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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Streptococcus pneumoniae FtsA

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2016, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda, Professor William Margolin

  5. 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

  6. 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

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

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, July 2013, Wiley

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  8. 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

  9. 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

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

    Article • Developmental Immunology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Roles of Pneumococcal DivIB in Cell Division

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, April 2008, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

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

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2006, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

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

    Article • Microbiology, November 1998, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

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

    Article • Electrophoresis, January 1995, Wiley

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  26. 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

  27. In-vitro evaluation of cefpodoxime

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

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

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

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 1991, ASM Journals

    Prof Orietta Massidda

  32. 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