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Sophia Kathariou

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1 Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species. Nucleic Acids Res 2004 4.97
2 The Exiguobacterium genus: biodiversity and biogeography. Extremophiles 2009 1.91
3 Identification of host-associated alleles by multilocus sequence typing of Campylobacter coli strains from food animals. Microbiology 2006 1.77
4 Genetic markers unique to Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b differentiate epidemic clone II (hot dog outbreak strains) from other lineages. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004 1.38
5 comK prophage junction fragments as markers for Listeria monocytogenes genotypes unique to individual meat and poultry processing plants and a model for rapid niche-specific adaptation, biofilm formation, and persistence. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 1.25
6 Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis as a tool for subtyping Listeria monocytogenes strains. J Clin Microbiol 2008 1.15
7 Epidemic clone I-specific genetic markers in strains of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b from foods. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004 1.14
8 Genetic characterization of plasmid-associated benzalkonium chloride resistance determinants in a Listeria monocytogenes strain from the 1998-1999 outbreak. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 1.09
9 Campylobacter colonization of sibling turkey flocks reared under different management conditions. J Food Prot 2004 1.05
10 Competition of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 1/2a and 4b strains in mixed-culture biofilms. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 1.05
11 Natural transformation-mediated transfer of erythromycin resistance in Campylobacter coli strains from turkeys and swine. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006 1.02
12 Temperature-dependent phage resistance of Listeria monocytogenes epidemic clone II. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 0.99
13 Population structure of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b isolates from sporadic human listeriosis cases in the United States from 2003 to 2008. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014 0.99
14 Host ranges of Listeria-specific bacteriophages from the turkey processing plant environment in the United States. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008 0.97
15 Complete genome sequence of the Thermophilic Bacterium Exiguobacterium sp. AT1b. J Bacteriol 2011 0.95
16 Atypical Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b strains harboring a lineage II-specific gene cassette. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 0.93
17 Restriction fragment length polymorphisms detected with novel DNA probes differentiate among diverse lineages of serogroup 4 Listeria monocytogenes and identify four distinct lineages in serotype 4b. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002 0.93
18 Effect of low temperature and culture media on the growth and freeze-thawing tolerance of Exiguobacterium strains. Cryobiology 2007 0.92
19 Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and strain type diversity of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from turkeys in eastern North Carolina. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008 0.92
20 Strain persistence and fluctuation of multiple-antibiotic resistant Campylobacter coli colonizing turkeys over successive production cycles. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2005 0.92
21 A novel restriction-modification system is responsible for temperature-dependent phage resistance in Listeria monocytogenes ECII. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.89
22 Putative transposases conserved in Exiguobacterium isolates from ancient Siberian permafrost and from contemporary surface habitats. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 0.88
23 Listeria monocytogenes strains selected on ciprofloxacin or the disinfectant benzalkonium chloride exhibit reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, benzalkonium chloride, and other toxic compounds. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011 0.88
24 Heavy metal and disinfectant resistance of Listeria monocytogenes from foods and food processing plants. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012 0.88
25 Conservation and distribution of the benzalkonium chloride resistance cassette bcrABC in Listeria monocytogenes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013 0.85
26 Analysis of evolutionary patterns of genes in Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli. Microb Inform Exp 2012 0.85
27 Temperature-dependent requirement for catalase in aerobic growth of Listeria monocytogenes F2365. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 0.83
28 The role of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b gtcA in gastrointestinal listeriosis in A/J mice. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2009 0.83
29 Proteomic analysis of cold adaptation in a Siberian permafrost bacterium--Exiguobacterium sibiricum 255-15 by two-dimensional liquid separation coupled with mass spectrometry. Proteomics 2006 0.83
30 Differences in methylation at GATC sites in genomic DNA of Campylobacter coli from turkeys and swine. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 0.82
31 Purine biosynthesis mutants (purA and purB) of serotype 4b Listeria monocytogenes are severely attenuated for systemic infection in intragastrically inoculated A/J Mice. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2012 0.82
32 Role of a GntR-family response regulator LbrA in Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation. PLoS One 2013 0.81
33 The absence of intervening sequences in 23S rRNA genes of Campylobacter coli isolates from Turkeys is a unique attribute of a cluster of related strains which also lack resistance to erythromycin. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006 0.81
34 A P60 mutant of Listeria monocytogenes is impaired in its ability to cause infection in intragastrically inoculated mice. Microb Pathog 2007 0.79
35 Genomic evidence for interspecies acquisition of chromosomal DNA from Campylobacter jejuni by Campylobacter coli strains of a turkey-associated clonal group (cluster II). Foodborne Pathog Dis 2008 0.78
36 A "successful allele" at Campylobacter jejuni contingency locus Cj0170 regulates motility; "successful alleles" at locus Cj0045 are strongly associated with mouse colonization. Food Microbiol 2013 0.78
37 Characterization of Campylobacter from resident Canada geese in an urban environment. J Wildl Dis 2013 0.77
38 Mutant construction and integration vector-mediated gene complementation in Listeria monocytogenes. Methods Mol Biol 2014 0.77
39 Isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from Food and Water: Official and Experimental Protocols. Curr Protoc Microbiol 2014 0.75
40 Impact of growth temperature and agar versus liquid media on freeze-thaw tolerance of Yersinia enterocolitica. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010 0.75
41 Quantitative recovery of Listeria monocytogenes and select salmonella serotypes from environmental sample media. J AOAC Int 2007 0.75