Genomic Evidence for the Evolution of Streptococcus equi: Host Restriction, Increased Virulence, and Genetic Exchange with Human Pathogens

Evidence for niche adaptation in the genome of the bovine pathogen Streptococcus uberis

(2009) Philip N Ward et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The surface protein Shr of Streptococcus pyogenes binds heme and transfers it to the streptococcal heme-binding protein Shp

(2008) Hui Zhu et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Shr Is a Broad-Spectrum Surface Receptor That Contributes to Adherence and Virulence in Group A Streptococcus

(2008) M. Fisher et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Evolution of the Hyaluronic Acid Synthesis (has) Operon in Streptococcus zooepidemicus and Other Pathogenic Streptococci

(2008) Lars M. Blank et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Development of an unambiguous and discriminatory multilocus sequence typing scheme for the Streptococcus zooepidemicus group

(2008) K. Webb et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

A novel streptococcal integrative conjugative element involved in iron acquisition

(2008) Zoe Heather et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Genome Sequence of a Lancefield Group C Streptococcus zooepidemicus Strain Causing Epidemic Nephritis: New Information about an Old Disease

(2008) Stephen B. Beres et al.   PLoS One

A direct link between carbohydrate utilization and virulence in the major human pathogen group A Streptococcus

(2008) S. A. Shelburne et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The genome of Clostridium kluyveri, a strict anaerobe with unique metabolic features

(2008) H. Seedorf et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CRISPR — a widespread system that provides acquired resistance against phages in bacteria and archaea

(2007) Rotem Sorek et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY