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Pascal Hols

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1 Complete sequence and comparative genome analysis of the dairy bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus. Nat Biotechnol 2004 5.40
2 Enhanced antiinflammatory capacity of a Lactobacillus plantarum mutant synthesizing modified teichoic acids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 2.82
3 Lactobacillus plantarum promotes Drosophila systemic growth by modulating hormonal signals through TOR-dependent nutrient sensing. Cell Metab 2011 2.77
4 Discovering lactic acid bacteria by genomics. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2002 1.90
5 The extracellular biology of the lactobacilli. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2010 1.84
6 A novel pheromone quorum-sensing system controls the development of natural competence in Streptococcus thermophilus and Streptococcus salivarius. J Bacteriol 2009 1.81
7 Autolysis of Lactococcus lactis is increased upon D-alanine depletion of peptidoglycan and lipoteichoic acids. J Bacteriol 2005 1.49
8 Detection, localization, and conformational analysis of single polysaccharide molecules on live bacteria. ACS Nano 2008 1.35
9 Imaging the nanoscale organization of peptidoglycan in living Lactococcus lactis cells. Nat Commun 2010 1.29
10 Cell surface of Lactococcus lactis is covered by a protective polysaccharide pellicle. J Biol Chem 2010 1.29
11 Characterization and functional analysis of the poxB gene, which encodes pyruvate oxidase in Lactobacillus plantarum. J Bacteriol 2004 1.27
12 Single-molecule force spectroscopy and imaging of the vancomycin/D-Ala-D-Ala interaction. Nano Lett 2007 1.20
13 Use of the alr gene as a food-grade selection marker in lactic acid bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002 1.18
14 Major role of NAD-dependent lactate dehydrogenases in aerobic lactate utilization in Lactobacillus plantarum during early stationary phase. J Bacteriol 2004 1.18
15 Development of a versatile procedure based on natural transformation for marker-free targeted genetic modification in Streptococcus thermophilus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 1.16
16 Characterization of O-acetylation of N-acetylglucosamine: a novel structural variation of bacterial peptidoglycan. J Biol Chem 2011 1.15
17 Lactate racemization as a rescue pathway for supplying D-lactate to the cell wall biosynthesis machinery in Lactobacillus plantarum. J Bacteriol 2005 1.14
18 Genetic and biochemical characterization of the cell wall hydrolase activity of the major secreted protein of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. PLoS One 2012 1.14
19 Quorum-sensing regulation of the production of Blp bacteriocins in Streptococcus thermophilus. J Bacteriol 2007 1.13
20 Flow cytometric testing of green fluorescent protein-tagged Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for response to defensins. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006 1.11
21 Mechanism of competence activation by the ComRS signalling system in streptococci. Mol Microbiol 2013 1.11
22 Potential and opportunities for use of recombinant lactic acid bacteria in human health. Adv Appl Microbiol 2004 1.11
23 Genome-scale model of Streptococcus thermophilus LMG18311 for metabolic comparison of lactic acid bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 1.10
24 Metabolic engineering of lactic acid bacteria for the production of nutraceuticals. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2002 1.09
25 A new morphogenesis pathway in bacteria: unbalanced activity of cell wall synthesis machineries leads to coccus-to-rod transition and filamentation in ovococci. Mol Microbiol 2010 1.08
26 Knockout of the alanine racemase gene in Lactobacillus plantarum results in septation defects and cell wall perforation. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 1.06
27 Extracellular life cycle of ComS, the competence-stimulating peptide of Streptococcus thermophilus. J Bacteriol 2013 1.02
28 D-alanyl ester depletion of teichoic acids in Lactobacillus plantarum results in a major modification of lipoteichoic acid composition and cell wall perforations at the septum mediated by the Acm2 autolysin. J Bacteriol 2006 1.02
29 Single-cell force spectroscopy of probiotic bacteria. Biophys J 2013 1.02
30 Fluorescence and atomic force microscopy imaging of wall teichoic acids in Lactobacillus plantarum. ACS Chem Biol 2011 1.00
31 Analysis of the peptidoglycan hydrolase complement of Lactobacillus casei and characterization of the major γ-D-glutamyl-L-lysyl-endopeptidase. PLoS One 2012 0.98
32 Genome-based in silico detection of putative manganese transport systems in Lactobacillus plantarum and their genetic analysis. Microbiology 2005 0.97
33 Involvement of pyruvate oxidase activity and acetate production in the survival of Lactobacillus plantarum during the stationary phase of aerobic growth. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006 0.97
34 Adaptor protein MecA is a negative regulator of the expression of late competence genes in Streptococcus thermophilus. J Bacteriol 2012 0.97
35 The fast milk acidifying phenotype of Streptococcus thermophilus can be acquired by natural transformation of the genomic island encoding the cell-envelope proteinase PrtS. Microb Cell Fact 2011 0.95
36 The inhibitory spectrum of thermophilin 9 from Streptococcus thermophilus LMD-9 depends on the production of multiple peptides and the activity of BlpG(St), a thiol-disulfide oxidase. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 0.92
37 Characterization of the CtsR stress response regulon in Lactobacillus plantarum. J Bacteriol 2009 0.92
38 Detection and localization of single LysM-peptidoglycan interactions. J Bacteriol 2008 0.92
39 Enhanced mucosal delivery of antigen with cell wall mutants of lactic acid bacteria. Infect Immun 2004 0.91
40 MecA protein acts as a negative regulator of genetic competence in Streptococcus mutans. J Bacteriol 2013 0.89
41 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
42 Physiology of Streptococcus thermophilus during the late stage of milk fermentation with special regard to sulfur amino-acid metabolism. Proteomics 2008 0.89
43 Sugar utilisation and conservation of the gal-lac gene cluster in Streptococcus thermophilus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004 0.88
44 Improved adaptation to cold-shock, stationary-phase, and freezing stresses in Lactobacillus plantarum overproducing cold-shock proteins. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003 0.88
45 High-level production of the low-calorie sugar sorbitol by Lactobacillus plantarum through metabolic engineering. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 0.87
46 The Lactobacillus plantarum ftsH gene is a novel member of the CtsR stress response regulon. J Bacteriol 2008 0.87
47 Characterization of a ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase from phenanthrene-degrading Sphingomonas sp. strain LH128 able to oxidize benz[a]anthracene. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009 0.87
48 Control of acute, chronic, and constitutive hyperammonemia by wild-type and genetically engineered Lactobacillus plantarum in rodents. Hepatology 2008 0.87
49 O-glycosylation as a novel control mechanism of peptidoglycan hydrolase activity. J Biol Chem 2013 0.86
50 Towards a nanoscale view of lactic acid bacteria. Micron 2012 0.86
51 Identification of key peptidoglycan hydrolases for morphogenesis, autolysis, and peptidoglycan composition of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. Microb Cell Fact 2012 0.85
52 cse, a Chimeric and variable gene, encodes an extracellular protein involved in cellular segregation in Streptococcus thermophilus. J Bacteriol 2005 0.84
53 Surface proteome analysis of a natural isolate of Lactococcus lactis reveals the presence of pili able to bind human intestinal epithelial cells. Mol Cell Proteomics 2013 0.84
54 Molecular mapping of the cell wall polysaccharides of the human pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae. Nanoscale 2014 0.84
55 Channel-mediated lactic acid transport: a novel function for aquaglyceroporins in bacteria. Biochem J 2013 0.82
56 Ethambutol-induced alterations in Mycobacterium bovis BCG imaged by atomic force microscopy. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006 0.82
57 Identification of the amidotransferase AsnB1 as being responsible for meso-diaminopimelic acid amidation in Lactobacillus plantarum peptidoglycan. J Bacteriol 2011 0.81
58 Identification of an iron-binding protein of the Dps family expressed by Streptococcus thermophilus. Curr Microbiol 2004 0.81
59 Functional and morphological adaptation to peptidoglycan precursor alteration in Lactococcus lactis. J Biol Chem 2010 0.80
60 GtfA and GtfB are both required for protein O-glycosylation in Lactobacillus plantarum. J Bacteriol 2014 0.80
61 Selectivity for D-lactate incorporation into the peptidoglycan precursors of Lactobacillus plantarum: role of Aad, a VanX-like D-alanyl-D-alanine dipeptidase. J Bacteriol 2007 0.80
62 Characterization of a novel angular dioxygenase from fluorene-degrading Sphingomonas sp. strain LB126. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 0.80
63 Metabolic engineering of Lactobacillus plantarum for succinic acid production through activation of the reductive branch of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Enzyme Microb Technol 2013 0.79
64 Inactivation of a small heat shock protein affects cell morphology and membrane fluidity in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. Res Microbiol 2011 0.79
65 SOS response activation and competence development are antagonistic mechanisms in Streptococcus thermophilus. J Bacteriol 2012 0.79
66 Forces in yeast flocculation. Nanoscale 2015 0.78
67 Cold shock induction of the cspL gene in Lactobacillus plantarum involves transcriptional regulation. J Bacteriol 2002 0.78
68 Binding mechanism of the peptidoglycan hydrolase Acm2: low affinity, broad specificity. Biophys J 2013 0.78
69 Forces driving the attachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis to fibrinogen-coated surfaces. Langmuir 2013 0.78
70 Dual role for the O-acetyltransferase OatA in peptidoglycan modification and control of cell septation in Lactobacillus plantarum. PLoS One 2012 0.76
71 Correction: Structural Insights into Streptococcal Competence Regulation by the Cell-to-Cell Communication System ComRS. PLoS Pathog 2017 0.75