The Core Promoter of the Capsule Operon of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Necessary for Colonization and Invasive Disease

Discovery ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeSerotype 6 Variants with Glycosyltransferases Synthesizing Two Differing Repeating Units

(2013) Melissa B. Oliver et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Phosphorylcholine Allows for Evasion of Bactericidal Antibody by Haemophilus influenzae

(2012) Sarah E. Clark et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Capsule Type of Streptococcus pneumoniae Determines Growth Phenotype

(2012) Lucy J. Hathaway et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Middle Ear Fluid and Nasopharynx of Children with Acute Otitis Media Exhibit Phase Variation

(2011) J. Arai et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Escherichia coli σ 70 senses sequence and conformation of the promoter spacer region

(2011) Shivani S. Singh et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Changes in Capsular Serotype Alter the Surface Exposure of Pneumococcal Adhesins and Impact Virulence

(2011) Carlos J. Sanchez 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

Capsules ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeand Other Bacteria: Paradigms for Polysaccharide Biosynthesis and Regulation

(2010) Janet Yother   Annual Review of Microbiology

The biofilm matrix

(2010) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Transcriptional Regulation of the Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Locus of Streptococcus Pneumoniae: a Bioinformatic Analysis

(2009) M. Moscoso et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Streptococcus pneumoniae Resistance to Complement-Mediated Immunity Is Dependent on the Capsular Serotype

(2009) C. Hyams et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsule Inhibits Complement Activity and Neutrophil Phagocytosis by Multiple Mechanisms

(2009) C. Hyams et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Role of Complement in Host Defense against Pneumococcal Otitis Media

(2009) V. Sabharwal et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

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

Signals, Regulatory Networks, and Materials That Build and Break Bacterial Biofilms

(2009) E. Karatan et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

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

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

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

(2008) Aras Kadioglu et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Teichoic acids and related cell-wall glycopolymers in Gram-positive physiology and host interactions

(2008) Christopher Weidenmaier et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY