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1 Genetic structure of populations of Legionella pneumophila. J Bacteriol 1985 7.30
2 Development of a standardized subgrouping scheme for Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 using monoclonal antibodies. J Clin Microbiol 1986 4.45
3 An outbreak of gastroenteritis and fever due to Listeria monocytogenes in milk. N Engl J Med 1997 4.33
4 The United States National Prospective Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Study: microbiologic, serologic, clinical, and epidemiologic findings. J Infect Dis 2001 3.14
5 Isoprenoid quinones of the genus Legionella. J Clin Microbiol 1982 2.94
6 Legionella oakridgensis: unusual new species isolated from cooling tower water. Appl Environ Microbiol 1983 2.70
7 Multicenter comparison of levels of antibody to the Neisseria meningitidis group A capsular polysaccharide measured by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J Clin Microbiol 1992 2.67
8 Monoclonal antibodies to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1: possible applications in diagnostic tests and epidemiologic studies. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A 1983 2.58
9 Proposal of Afipia gen. nov., with Afipia felis sp. nov. (formerly the cat scratch disease bacillus), Afipia clevelandensis sp. nov. (formerly the Cleveland Clinic Foundation strain), Afipia broomeae sp. nov., and three unnamed genospecies. J Clin Microbiol 1991 2.44
10 Investigation of an outbreak of listeriosis: new hypotheses for the etiology of epidemic Listeria monocytogenes infections. J Infect Dis 1989 2.42
11 An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with leaf lettuce consumption. J Infect Dis 1998 2.18
12 Determination of antigenic relationships among legionellae and non-legionellae by direct fluorescent-antibody and immunodiffusion tests. J Clin Microbiol 1983 2.16
13 Legionella pneumophila serogroup Lansing 3 isolated from a patient with fatal pneumonia, and descriptions of L. pneumophila subsp. pneumophila subsp. nov., L. pneumophila subsp. fraseri subsp. nov., and L. pneumophila subsp. pascullei subsp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 1988 2.06
14 Recognition of a second serogroup of Legionella longbeachae. J Clin Microbiol 1981 1.97
15 Monoclonal antibody reactivity as a virulence marker for Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains. J Infect Dis 1988 1.86
16 The epidemiology of listeriosis in the United States--1986. Listeriosis Study Group. Am J Epidemiol 1991 1.84
17 Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with an improperly chlorinated swimming pool. Clin Infect Dis 1999 1.84
18 Isolation and characterization of a seventh serogroup of Legionella pneumophila. J Clin Microbiol 1983 1.66
19 Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 35152 and NCTC 7973 contain a nonhemolytic, nonvirulent variant. J Clin Microbiol 1987 1.56
20 Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and ribosomal DNA restriction profiles (ribotyping). J Clin Microbiol 1992 1.49
21 Legionella sainthelensi: a new species of Legionella isolated from water near Mt. St. Helens. Appl Environ Microbiol 1984 1.42
22 Use of absorbed antisera for demonstration of antigenic variation among strains of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. J Clin Microbiol 1984 1.41
23 Detection of soluble Legionella pneumophila antigens in serum and urine specimens by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. J Clin Microbiol 1984 1.40
24 Isolation of Pittsburgh pneumonia agent from nebulizers used in respiratory therapy. Ann Intern Med 1980 1.36
25 Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome and Escherichia coli O121 at a Lake in Connecticut, 1999. Pediatrics 2001 1.35
26 Retrospective examination of lung tissue specimens for the presence of Legionella organisms: comparison of an indirect fluorescent-antibody system with direct fluorescent-antibody testing. J Clin Microbiol 1984 1.34
27 Meningococcal disease in the United States--1986. Meningococcal Disease Study Group. J Infect Dis 1991 1.34
28 Cellular fatty acid composition and ubiquinone content of Legionella feeleii sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 1983 1.26
29 Legionella pneumophila serogroup 9: a cause of human pneumonia. Ann Intern Med 1984 1.23
30 Biochemical, genetic, and epidemiologic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (Haemophilus aegyptius) strains associated with Brazilian purpuric fever. J Clin Microbiol 1988 1.22
31 Meat grinders and molecular epidemiology: two supermarket outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection. J Infect Dis 1996 1.15
32 Purification and characterization of a pilin specific for Brazilian purpuric fever-associated Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (H. aegyptius) strains. J Clin Microbiol 1990 1.08
33 Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with major outer membrane proteins of Brucella melitensis to measure immune response to Brucella species. J Clin Microbiol 1986 1.07
34 Molecular subtyping of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B: comparison of five methods. J Clin Microbiol 1996 1.05
35 Carbamate kinase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: purification, characterization, physiological role, and regulation. J Bacteriol 1982 1.02
36 Multilocus enzyme analysis of Legionella dumoffii. J Clin Microbiol 1988 0.98
37 Microbiology of Brazilian purpuric fever and diagnostic tests. Brazilian Purpuric Fever Study Group. J Clin Microbiol 1989 0.97
38 Distinguishing clonal characteristics of the Brazilian purpuric fever-producing strain. The Brazilian Purpuric Fever Study Group. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1989 0.97
39 Use of monoclonal antibodies in an epidemiological marker system: a retrospective study of lung specimens from the 1976 outbreak of Legionnaires disease in Philadelphia by indirect fluorescent-antibody and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods. J Clin Microbiol 1985 0.97
40 Antigenic and genetic variation in Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6. J Clin Microbiol 1989 0.86
41 Immunoaffinity purification, stabilization and comparative characterization of listeriolysin O from Listeria monocytogenes serotypes 1/2a and 4b. Res Microbiol 1992 0.80
42 Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates: results of an international comparative study. Int J Food Microbiol 1996 0.80
43 Development of diagnostic tests for Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius, the etiologic agent of Brazilian purpuric fever. The Brazilian Purpuric Fever Study Group. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1989 0.78
44 A rapid dot immunoassay for detecting the Brazilian purpuric fever clone of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius with a "flow through" device. Curr Microbiol 1995 0.77
45 [Brazilian purpuric fever. Fast characterization of invasive strains of Haemophilus aegyptius]. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 1990 0.75
46 A method for freezing hybridoma clones in 96-well microculture plates. Methods Enzymol 1986 0.75