Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilm Formation Is Strain Dependent, Multifactorial, and Associated with Reduced Invasiveness and Immunoreactivity during Colonization

Quorum-Sensing Systems LuxS/Autoinducer 2 and Com Regulate Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilms in a Bioreactor with Living Cultures of Human Respiratory Cells

(2013) Jorge E. Vidal et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Interkingdom Signaling Induces Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilm Dispersion and Transition from Asymptomatic Colonization to Disease

(2013) L. R. Marks et al.   mBio

Insight into the composition of the intercellular matrix ofStreptococcus pneumoniaebiofilms

(2012) Mirian Domenech et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Site of Isolation Determines Biofilm Formation and Virulence Phenotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 3 Clinical Isolates

(2012) Claudia Trappetti et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

(2012) Laura R. Marks et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Biofilm and planktonic pneumococci demonstrate disparate immunoreactivity to human convalescent sera

(2011) Carlos J Sanchez et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

The LuxS-Dependent Quorum-Sensing System Regulates Early Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain D39

(2011) Jorge E. Vidal et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

(2011) Claudia Trappetti et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Prevent Macrophage Phagocytosis and Attenuate Inflammation In Vivo

(2011) L. R. Thurlow et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Clinical Presentation of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Spain in the Era of Heptavalent Conjugate Vaccine

(2011) Maria F. de Sevilla et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression Resulting from Streptococcus pneumoniae and Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Interactions in Chronic Disease

(2011) Emily K. Cope 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

Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Desiccation Tolerant and Infectious upon Rehydration

(2011) R. L. Walsh et al.   mBio

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

(2010) Anel Lizcano et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Pneumolysin Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Promotes Proinflammatory Cytokines Independently of TLR4

(2010) Edel A. McNeela et al.   PLoS Pathogens

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

Identification of adenoid biofilms with middle ear pathogens in otitis-prone children utilizing SEM and FISH

(2009) Michael Hoa et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models

(2009) Carlos J. Orihuela et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

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

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

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

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

Characterization of Mucosal Biofilms on Human Adenoid Tissues

(2009) Romain E. Kania et al.   LARYNGOSCOPE

Fratricide in Streptococcus pneumoniae: contributions and role of the cell wall hydrolases CbpD, LytA and LytC

(2009) V. Eldholm et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

TheStreptococcus pneumoniaeadhesin PsrP binds to Keratin 10 on lung cells

(2009) Pooja Shivshankar et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Antibodies against PsrP, a NovelStreptococcus pneumoniaeAdhesin, Block Adhesion and Protect Mice against Pneumococcal Challenge

(2008) Lloyd Rose et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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

(2008) Aras Kadioglu et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY