Deciphering Streptococcal Biofilms

Role of glucosyltransferase R in biofilm interactions between Streptococcus oralis and Candida albicans

(2020) João Gabriel Silva Souza et al.   ISME Journal

The N-Acetylglucosaminidase LytB of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Involved in the Structure and Formation of Biofilms

(2020) Mirian Domenech et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Therapeutic applications of lytic phages in human medicine

(2020) Zhimin Guo et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

A GntR Family Transcription Factor in Streptococcus mutans Regulates Biofilm Formation and Expression of Multiple Sugar Transporter Genes

(2019) Zongbo Li et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Role of Two-Component System Response Regulator bceR in the Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence, Biofilm Formation, and Stress Response of Group B Streptococcus

(2019) Ying Yang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The Double Life of Group B Streptococcus: Asymptomatic Colonizer and Potent Pathogen

(2019) Blair Armistead et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Deletion of cas3 gene in Streptococcus mutans affects biofilm formation and increases fluoride sensitivity

(2019) Boyu Tang et al.   ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY

Polymicrobial interactions between Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus sanguinis and oral associated Candida albicans on an in vitro salivary biofilm and differential expression of ALS1, ALS2 and ALS3 genes

(2019) Ayesha Fahim et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT

Current understanding of Group A Streptococcal biofilms

(2019) Heema Kumari Nilesh Vyas et al.   CURRENT DRUG TARGETS

Bacterial biofilm in salivary stones

(2019) Ramón Perez-Tanoira et al.   EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY

Superantigen SpeA attenuates the biofilm forming capacity of Streptococcus pyogenes

(2019) Anshu Babbar et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Pilus-1 Backbone Protein RrgB of Streptococcus pneumoniae Binds Collagen I in a Force-Dependent Way

(2019) Tanja D. Becke et al.   ACS Nano

The MSCRAMM Family of Cell-Wall-Anchored Surface Proteins of Gram-Positive Cocci

(2019) Timothy J. Foster   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Emergent Properties in Streptococcus mutans Biofilms Are Controlled through Adhesion Force Sensing by Initial Colonizers

(2019) Can Wang et al.   mBio

Biofilm production and distribution of pilus variants among Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from human and animal sources

(2019) Danielle Cristina Santos Silva Alvim et al.   BIOFOULING

Killing Streptococcus mutans in mature biofilm with a combination of antimicrobial and antibiofilm peptides

(2019) Yimeng Cao et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Autoinducer-2 influences tetracycline resistance in Streptococcus suis by regulating the tet(M) gene via transposon Tn916

(2019) Baobao Liu et al.   RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

Filament genes and biofilm formation in Streptococcus agalactiae

(2019) Mohammad Alipour Shadbad et al.   REVIEWS IN MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The LuxS/AI-2 system of Streptococcus suis

(2018) Yang Wang et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Regulator Gene rnc Is Closely Involved in Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus mutans

(2018) Meng-Ying Mao et al.   CARIES RESEARCH

Novel Two-Component System of Streptococcus sanguinis Affecting Functions Associated with Viability in Saliva and Biofilm Formation

(2018) Tarsila M. Camargo et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Current and novel approaches for control of dental biofilm

(2018) Trinette Fernandes et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Decreased susceptibility of Streptococcus anginosus to vancomycin in a multispecies biofilm is due to increased thickness of the cell wall

(2018) Sarah Tavernier et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Group B Streptococcus Biofilm Regulatory Protein A Contributes to Bacterial Physiology and Innate Immune Resistance

(2018) Kathryn A Patras et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The BceABRS four-component system that is essential for cell envelope stress response is involved in sensing and response to host defence peptides and is required for the biofilm formation and fitness of Streptococcus mutans

(2018) Xiao-Lin Tian et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The LuxS/AI-2 Quorum-Sensing System of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Required to Cause Disease, and to Regulate Virulence- and Metabolism-Related Genes in a Rat Model of Middle Ear Infection

(2018) Mukesh K. Yadav et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Therapeutic Potential of Biofilm-Dispersing Enzymes

(2018) Jeffrey B. Kaplan   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

Antiquorum sensing and biofilm potential of 5- Hydroxymethylfurfural against Gram positive pathogens

(2018) Karuppiah Vijayakumar et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

The Streptococcus pneumoniae yefM-yoeB and relBE Toxin-Antitoxin Operons Participate in Oxidative Stress and Biofilm Formation

(2018) Wai Chan et al.   Toxins

Function of BriC peptide in the pneumococcal competence and virulence portfolio

(2018) Surya D. Aggarwal et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Metagenomic Insights Into the Contribution of Phages to Antibiotic Resistance in Water Samples Related to Swine Feedlot Wastewater Treatment

(2018) Mianzhi Wang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

High-purity Nisin Alone or in Combination with Sodium Hypochlorite Is Effective against Planktonic and Biofilm Populations of  Enterococcus faecalis

(2017) Ruma Kajwadkar et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS

Importance of adhesins in the recurrence of pharyngeal infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes

(2017) Aniela Wozniak et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Functional amyloids in Streptococcus mutans, their use as targets of biofilm inhibition and initial characterization of SMU_63c

(2017) Richard N Besingi et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

A novel streptococcal cell-cell communication peptide promotes pneumococcal virulence and biofilm formation

(2017) Rolando A. Cuevas et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Collagen-like proteins of pathogenic streptococci

(2017) Slawomir Lukomski et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Targeting microbial biofilms: current and prospective therapeutic strategies

(2017) Hyun Koo et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Contribution of the RgfD Quorum Sensing Peptide to rgf Regulation and Host Cell Association in Group B Streptococcus

(2017) Robert Parker et al.   Genes

TetR Family Regulator brpT Modulates Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus sanguinis

(2017) Jinlin Liu et al.   PLoS One

ciaR impacts biofilm formation by regulating an arginine biosynthesis pathway in Streptococcus sanguinis SK36

(2017) Bin Zhu et al.   Scientific Reports

Anti-biofilm activities of a novel chimeolysin againstS. mutansin physiological and cariogenic conditions

(2016) Hang Yang et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Nanocatalysts promote Streptococcus mutans biofilm matrix degradation and enhance bacterial killing to suppress dental caries in vivo

(2016) Lizeng Gao et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Association between genotypic diversity and biofilm production in group B Streptococcus

(2016) Robert E. Parker et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Antibiofilm Peptides: Potential as Broad-Spectrum Agents

(2016) Daniel Pletzer et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Living together in biofilms: the microbial cell factory and its biotechnological implications

(2016) Mercedes Berlanga et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Interactions betweenStreptococcus oralis,Actinomyces oris, andCandida albicansin the development of multispecies oral microbial biofilms on salivary pellicle

(2016) I.M.G. Cavalcanti et al.   Molecular Oral Microbiology

Synergistic Nisin-Polymyxin Combinations for the Control of Pseudomonas Biofilm Formation

(2016) Des Field et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The rnc Gene Promotes Exopolysaccharide Synthesis and Represses the vicRKX Gene Expressions via MicroRNA-Size Small RNAs in Streptococcus mutans

(2016) Meng-Ying Mao et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Current Trends in Development of Liposomes for Targeting Bacterial Biofilms

(2016) Zora Rukavina et al.   Pharmaceutics

Molecule Targeting Glucosyltransferase Inhibits Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation and Virulence

(2015) Zhi Ren et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

D-Enantiomeric Peptides that Eradicate Wild-Type and Multidrug-Resistant Biofilms and Protect against Lethal Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections

(2015) César de la Fuente-Núñez et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Extracellular DNA as a target for biofilm control

(2015) Mira Okshevsky et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Assessment and characterization of biofilm formation among human isolates of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

(2015) Gabrielle Limeira Genteluci et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

NagR Differentially Regulates the Expression of theglmSandnagABGenes Required for Amino Sugar Metabolism by Streptococcus mutans

(2015) Lin Zeng et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Role of the luxS Gene in Initial Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus mutans

(2015) Zhiyan He et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antigen I/II encoded by integrative and conjugative elements of Streptococcus agalactiae and role in biofilm formation

(2015) Sarah Chuzeville et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Isolation of a Novel Phage with Activity against Streptococcus mutans Biofilms

(2015) Marion Dalmasso et al.   PLoS One

Precision-guided antimicrobial peptide as a targeted modulator of human microbial ecology

(2015) Lihong Guo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RovS and Its Associated Signaling Peptide Form a Cell-To-Cell Communication System Required for Streptococcus agalactiae Pathogenesis

(2015) David Pérez-Pascual et al.   mBio

The well-coordinated linkage between acidogenicity and aciduricity via insoluble glucans on the surface of Streptococcus mutans

(2015) Lihong Guo et al.   Scientific Reports

Streptococcus pyogenes biofilms—formation, biology, and clinical relevance

(2015) Tomas Fiedler et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Biofilm formation by Streptococcus agalactiae: influence of environmental conditions and implicated virulence factors

(2015) Roberto Rosini et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilm formation and dispersion during colonization and disease

(2015) Yashuan Chao et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Death and survival in Streptococcus mutans: differing outcomes of a quorum-sensing signaling peptide

(2015) Vincent Leung et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Acidic pH Strongly EnhancesIn VitroBiofilm Formation by a Subset of Hypervirulent ST-17 Streptococcus agalactiae Strains

(2014) Nunzia D'Urzo et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Pilus distribution among lineages of group b streptococcus: an evolutionary and clinical perspective

(2014) Amber Springman et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Structural Basis of Pilus Anchoring by the Ancillary Pilin RrgC ofStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2014) Md Munan Shaik et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

FbsC, a Novel Fibrinogen-binding Protein, PromotesStreptococcus agalactiae-Host Cell Interactions

(2014) Marco Buscetta et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Streptococcus pyogenes Biofilm Growth In Vitro and In Vivo and Its Role in Colonization, Virulence, and Genetic Exchange

(2014) Laura R. Marks et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

(2014) Jessica M. A. Blair et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Correction: Relationship between Expression of the Family of M Proteins and Lipoteichoic Acid to Hydrophobicity and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus pyogenes

(2014) Harry S. Courtney et al.   PLoS One

An In Vitro Study on the Effect of Free Amino Acids Alone or in Combination with Nisin on Biofilms as well as on Planktonic Bacteria of Streptococcus mutans

(2014) Zhongchun Tong et al.   PLoS One

A Biochemical Characterization of the DNA Binding Activity of the Response Regulator VicR from Streptococcus mutans

(2014) Eduardo Ayala et al.   PLoS One

Structure of the C-terminal domain of AspA (antigen I/II-family) protein from Streptococcus pyogenes

(2014) Michael Hall et al.   FEBS Open Bio

The virulence of Streptococcus mutans and the ability to form biofilms

(2013) W. Krzyściak et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BsaB, a Novel Adherence Factor of Group B Streptococcus

(2013) Shengmei Jiang et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

Intrinsic antibiotic resistance: Mechanisms, origins, challenges and solutions

(2013) Georgina Cox et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Rapid degradation of Streptococcus pyogenes biofilms by PlyC, a bacteriophage-encoded endolysin

(2013) Yang Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

CovR and VicRK Regulate Cell Surface Biogenesis Genes Required for Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus mutans

(2013) Rafael N. Stipp et al.   PLoS One

Impact of Early Colonizers on In Vitro Subgingival Biofilm Formation

(2013) Thomas W. Ammann et al.   PLoS One

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

(2013) L. R. Marks et al.   mBio

Inhibition of Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Swarming Motility by a Small Synthetic Cationic Peptide

(2012) César de la Fuente-Núñez et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

BrpA Is Involved in Regulation of Cell Envelope Stress Responses in Streptococcus mutans

(2012) J. P. Bitoun et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Distribution of Pilus Islands in Streptococcus agalactiae That Cause Human Infections: Insights into Evolution and Implication for Vaccine Development

(2012) E. R. Martins et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Insight into the composition of the intercellular matrix ofStreptococcus pneumoniaebiofilms

(2012) Mirian Domenech et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

CsrRS and Environmental pH Regulate Group B Streptococcus Adherence to Human Epithelial Cells and Extracellular Matrix

(2012) Su Eun Park et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Bacterial Exopolysaccharides: Functionality and Prospects

(2012) Uchechukwu Nwodo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Regulation of Bacteriocin Production and Cell Death by the VicRK Signaling System in Streptococcus mutans

(2012) D. B. Senadheera et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Functional amyloid formation by Streptococcus mutans

(2012) M. W. Oli et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

The group A streptococcal collagen-like protein-1, Scl1, mediates biofilm formation by targeting the extra domain A-containing variant of cellular fibronectin expressed in wounded tissue

(2012) Heaven Oliver-Kozup et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The ancillary protein 1 of Streptococcus pyogenes FCT-1 pili mediates cell adhesion and biofilm formation through heterophilic as well as homophilic interactions

(2012) Marco Becherelli et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Effect of a novel antimicrobial peptide chrysophsin-1 on oral pathogens and Streptococcus mutans biofilms

(2012) Wei Wang et al.   PEPTIDES

Sustainable inhibition efficacy of liposome-encapsulated nisin on insoluble glucan-biofilm synthesis byStreptococcus mutans

(2012) Kazuo Yamakami et al.   PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY

GlmS and NagB Regulate Amino Sugar Metabolism in Opposing Directions and Affect Streptococcus mutans Virulence

(2012) Miki Kawada-Matsuo et al.   PLoS One

Correction: Two Group A Streptococcal Peptide Pheromones Act through Opposing Rgg Regulators to Control Biofilm Development

(2012) Jennifer C. Chang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Application of a Bacteriophage Lysin To Disrupt Biofilms Formed by the Animal Pathogen Streptococcus suis

(2011) Xiangpeng Meng et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The impact of the competence quorum sensing system on Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilms varies depending on the experimental model

(2011) Claudia Trappetti et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

The streptococcal collagen-like protein-1 (Scl1) is a significant determinant for biofilm formation by group A Streptococcus

(2011) Heaven A Oliver-Kozup et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus sanguinis induces foam cell formation and cell death of macrophages in association with production of reactive oxygen species

(2011) Nobuo Okahashi et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

New Cell Surface Protein Involved in Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus parasanguinis

(2011) Xiaobo Liang et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

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

Involvement of T6 Pili in Biofilm Formation by Serotype M6 Streptococcus pyogenes

(2011) K. R. Kimura et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Characterization of biofilms in different clinical M serotypes of Streptococcus pyogenes

(2011) Ramalingam Thenmozhi et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Assembly Mechanism of FCT Region Type 1 Pili in Serotype M6Streptococcus pyogenes

(2011) Masanobu Nakata et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Biofilm formation by Streptococcus pyogenes: Modulation of exopolysaccharide by fluoroquinolone derivatives

(2011) Raja Mohmed Beema Shafreen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Biofilm formation or internalization into epithelial cells enable Streptococcus pyogenes to evade antibiotic eradication in patients with pharyngitis

(2011) Taiji Ogawa et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

From transcription to activation: how group A streptococcus, the flesh-eating pathogen, regulates SpeB cysteine protease production

(2011) Ronan K. Carroll et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus pyogenes antigen I/II-family polypeptide AspA shows differential ligand-binding properties and mediates biofilm formation

(2011) Sarah E. Maddocks et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

CcpA regulates biofilm formation and competence in Streptococcus gordonii

(2011) L. Zheng et al.   Molecular Oral Microbiology

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of pleurocidin against cariogenic microorganisms

(2011) Rui Tao et al.   PEPTIDES

A Role for Amyloid in Cell Aggregation and Biofilm Formation

(2011) Melissa C. Garcia et al.   PLoS One

Two-Component System RgfA/C Activates the fbsB Gene Encoding Major Fibrinogen-Binding Protein in Highly Virulent CC17 Clone Group B Streptococcus

(2011) Rim Al Safadi et al.   PLoS One

Structure of the Full-Length Major Pilin from Streptococcus pneumoniae: Implications for Isopeptide Bond Formation in Gram-Positive Bacterial Pili

(2011) Neil G. Paterson et al.   PLoS One

Mitis Group Streptococci Express Variable Pilus Islet 2 Pili

(2011) Dorothea Zähner 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

Srv Mediated Dispersal of Streptococcal Biofilms Through SpeB Is Observed in CovRS+ Strains

(2011) Kristie L. Connolly et al.   PLoS One

Biofilm formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) Mirian Domenech et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Serotype- and strain- dependent contribution of the sensor kinase CovS of the CovRS two-component system to Streptococcus pyogenes pathogenesis

(2010) Venelina Sugareva et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Contribution of serotype and genetic background to biofilm formation by Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) R. Camilli et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Relevance of pili in pathogenic streptococci pathogenesis and vaccine development

(2010) Marco Soriani et al.   Future Microbiology

Downregulation of GbpB, a Component of the VicRK Regulon, Affects Biofilm Formation and Cell Surface Characteristics ofStreptococcus mutans

(2010) Cristiane Duque et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Genomic organization, structure, regulation and pathogenic role of pilus constituents in major pathogenic Streptococci and Enterococci

(2010) Bernd Kreikemeyer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Exopolysaccharides Produced by Streptococcus mutans Glucosyltransferases Modulate the Establishment of Microcolonies within Multispecies Biofilms

(2010) H. Koo et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The Use of Nanoparticles to Control Oral Biofilm Formation

(2010) R.P. Allaker   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Biofilm Dispersal: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Potential Therapeutic Uses

(2010) J.B. Kaplan   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

The changing faces of Streptococcus antigen I/II polypeptide family adhesins

(2010) L. Jeannine Brady et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The biofilm matrix

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

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

(2010) Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al.   PLoS One

Prophage Spontaneous Activation Promotes DNA Release Enhancing Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Margarida Carrolo et al.   PLoS One

Environmental Acidification Drives S. pyogenes Pilus Expression and Microcolony Formation on Epithelial Cells in a FCT-Dependent Manner

(2010) Andrea G. O. Manetti et al.   PLoS One

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

Human Infections Due toStreptococcus dysgalactiaeSubspeciesequisimilis

(2009) Claudia M. Brandt et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular architecture of Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 pili

(2009) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Scl1, the multifunctional adhesin of group AStreptococcus, selectively binds cellular fibronectin and laminin, and mediates pathogen internalization by human cells

(2009) Clayton C. Caswell et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

The NanA Neuraminidase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Involved in Biofilm Formation

(2009) D. Parker et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm efficacy of triclosan and DispersinB(R) combination

(2009) R. O. Darouiche et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Typing of the pilus-protein-encoding FCT region and biofilm formation as novel parameters in epidemiological investigations of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from various infection sites

(2009) T. Koller et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm formation in clinical isolates of group B streptococci from north India

(2009) Harmeet Kaur et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Streptococcus Adherence and Colonization

(2009) A. H. Nobbs et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Biofilm formation by group A Streptococcus: a role for the streptococcal regulator of virulence (Srv) and streptococcal cysteine protease (SpeB)

(2009) C. D. Doern et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

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

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

Functional analysis of the group A streptococcal luxS/AI-2 system in metabolism, adaptation to stress and interaction with host cells

(2008) Maria Siller et al.   BMC 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

A group B streptococcal pilus protein promotes phagocyte resistance and systemic virulence

(2008) Heather C. Maisey et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Identification of Streptococcus sanguinis Genes Required for Biofilm Formation and Examination of Their Role in Endocarditis Virulence

(2008) X. Ge et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Heterogeneity in the Polarity of Nra Regulatory Effects on Streptococcal Pilus Gene Transcription and Virulence

(2008) F. Luo et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

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

Sequence Variation in Group AStreptococcusPili and Association of Pilus Backbone Types with Lancefield T Serotypes

(2008) Fabiana Falugi et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Scavenger receptor gp340 aggregates group A streptococci by binding pili

(2008) Andrew M. Edwards et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Physiological heterogeneity in biofilms

(2008) Philip S. Stewart et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Endogenous oxidative stress produces diversity and adaptability in biofilm communities

(2008) B. R. Boles et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacterial adhesion and biofilms on surfaces

(2008) Trevor Roger Garrett et al.   Progress in Natural Science-Materials International

Extracellular DNA Chelates Cations and Induces Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms

(2008) Heidi Mulcahy et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Effects of commercial enzymes on the adhesion of a marine biofilm-forming bacterium

(2007) C. Leroy et al.   BIOFOULING

Mutation of luxS affects growth and virulence factor expression in Streptococcus pyogenes

(2003) William R. Lyon et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY