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G M Dunny

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1 Characterization of three plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid molecules in a strain of Streptococcus faecalis: identification of a plasmid determining erythromycin resistance. J Bacteriol 1974 12.44
2 Induced cell aggregation and mating in Streptococcus faecalis: evidence for a bacterial sex pheromone. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1978 9.67
3 Transmissible toxin (hemolysin) plasmid in Streptococcus faecalis and its mobilization of a noninfectious drug resistance plasmid. J Bacteriol 1975 8.65
4 Plasmid transfer in Streptococcus faecalis: production of multiple sex pheromones by recipients. Plasmid 1979 7.20
5 Isolation and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid from Streptococcus mutans. J Bacteriol 1973 4.59
6 Generation of restriction map of Enterococcus faecalis OG1 and investigation of growth requirements and regions encoding biosynthetic function. J Bacteriol 1993 4.14
7 Improved vectors for nisin-controlled expression in gram-positive bacteria. Plasmid 2000 3.32
8 Two conjugation systems associated with Streptococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10: identification of a conjugative transposon that transfers between S. faecalis and Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol 1987 2.61
9 A bacterial group II intron encoding reverse transcriptase, maturase, and DNA endonuclease activities: biochemical demonstration of maturase activity and insertion of new genetic information within the intron. Genes Dev 1997 2.41
10 Enterococcus faecalis pheromone binding protein, PrgZ, recruits a chromosomal oligopeptide permease system to import sex pheromone cCF10 for induction of conjugation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 2.27
11 Identification of regions of the Streptococcus faecalis plasmid pCF-10 that encode antibiotic resistance and pheromone response functions. Plasmid 1986 2.19
12 Sensitive detection of bacterial transcription initiation sites and differentiation from RNA processing sites in the pheromone-induced plasmid transfer system of Enterococcus faecalis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996 2.12
13 Aggregation and binding substances enhance pathogenicity in rabbit models of Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis. Infect Immun 1998 2.01
14 Molecular and genetic analysis of a region of plasmid pCF10 containing positive control genes and structural genes encoding surface proteins involved in pheromone-inducible conjugation in Enterococcus faecalis. J Bacteriol 1991 1.97
15 Splicing of a group II intron involved in the conjugative transfer of pRS01 in lactococci. J Bacteriol 1996 1.89
16 Cloning and characterization of a region of the Enterococcus faecalis conjugative plasmid, pCF10, encoding a sex pheromone-binding function. J Bacteriol 1993 1.84
17 The conjugative transposon Tn925: enhancement of conjugal transfer by tetracycline in Enterococcus faecalis and mobilization of chromosomal genes in Bacillus subtilis and E. faecalis. Mol Gen Genet 1991 1.82
18 The prgQ gene of the Enterococcus faecalis tetracycline resistance plasmid pCF10 encodes a peptide inhibitor, iCF10. J Bacteriol 1994 1.81
19 Induction of surface exclusion (entry exclusion) by Streptococcus faecalis sex pheromones: use of monoclonal antibodies to identify an inducible surface antigen involved in the exclusion process. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1985 1.75
20 A plasmid-encoded surface protein on Enterococcus faecalis augments its internalization by cultured intestinal epithelial cells. J Infect Dis 1994 1.71
21 Structure of cCF10, a peptide sex pheromone which induces conjugative transfer of the Streptococcus faecalis tetracycline resistance plasmid, pCF10. J Biol Chem 1988 1.70
22 Identification of multiple cell surface antigens associated with the sex pheromone response of Streptococcus faecalis. J Bacteriol 1985 1.61
23 Role of the pheromone-inducible surface protein Asc10 in mating aggregate formation and conjugal transfer of the Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10. J Bacteriol 1991 1.57
24 Mutants of Enterococcus faecalis deficient as recipients in mating with donors carrying pheromone-inducible plasmids. Plasmid 1990 1.55
25 Enterococcus faecalis bearing aggregation substance is resistant to killing by human neutrophils despite phagocytosis and neutrophil activation. Infect Immun 1999 1.53
26 Identification and characterization of the genes of Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10 involved in replication and in negative control of pheromone-inducible conjugation. Plasmid 1996 1.52
27 Cis-acting, orientation-dependent, positive control system activates pheromone-inducible conjugation functions at distances greater than 10 kilobases upstream from its target in Enterococcus faecalis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992 1.40
28 Cloning and expression of genes encoding pheromone-inducible antigens of Enterococcus (Streptococcus) faecalis. J Bacteriol 1988 1.39
29 Cell-associated pheromone peptide (cCF10) production and pheromone inhibition in Enterococcus faecalis. J Bacteriol 2000 1.38
30 Enterococcal sex pheromone precursors are part of signal sequences for surface lipoproteins. Mol Microbiol 2000 1.37
31 Analysis of expression of prgX, a key negative regulator of the transfer of the Enterococcus faecalis pheromone-inducible plasmid pCF10. J Mol Biol 2000 1.36
32 Homing of a group II intron from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis ML3. J Bacteriol 1997 1.35
33 Buoyant densities of DNA from various strains of Streptococcus mutans. Arch Oral Biol 1972 1.34
34 Transcriptional analysis of a region of the Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10 involved in positive regulation of conjugative transfer functions. J Bacteriol 1995 1.29
35 Cloning and molecular analysis of genes affecting expression of binding substance, the recipient-encoded receptor(s) mediating mating aggregate formation in Enterococcus faecalis. J Bacteriol 1993 1.27
36 Enterococcus faecalis aggregation substance promotes opsonin-independent binding to human neutrophils via a complement receptor type 3-mediated mechanism. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 1999 1.23
37 Pheromone cCF10 and plasmid pCF10-encoded regulatory molecules act post-transcriptionally to activate expression of downstream conjugation functions. Mol Microbiol 1997 1.23
38 Heterologous inducible expression of Enterococcus faecalis pCF10 aggregation substance asc10 in Lactococcus lactis and Streptococcus gordonii contributes to cell hydrophobicity and adhesion to fibrin. J Bacteriol 2000 1.21
39 Genetic analysis of regions of the Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis plasmid pRS01 involved in conjugative transfer. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994 1.20
40 High-resolution visualization by field emission scanning electron microscopy of Enterococcus faecalis surface proteins encoded by the pheromone-inducible conjugative plasmid pCF10. J Bacteriol 1993 1.19
41 Genetic analysis of a region of the Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10 involved in positive regulation of conjugative transfer functions. J Bacteriol 1995 1.19
42 Analysis of functional domains of the Enterococcus faecalis pheromone-induced surface protein aggregation substance. J Bacteriol 2001 1.14
43 An amino-terminal domain of Enterococcus faecalis aggregation substance is required for aggregation, bacterial internalization by epithelial cells and binding to lipoteichoic acid. Mol Microbiol 2004 1.14
44 Antibodies to a surface-exposed, N-terminal domain of aggregation substance are not protective in the rabbit model of Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis. Infect Immun 2001 1.13
45 Tagging ribosomal protein S7 allows rapid identification of mutants defective in assembly and function of 30 S subunits. J Mol Biol 2000 1.10
46 Regulation of intron function: efficient splicing in vivo of a bacterial group II intron requires a functional promoter within the intron. Mol Microbiol 2000 1.10
47 Development of a system for genetic and molecular analysis of Streptococcus agalactiae. Res Vet Sci 1985 1.08
48 Dominant-negative mutants of prgX: evidence for a role for PrgX dimerization in negative regulation of pheromone-inducible conjugation. Mol Microbiol 2001 1.06
49 Quantitative analysis for pheromone inhibitor and pheromone shutdown in Enterococcus faecalis. Dev Biol Stand 1995 1.04
50 Pheromone-inducible expression of an aggregation protein in Enterococcus faecalis requires interaction of a plasmid-encoded RNA with components of the ribosome. Mol Microbiol 1997 1.00
51 Inducible expression of Enterococcus faecalis aggregation substance surface protein facilitates bacterial internalization by cultured enterocytes. Infect Immun 2000 0.99
52 Effects of tylosin feeding on the antibiotic resistance of selected gram-positive bacteria in pigs. Am J Vet Res 1983 0.96
53 An origin of transfer (oriT) on the conjugative element pRS01 from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis ML3. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998 0.94
54 Antibiotic selection pressure resulting in multiple antibiotic resistance and localization of resistance determinants to conjugative plasmids in streptococci. J Infect Dis 1984 0.94
55 Identification of a Streptococcus agalactiae protein antigen associated with bovine mastitis isolates. Infect Immun 1987 0.88
56 Characterization of the conjugation system associated with the Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis plasmid pRS01. Dev Biol Stand 1995 0.85
57 Emergence of a multiple beta-lactam-resistance phenotype in group B streptococci of bovine origin. J Infect Dis 1985 0.83
58 Aggregation and binding substances enhance pathogenicity in a rabbit model of Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis. Adv Exp Med Biol 1997 0.82
59 Effects of biofilm growth on plasmid copy number and expression of antibiotic resistance genes in Enterococcus faecalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013 0.80
60 Pheromone-inducible gene regulation and signalling for the control of aggregation substance expression in the conjugative plasmid pCF10. Dev Biol Stand 1995 0.80
61 Effects of antibiotic treatment of nonlactating dairy cows on antibiotic resistance patterns of bovine mastitis pathogens. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1983 0.80
62 Regulation of aggregation substance expression by bacterial and host factors. Adv Exp Med Biol 1997 0.78
63 Specific agglutination of Streptococcus agalactiae from bovine mastitis by casein components of bovine milk. J Dairy Sci 1984 0.78
64 Microtiter plate assays for the measurement of phage adsorption and infection in Lactococcus and Enterococcus. Anal Biochem 1991 0.75
65 Bovine mastitis: antimicrobial resistance patterns. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1982 0.75