Contribution of Individual Ebp Pilus Subunits of Enterococcus faecalis OG1RF to Pilus Biogenesis, Biofilm Formation and Urinary Tract Infection

The rise of the Enterococcus: beyond vancomycin resistance

(2012) Cesar A. Arias et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The Metal Ion-Dependent Adhesion Site Motif of the Enterococcus faecalis EbpA Pilin Mediates Pilus Function in Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

(2012) H. V. Nielsen et al.   mBio

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

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

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

The Fsr Quorum-Sensing System of Enterococcus faecalisModulates Surface Display of the Collagen-Binding MSCRAMM Ace through Regulation of gelE

(2011) K. L. Pinkston et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Dual Function of a Tip Fimbrillin of Actinomyces in Fimbrial Assembly and Receptor Binding

(2011) C. Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A Model for Group B Streptococcus Pilus Type 1: The Structure of a 35-kDa C-Terminal Fragment of the Major Pilin GBS80

(2011) Krishnan Vengadesan et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Bicarbonate enhances expression of the endocarditis and biofilm associated pilus locus, ebpR-ebpABC, in Enterococcus faecalis

(2010) Agathe Bourgogne et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

The Minor Pilin Subunit Sgp2 Is Necessary for Assembly of the Pilus Encoded by the srtG Cluster of Streptococcus suis

(2010) M. Okura et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Roles of Minor Pilin Subunits Spy0125 and Spy0130 in the Serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes Strain SF370

(2010) W. D. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

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

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

Crystal Structure of the Minor Pilin FctB Reveals Determinants of Group A Streptococcal Pilus Anchoring

(2010) Christian Linke et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cell surface display of minor pilin adhesins in the form of a simple heterodimeric assembly in Corynebacterium diphtheriae

(2010) Chungyu Chang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Specific Involvement of Pilus Type 2a in Biofilm Formation in Group B Streptococcus

(2010) Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al.   PLoS One

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

(2010) Thierry Izoré et al.   STRUCTURE

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

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

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

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

Sortase A Utilizes an Ancillary Protein Anchor for Efficient Cell Wall Anchoring of Pili in Streptococcus agalactiae

(2008) A. H. Nobbs et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

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

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

The molecular switch that activates the cell wall anchoring step of pilus assembly in gram-positive bacteria

(2008) A. Mandlik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY