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  1. Fibrinogen Activates the Capture of Human Plasminogen by Staphylococcal Fibronectin-Binding Proteins

    Article • mBio, September 2017, ASM Journals

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  2. Mechanical Strength and Inhibition of theStaphylococcus aureusCollagen-Binding Protein Cna

    Article • mBio, October 2016, ASM Journals

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  3. Fibronectin Binding Proteins SpsD and SpsL Both Support Invasion of Canine Epithelial Cells by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

    Article • Infection and Immunity, August 2015, ASM Journals

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  4. IsdC from Staphylococcus lugdunensis Induces Biofilm Formation under Low-Iron Growth Conditions

    Article • Infection and Immunity, March 2014, ASM Journals

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  5. Immunogenic Properties of Streptococcus agalactiae FbsA Fragments

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

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  6. Sortase A Promotes Virulence in Experimental Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis

    Article • Microbiology, August 2013, Society for General Microbiology

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  7. Molecular Characterization of the Multiple Interactions of SpsD, a Surface Protein from Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, with Host Extracellular Matrix Proteins

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2013, PLOS

    Joan A Geoghegan, Pietro Speziale

  8. The Spr1875 protein confers resistance to the microglia-mediated killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, June 2013, Elsevier

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  9. Staphylococcus lugdunensis, an aggressive coagulase-negative pathogen not to be underestimated

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, October 2012, Wichtig

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  10. Biofilm formation in Staphylococcus implant infections. A review of molecular mechanisms and implications for biofilm-resistant materials

    Article • Biomaterials, September 2012, Elsevier

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  11. The immune evasion protein Sbi of Staphylococcus aureus occurs both extracellularly and anchored to the cell envelope by binding lipoteichoic acid

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2012, Wiley

    Joan A Geoghegan, Pietro Speziale, Dr Angelika Grundling

  12. The immune evasion protein Sbi ofStaphylococcus aureusoccurs both extracellularly and anchored to the cell envelope by binding lipoteichoic acid

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2012, Wiley

    Joan A Geoghegan, Pietro Speziale, Dr Angelika Grundling

  13. Scenery ofStaphylococcusimplant infections in orthopedics

    Article • Future Microbiology, November 2011, Future Medicine

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  14. The collagen-binding protein of Streptococcus mutans is involved in haemorrhagic stroke

    Article • Nature Communications, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

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  15. Extracellular DNA in Biofilms

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, September 2011, SAGE Publications

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  16. The Sbi Protein Is a Multifunctional Immune Evasion Factor of Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Infection and Immunity, June 2011, ASM Journals

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  17. The A domain of fibronectin‐binding protein B of Staphylococcus aureus contains a novel fibronectin binding site

    Article • FEBS Journal, May 2011, Wiley

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  18. Concise survey of Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors that promote adhesion and damage to peri-implant tissues

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, January 2011, Wichtig

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  19. Emerging pathogenetic mechanisms of the implant-related osteomyelitis by Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, January 2011, Wichtig

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  20. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in innate immune defense against Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, January 2011, Wichtig

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  21. Functional analysis of a murine monoclonal antibody against the repetitive region of the fibronectin‐binding adhesins fibronectin‐binding protein A and fibronectin‐binding protein B from Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • FEBS Journal, September 2010, Wiley

    Pietro Speziale, Matteo Stravalaci

  22. Antibiotic-loaded biomaterials and the risks for the spread of antibiotic resistance following their prophylactic and therapeutic clinical use

    Article • Biomaterials, September 2010, Elsevier

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  23. Polymorphisms of agr locus correspond to distinct genetic patterns of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates from orthopedic implant infections

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, July 2010, Wiley

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  24. Fibronectin-binding protein B variation in Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • BMC Microbiology, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

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  25. Structural and functional role ofStaphylococcus aureussurface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules of the host

    Article • Future Microbiology, December 2009, Future Medicine

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  26. The presence of both bone sialoprotein-binding protein gene and collagen adhesin gene as a typical virulence trait of the major epidemic cluster in isolates from orthopedic implant infections

    Article • Biomaterials, December 2009, Elsevier

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  27. Staphylococcus pseudintermedius expresses surface proteins that closely resemble those from Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, September 2009, Elsevier

    Joan A Geoghegan, Pietro Speziale

  28. The effect of photodynamic treatment combined with antibiotic action or host defence mechanisms on Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

    Article • Biomaterials, June 2009, Elsevier

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  29. Capturing host‐pathogen interactions by protein microarrays: identification of novel streptococcal proteins binding to human fibronectin, fibrinogen, and C4BP

    Article • The FASEB Journal, May 2009, Wiley

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  30. Prevention and Treatment of Staphylococcus Biofilms

    Article • Current Medicinal Chemistry, December 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

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  31. Sequence diversity in the A domain of Staphylococcus aureusfibronectin-binding protein A

    Article • BMC Microbiology, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

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  32. Purification of human plasma fibronectin using immobilized gelatin and Arg affinity chromatography

    Article • Nature Protocols, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

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  33. Fibrinogen-binding proteins of Gram-positive bacteria

    Article • Thrombosis and Haemostasis, October 2007, Schattauer GmbH

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  34. New heparinizable modified poly(carbonate urethane) surfaces diminishing bacterial colonization

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

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  35. Fibrinogen and elastin bind to the same region within the A domain of fibronectin binding protein A, an MSCRAMM of Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2006, Wiley

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  36. Binding ofStreptococcus gordoniito extracellular matrix proteins

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  37. Multiple Interactions of FbsA, a Surface Protein from Streptococcus agalactiae, with Fibrinogen:  Affinity, Stoichiometry, and Structural Characterization

    Article • Biochemistry, October 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

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  38. FbsA-Driven Fibrinogen Polymerization: A Bacterial “Deceiving Strategy”

    Article • Physical Review Letters, January 2006, American Physical Society (APS)

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  39. Fibronectin‐binding proteins of Staphylococcus aureus mediate activation of human platelets via fibrinogen and fibronectin bridges to integrin GPIIb/IIIa and IgG binding to the FcγRIIa receptor

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, November 2005, Wiley

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  40. Antibiotic resistance in exopolysaccharide-forming Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates from orthopaedic implant infections

    Article • Biomaterials, November 2005, Elsevier

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  41. Role of Fibrinogen‐Binding Adhesin Expression in Septic Arthritis and Septicemia Caused by Streptococcus agalactiae

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  42. A multiplex PCR method for the detection of all five individual genes of ica locus in Staphylococcus epidermidis. A survey on 400 clinical isolates from prosthesis‐associated infections

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, August 2005, Wiley

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  43. In vitro interaction of human fibroblasts and platelets with a shape‐memory polyurethane

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, February 2005, Wiley

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  44. The apolipoprotein(a) component of lipoprotein(a) mediates binding to laminin: contribution to selective retention of lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic lesions

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, February 2005, Elsevier

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  45. Fluid shear contributions to bacteria cell detachment initiated by a monoclonal antibody

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, April 2003, Wiley

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  46. Identification and characterization of a new ligand-binding site in FnbB, a fibronectin-binding adhesin from Streptococcus dysgalactiae

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, March 2003, Elsevier

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  47. Antibody response to Staphylococcal slime and lipoteichoic acid

    Article • The Lancet, December 2002, Elsevier

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  48. In Vitro Interactions of Biomedical Polyurethanes with Macrophages and Bacterial Cells

    Article • Journal of Biomaterials Applications, January 2002, SAGE Publications

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  49. Quantification of Staphylococcus aureus cell surface adhesins using flow cytometry

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, December 2000, Elsevier

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  50. Role of fibronectin-binding MSCRAMMs in bacterial adherence and entry into mammalian cells

    Article • Matrix Biology, June 1999, Elsevier

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  51. Multiple specificities of the staphylococcal and streptococcal fibronectin‐binding microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, December 1998, Wiley

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  52. A collagen receptor on Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients with septic arthritis mediates adhesion to cartilage

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 1993, Wiley

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  53. Multiple binding sites in fibronectin and the staphylococcal fibronectin receptor

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, July 1992, Wiley

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  54. Collagen Receptor of Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • January 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

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  55. Binding sites in fibronectin for an enterotoxigenic strain of E. coli B342289c

    Article • FEBS Letters, September 1991, Wiley

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  56. Staphylococcal adhesion to collagen in intpa-articular sepsis

    Article • Biomaterials, January 1988, Elsevier

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  57. Binding of collagen to group A, B, C, D and G streptococci

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 1987, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  58. Binding of the basement membrane protein laminin to Escherichia coli

    Article • FEBS Letters, September 1982, Wiley

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  59. Studies on the Proteoglycans from Bovine Cornea

    Article • January 1979, Elsevier

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  60. Effect of Some Nucleotides on the Regulation of Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis

    Article • Connective Tissue Research, January 1976, Taylor & Francis

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  61. Biosynthesis of Glycosaminoglycans: Uridine Diphosphate Glucose 4′–Epimerase from Cornea and Epiphysial–Plate Cartilage

    Article • Connective Tissue Research, January 1975, Taylor & Francis

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  62. UDP-Glucose: A Key Branch-point in the Regulation of Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis

    Article • January 1975, Elsevier

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  63. Protein Immobilization onto Newly Developed Polyurethane-Maleamides for Endothelial Cell Growth

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

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