Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
1
|
Skewed genomic variability in strains of the toxigenic bacterial pathogen, Clostridium perfringens.
|
Genome Res
|
2006
|
2.84
|
2
|
Prevalence of PCR ribotypes among Clostridium difficile isolates from pigs, calves, and other species.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2007
|
2.76
|
3
|
Prevalence of cpb2, encoding beta2 toxin, in Clostridium perfringens field isolates: correlation of genotype with phenotype.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2003
|
1.77
|
4
|
Necrotizing enterocolitis associated with clostridium perfringens type A in previously healthy north american adults.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2005
|
1.58
|
5
|
Multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis for investigation of the genetic association of Clostridium difficile isolates from food, food animals and humans.
|
Anaerobe
|
2011
|
1.45
|
6
|
Atypical cpb2 genes, encoding beta2-toxin in Clostridium perfringens isolates of nonporcine origin.
|
Infect Immun
|
2005
|
1.41
|
7
|
Macro and micro diversity of Clostridium difficile isolates from diverse sources and geographical locations.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.40
|
8
|
Fatal necrotizing colitis following a foodborne outbreak of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens type A infection.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2005
|
1.37
|
9
|
Algorithm combining toxin immunoassay and stool culture for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2009
|
1.34
|
10
|
Genotyping and phenotyping of beta2-toxigenic Clostridium perfringens fecal isolates associated with gastrointestinal diseases in piglets.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2003
|
1.32
|
11
|
Diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens intestinal infections in sheep and goats.
|
J Vet Diagn Invest
|
2008
|
1.27
|
12
|
Genome sequence and identification of candidate vaccine antigens from the animal pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus.
|
Nat Biotechnol
|
2007
|
1.25
|
13
|
Microarray identification of Clostridium difficile core components and divergent regions associated with host origin.
|
J Bacteriol
|
2009
|
1.24
|
14
|
Widespread distribution of a tet W determinant among tetracycline-resistant isolates of the animal pathogen Arcanobacterium pyogenes.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2002
|
1.20
|
15
|
Neutralization of Clostridium difficile toxin A with single-domain antibodies targeting the cell receptor binding domain.
|
J Biol Chem
|
2011
|
1.19
|
16
|
Clonal relationships among Clostridium perfringens of porcine origin as determined by multilocus sequence typing.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2006
|
1.18
|
17
|
Identification of novel pathogenicity loci in Clostridium perfringens strains that cause avian necrotic enteritis.
|
PLoS One
|
2010
|
1.13
|
18
|
Identification and role in virulence of putative iron acquisition genes from Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis.
|
FEMS Microbiol Lett
|
2002
|
1.11
|
19
|
A possible role for Clostridium difficile in the etiology of calf enteritis.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2007
|
1.10
|
20
|
Necrotic enteritis in chickens: a paradigm of enteric infection by Clostridium perfringens type A.
|
Anaerobe
|
2009
|
1.10
|
21
|
International Clostridium difficile animal strain collection and large diversity of animal associated strains.
|
BMC Microbiol
|
2014
|
1.09
|
22
|
Clostridium perfringens: insight into virulence evolution and population structure.
|
Anaerobe
|
2005
|
1.07
|
23
|
Comparative virulence of clinical Brachyspira spp. isolates in inoculated pigs.
|
J Vet Diagn Invest
|
2012
|
1.00
|
24
|
Sphingomyelinase D, a novel probe for cellular sphingomyelin: effects on cholesterol homeostasis in human skin fibroblasts.
|
J Lipid Res
|
2003
|
0.96
|
25
|
The Arcanobacterium pyogenes collagen-binding protein, CbpA, promotes adhesion to host cells.
|
Infect Immun
|
2003
|
0.94
|
26
|
Tylosin resistance in Arcanobacterium pyogenes is encoded by an erm X determinant.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2003
|
0.94
|
27
|
Non-toxigenic Clostridium sordellii: clinical and microbiological features of a case of cholangitis-associated bacteremia.
|
Anaerobe
|
2011
|
0.93
|
28
|
An investigation into the association between cpb2-encoding Clostridium perfringens type A and diarrhea in neonatal piglets.
|
Can J Vet Res
|
2013
|
0.93
|
29
|
Susceptibility of Arcanobacterium pyogenes from different sources to tetracycline, macrolide and lincosamide antimicrobial agents.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2002
|
0.92
|
30
|
Mechanism of induction of complement susceptibility of erythrocytes by spider and bacterial sphingomyelinases.
|
Immunology
|
2002
|
0.92
|
31
|
Genome sequencing and analysis of a type A Clostridium perfringens isolate from a case of bovine clostridial abomasitis.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.92
|
32
|
Immunization with recombinant alpha toxin partially protects broiler chicks against experimental challenge with Clostridium perfringens.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2008
|
0.92
|
33
|
The variant undecapeptide sequence of the Arcanobacterium pyogenes haemolysin, pyolysin, is required for full cytolytic activity.
|
Microbiology
|
2002
|
0.90
|
34
|
A second tylosin resistance determinant, Erm B, in Arcanobacterium pyogenes.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2004
|
0.90
|
35
|
Evaluation of two enzyme immunoassays for detection of Clostridium difficile toxins A and B in swine.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2007
|
0.90
|
36
|
Virulence of Clostridium perfringens in an experimental model of poultry necrotic enteritis.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2009
|
0.89
|
37
|
Evaluation of a test for Clostridium difficile toxins A and B for the diagnosis of neonatal swine enteritis.
|
J Vet Diagn Invest
|
2002
|
0.88
|
38
|
Clostridium difficile: its potential as a source of foodborne disease.
|
Adv Food Nutr Res
|
2010
|
0.88
|
39
|
Development of a consensus method for culture of Clostridium difficile from meat and its use in a survey of U.S. retail meats.
|
Food Microbiol
|
2012
|
0.85
|
40
|
tISCpe8, an IS1595-family lincomycin resistance element located on a conjugative plasmid in Clostridium perfringens.
|
J Bacteriol
|
2009
|
0.84
|
41
|
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolated from neonatal pigs with enteritis.
|
Anaerobe
|
2004
|
0.83
|
42
|
Identification of a second Arcanobacterium pyogenes neuraminidase and involvement of neuraminidase activity in host cell adhesion.
|
Infect Immun
|
2002
|
0.83
|
43
|
Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis for strain typing of Clostridium perfringens.
|
Anaerobe
|
2005
|
0.82
|
44
|
Comparison of atypical Brachyspira spp. clinical isolates and classic strains in a mouse model of swine dysentery.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2012
|
0.82
|
45
|
Effect of age, dose and antibiotic therapy on the development of Clostridium difficile infection in neonatal piglets.
|
Anaerobe
|
2013
|
0.80
|
46
|
The gene encoding pyolysin, the pore-forming toxin of Arcanobacterium pyogenes, resides within a genomic islet flanked by essential genes.
|
FEMS Microbiol Lett
|
2003
|
0.80
|
47
|
Regulation of type IV fimbrial biogenesis in Dichelobacter nodosus.
|
J Bacteriol
|
2006
|
0.80
|
48
|
Ribosomal mutations in Arcanobacterium pyogenes confer a unique spectrum of macrolide resistance.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2004
|
0.80
|
49
|
Enteritis necroticans with recurrent enterocutaneous fistulae caused by Clostridium perfringens in a child with cyclic neutropenia.
|
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
|
2004
|
0.79
|
50
|
Association of genes encoding beta2 toxin and a collagen binding protein in Clostridium perfringens isolates of porcine origin.
|
Vet Microbiol
|
2006
|
0.79
|
51
|
Development of an antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Clostridium perfringens beta2-toxin in porcine feces and the neonatal piglet intestine.
|
J Vet Diagn Invest
|
2012
|
0.79
|
52
|
Presence of Clostridium perfringens in retail chicken livers.
|
Anaerobe
|
2013
|
0.78
|
53
|
Virulence for chickens of Clostridium perfringens isolated from poultry and other sources.
|
Anaerobe
|
2010
|
0.77
|
54
|
Diagnosing clostridial enteric disease in poultry.
|
J Vet Diagn Invest
|
2013
|
0.77
|
55
|
First isolation of Clostridium perfringens type E from a goat with diarrhea.
|
Anaerobe
|
2013
|
0.77
|
56
|
Immunization with genetic toxoids of the Arcanobacterium pyogenes cholesterol-dependent cytolysin, pyolysin, protects mice against infection.
|
Infect Immun
|
2003
|
0.77
|
57
|
Humoral immunity and injection-site reactions in cattle vaccinated with a multivalent clostridial vaccine administered via subcutaneous injection or via transdermal needle-free injection.
|
Am J Vet Res
|
2011
|
0.75
|
58
|
Anaerobes.
|
Anaerobe
|
2009
|
0.75
|