TheBordetella pertussis Bps polysaccharide enhances lung colonization by conferring protection from complement-mediated killing

Severe infantile Bordetella pertussis pneumonia in monozygotic twins with a congenital C3 deficiency

(2013) Roel A. J. Kurvers et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Monoclonal Antibody Raised against PNAG Has Variable Effects on Static S. epidermidis Biofilm Accumulation In Vitro

(2013) Angela França et al.   International Journal of Biological Sciences

Microbes Bind Complement Inhibitor Factor H via a Common Site

(2013) T. Meri et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Epidemic Pertussis in 2012 — The Resurgence of a Vaccine-Preventable Disease

(2012) James D. Cherry   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Extracellular DNA Is Essential for Maintaining Bordetella Biofilm Integrity on Abiotic Surfaces and in the Upper Respiratory Tract of Mice

(2011) Matt S. Conover et al.   PLoS One

Bordetella pertussis Autotransporter Vag8 Binds Human C1 Esterase Inhibitor and Confers Serum Resistance

(2011) Nico Marr et al.   PLoS One

Interactions between Bordetella pertussis and the complement inhibitor factor H

(2010) Hanne Amdahl et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

The Bps polysaccharide of Bordetella pertussis promotes colonization and biofilm formation in the nose by functioning as an adhesin

(2010) Matt S. Conover et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Haemophilus influenzae and the complement system

(2010) Teresia Hallström et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsule Inhibits Complement Activity and Neutrophil Phagocytosis by Multiple Mechanisms

(2009) C. Hyams et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Bordetella pertussis and vaccination: The persistence of a genetically monomorphic pathogen

(2009) Frits R. Mooi   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

The pgaABCD Locus of Acinetobacter baumannii Encodes the Production of Poly- -1-6-N-Acetylglucosamine, Which Is Critical for Biofilm Formation

(2009) A. H. K. Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Evidence for an intact polysaccharide capsule in Bordetella pertussis

(2009) YiLin Neo et al.   MICROBES AND INFECTION

Roles of pgaABCD Genes in Synthesis, Modification, and Export of the Escherichia coli Biofilm Adhesin Poly- -1,6-N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine

(2008) Y. Itoh et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Biofilm Formation Induces C3a Release and ProtectsStaphylococcus epidermidisfrom IgG and Complement Deposition and from Neutrophil‐Dependent Killing

(2008) Sascha A. Kristian et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Mechanisms in Neisseria meningitidis for resistance against complement-mediated killing

(2008) Elisabeth Kugelberg et al.   VACCINE

Differential mechanisms of complement-mediated neutralization of the closely related paramyxoviruses simian virus 5 and mumps virus

(2008) John B. Johnson et al.   VIROLOGY