Relative Contributions of Ebp Pili and the Collagen Adhesin Ace to Host Extracellular Matrix Protein Adherence and Experimental Urinary Tract Infection by Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF

Conservation of Ebp-Type Pilus Genes among Enterococci and Demonstration of Their Role in Adherence of Enterococcus faecalis to Human Platelets

(2011) Sreedhar R. Nallapareddy et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Importance of Two Enterococcus faecium Loci Encoding Gls-like Proteins for In Vitro Bile Salts Stress Response and Virulence

(2011) Tina Choudhury et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Relevance of pili in pathogenic streptococci pathogenesis and vaccine development

(2010) Marco Soriani et al.   Future Microbiology

Enterococcal Biofilm Formation and Virulence in an Optimized Murine Model of Foreign Body-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

(2010) P. S. Guiton et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Enterococcus faecalis rnjB Is Required for Pilin Gene Expression and Biofilm Formation

(2010) P. Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Pneumococcal microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules targeting of the extracellular matrix

(2010) Gavin K. Paterson et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Structural Basis of Host Cell Recognition by the Pilus Adhesin from Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Thierry Izoré et al.   STRUCTURE

A tale of two pili: assembly and function of pili in bacteria

(2010) Kimberly A. Kline et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of theebpfmpilus-encoding operon ofEnterococcus faeciumand its role in biofilm formation and virulence in a murine model of urinary tract infection

(2010) Jouko Sillanpää et al.   Virulence

Importance of the Collagen Adhesin Ace in Pathogenesis and Protection against Enterococcus faecalis Experimental Endocarditis

(2010) Kavindra V. Singh et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Structural and functional role ofStaphylococcus aureussurface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules of the host

(2009) Pietro Speziale et al.   Future Microbiology

Contribution of Autolysin and Sortase A during Enterococcus faecalis DNA-Dependent Biofilm Development

(2009) P. S. Guiton et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

ace, Which Encodes an Adhesin in Enterococcus faecalis, Is Regulated by Ers and Is Involved in Virulence

(2009) F. Lebreton et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

SgrA, a Nidogen-Binding LPXTG Surface Adhesin Implicated in Biofilm Formation, and EcbA, a Collagen Binding MSCRAMM, Are Two Novel Adhesins of Hospital-Acquired Enterococcus faecium

(2009) A. P. A. Hendrickx et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Mechanism for Sortase Localization and the Role of Sortase Localization in Efficient Pilus Assembly in Enterococcus faecalis

(2009) K. A. Kline et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Importance of theepaLocus ofEnterococcus faecalisOG1RF in a Mouse Model of Ascending Urinary Tract Infection

(2009) Kavindra V. Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A family of fibrinogen-binding MSCRAMMs from Enterococcus faecalis

(2009) J. Sillanpaa et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs in the 21st Century — A Clinical Super-Challenge

(2009) Cesar A. Arias et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

LPxTG surface proteins of enterococci

(2009) Antoni P.A. Hendrickx et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Dual Role for Pilus in Adherence to Epithelial Cells and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus agalactiae

(2009) Yoan Konto-Ghiorghi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Emergence and management of drug-resistant enterococcal infections

(2008) Cesar A Arias et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

The Fibrinogen- and Fibronectin-Binding Domains of Staphylococcus aureus Fibronectin-Binding Protein A Synergistically Promote Endothelial Invasion and Experimental Endocarditis

(2008) L. Piroth et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Mode of Expression and Functional Characterization of FCT-3 Pilus Region-Encoded Proteins in Streptococcus pyogenes Serotype M49

(2008) M. Nakata et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Pilus Backbone Contributes to Group BStreptococcusParacellular Translocation through Epithelial Cells

(2008) Alfredo Pezzicoli et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Role Played by Serum, a Biological Cue, in the Adherence ofEnterococcus faecalisto Extracellular Matrix Proteins, Collagen, Fibrinogen, and Fibronectin

(2008) Sreedhar R. Nallapareddy et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Identification and phenotypic characterization of a second collagen adhesin, Scm, and genome-based identification and analysis of 13 other predicted MSCRAMMs, including four distinct pilus loci, in Enterococcus faecium

(2008) J. Sillanpaa et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Pili in Gram-positive bacteria: assembly, involvement in colonization and biofilm development

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Pneumococcal Pili Are Composed of Protofilaments Exposing Adhesive Clusters of Rrg A

(2008) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Large scale variation in Enterococcus faecalis illustrated by the genome analysis of strain OG1RF

(2008) Agathe Bourgogne et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY