog 2011 2.04
12 Pseudomonas biofilm matrix composition and niche biology. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2012 2.00
13 Genetic and biochemical analyses of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Psl exopolysaccharide reveal overlapping roles for polysaccharide synthesis enzymes in Psl and LPS production. Mol Microbiol 2009 1.91
14 The Pel and Psl polysaccharides provide Pseudomonas aeruginosa structural redundancy within the biofilm matrix. Environ Microbiol 2011 1.69
15 Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix polysaccharide Psl is regulated transcriptionally by RpoS and post-transcriptionally by RsmA. Mol Microbiol 2010 1.66
16 The Pseudomonas aeruginosa ribbon-helix-helix DNA-binding protein AlgZ (AmrZ) controls twitching motility and biogenesis of type IV pili. J Bacteriol 2006 1.63
17 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Psl is a galactose- and mannose-rich exopolysaccharide. J Bacteriol 2007 1.37
18 Phosphorylation of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa response regulator AlgR is essential for type IV fimbria-mediated twitching motility. J Bacteriol 2002 1.37
19 Self-produced exopolysaccharide is a signal that stimulates biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 1.36
20 The alternative sigma factor AlgT represses Pseudomonas aeruginosa flagellum biosynthesis by inhibiting expression of fleQ. J Bacteriol 2005 1.26
21 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Psl polysaccharide reduces neutrophil phagocytosis and the oxidative response by limiting complement-mediated opsonization. Cell Microbiol 2011 1.25
22 The AlgT-dependent transcriptional regulator AmrZ (AlgZ) inhibits flagellum biosynthesis in mucoid, nonmotile Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis isolates. J Bacteriol 2006 1.18
23 Pseudomonas aeruginosa flagellin and alginate elicit very distinct gene expression patterns in airway epithelial cells: implications for cystic fibrosis disease. J Immunol 2004 1.16
24 Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa dinB-encoded DNA polymerase IV in mutagenesis. J Bacteriol 2006 1.13
25 The roles of biofilm matrix polysaccharide Psl in mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2012 1.13
26 A fusion protein vaccine containing OprF epitope 8, OprI, and type A and B flagellins promotes enhanced clearance of nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infect Immun 2009 1.12
27 Immunization of young African green monkeys with OprF epitope 8-OprI-type A- and B-flagellin fusion proteins promotes the production of protective antibodies against nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Vaccine 2009 1.10
28 Binding of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgZ to sites upstream of the algZ promoter leads to repression of transcription. J Bacteriol 2005 1.05
29 The BvgAS signal transduction system regulates biofilm development in Bordetella. J Bacteriol 2005 1.05
30 Static growth of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa selects for non-mucoid variants that have acquired flagellum-dependent motility. Microbiology 2002 1.04
31 The sigma factor AlgU plays a key role in formation of robust biofilms by nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol 2010 1.02
32 The NtrC family regulator AlgB, which controls alginate biosynthesis in mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa, binds directly to the algD promoter. J Bacteriol 2007 1.01
33 A spider web strategy of type IV pili-mediated migration to build a fibre-like Psl polysaccharide matrix in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Environ Microbiol 2013 1.01
34 The Pseudomonas aeruginosa exopolysaccharide Psl facilitates surface adherence and NF-kappaB activation in A549 cells. MBio 2010 0.98
35 Control of bacterial biofilms with marine alkaloid derivatives. Mol Biosyst 2008 0.97
36 Synthesis of multiple Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix exopolysaccharides is post-transcriptionally regulated. Environ Microbiol 2012 0.95
37 Direct evaluation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm mediators in a chronic infection model. Infect Immun 2011 0.94
38 The transcription factor AmrZ utilizes multiple DNA binding modes to recognize activator and repressor sequences of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence genes. PLoS Pathog 2012 0.94
39 Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgR regulates type IV pilus biosynthesis by activating transcription of the fimU-pilVWXY1Y2E operon. J Bacteriol 2008 0.92
40 Epistatic roles for Pseudomonas aeruginosa MutS and DinB (DNA Pol IV) in coping with reactive oxygen species-induced DNA damage. PLoS One 2011 0.91
41 AmrZ modulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm architecture by directly repressing transcription of the psl operon. J Bacteriol 2013 0.90
42 First evidence of sternal wound biofilm following cardiac surgery. PLoS One 2013 0.89
43 Bacterial Extracellular Polysaccharides in Biofilm Formation and Function. Microbiol Spectr 2015 0.89
44 AmrZ beta-sheet residues are essential for DNA binding and transcriptional control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence genes. J Bacteriol 2010 0.88
45 Biofilms and infectious diseases: biology to mathematics and back again. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2011 0.86
46 The exopolysaccharide Psl-eDNA interaction enables the formation of a biofilm skeleton in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Environ Microbiol Rep 2015 0.83
47 The role of biofilms in airway disease. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2003 0.79
48 Crystallization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmrZ protein: development of a comprehensive method for obtaining and optimization of protein-DNA crystals. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012 0.78