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Joan A Geoghegan; Ian R Monk; James P O'Gara; Timothy J Foster
Subdomains N2N3 of Fibronectin Binding Protein A Mediate Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation and Adherence to Fibrinogen Using Distinct Mechanisms.
Marta Zapotoczna; Zala Jevnikar; Janko Kos; Helen Miajlovic; Timothy J Foster
Iron-regulated surface determinant B (IsdB) promotes Staphylococcus aureus adherence to and internalization by non-phagocytic human cells.
Tânia Claro; Timothy J Foster; Cormac McDonnell; Fergal J O'Brien; Amro Widaa; Steven W Kerrigan
Staphylococcus aureus protein A binding to osteoblast tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 results in activation of nuclear factor kappa B and release of interleukin-6 in bone infection.

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2013: Joan A Geoghegan; Ian R Monk; James P O'Gara; Timothy J Foster
Subdomains N2N3 of Fibronectin Binding Protein A Mediate Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation and Adherence to Fibrinogen Using Distinct Mechanisms.
Journal of bacteriology 2013;195(11):2675-83.
2013: Marta Zapotoczna; Zala Jevnikar; Janko Kos; Helen Miajlovic; Timothy J Foster
Iron-regulated surface determinant B (IsdB) promotes Staphylococcus aureus adherence to and internalization by non-phagocytic human cells.
Cellular microbiology 2013;15(6):1026-41.
2013: Tânia Claro; Timothy J Foster; Cormac McDonnell; Fergal J O'Brien; Amro Widaa; Steven W Kerrigan
Staphylococcus aureus protein A binding to osteoblast tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 results in activation of nuclear factor kappa B and release of interleukin-6 in bone infection.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2013;159(Pt 1):147-54.
2012: Michelle E Mulcahy; Kate M O'Keeffe; Evelyn J Walsh; Timothy J Foster; Joan A Geoghegan; Ian R Monk; Ramona M McLoughlin
Nasal colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus depends upon clumping factor B binding to the squamous epithelial cell envelope protein loricrin.
PLoS pathogens 2012;8(12):e1003092.
2012: Marta Zapotoczna; Simon Heilbronner; Pietro Speziale; Timothy J Foster
Iron-regulated surface determinant (Isd) proteins of Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
Journal of bacteriology 2012;194(23):6453-67.
2012: Emma Jane Smith; Pietro Speziale; Tetje van der Sluis; Rebecca M Corrigan; Joan A Geoghegan; Angelika Gründling; Timothy J Foster
The immune evasion protein Sbi of Staphylococcus aureus occurs both extracellularly and anchored to the cell envelope by binding lipoteichoic acid.
Molecular microbiology 2012;83(4):789-804.
2012: Ian R Monk; Timothy J Foster
Genetic manipulation of Staphylococci-breaking through the barrier.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 2012;2():49.
2012: Amro Widaa; Fergal J O'Brien; Tania Claro; Timothy J Foster; Steven W Kerrigan
Staphylococcus aureus protein A plays a critical role in mediating bone destruction and bone loss in osteomyelitis.
PloS one 2012;7(7):e40586.
2012: Ian R Monk; Ishita M Shah; Man-Wah Tan; Min Xu; Timothy J Foster
Transforming the untransformable: application of direct transformation to manipulate genetically Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis.
mBio 2012;3(2):.
2011: Emma Jane Smith; Pietro Speziale; Livia Visai; Steven W Kerrigan; Timothy J Foster
The Sbi protein is a multifunctional immune evasion factor of Staphylococcus aureus.
Infection and immunity 2011;79(9):3801-9.
2011: Simon Heilbronner; Matthew T G Holden; Julian Parkhill; Andries van Tonder; Timothy J Foster; Joan A Geoghegan; Stephen D Bentley
Genome sequence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis N920143 allows identification of putative colonization and virulence factors.
FEMS microbiology letters 2011;322(1):60-7.
