Published in Virology on August 13, 2010
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Extensive phage dynamics in Staphylococcus aureus contributes to adaptation to the human host during infection. Mol Microbiol (2006) 1.52
Ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim cause phage induction and virulence modulation in Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.51
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Increased frequency of genomic alterations in Staphylococcus aureus during chronic infection is in part due to phage mobilization. J Infect Dis (2004) 1.40
Staphylococcus aureus CcpA affects biofilm formation. Infect Immun (2008) 1.37
Clonal analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates carrying or lacking biofilm-mediating genes by multilocus sequence typing. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.36
Transcription of clumping factor A in attached and unattached Staphylococcus aureus in vitro and during device-related infection. Infect Immun (2002) 1.32
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Lactobacillus, Pediococcus and Lactococcus human isolates and cultures intended for probiotic or nutritional use. J Antimicrob Chemother (2007) 1.32
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Conjugative transfer of the virulence gene, esp, among isolates of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis. J Antimicrob Chemother (2004) 1.26
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The CodY pleiotropic repressor controls virulence in gram-positive pathogens. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol (2011) 1.20
Regulatory adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus during nasal colonization of humans. PLoS One (2010) 1.19
High phenotypic diversity in infecting but not in colonizing Staphylococcus aureus populations. Environ Microbiol (2007) 1.17
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sigmaB and the sigmaB-dependent arlRS and yabJ-spoVG loci affect capsule formation in Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Immun (2007) 1.12
Beta-lactams interfering with PBP1 induce Panton-Valentine leukocidin expression by triggering sarA and rot global regulators of Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 1.12
A multiresistance megaplasmid pLG1 bearing a hylEfm genomic island in hospital Enterococcus faecium isolates. Int J Med Microbiol (2010) 1.11
Tigecycline-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strain isolated from a German intensive care unit patient. J Antimicrob Chemother (2008) 1.11
The staphylococcal respiratory response regulator SrrAB induces ica gene transcription and polysaccharide intercellular adhesin expression, protecting Staphylococcus aureus from neutrophil killing under anaerobic growth conditions. Mol Microbiol (2007) 1.10
A point mutation in the sensor histidine kinase SaeS of Staphylococcus aureus strain Newman alters the response to biocide exposure. J Bacteriol (2009) 1.10
Association of recurrent furunculosis with Panton-Valentine leukocidin and the genetic background of Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.08
Adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to the cystic fibrosis lung. Int J Med Microbiol (2010) 1.08
Functional characterization of the sigmaB-dependent yabJ-spoVG operon in Staphylococcus aureus: role in methicillin and glycopeptide resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.07
Cytoplasmic replication of Staphylococcus aureus upon phagosomal escape triggered by phenol-soluble modulin α. Cell Microbiol (2013) 1.06
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The synthesis and function of the alarmone (p)ppGpp in firmicutes. Int J Med Microbiol (2009) 1.04
Two small (p)ppGpp synthases in Staphylococcus aureus mediate tolerance against cell envelope stress conditions. J Bacteriol (2013) 1.04
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High-level ciprofloxacin resistance among hospital-adapted Enterococcus faecium (CC17). Int J Antimicrob Agents (2009) 1.01
Two distinct coagulase-dependent barriers protect Staphylococcus aureus from neutrophils in a three dimensional in vitro infection model. PLoS Pathog (2012) 1.01