A Clostridium difficile Cell Wall Glycopolymer Locus Influences Bacterial Shape, Polysaccharide Production and Virulence

The Clostridium difficile Dlt Pathway Is Controlled by the Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factor σVin Response to Lysozyme

(2016) Emily C. Woods et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Identification of a Novel Lipoprotein Regulator of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination

(2015) Kelly A. Fimlaid et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Clostridium difficile Protease Cwp84 Modulates both Biofilm Formation and Cell-Surface Properties

(2015) Véronique Pantaléon et al.   PLoS One

Capsule loss or death: The position of mutations among capsule genes sways the destiny ofStreptococcus suis

(2014) Nattakan Lakkitjaroen et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Clostridium difficile Extracytoplasmic Function   Factor  V Regulates Lysozyme Resistance and Is Necessary for Pathogenesis in the Hamster Model of Infection

(2014) T. D. Ho et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Identification and Characterization of a Gene Cluster Required for Proper Rod Shape, Cell Division, and Pathogenesis in Clostridium difficile

(2014) E. M. Ransom et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

LytR-CpsA-Psr Enzymes as Determinants of Bacillus anthracis Secondary Cell Wall Polysaccharide Assembly

(2014) Megan Liszewski Zilla et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The Capsular Polysaccharide ofStaphylococcus aureusIs Attached to Peptidoglycan by the LytR-CpsA-Psr (LCP) Family of Enzymes

(2014) Yvonne Gar-Yun Chan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Lethality of sortase depletion inActinomyces oriscaused by excessive membrane accumulation of a surface glycoprotein

(2014) Chenggang Wu et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A clinical and epidemiological review of non-toxigenic Clostridium difficile

(2013) Mukil Natarajan et al.   ANAEROBE

Wall Teichoic Acids of Gram-Positive Bacteria

(2013) Stephanie Brown et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Glycan arrays containing synthetic Clostridium difficile lipoteichoic acid oligomers as tools toward a carbohydrate vaccine

(2013) Christopher E. Martin et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbohydrate-based Clostridium difficile vaccines

(2013) Mario A Monteiro et al.   Expert Review of Vaccines

Investigating the candidacy of a lipoteichoic acid-based glycoconjugate as a vaccine to combat Clostridium difficile infection

(2013) Andrew D. Cox et al.   GLYCOCONJUGATE JOURNAL

Staphylococcus aureus Mutants Lacking the LytR-CpsA-Psr Family of Enzymes Release Cell Wall Teichoic Acids into the Extracellular Medium

(2013) Y. G. Y. Chan et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Surface-Layer Protein A (SlpA) Is a Major Contributor to Host-Cell Adherence of Clostridium difficile

(2013) Michelle M. Merrigan et al.   PLoS One

Phosphorylation of the Synthetic Hexasaccharide Repeating Unit Is Essential for the Induction of Antibodies to Clostridium difficile PSII Cell Wall Polysaccharide

(2012) Roberto Adamo et al.   ACS Chemical Biology

Clostridium difficile clinical isolates exhibit variable susceptibility and proteome alterations upon exposure to mammalian cationic antimicrobial peptides

(2012) Rebecca McQuade et al.   ANAEROBE

Clostridium difficile carbohydrates: glucan in spores, PSII common antigen in cells, immunogenicity of PSII in swine and synthesis of a dual C. difficile–ETEC conjugate vaccine

(2012) Lisa Bertolo et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Structural characterization of surface glycans from Clostridium difficile

(2012) Christopher W. Reid et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Burden of Clostridium difficile on the Healthcare System

(2012) Erik R. Dubberke et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Genetic and Biochemical Characterizations of Enzymes Involved in Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 2 Capsule Synthesis Demonstrate that Cps2T (WchF) Catalyzes the Committed Step by Addition of β1-4 Rhamnose, the Second Sugar Residue in the Repeat Unit

(2012) David B. A. James et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Biosynthesis of Teichoic Acids in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Closely Related Species: Lessons from Genomes

(2012) Dalia Denapaite et al.   Microbial Drug Resistance

Attachment of Capsular Polysaccharide to the Cell Wall in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2012) Alice Eberhardt et al.   Microbial Drug Resistance

GenBank

(2012) Dennis A. Benson et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A Possible Oligosaccharide-Conjugate Vaccine Candidate for Clostridium difficile Is Antigenic and Immunogenic

(2011) Matthias A. Oberli et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

A widespread family of bacterial cell wall assembly proteins

(2011) Yoshikazu Kawai et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Clostridium difficileHas Two Parallel and Essential Sec Secretion Systems

(2011) Robert P. Fagan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Use of Modified PCR Ribotyping for Direct Detection of Clostridium difficile Ribotypes in Stool Samples

(2011) S. Janezic et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Reannotation of the genome sequence of Clostridium difficile strain 630

(2011) M. Monot et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Capsules ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeand Other Bacteria: Paradigms for Polysaccharide Biosynthesis and Regulation

(2010) Janet Yother   Annual Review of Microbiology

Cell surface characteristics of nontypeable isolates of Streptococcus suis

(2010) Laetitia Bonifait et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

The role of toxin A and toxin B in Clostridium difficile infection

(2010) Sarah A. Kuehne et al.   NATURE

The Ecology and Pathobiology of Clostridium difficile Infections: An Interdisciplinary Challenge

(2010) E. R. Dubberke et al.   Zoonoses and Public Health

Wall Teichoic Acid Function, Biosynthesis, and Inhibition

(2009) Jonathan G. Swoboda et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Clostridium difficile infection: current perspectives

(2009) Jacqueline Janka et al.   Current Opinion in Critical Care

The rkp-1 Cluster Is Required for Secretion of Kdo Homopolymeric Capsular Polysaccharide in Sinorhizobium meliloti Strain Rm1021

(2009) M. G. Muller et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A modular system for Clostridium shuttle plasmids

(2009) John T. Heap et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

The ClosTron: Mutagenesis in Clostridium refined and streamlined

(2009) John T. Heap et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Toxin B is essential for virulence of Clostridium difficile

(2009) Dena Lyras et al.   NATURE

The RAST Server: Rapid Annotations using Subsystems Technology

(2008) Ramy K Aziz et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Clostridium difficile cell-surface polysaccharides composed of pentaglycosyl and hexaglycosyl phosphate repeating units

(2008) Jeyabarathy Ganeshapillai et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Bioinformatics identification of MurJ (MviN) as the peptidoglycan lipid II flippase in Escherichia coli

(2008) N. Ruiz   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA