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  1. Environmental context reveals a conditional role of the Tol-Pal system in envelope organization in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • May 2026, openRxiv

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  2. Outer membrane remodeling via lipid-peptidoglycan crosstalk enables lipooligosaccharide-deficient colistin resistance

    Article • May 2026, openRxiv

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  3. PBP1A and LdtJ support cell envelope homeostasis and impact selection of Colistin-resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • April 2026, openRxiv

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  4. Peptidoglycan DD-peptidases have distinct activities that impact fitness of Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • mBio, April 2026, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  5. Peptidoglycan DD-peptidases have distinct activities that impact fitness of Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • July 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  6. Targeting Bacterial Cell Division with Benzodioxane–Benzamide FtsZ Inhibitors as a Novel Strategy to Fight Gram-Positive Ovococcal Pathogens

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  7. The diagnostic yield of the Meares & Stamey test can be significantly improved by symptom-based patient selection and the experience of the test performer

    Article • Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  8. Negative regulation of MurZ and MurA underlies the essentiality of GpsB‐ and StkP‐mediated protein phosphorylation in Streptococcus pneumoniaeD39

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr Linda Doubravová, Prof Orietta Massidda

  9. Chromosomal Duplications of MurZ (MurA2) or MurA (MurA1), Amino Acid Substitutions in MurZ (MurA2), and Absence of KhpAB Obviate the Requirement for Protein Phosphorylation inStreptococcus pneumoniaeD39

    Article • March 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  10. Antimicrobial Performance of Innovative Functionalized Surfaces Based on Enamel Coatings: The Effect of Silver-Based Additives on the Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  11. Roles of RodZ and class A PBP1b in the assembly and regulation of the peripheral peptidoglycan elongasome in ovoid‐shaped cells of Streptococcus pneumoniaeD39

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, August 2022, Wiley

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  12. Identification and Characterization of an RRM-Containing, RNA Binding Protein in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • Biomolecules, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  13. Effect of Fluoroquinolone Use in Primary Care on the Development and Gradual Decay of Escherichia coli Resistance to Fluoroquinolones: A Matched Case-Control Study

    Article • Antibiotics, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  14. Roles of RodZ and Class A PBP1b in the Assembly and Regulation of the Peripheral Peptidoglycan Elongasome in Ovoid-Shaped Cells ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeD39

    Article • June 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  15. Facile Route to Effective Antimicrobial Aluminum Oxide Layer Realized by Co-Deposition with Silver Nitrate

    Article • Coatings, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  16. FtsZ-Ring Regulation and Cell Division Are Mediated by Essential EzrA and Accessory Proteins ZapA and ZapJ in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2021, Frontiers

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  17. Impact of Prior Antibiotic Use in Primary Care on Escherichia coli Resistance to Third Generation Cephalosporins: A Case-Control Study

    Article • Antibiotics, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  18. The Cell Wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, May 2019, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  19. The cell cycle regulator GpsB functions as cytosolic adaptor for multiple cell wall enzymes

    Article • Nature Communications, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  20. Absence of the KhpA and KhpB (JAG/EloR) RNA‐binding proteins suppresses the requirement for PBP2b by overproduction of FtsA in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, November 2017, Wiley

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  21. Suppression and synthetic-lethal genetic relationships of ΔgpsBmutations indicate that GpsB mediates protein phosphorylation and penicillin-binding protein interactions inStreptococcus pneumoniaeD39

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, February 2017, Wiley

    Prof Orietta Massidda, Dr Linda Doubravová

  22. Streptococcus pneumoniae FtsA

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2016, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda, Professor William Margolin

  23. Helicobacter pylori: enemy, commensal or, sometimes, friend?

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, July 2015, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  24. LocZ Is a New Cell Division Protein Involved in Proper Septum Placement in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • mBio, December 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Linda Doubravová, Prof Orietta Massidda

  25. From models to pathogens: how much have we learned aboutStreptococcus pneumoniaecell division?

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, July 2013, Wiley

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  26. Streptococcus pneumoniae Transposon Tn1545/Tn6003Changes to Tn6002Due to Spontaneous Excision in Circular Form of theerm(B)- andaphA3-Containing Macrolide-Aminoglycoside-Streptothricin (MAS) Element

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, August 2012, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  27. Control of cell division in Streptococcus pneumoniae by the conserved Ser/Thr protein kinase StkP

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Linda Doubravová, Prof Orietta Massidda

  28. Successful Treatment of Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis Caused by Azole-ResistantCandida albicanswith Posaconazole

    Article • Clinical and Developmental Immunology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  29. Identification of β-lactamases in human and bovine isolates of Staphylococcus aureus strains having borderline resistance to penicillinase-resistant penicillins (PRPs) with proteomic methods

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  30. Division protein interaction web: identification of a phylogenetically conserved common interactome between Streptococcus pneumoniae and Escherichia coli

    Article • Microbiology, October 2008, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  31. Roles of Pneumococcal DivIB in Cell Division

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, April 2008, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  32. Streptococcus pneumoniae DivIVA: Localization and Interactions in a MinCD-Free Context

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2006, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  33. The fallacies of hope: will we discover new antibiotics to combat pathogenic bacteria in time?

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, November 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  34. Analysis of the β-lactamase plasmid of borderline methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus: Focus on bla complex genes and cadmium resistance determinants cadD and cadX

    Article • Plasmid, March 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  35. Altered PBP 2A and Its Role in the Development of Penicillin, Cefotaxime, and Ceftriaxone Resistance in a Clinical Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 2005, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  36. Cell division in cocci: localization and properties of the Streptococcus pneumoniae FtsA protein

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2004, Wiley

    Dr Jesús Mingorance, Prof Orietta Massidda

  37. Characterization of divIVA and Other Genes Located in the Chromosomal Region Downstream of the dcw Cluster in Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2003, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  38. Phage‐display and correlated mutations identify an essential region of subdomain 1C involved in homodimerization of Escherichia coli FtsA

    Article • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics, December 2002, Wiley

    Dr Jesús Mingorance, Prof Orietta Massidda

  39. Unconventional organization of the division and cell wall gene cluster of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Microbiology, November 1998, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  40. The PBP 5 synthesis repressor (psr) gene of Enterococcus hirae ATCC 9790 is substantially longer than previously reported

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  41. The PBP 5 synthesis repressor (psr) gene ofEnterococcus hiraeATCC 9790 is substantially longer than previously reported

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  42. Borderline Susceptibility to Methicillin in Staphylococcus aureus : A New Mechanism of Resistance?

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, January 1996, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  43. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting of human serum albumin modified by reaction with penicillins

    Article • Electrophoresis, January 1995, Wiley

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  44. Cloning and expression of the penicillinase from a borderline methicillin-susceptibleStaphylococcus aureusstrain inEscherichia coli

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, June 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  45. In-vitro evaluation of cefpodoxime

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  46. High specificity of cphA-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase from Aeromonas hydrophila AE036 for carbapenems and its contribution to beta-lactam resistance.

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 1993, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  47. Evidence for a methicillin-hydrolysing β-lactamase inStaphylococcus aureusstrains with borderline susceptibility to this drug

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, May 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  48. Evidence for a methicillin-hydrolysing β-lactamase in Staphylococcus aureus strains with borderline susceptibility to this drug

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, May 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  49. The Aeromonas hydrophila cphA gene: molecular heterogeneity among class B metallo-beta-lactamases.

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 1991, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  50. Properties of cell wall-associated DD-carboxypeptidase of Enterococcus hirae (Streptococcus faecium) ATCC 9790 extracted with alkali.

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 1990, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda