Published in PLoS One on July 29, 2010
Detection of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type XI carrying highly divergent mecA, mecI, mecR1, blaZ, and ccr genes in human clinical isolates of clonal complex 130 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 3.60
Cross-species spread of SCCmec IV subtypes in staphylococci. Infect Genet Evol (2010) 1.14
Detection of novel chromosome-SCCmec variants in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and their inclusion in PCR based screening. BMC Res Notes (2011) 1.08
Lateral transfer of genes and gene fragments in Staphylococcus extends beyond mobile elements. J Bacteriol (2011) 1.00
A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri. J Antimicrob Chemother (2013) 0.97
Emergence of sequence type 779 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus harboring a novel pseudo staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec)-SCC-SCCCRISPR composite element in Irish hospitals. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 0.95
Evolution of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in a remote population. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 0.84
R-thanatin inhibits growth and biofilm formation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in vivo and in vitro. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2013) 0.84
Clonal dynamics of nasal Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in dog-owning household members. Detection of MSSA ST(398). PLoS One (2013) 0.80
The population genetics of drug resistance evolution in natural populations of viral, bacterial and eukaryotic pathogens. Mol Ecol (2015) 0.79
Absence/presence calling in microarray-based CGH experiments with non-model organisms. Nucleic Acids Res (2014) 0.78
Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) and arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) in Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from prosthetic joint infections. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2013) 0.78
Whole genome analysis of epidemiologically closely related Staphylococcus aureus isolates. PLoS One (2013) 0.76
Prevalence of the Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Coagulase-Positive-and Negative-Staphylococcus in Chicken Meat Retailed to Consumers. Front Microbiol (2016) 0.75
Mini-review: Epidemiology and zoonotic potential of multiresistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile in livestock and food. GMS Hyg Infect Control (2014) 0.75
Modulation of ccrAB Expression and SCCmec Excision by an Inverted Repeat Element and SarS in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2015) 0.75
Large tandem chromosome expansions facilitate niche adaptation during persistent infection with drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Microb Genom (2015) 0.75
Metabolic activity, urease production, antibiotic resistance and virulence in dual species biofilms of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Sex and virulence in Escherichia coli: an evolutionary perspective. Mol Microbiol (2006) 14.53
Structural comparison of three types of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec integrated in the chromosome in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2001) 12.65
A new class of genetic element, staphylococcus cassette chromosome mec, encodes methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2000) 9.84
Evolutionary models of the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2003) 5.29
Classification of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec): guidelines for reporting novel SCCmec elements. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 4.92
The population genetics of dN/dS. PLoS Genet (2008) 3.88
Frequent emergence and limited geographic dispersal of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 3.52
Gram-positive toxic shock syndromes. Lancet Infect Dis (2009) 3.37
A cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor blocks Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Science (2008) 2.96
Sau1: a novel lineage-specific type I restriction-modification system that blocks horizontal gene transfer into Staphylococcus aureus and between S. aureus isolates of different lineages. J Bacteriol (2006) 2.93
In-vivo transfer of mecA DNA to Staphylococcus aureus [corrected]. Lancet (2001) 2.14
Genetic and biochemical analyses of the biosynthesis of the yellow carotenoid 4,4'-diaponeurosporene of Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol (1994) 2.07
Evidence of extensive interspecies transfer of integron-mediated antimicrobial resistance genes among multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a clinical setting. J Infect Dis (2002) 1.72
Staphylococcal exfoliative toxins: "molecular scissors" of bacteria that attack the cutaneous defense barrier in mammals. J Dermatol Sci (2007) 1.37
Novel mobile variants of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.35
The origin of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate at a neonatal ward in Sweden-possible horizontal transfer of a staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Microbiol Infect (2008) 1.18
Operon structure of Staphylococcus aureus. Nucleic Acids Res (2010) 1.04
Whole genome analysis of a livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 isolate from a case of human endocarditis. BMC Genomics (2010) 2.32
Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus more contagious than methicillin-susceptible S. aureus in a surgical intensive care unit? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2002) 2.25
Human-to-dog transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.97
Multidrug resistance among Enterobacteriaceae is strongly associated with the presence of integrons and is independent of species or isolate origin. J Infect Dis (2002) 1.87
Adherence of type 1-fimbriated Escherichia coli to uroepithelial cells: more in diabetic women than in control subjects. Diabetes Care (2002) 1.83
Evidence of extensive interspecies transfer of integron-mediated antimicrobial resistance genes among multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a clinical setting. J Infect Dis (2002) 1.72
Evaluation of the Etest ESBL and the BD Phoenix, VITEK 1, and VITEK 2 automated instruments for detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in multiresistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.68
Epidemic and nonepidemic multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.66
Genomic diversity within the Enterobacter cloacae complex. PLoS One (2008) 1.60
Toxin-gene profile heterogeneity among endemic invasive European group A streptococcal isolates. J Infect Dis (2003) 1.56
High genetic diversity among community-associated Staphylococcus aureus in Europe: results from a multicenter study. PLoS One (2012) 1.53
Enterobacter cloacae outbreak and emergence of quinolone resistance gene in Dutch hospital. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 1.31
Site-specific manifestations of invasive group a streptococcal disease: type distribution and corresponding patterns of virulence determinants. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.23
Multi-centre evaluation of real-time multiplex PCR for detection of carbapenemase genes OXA-48, VIM, IMP, NDM and KPC. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 1.22
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs with exudative epidermitis. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.17
