Ruth C Massey

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1 Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor B (ClfB) promotes adherence to human type I cytokeratin 10: implications for nasal colonization. Cell Microbiol 2002 2.02
2 Methicillin resistance alters the biofilm phenotype and attenuates virulence in Staphylococcus aureus device-associated infections. PLoS Pathog 2012 1.72
3 Methicillin resistance reduces the virulence of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by interfering with the agr quorum sensing system. J Infect Dis 2012 1.32
4 Antagonistic coevolution with parasites increases the cost of host deleterious mutations. Proc Biol Sci 2006 1.32
5 Staphylococcus aureus host cell invasion and virulence in sepsis is facilitated by the multiple repeats within FnBPA. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.24
6 Genes encoding a cellulosic polymer contribute toward the ecological success of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 on plant surfaces. Mol Ecol 2003 1.24
7 Interspecific competition and siderophore-mediated cooperation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ISME J 2007 1.24
8 Predicting the virulence of MRSA from its genome sequence. Genome Res 2014 1.23
9 How does Staphylococcus aureus escape the bloodstream? Trends Microbiol 2011 1.09
10 Offsetting virulence and antibiotic resistance costs by MRSA. ISME J 2010 1.05
11 From genotype to phenotype: can systems biology be used to predict Staphylococcus aureus virulence? Nat Rev Microbiol 2012 1.03
12 Staphylococcus aureus keratinocyte invasion is dependent upon multiple high-affinity fibronectin-binding repeats within FnBPA. PLoS One 2011 0.95
13 Identification of factors contributing to T-cell toxicity of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2008 0.92
14 Oxacillin alters the toxin expression profile of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013 0.92
15 Invasion of human cells by a bacterial pathogen. J Vis Exp 2011 0.87
16 Agr interference between clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains in an insect model of virulence. J Bacteriol 2006 0.87
17 Clonal distribution and phase-variable expression of a major histocompatibility complex analogue protein in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 2005 0.86
18 Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adherence protein triggers TNFα release, promoting attachment to endothelial cells via protein A. PLoS One 2012 0.84
19 The Staphyloccous aureus Eap protein activates expression of proinflammatory cytokines. Infect Immun 2008 0.82
20 Evidence for steric regulation of fibrinogen binding to Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding protein A (FnBPA). J Biol Chem 2014 0.79