Joseph P Dillard

Author PubWeight™ 23.71‹?›

Top papers

Rank Title Journal Year PubWeight™‹?›
1 Neisseria gonorrhoeae secretes chromosomal DNA via a novel type IV secretion system. Mol Microbiol 2005 2.63
2 Natural transformation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: from DNA donation to homologous recombination. Mol Microbiol 2006 1.87
3 A lytic transglycosylase of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is involved in peptidoglycan-derived cytotoxin production. Infect Immun 2002 1.31
4 A novel relaxase homologue is involved in chromosomal DNA processing for type IV secretion in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Mol Microbiol 2007 1.10
5 AtlA functions as a peptidoglycan lytic transglycosylase in the Neisseria gonorrhoeae type IV secretion system. J Bacteriol 2007 1.08
6 AmiC functions as an N-acetylmuramyl-l-alanine amidase necessary for cell separation and can promote autolysis in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Bacteriol 2006 1.01
7 XerCD-mediated site-specific recombination leads to loss of the 57-kilobase gonococcal genetic island. J Bacteriol 2010 0.97
8 Neisseria gonorrhoeae uses two lytic transglycosylases to produce cytotoxic peptidoglycan monomers. J Bacteriol 2008 0.96
9 Mutation of a single lytic transglycosylase causes aberrant septation and inhibits cell separation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Bacteriol 2004 0.96
10 The Gonococcal Genetic Island and Type IV Secretion in the Pathogenic Neisseria. Front Microbiol 2011 0.95
11 Mutations in ampG or ampD affect peptidoglycan fragment release from Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Bacteriol 2008 0.93
12 Characterization of the role of LtgB, a putative lytic transglycosylase in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Microbiology 2005 0.93
13 The lytic transglycosylases of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Microb Drug Resist 2012 0.93
14 Increased expression of the type IV secretion system in piliated Neisseria gonorrhoeae variants. J Bacteriol 2010 0.92
15 Type IV secretion machinery promotes ton-independent intracellular survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae within cervical epithelial cells. Infect Immun 2010 0.89
16 Neisseria gonorrhoeae virulence factor NG1686 is a bifunctional M23B family metallopeptidase that influences resistance to hydrogen peroxide and colony morphology. J Biol Chem 2012 0.85
17 Prevalence and detailed mapping of the gonococcal genetic island in Neisseria meningitidis. J Bacteriol 2012 0.85
18 New complementation constructs for inducible and constitutive gene expression in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.85
19 Characterization of the single stranded DNA binding protein SsbB encoded in the Gonoccocal Genetic Island. PLoS One 2012 0.82
20 Mating pair formation homologue TraG is a variable membrane protein essential for contact-independent type IV secretion of chromosomal DNA by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Bacteriol 2013 0.82
21 Peptidoglycan fragment release from Neisseria meningitidis. Infect Immun 2013 0.81
22 RecQ DNA helicase HRDC domains are critical determinants in Neisseria gonorrhoeae pilin antigenic variation and DNA repair. Mol Microbiol 2008 0.81
23 Expression capable library for studies of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, version 1.0. BMC Microbiol 2005 0.78
24 Neisseria gonorrhoeae lytic transglycosylases LtgA and LtgD reduce host innate immune signaling through TLR2 and NOD2. ACS Infect Dis 2017 0.76