Haemophilus influenzaeandStreptococcus pneumoniae: living together in a biofilm

Bacterial Bronchitis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae in Children

(2013) Kostas N. Priftis et al.   CHEST

Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination on the incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in France, 15 years after its introduction

(2013) S. GEORGES et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

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

Biofilm Formation Avoids Complement Immunity and Phagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2013) Mirian Domenech et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The concentration of intracellular nickel in Haemophilus influenzae is linked to its surface properties and cell–cell aggregation and biofilm formation

(2013) JiaQi Ng et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Causing Acute Otitis Media Isolated from Children with Spontaneous Middle-Ear Drainage over a 12-Year Period (1999–2010) in a Region of Northern Spain

(2013) Marta Alonso et al.   PLoS One

Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serogroup 6 Isolates from IPD in Children and Adults in Germany

(2013) Mark van der Linden et al.   PLoS One

Insight into the composition of the intercellular matrix ofStreptococcus pneumoniaebiofilms

(2012) Mirian Domenech et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of cigarette smoke condensate on pneumococcal biofilm formation and pneumolysin

(2012) N. Daphney Mutepe et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Population structure in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

(2012) Nathan C. LaCross et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

QseC controls biofilm formation of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae in addition to an AI-2-dependent mechanism

(2012) Can M. Ünal et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biological Roles of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Type IV Pilus Proteins Encoded by the pil and com Operons

(2012) M. D. Carruthers et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

α-Enolase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Induces Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

(2012) Yuka Mori et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Urease Operon and Urease Activity in Commensal and Disease-Causing Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

(2012) L. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Impaired capsular polysaccharide is relevant to enhanced biofilm formation and lower virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2012) Liang Qin et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Extracellular DNA within a NontypeableHaemophilus influenzae-Induced Biofilm Binds Human Beta Defensin-3 and Reduces Its Antimicrobial Activity

(2012) Eric A. Jones et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

Tympanostomy Tube In Vitro Biofilm Potential of Common Otopathogens

(2012) Carolyn Ojano-Dirain et al.   OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

Indirect Effect of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Carriage in Newborns in Rural Gambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial

(2012) Uzochukwu Egere et al.   PLoS One

High Levels of Genetic Recombination during Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2012) L. R. Marks et al.   mBio

Expression of urease by Haemophilus influenzae during human respiratory tract infection and role in survival in an acid environment

(2011) Timothy F Murphy et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Multi-species bacterial biofilm and intracellular infection in otitis media

(2011) Ruth B Thornton et al.   BMC Pediatrics

Haemophilus influenzaevaccine candidate outer membrane protein P6 is not conserved in all strains

(2011) Arthur Chang et al.   Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics

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

Divergent Mechanisms for Passive Pneumococcal Resistance to β-Lactam Antibiotics in the Presence of Haemophilus influenzae

(2011) Kristin E.D. Weimer et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

RbsB (NTHI_0632) mediates quorum signal uptake in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae strain 86-028NP

(2011) Chelsie E. Armbruster et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

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

Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Hong Kong, 1995–2009

(2011) Pak-Leung Ho et al.   VACCINE

The ecology of nasal colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus: the role of competition and interactions with host's immune response

(2010) Elisa Margolis et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Within-Host Competition Drives Selection for the Capsule Virulence Determinant of Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Elena S. Lysenko et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

NontypeableHaemophilus influenzaeInitiates Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

(2010) Richard A. Juneau et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

(2010) Niels Høiby et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Coinfection withHaemophilus influenzaePromotes Pneumococcal Biofilm Formation during Experimental Otitis Media and Impedes the Progression of Pneumococcal Disease

(2010) Kristin E. D. Weimer et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Changing epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae in Ontario, Canada: Evidence for herd effects and strain replacement due to Hib vaccination

(2010) H.J. Adam et al.   VACCINE

Indirect Pathogenicity of Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis in Polymicrobial Otitis Media Occurs via Interspecies Quorum Signaling

(2010) C. E. Armbruster et al.   mBio

Biofilms and chronic otitis media: an initial exploration into the role of biofilms in the pathogenesis of chronic otitis media

(2009) Michael Hoa et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Viable neutrophils release mitochondrial DNA to form neutrophil extracellular traps

(2009) S Yousefi et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

Evolving role of laminin receptors in microbial pathogenesis and therapeutics of CNS infection

(2009) Sheng-He Huang et al.   Future Microbiology

LuxS Promotes Biofilm Maturation and Persistence of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae In Vivo via Modulation of Lipooligosaccharides on the Bacterial Surface

(2009) C. E. Armbruster et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Burden of invasive pneumococcal disease and serotype distribution among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in young children in Europe: impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and considerations for future conjugate vaccines

(2009) Daniel J. Isaacman et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Temporal Trends of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Spain from 1979 to 2007

(2009) A. Fenoll et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Survival of Bacterial Biofilms within Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Promotes Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Persistence in the Chinchilla Model for Otitis Media

(2009) Wenzhou Hong et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

TheStreptococcus pneumoniaeadhesin PsrP binds to Keratin 10 on lung cells

(2009) Pooja Shivshankar et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

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

Lack of genomic evidence of AI-2 receptors suggests a non-quorum sensing role for luxS in most bacteria

(2008) Fabio Rezzonico 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