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

Fratricide Is Essential for Efficient Gene Transfer between Pneumococci in Biofilms

(2012) Hua Wei et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Decrease in Pneumococcal Co-Colonization following Vaccination with the Seven-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

(2012) Carina Valente et al.   PLoS One

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

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

The adaptive potential during nasopharyngeal colonisation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) Marcus H.Y. Leung et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Extracellular DNA in Biofilms

(2011) Lucio Montanaro et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

The Major Autolysin of Streptococcus gordonii Is Subject to Complex Regulation and Modulates Stress Tolerance, Biofilm Formation, and Extracellular-DNA Release

(2011) Y. Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Role of Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase in Regulation of Raffinose Transport in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) R. E. Tyx et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Nuclease Modulates Biofilm Formation in Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2011) Megan R. Kiedrowski et al.   PLoS One

Rapid Pneumococcal Evolution in Response to Clinical Interventions

(2011) N. J. Croucher et al.   SCIENCE

High Levels of Recombination among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from the Gambia

(2011) E. S. Donkor et al.   mBio

Inhibition of Competence Development, Horizontal Gene Transfer and Virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae by a Modified Competence Stimulating Peptide

(2011) Luchang Zhu et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Biofilm formation byStreptococcus pneumoniaeisolates from paediatric patients

(2010) TERHI TAPIAINEN et al.   APMIS

Multiple Colonization with S. pneumoniae before and after Introduction of the Seven-Valent Conjugated Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine

(2010) Silvio D. Brugger 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

Between-Strain Competition in Acquisition and Clearance of Pneumococcal Carriage—Epidemiologic Evidence From a Longitudinal Study of Day-Care Children

(2009) Kari Auranen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Versatility of the capsular genes during biofilm formation byStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2009) Mirian Domenech et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The NanA Neuraminidase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Involved in Biofilm Formation

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

Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain Cocolonization in the Nasopharynx

(2009) S. D. Brugger et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Multiplex PCR reveals a high rate of nasopharyngeal pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine serotypes co-colonizing indigenous Warao children in Venezuela

(2009) I. A. Rivera-Olivero et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The pneumococcal response to oxidative stress includes a role for Rgg

(2009) M. E. Bortoni et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

A fratricidal mechanism is responsible for eDNA release and contributes to biofilm development ofEnterococcus faecalis

(2009) Vinai Chittezham Thomas 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

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

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

Quantitative analysis ofStreptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 response toin vitro iron restriction by 2-D LC ESI MS/MS

(2008) Bindu Nanduri et al.   PROTEOMICS