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2002 • 929 citations

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1994 • 299 citations

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1992 • 290 citations

Surface Properties of Bifidobacterial Strains of Human Origin

1998 • 263 citations

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1999 • 237 citations

Comparison of mucosal adhesion and species identification of bifidobacteria isolated from healthy and allergic infants

2001 • 220 citations

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1998 • 177 citations

The Export of Coat Protein from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli by a Specific ATP-binding Cassette Transporter System

2003 • 172 citations

Purification, amino acid sequence and mode of action of bifidocin B produced by Bifidobacterium bifidum NCFB 1454

1999 • 161 citations

The mucus binding of Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 is enhanced in the presence of Lactobacillus GG and Lact. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus

2000 • 145 citations

The Family Bifidobacteriaceae

2006 • 128 citations

Molecular microbial analysis of Bifidobacterium isolates from different environments by the species-specific amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA)

2001 • 125 citations

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2002 • 120 citations

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2005 • 120 citations

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2002 • 119 citations

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Nucleotide sequence of the Streptococcus gordonii PK488 coaggregation adhesin gene, scaA, and ATP-binding cassette

1994 • 108 citations

Genus- and species-specific PCR primers for the detection and identification of bifidobacteria.

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Kinetics and Metabolism of Bifidobacterium adolescentis MB 239 Growing on Glucose, Galactose, Lactose, and Galactooligosaccharides

2007 • 103 citations

In vitro inhibition of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by bifidobacterial strains of human origin

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2007 • 96 citations

Identification of a Treponema denticola OppA Homologue That Binds Host Proteins Present in the Subgingival Environment

2000 • 92 citations

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2005 • 84 citations

Structural Rearrangements of Sucrose Phosphorylase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis during Sucrose Conversion

2006 • 83 citations

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2004 • 79 citations

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2005 • 79 citations

Lactobacillusplantarum inhibits epithelial barrier dysfunction and interleukin-8 secretion induced by tumor necrosis factor-α

2007 • 75 citations

Characterization of SP41, a surface protein of Brucella associated with adherence and invasion of host epithelial cells

2006 • 74 citations

Cloning of the Streptococcus gordonii PK488 gene, encoding an adhesin which mediates coaggregation with Actinomyces naeslundii PK606

1993 • 70 citations

Interaction of bifidobacterial lipoteichoic acid with human intestinal epithelial cells

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The Adherence-Associated Lipoprotein P100, Encoded by an opp Operon Structure, Functions as the Oligopeptide-Binding Domain OppA of a Putative Oligopeptide Transport System in Mycoplasma hominis

1999 • 52 citations

A fluorescence-based method for the detection of adhesive properties of lactic acid bacteria to Caco-2 cells

2004 • 49 citations

Comparative detection of bacterial adhesion to Caco-2 cells with ELISA, radioactivity and plate count methods

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Administration of Bifidobacterium bifidum to Chicken Broilers Reduces the Number of Carcass Condemnations for Cellulitis at the Abattoir

2001 • 37 citations

Probiotics and gut inflammation

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2007 • 36 citations

Examination of adhesive determinants in three species ofLactobacillusisolated from chicken

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2007 • 32 citations

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2007 • 30 citations

Molecular characterization of Bifidobacterium longum biovar longum NAL8 plasmids and construction of a novel replicon screening system

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Study of Adhesion of Lactobacillus casei CRL 431 to Ileal Intestinal Cells of Mice

1999 • 26 citations

Identification of Lipoprotein Homologues of Pneumococcal PsaA in the Equine Pathogens Streptococcus equi and Streptococcus zooepidemicus

2000 • 25 citations

Bifidobacterium bifidum Exhibits a Lipopolysaccharide-Like Mitogenic Activity for Murine B Lymphocytes

1999 • 17 citations

Bifidobacterial cell wall proteins (BIFOP) in Bifidobacterium globosum

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Antibacterial Effect of Fermented Milk ContainingBifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium bifidumandLactobacillus acidophilusagainst IndigenousEscherichia coliInfection in Mice

2001 • 13 citations

The effects of Bifidobacterium bifidum OFR9, a strain resistant to antituberculosis and antileprosy agents, on fecal flora in mice.

1997 • 3 citations

Studies on the antibacterial activity of Bifidobacterium bifidum against selected entero-pathogens and spoilage organisms.

2000 • 2 citations