Transcriptomic analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm-released cells upon interaction with human blood circulating immune cells and soluble factors

by Angela França, Gerald B Pier, Manuel Vilanova, Manuel Vilanova, Nuno Cerca
Published 2016-07-01

Inhibition of macrophage migration inhibitory factor ameliorates ocular Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced keratitis.

by Mihaela Gadjeva, Jill Nagashima, Tanweer Zaidi, Robert A Mitchell, Gerald B Pier
Published 2010-03-01

Mucosal damage and neutropenia are required for Candida albicans dissemination.

by Andrew Y Koh, Julia R Köhler, Kathleen T Coggshall, Nico Van Rooijen, Gerald B Pier
Published 2008-02-01

Glycomics Microarrays Reveal Differential In Situ Presentation of the Biofilm Polysaccharide Poly-<i>N</i>-acetylglucosamine on <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> and <i>Staphylococcus...

by Andrea Flannery, Marie Le Berre, Gerald B. Pier, James P. O’Gara, Michelle Kilcoyne
Published 2020-04-01

Opsonic and protective properties of antibodies raised to conjugate vaccines targeting six Staphylococcus aureus antigens.

by Clarissa Pozzi, Katarzyna Wilk, Jean C Lee, Marina Gening, Nikolay Nifantiev, Gerald B Pier
Published 2012-01-01

Membrane Distribution of the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal Modulates Outer Membrane Vesicle Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

by Catalina Florez, Julie E. Raab, Adam C. Cooke, Jeffrey W. Schertzer, Everett Pesci, Gerald B. Pier
Published 2017-08-01

A comprehensive analysis of in vitro and in vivo genetic fitness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa using high-throughput sequencing of transposon libraries.

by David Skurnik, Damien Roux, Hugues Aschard, Vincent Cattoir, Deborah Yoder-Himes, Stephen Lory, Gerald B Pier
Published 2013-01-01

Production of poly-β-1,6-N-acetylglucosamine by MatAB is required for hyphal aggregation and hydrophilic surface adhesion by Streptomyces

by Dino van Dissel, Joost Willemse, Boris Zacchetti, Dennis Claessen, Gerald B. Pier, Gilles P. van Wezel
Published 2018-02-01

Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm-released cells induce a prompt and more marked in vivo inflammatory-type response than planktonic or biofilm cells

by Ângela França, Ângela França, Begoña Pérez-Cabezas, Alexandra Correia, Gerald B. Pier, Nuno Cerca, Manuel Vilanova, Manuel Vilanova
Published 2016-09-01

Synthesis and evaluation of a conjugate vaccine composed of Staphylococcus aureus poly-N-acetyl-glucosamine and clumping factor A.

by Tomás Maira-Litrán, Leticia V Bentancor, Cagla Bozkurt-Guzel, Jennifer M O'Malley, Colette Cywes-Bentley, Gerald B Pier
Published 2012-01-01

Utility of in vivo transcription profiling for identifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes needed for gastrointestinal colonization and dissemination.

by Andrew Y Koh, Per J Mikkelsen, Roger S Smith, Kathleen T Coggshall, Akinobu Kamei, Michael Givskov, Stephen Lory, Gerald B Pier
Published 2010-12-01

Vaccination of yearling horses against poly-N-acetyl glucosamine fails to protect against infection with Streptococcus equi subspecies equi.

by Noah D Cohen, Colette Cywes-Bentley, Susanne M Kahn, Angela I Bordin, Jocelyne M Bray, S Garrett Wehmeyer, Gerald B Pier
Published 2020-01-01

Inhibition of the ATP Synthase Eliminates the Intrinsic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus towards Polymyxins

by Martin Vestergaard, Katrine Nøhr-Meldgaard, Martin Saxtorph Bojer, Christina Krogsgård Nielsen, Rikke Louise Meyer, Christoph Slavetinsky, Andreas Peschel, Hanne Ingmer, Fernando Baquero, Gerald B. Pier
Published 2017-09-01

A Novel Repressor of the ica Locus Discovered in Clinically Isolated Super-Biofilm-Elaborating Staphylococcus aureus

by Liansheng Yu, Junzo Hisatsune, Ikue Hayashi, Nobuyuki Tatsukawa, Yusuke Sato’o, Emiri Mizumachi, Fuminori Kato, Hideki Hirakawa, Gerald B. Pier, Motoyuki Sugai, Steven J. Projan
Published 2017-01-01

In vitro evaluation of complement deposition and opsonophagocytic killing of Rhodococcus equi mediated by poly‐N‐acetyl glucosamine hyperimmune plasma compared to commercial plasma...

by Chelsea N. Folmar, Colette Cywes‐Bentley, Angela I. Bordin, Joana N. Rocha, Jocelyne M. Bray, Susanne K. Kahn, Amanda E. Schuckert, Gerald B. Pier, Noah D. Cohen
Published 2019-05-01

A Conserved Streptococcal Virulence Regulator Controls the Expression of a Distinct Class of M-Like Proteins

by Jonathan D. D’Gama, Zhe Ma, Hailong Zhang, Xu Liu, Hongjie Fan, Ellen Ruth A. Morris, Noah D. Cohen, Colette Cywes-Bentley, Gerald B. Pier, Matthew K. Waldor
Published 2019-10-01

PolyGlcNAc-containing exopolymers enable surface penetration by non-motile Enterococcus faecalis.

by Yusibeska Ramos, Jorge Rocha, Ana L Hael, Jordi van Gestel, Hera Vlamakis, Colette Cywes-Bentley, Juan R Cubillos-Ruiz, Gerald B Pier, Michael S Gilmore, Roberto Kolter, Diana K Morales
Published 2019-02-01

PgaB orthologues contain a glycoside hydrolase domain that cleaves deacetylated poly-β(1,6)-N-acetylglucosamine and can disrupt bacterial biofilms.

by Dustin J Little, Roland Pfoh, François Le Mauff, Natalie C Bamford, Christina Notte, Perrin Baker, Manita Guragain, Howard Robinson, Gerald B Pier, Mark Nitz, Rajendar Deora, Donald C Sheppard, P Lynne Howell
Published 2018-04-01

Methicillin resistance alters the biofilm phenotype and attenuates virulence in Staphylococcus aureus device-associated infections.

by Clarissa Pozzi, Elaine M Waters, Justine K Rudkin, Carolyn R Schaeffer, Amanda J Lohan, Pin Tong, Brendan J Loftus, Gerald B Pier, Paul D Fey, Ruth C Massey, James P O'Gara
Published 2012-01-01

Antibody to Poly-N-acetyl glucosamine provides protection against intracellular pathogens: Mechanism of action and validation in horse foals challenged with Rhodococcus equi.

by Colette Cywes-Bentley, Joana N Rocha, Angela I Bordin, Mariana Vinacur, Safia Rehman, Tanweer S Zaidi, Mark Meyer, Sarah Anthony, McKenzie Lambert, Daniel R Vlock, Steeve Giguère, Noah D Cohen, Gerald B Pier
Published 2018-07-01