Structural and Functional Characterization of theStreptococcus pneumoniaeRrgB Pilus Backbone D1 Domain

Dynamic models of pneumococcal carriage and the impact of the Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease

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The Two Variants of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Pilus 1 RrgA Adhesin Retain the Same Function and Elicit Cross-Protection In Vivo

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Isopeptide Bonds Block the Mechanical Extension of Pili in PathogenicStreptococcus pyogenes

(2010) Jorge Alegre-Cebollada et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Stability and Assembly of Pilus Subunits ofStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Lamya El Mortaji et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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(2010) Stephen I. Pelton et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Navajo and White Mountain Apache Children Before the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

(2010) Eugene V. Millar et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Supramolecular Organization of the Repetitive Backbone Unit of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Pilus

(2010) Glen Spraggon et al.   PLoS One

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

(2010) Thierry Izoré et al.   STRUCTURE

Molecular architecture of Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 pili

(2009) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Acyl Enzyme Intermediates in Sortase-Catalyzed Pilus Morphogenesis in Gram-Positive Bacteria

(2009) I. K. Guttilla et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Intramolecular Isopeptide Bonds Give Thermodynamic and Proteolytic Stability to the Major Pilin Protein ofStreptococcus pyogenes

(2009) Hae Joo Kang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia

(2009) Tom van der Poll et al.   LANCET

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

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

Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and children

(2009) Kwang Sik Kim   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The Corynebacterium diphtheriae shaft pilin SpaA is built of tandem Ig-like modules with stabilizing isopeptide and disulfide bonds

(2009) H. J. Kang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Intramolecular amide bonds stabilize pili on the surface of bacilli

(2009) J. M. Budzik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Roles of the Sortases of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Assembly of the RlrA Pilus

(2008) J. LeMieux et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Pilus Backbone Contributes to Group BStreptococcusParacellular Translocation through Epithelial Cells

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

Preventing Bacterial Infections with Pilus-Based Vaccines: the Group B Streptococcus Paradigm

(2008) Immaculada Margarit et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Sortase-mediated assembly and surface topology of adhesive pneumococcal pili

(2008) Stefan Fälker et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Sortase-Mediated Pilus Fiber Biogenesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2008) Clothilde Manzano et al.   STRUCTURE

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

(2008) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   PLoS Pathogens