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Virulence
The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms or viruses as indicated by case fatality rates and/or the ability of the…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Targeting virulence: a new paradigm for antimicrobial therapy
A. Clatworthy
,
E. Pierson
,
D. Hung
Nature Chemical Biology
2007
Corpus ID: 36769492
Clinically significant antibiotic resistance has evolved against virtually every antibiotic deployed. Yet the development of new…
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Staphylococcus aureus golden pigment impairs neutrophil killing and promotes virulence through its antioxidant activity
George Y. Liu
,
Anthony Essex
,
+5 authors
V. Nizet
Journal of Experimental Medicine
2005
Corpus ID: 2153229
Golden color imparted by carotenoid pigments is the eponymous feature of the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Here we…
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Bacteriophage Control of Bacterial Virulence
Patrick Wagner
,
M. Waldor
Infection and Immunity
2002
Corpus ID: 16853766
In 1930, Felix d’Herelle wrote “. . .the actions and reactions are not solely between these two beings, man and bacterium, for…
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Virulence factors of Candida albicans.
R. Calderone
,
W. Fonzi
Trends in Microbiology
2001
Corpus ID: 30964484
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Conjugative transfer by the virulence system of Legionella pneumophila.
J. Vogel
,
H. L. Andrews
,
S. Wong
,
R. Isberg
Science
1998
Corpus ID: 39846918
Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' pneumonia, replicates within alveolar macrophages by preventing…
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Review
1996
Review
1996
Models of Parasite Virulence
S. Frank
The Quarterly review of biology
1996
Corpus ID: 14829042
Several evolutionary processes influence virulence, the amount of damage a parasite causes to its host. For example, parasites…
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Type 1 fimbrial expression enhances Escherichia coli virulence for the urinary tract.
I. Connell
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W. Agace
,
P. Klemm
,
M. Schembri
,
S. Mårild
,
C. Svanborg
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1996
Corpus ID: 22520365
Type 1 fimbriae are adhesion organelles expressed by many Gram-negative bacteria. They facilitate adherence to mucosal surfaces…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Structure of the autoinducer required for expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence genes.
J. P. Pearson
,
Kendall M. Gray
,
+4 authors
E. Greenberg
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1994
Corpus ID: 19228618
In Pseudomonas aeruginosa the LasR protein is required for activation of lasB and several other virulence genes. A diffusible…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence genes requires cell-to-cell communication.
L. Passador
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J. Cook
,
M. Gambello
,
L. Rust
,
B. Iglewski
Science
1993
Corpus ID: 21140430
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that causes a variety of infections in immunocompromised hosts and…
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Review
1993
Review
1993
Role of iron in regulation of virulence genes
C. Litwin
,
S. Calderwood
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
1993
Corpus ID: 35961909
The abilities of bacterial pathogens to adapt to the environment within the host are essential to their virulence. Microorganisms…
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