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J N Weiser

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1 Contribution of novel choline-binding proteins to adherence, colonization and immunogenicity of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mol Microbiol 1997 4.78
2 Association of intrastrain phase variation in quantity of capsular polysaccharide and teichoic acid with the virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Infect Dis 1998 4.12
3 Outer membrane protein A of Escherichia coli contributes to invasion of brain microvascular endothelial cells. Infect Immun 1996 3.53
4 Pneumococcal trafficking across the blood-brain barrier. Molecular analysis of a novel bidirectional pathway. J Clin Invest 1998 3.17
5 Inhibitory and bactericidal effects of hydrogen peroxide production by Streptococcus pneumoniae on other inhabitants of the upper respiratory tract. Infect Immun 2000 2.91
6 Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae adhere to and invade human bronchial epithelial cells via an interaction of lipooligosaccharide with the PAF receptor. Mol Microbiol 2000 2.65
7 Relationship between colonial morphology and adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infect Immun 1995 2.50
8 Relationship between cell surface carbohydrates and intrastrain variation on opsonophagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infect Immun 1999 2.20
9 Microarray-based identification of htrA, a Streptococcus pneumoniae gene that is regulated by the CiaRH two-component system and contributes to nasopharyngeal colonization. Infect Immun 2002 1.87
10 Bacterial phosphorylcholine decreases susceptibility to the antimicrobial peptide LL-37/hCAP18 expressed in the upper respiratory tract. Infect Immun 2000 1.84
11 The position of phosphorylcholine on the lipopolysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae affects binding and sensitivity to C-reactive protein-mediated killing. Mol Microbiol 2000 1.70
12 Binding of the non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae lipooligosaccharide to the PAF receptor initiates host cell signalling. Cell Microbiol 2001 1.68
13 Identification, cloning, and sequencing of the immunoglobulin A1 protease gene of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infect Immun 1996 1.60
14 The genetic basis of colony opacity in Streptococcus pneumoniae: evidence for the effect of box elements on the frequency of phenotypic variation. Mol Microbiol 1995 1.39
15 Differential protein expression in phenotypic variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infect Immun 2000 1.32
16 Expression of C-reactive protein in the human respiratory tract. Infect Immun 2001 1.31
17 Effect of influenza A virus infection on nasopharyngeal colonization and otitis media induced by transparent or opaque phenotype variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the chinchilla model. Infect Immun 2001 1.30
18 Antigenic similarities in lipopolysaccharides of Haemophilus and Neisseria and expression of a digalactoside structure also present on human cells. Microb Pathog 1990 1.30
19 The concentration-dependent membrane activity of cecropin A. Biochemistry 1997 1.29
20 Pneumococcal HtrA protease mediates inhibition of competence by the CiaRH two-component signaling system. J Bacteriol 2005 1.15
21 Antibacterial and antimembrane activities of cecropin A in Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 1.13
22 The transfer of choline from the host to the bacterial cell surface requires glpQ in Haemophilus influenzae. Mol Microbiol 2001 1.07
23 Structural studies of the saccharide part of the cell envelope lipopolysaccharide from Haemophilus influenzae strain AH1-3 (lic3+). Carbohydr Res 1993 1.07
24 Opacity-associated protein A contributes to the binding of Haemophilus influenzae to chang epithelial cells. Infect Immun 1999 1.03
25 Transposon mutagenesis of group B streptococcus beta-hemolysin biosynthesis. Infect Immun 1987 0.97
26 Antigenic diversity of Haemophilus somnus lipooligosaccharide: phase-variable accessibility of the phosphorylcholine epitope. J Clin Microbiol 2000 0.91
27 Characterization of the phosphocholine-substituted oligosaccharide in lipopolysaccharides of type b Haemophilus influenzae. Eur J Biochem 2000 0.89
28 Molecular analysis of two group B streptococcal virulence factors. Semin Perinatol 1990 0.89
29 Glucocorticoid and estrogen regulation of corticosteroid-binding globulin production by rat liver. Am J Physiol 1979 0.87
30 Role of lipopolysaccharide phase variation in susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae to bactericidal immunoglobulin M antibodies in rabbit sera. Infect Immun 2000 0.82
31 Synthesis and secretion of corticosteroid-binding globulin by rat liver. A source of heterogeneity of hepatic corticosteroid-binders. J Clin Invest 1979 0.80
32 Recurrent pneumococcal bacteremia in normal children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1994 0.75