All Stories

  1. Repurposing the Streptococcus mutans CRISPR-Cas9 System to Understand Essential Gene Function

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, March 2020, PLOS

    Robert Shields

  2. Competence Inhibition by the XrpA Peptide Encoded Within the comX Gene of Streptococcus mutans

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, May 2018, Wiley

    Robert Shields

  3. Genomewide Identification of Essential Genes and Fitness Determinants of Streptococcus mutans UA159

    Article • mSphere, February 2018, ASM Journals

    Robert Shields

  4. Genome-Wide Screens Reveal New Gene Products That Influence Genetic Competence in Streptococcus mutans

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, November 2017, ASM Journals

    Robert Shields

  5. Intercellular Communication via the comX-Inducing Peptide (XIP) of Streptococcus mutans

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, August 2017, ASM Journals

    Robert Shields

  6. A new arginine-based dental adhesive system: formulation, mechanical and anti-caries properties

    Article • Journal of Dentistry, August 2017, Elsevier

    Robert Shields

  7. Extracellular DNA in dental plaque

    Article • Journal of Dental Research, October 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Nicholas S Jakubovics, Robert Shields

  8. Growth of Streptococcus mutans in Biofilms Alters Peptide Signaling at the Sub-population Level

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, July 2016, Frontiers

    Robert Shields

  9. Bidirectional signaling in the competence regulatory pathway ofStreptococcus mutans

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robert Shields

  10. Conserved and divergent functions of RcrRPQ inStreptococcus gordoniiandS. mutans

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, July 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robert Shields

  11. Biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis: what is new and where next?

    Article • The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, June 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Robert Shields

  12. Life after death: the critical role of extracellular DNA in microbial biofilms

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Nicholas S Jakubovics, Robert Shields

  13. Efficacy of a Marine Bacterial Nuclease against Biofilm Forming Microorganisms Isolated from Chronic Rhinosinusitis

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Dr Nicholas S Jakubovics, Robert Shields

  14. Removal of Biofilms from Tracheoesophageal Speech Valves Using a Novel Marine Microbial Deoxyribonuclease

    Article • Otolaryngology, April 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Nicholas S Jakubovics, Robert Shields