Pneumococcal Interactions with Epithelial Cells Are Crucial for Optimal Biofilm Formation and ColonizationIn VitroandIn Vivo

Demonstration of Nasopharyngeal and Middle Ear Mucosal Biofilms in an Animal Model of Acute Otitis Media

(2014) Michael Hoa et al.   ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY

The impact of the competence quorum sensing system on Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms varies depending on the experimental model

(2011) Claudia Trappetti et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

LuxS Mediates Iron-Dependent Biofilm Formation, Competence, and Fratricide in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) Claudia Trappetti et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Role of Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase in Regulation of Raffinose Transport in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) R. E. Tyx et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Extracellular Matrix Formation Enhances the Ability of Streptococcus pneumoniae to Cause Invasive Disease

(2011) Claudia Trappetti et al.   PLoS One

Streptococcus pneumoniae in Biofilms Are Unable to Cause Invasive Disease Due to Altered Virulence Determinant Production

(2011) Carlos J. Sanchez et al.   PLoS One

Biofilm formation byStreptococcus pneumoniaeisolates from paediatric patients

(2010) TERHI TAPIAINEN et al.   APMIS

Contribution of serotype and genetic background to biofilm formation by Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) R. Camilli et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Early biofilm formation on microtiter plates is not correlated with the invasive disease potential of Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Anel Lizcano et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

The Pneumococcal Serine-Rich Repeat Protein Is an Intra-Species Bacterial Adhesin That Promotes Bacterial Aggregation In Vivo and in Biofilms

(2010) Carlos J. Sanchez et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Versatility of the capsular genes during biofilm formation byStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2009) Mirian Domenech et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Mucosal Immunization with Polyamine Transport Protein D (PotD) Protects Mice Against Nasopharyngeal Colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2009) Pratik Shah et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

The NanA Neuraminidase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Involved in Biofilm Formation

(2009) D. Parker et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Streptococcus pneumoniaeForms Surface‐Attached Communities in the Middle Ear of Experimentally Infected Chinchillas

(2009) Sean D. Reid et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Sialic Acid: A Preventable Signal for Pneumococcal Biofilm Formation, Colonization, and Invasion of the Host

(2009) Claudia Trappetti et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The pneumococcus: why a commensal misbehaves

(2009) Jeffrey N. Weiser   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM

Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates

(2009) Katherine L O'Brien et al.   LANCET

The pneumococcal response to oxidative stress includes a role for Rgg

(2009) M. E. Bortoni et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Characterization of biofilm matrix, degradation by DNase treatment and evidence of capsule downregulation in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates

(2008) Luanne Hall-Stoodley et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilm Mutants and Their Characterization during Nasopharyngeal Colonization

(2008) E. J. Munoz-Elias et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Biofilms and Chronic Infections

(2008) Randall D. Wolcott   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The role of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors in host respiratory colonization and disease

(2008) Aras Kadioglu et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY