A family of clostridial and streptococcal ligand‐binding proteins with conserved C‐terminal repeat sequences

Toxigenic clostridia

1990 • 626 citations

Pore‐forming cytolysins of Gram‐negative bacteria

1991 • 590 citations

Complete sequence of the staphylococcal gene encoding protein A. A gene evolved through multiple duplications.

1984 • 571 citations

Nucleotide sequence of the gene for a fibronectin-binding protein from Staphylococcus aureus: use of this peptide sequence in the synthesis of biologically active peptides.

1989 • 386 citations

Primary structure of the mannose receptor contains multiple motifs resembling carbohydrate-recognition domains.

1990 • 370 citations

Complete nucleotide sequence of type 6 M protein of the group A Streptococcus. Repetitive structure and membrane anchor.

1986 • 364 citations

Molecular characterization of the Clostridium difficile toxin A gene

1990 • 279 citations

Cell surface binding site for Clostridium difficile enterotoxin: evidence for a glycoconjugate containing the sequence Gal alpha 1-3Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc

1986 • 242 citations

Nucleotide sequence of a glucosyltransferase gene from Streptococcus sobrinus MFe28

1987 • 221 citations

Sequence analysis of the gtfB gene from Streptococcus mutans

1987 • 215 citations

Nucleotide sequence ofClostridium difficiletoxin B gene

1990 • 177 citations

Molecular evolution of lytic enzymes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its bacteriophages.

1988 • 174 citations

Modular organization of the lytic enzymes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its bacteriophages

1990 • 173 citations

Conserved reiterated domains in Clostridium thermocellum endoglucanases are not essential for catalytic activity

1988 • 172 citations

Nucleotide sequence and expression of the pneumococcal autolysin gene from its own promoter in Escherichia coli

1986 • 167 citations

Sequence analysis of the gene for the glucan-binding protein of Streptococcus mutans Ingbritt

1990 • 166 citations

Sequence analysis of the gtfC gene from Streptococcus mutans GS-5

1988 • 157 citations

Molecular basis of bacterial pathogenesis

1990 • 156 citations

The coagulase of Staphylococcus aureus 8325‐4. Sequence analysis and virulence of site‐specific coagulase‐deficient mutants

1990 • 148 citations

Fc-receptor and M-protein genes of group A streptococci are products of gene duplication.

1989 • 148 citations

Domains of Escherichia coli hemolysin (HlyA) involved in binding of calcium and erythrocyte membranes

1990 • 147 citations

Structure and evolution of the repetitive gene encoding streptococcal protein G

1987 • 135 citations

Cloning and expression of gene fragments encoding the choline-binding domain of pneumococcal murein hydrolases

1990 • 109 citations

Analysis of the Streptococcus downei gtfS gene, which specifies a glucosyltransferase that synthesizes soluble glucans

1990 • 101 citations

Receptor for IgA in group A streptococci: cloning of the gene and characterization of the protein expressed in Escherichia coli

1989 • 89 citations

Spontaneous M6 protein size mutants of group A streptococci display variation in antigenic and opsonogenic epitopes.

1988 • 83 citations

Sequence of the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteriophage HB-3 amidase reveals high homology with the major host autolysin

1990 • 62 citations

Vaccination against lethalClostridium difficile enterocolitis with a nontoxic recombinant peptide of toxin A

1990 • 54 citations

Molecular genetics of glucan metabolism in oral streptococci

1990 • 48 citations

Cloning of the carbohydrate-binding portion of the toxin A gene ofClostridium difficile

1987 • 47 citations

Nucleotide sequence ofClostridium difficiletoxin A gene fragment and detection of toxigenic strains by polymerase chain reaction

1990 • 34 citations

Identification of a lytic enzyme ofClostridium acetobutylicumthat degrades choline-containing pneumococcal cell walls

1988 • 34 citations

Cloning and purification of a unique lysozyme produced by Bacillus phage phi 29.

1987 • 31 citations

Identification of toxigenic Clostridium difficile strains by using a toxin A gene-specific probe

1990 • 29 citations

Immunochemical and structural similarities in toxin A and toxin B of Clostridium difficile shown by binding to monoclonal antibodies

1988 • 21 citations