Occurrence and spread of SHV extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Curacao. J Antimicrob Chemother (2003) 1.13
A novel Salmonella genomic island 1 and rare integron types in Salmonella Typhimurium isolates from horses in The Netherlands. J Antimicrob Chemother (2007) 1.11
Acquisition and cross-transmission of Staphylococcus aureus in European intensive care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2009) 1.07
Evolution in quantum leaps: multiple combinatorial transfers of HPI and other genetic modules in Enterobacteriaceae. PLoS One (2010) 1.06
Identical plasmid AmpC beta-lactamase genes and plasmid types in E. coli isolates from patients and poultry meat in the Netherlands. Int J Food Microbiol (2013) 1.04
Operon structure of Staphylococcus aureus. Nucleic Acids Res (2010) 1.04
Extensive hospital-wide spread of a multidrug-resistant enterobacter cloacae clone, with late detection due to a variable antibiogram and frequent patient transfer. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.04
Antibiotic rotation and development of gram-negative antibiotic resistance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.04
Antimicrobial resistance, class 1 integrons, and genomic island 1 in Salmonella isolates from Vietnam. PLoS One (2010) 1.01
Population distribution of Beta-lactamase conferring resistance to third-generation cephalosporins in human clinical Enterobacteriaceae in the Netherlands. PLoS One (2012) 1.01
Antibiotic resistance, integrons and Salmonella genomic island 1 among non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars in The Netherlands. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2006) 0.99
Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci on pig farms as a reservoir of heterogeneous staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements. Appl Environ Microbiol (2011) 0.98
Identification of resistance and virulence factors in an epidemic Enterobacter hormaechei outbreak strain. Microbiology (2009) 0.95
Detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae with a commercial DNA microarray. J Med Microbiol (2012) 0.94
Yersiniabactin reduces the respiratory oxidative stress response of innate immune cells. PLoS One (2009) 0.93
Characteristics of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from horses. Vet Microbiol (2007) 0.92
Global spread of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1. Lancet Infect Dis (2010) 0.92
Distribution of Salmonella enterica serovars from humans, livestock and meat in Vietnam and the dominance of Salmonella Typhimurium phage type 90. Vet Microbiol (2005) 0.91
[Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae following foreign travel]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd (2010) 0.91
Failure to control an outbreak of qnrA1-positive multidrug-resistant Enterobacter cloacae infection despite adequate implementation of recommended infection control measures. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 0.91
Production of BRO beta-lactamases and resistance to complement in European Moraxella catarrhalis isolates. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 0.90
Determination of the relationship between group A streptococcal genome content, M type, and toxic shock syndrome by a mixed genome microarray. Infect Immun (2007) 0.90
Novel multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis method for rapid molecular typing of human Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 0.90
High levels of hydrolytic enzymes secreted by Candida albicans isolates involved in respiratory infections. J Med Microbiol (2003) 0.89
In vitro activity of new ketolides against macrolide-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates with defined resistance gene status. J Antimicrob Chemother (2002) 0.86
Evaluation of Etest to determine tigecycline MICs for Enterobacter species. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 0.86
Effect of long-term trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole treatment on resistance and integron prevalence in the intestinal flora: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in children. J Antimicrob Chemother (2009) 0.85
Genetic variation in spatio-temporal confined USA300 community-associated MRSA isolates: a shift from clonal dispersion to genetic evolution? PLoS One (2011) 0.85
In vitro activities of novel des-fluoro(6) quinolone BMS-284756 against mutants of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus selected with different quinolones. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2002) 0.85
Genotyping of clinical methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a Dutch teaching hospital. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 0.84
Association between Escherichia coli bacteriuria and renal function in women: long-term follow-up. Arch Intern Med (2007) 0.83
SCCmec typing in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains of animal origin. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 0.83
Chicken cathelicidins display antimicrobial activity against multiresistant bacteria without inducing strong resistance. PLoS One (2013) 0.81
New methods to analyse microarray data that partially lack a reference signal. BMC Genomics (2009) 0.81
Fimch antiserum inhibits the adherence of Escherichia coli to cells collected by voided urine specimens of diabetic women. J Urol (2004) 0.80
Increased in vitro activity of the novel des-fluoro(6) quinolone BMS-284756 against genetically defined clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. J Antimicrob Chemother (2002) 0.80
International multicenter evaluation of the DiversiLab bacterial typing system for Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.79
Class 1 integrons in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical infections of horses and dogs in the Netherlands. Microb Drug Resist (2005) 0.78
An ex vivo porcine nasal mucosa explants model to study MRSA colonization. PLoS One (2013) 0.78
Clinical evaluation of a NASBA-based assay for detection of Candida spp. in blood and blood cultures. Clin Lab (2002) 0.77
Colonization and transmission of meticillin-susceptible and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a murine nasal colonization model. J Med Microbiol (2011) 0.77
Integrons in Escherichia coli from food-producing animals in The Netherlands. Microb Drug Resist (2005) 0.77
Antimicrobial resistance among isolates cultured from patients hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection in Europe. Int J Infect Dis (2002) 0.76
Whole genome analysis of epidemiologically closely related Staphylococcus aureus isolates. PLoS One (2013) 0.76
Staphylococcus aureus ST398 gene expression profiling during ex vivo colonization of porcine nasal epithelium. BMC Genomics (2014) 0.75
Correction: Development of a real-time PCR for detection of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius using a novel automated comparison of whole-genome sequences. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Comparison of the in vitro pathogenicity of two Salmonella Typhimurium phage types. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis (2006) 0.75
Class 1 integrons in Dutch Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin isolates from clinical cases of bovine salmonellosis. Vet Microbiol (2006) 0.75
In vitro activity of faropenem against 5460 clinical bacterial isolates from Europe. J Antimicrob Chemother (2002) 0.75