2011: Vanessa Vazquez; Timothy J Foster; Vannakambadi K Ganesh; Jenny K Horndahl; Xiaowen Liang; Emanuel Smeds; Magnus Hook
Fibrinogen is a ligand for the Staphylococcus aureus microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules (MSCRAMM) bone sialoprotein-binding protein (Bbp).
The Journal of biological chemistry 2011;286(34):29797-805.
2011: Vannakambadi K Ganesh; Analiesa S Anderson; E Magda Barbu; Champion C S Deivanayagam; Timothy J Foster; Binh Le; Shuo L Lin; Yury V Matsuka; Sthanam V L Narayana; Magnus Höök
Structural and biochemical characterization of Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor B/ligand interactions.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2011;286(29):25963-72.
2011: Fiona M Burke; Antonella Di Poto; Pietro Speziale; Timothy J Foster
The A domain of fibronectin-binding protein B of Staphylococcus aureus contains a novel fibronectin binding site.
The FEBS journal 2011;278(13):2359-71.
2011: Tania Claro; Amro Widaa; Maghnus O'Seaghdha; Helen Miajlovic; Timothy J Foster; Fergal J O'Brien; Steven W Kerrigan
Staphylococcus aureus protein A binds to osteoblasts and triggers signals that weaken bone in osteomyelitis.
PloS one 2011;6(4):e18748.
2010: Timothy J Foster
Staphylococci and staphylococcal infections.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy 2010;8(12):1337-8.
2010: Helen Miajlovic; Padraic G Fallon; Alan D Irvine; Timothy J Foster
Effect of filaggrin breakdown products on growth of and protein expression by Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2010;126(6):1184-90.e3.
2010: Giulio Provenza; Maria Provenzano; Livia Visai; Fiona M Burke; Joan A Geoghegan; Matteo Stravalaci; Marco Gobbi; Giuliano Mazzini; Carla Renata Arciola; Timothy J Foster; Pietro Speziale
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.
The FEBS journal 2010;277(21):4490-505.
2010: Joan A Geoghegan; Rebecca M Corrigan; Dominika T Gruszka; Pietro Speziale; James P O'Gara; Jennifer R Potts; Timothy J Foster
Role of surface protein SasG in biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of bacteriology 2010;192(21):5663-73.
2010: Helen Miajlovic; Marta Zapotoczna; Joan A Geoghegan; Steven W Kerrigan; Pietro Speziale; Timothy J Foster
Direct interaction of iron-regulated surface determinant IsdB of Staphylococcus aureus with the GPIIb/IIIa receptor on platelets.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2010;156(Pt 3):920-8.
2010: Joan A Geoghegan; Vannakambadi K Ganesh; Emanuel Smeds; Xiaowen Liang; Magnus Höök; Timothy J Foster
Molecular characterization of the interaction of staphylococcal microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules (MSCRAMM) ClfA and Fbl with fibrinogen.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2010;285(9):6208-16.
2010: Fiona M Burke; Niamh McCormack; Simonetta Rindi; Pietro Speziale; Timothy J Foster
Fibronectin-binding protein B variation in Staphylococcus aureus.
BMC microbiology 2010;10():160.
2010: E Magda Barbu; Vannakambadi K Ganesh; Sivashankarappa Gurusiddappa; R Chris Mackenzie; Timothy J Foster; Thomas C Sudhof; Magnus Höök
beta-Neurexin is a ligand for the Staphylococcus aureus MSCRAMM SdrC.
PLoS pathogens 2010;6(1):e1000726.
2009: Timothy J Foster
Colonization and infection of the human host by staphylococci: adhesion, survival and immune evasion.
Veterinary dermatology 2009;20(5-6):456-70.
2009: Joan A Geoghegan; Emma J Smith; Pietro Speziale; Timothy J Foster
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius expresses surface proteins that closely resemble those from Staphylococcus aureus.
Veterinary microbiology 2009;138(3-4):345-52.
2009: M P Brennan; Anthony Loughman; Marc Devocelle; S Arasu; Anthony Chubb; Timothy J Foster; Dermot Cox
Elucidating the role of Staphylococcus epidermidis serine-aspartate repeat protein G in platelet activation.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH 2009;7(8):1364-72.
2009: Rebecca M Corrigan; Timothy J Foster
An improved tetracycline-inducible expression vector for Staphylococcus aureus.
Plasmid 2009;61(2):126-9.
2009: Rebecca M Corrigan; Helen Miajlovic; Timothy J Foster
Surface proteins that promote adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to human desquamated nasal epithelial cells.
BMC microbiology 2009;9():22.
2008: Allison H Bartlett; Timothy J Foster; Atsuko Hayashida; Pyong Woo Park
Alpha-toxin facilitates the generation of CXC chemokine gradients and stimulates neutrophil homing in Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2008;198(10):1529-35.
2008: Evelyn J Walsh; Helen Miajlovic; Oleg V Gorkun; Timothy J Foster
Identification of the Staphylococcus aureus MSCRAMM clumping factor B (ClfB) binding site in the alphaC-domain of human fibrinogen.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2008;154(Pt 2):550-8.
2008: Steven W Kerrigan; Niamh Clarke; Anthony Loughman; Gerardene Meade; Timothy J Foster; Dermot Cox
Molecular basis for Staphylococcus aureus-mediated platelet aggregate formation under arterial shear in vitro.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 2008;28(2):335-40.
2008: Anthony Loughman; Tara Sweeney; Fiona M Keane; Giampiero Pietrocola; Pietro Speziale; Timothy J Foster
Sequence diversity in the A domain of Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding protein A.
BMC microbiology 2008;8():74.
2007: Allison Risley; Anthony Loughman; Colette Cywes Bentley; Timothy J Foster; Jean C Lee
Capsular polysaccharide masks clumping factor A-mediated adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to fibrinogen and platelets.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2007;196(6):919-27.
2007: Rebecca M Corrigan; David Rigby; Pauline S Handley; Timothy J Foster
The role of Staphylococcus aureus surface protein SasG in adherence and biofilm formation.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2007;153(Pt 8):2435-46.
2007: Helen Miajlovic; Anthony Loughman; Marian Brennan; Dermot Cox; Timothy J Foster
Both complement- and fibrinogen-dependent mechanisms contribute to platelet aggregation mediated by Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor B.
Infection and immunity 2007;75(7):3335-43.
2007: Carlos Arrecubieta; Mei-Ho Lee; Alistair Macey; Timothy J Foster; Franklin D Lowy
SdrF, a Staphylococcus epidermidis surface protein, binds type I collagen.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2007;282(26):18767-76.
2007: Fiona M Keane; Adam W Clarke; Timothy J Foster; Anthony S Weiss
The N-terminal A domain of Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding protein A binds to tropoelastin.
Biochemistry 2007;46(24):7226-32.
2007: M Angeles Tormo; Carles Ubeda; Miguel Martí; Elisa Maiques; Carme Cucarella; Jaione Valle; Timothy J Foster; Iñigo Lasa; José R Penadés
Phase-variable expression of the biofilm-associated protein (Bap) in Staphylococcus aureus.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2007;153(Pt 6):1702-10.
2007: Miriam A Banner; John G Cunniffe; Robin L Macintosh; Timothy J Foster; Holger Rohde; Dietrich Mack; Emmy Hoyes; Jeremy P Derrick; Mathew Upton; Pauline S Handley
Localized tufts of fibrils on Staphylococcus epidermidis NCTC 11047 are comprised of the accumulation-associated protein.
Journal of bacteriology 2007;189(7):2793-804.
2007: Fiona M Keane; Anthony Loughman; Viviana Valtulina; Marian Brennan; Pietro Speziale; Timothy J Foster
Fibrinogen and elastin bind to the same region within the A domain of fibronectin binding protein A, an MSCRAMM of Staphylococcus aureus.
Molecular microbiology 2007;63(3):711-23.
2006: Maghnus O'Seaghdha; Carina J van Schooten; Steven W Kerrigan; jonas emsley; Gregg J Silverman; Dermot Cox; Peter J Lenting; Timothy J Foster
Staphylococcus aureus protein A binding to von Willebrand factor A1 domain is mediated by conserved IgG binding regions.
The FEBS journal 2006;273(21):4831-41.
2006: Simonetta Rindi; Stefania Cicalini; Giampiero Pietrocola; Mario Venditti; A Festa; Timothy J Foster; Nicola Petrosillo; Pietro Speziale
Antibody response in patients with endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
European journal of clinical investigation 2006;36(8):536-43.
2006: Marisa I Gómez; Maghnus O'Seaghdha; Mariah Magargee; Timothy J Foster; Alice S Prince
Staphylococcus aureus protein A activates TNFR1 signaling through conserved IgG binding domains.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2006;281(29):20190-6.
2006: J Ross Fitzgerald; Timothy J Foster; Dermot Cox
The interaction of bacterial pathogens with platelets.
Nature reviews. Microbiology 2006;4(6):445-57.
2006: Judy Higgins; Anthony Loughman; Kok P M van Kessel; Jos van Strijp; Timothy J Foster
Clumping factor A of Staphylococcus aureus inhibits phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leucocytes.
FEMS microbiology letters 2006;258(2):290-6.
2006: Carlos Arrecubieta; Tomohiro Asai; Manuel Bayern; Anthony Loughman; J Ross Fitzgerald; Corbett E Shelton; Helen M Baron; Nicholas C Dang; Mario C Deng; Yoshifumi Naka; Timothy J Foster; Franklin D Lowy
The role of Staphylococcus aureus adhesins in the pathogenesis of ventricular assist device-related infections.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2006;193(8):1109-19.
2006: J Ross Fitzgerald; Anthony Loughman; Fiona M Keane; Marian Brennan; Morris Knobel; Judy Higgins; Livia Visai; Pietro Speziale; Dermot Cox; Timothy J Foster
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 FcgammaRIIa receptor.
Molecular microbiology 2006;59(1):212-30.
2005: Timothy J Foster
Immune evasion by staphylococci.
Nature reviews. Microbiology 2005;3(12):948-58.
2005: Anthony Loughman; J Ross Fitzgerald; Marian P Brennan; Judy Higgins; Robert Downer; Dermot Cox; Timothy J Foster
Roles for fibrinogen, immunoglobulin and complement in platelet activation promoted by Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor A.
Molecular microbiology 2005;57(3):804-18.
2005: Giampiero Pietrocola; Axel Schubert; Livia Visai; Mauro Torti; J Ross Fitzgerald; Timothy J Foster; Dieter J Reinscheid; Pietro Speziale
FbsA, a fibrinogen-binding protein from Streptococcus agalactiae, mediates platelet aggregation.
Blood 2005;105(3):1052-9.
2004: Evelyn J Walsh; Louise M O'Brien; Xiaowen Liang; Magnus Hook; Timothy J Foster
Clumping factor B, a fibrinogen-binding MSCRAMM (microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules) adhesin of Staphylococcus aureus, also binds to the tail region of type I cytokeratin 10.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2004;279(49):50691-9.
2004: Timothy J Foster
The Staphylococcus aureus "superbug".
The Journal of clinical investigation 2004;114(12):1693-6.
2004: Jennifer Mitchell; Anne Tristan; Timothy J Foster
Characterization of the fibrinogen-binding surface protein Fbl of Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2004;150(Pt 11):3831-41.
2004: Fiona M Roche; Robert Downer; Fiona M Keane; Pietro Speziale; Pyong Woo Park; Timothy J Foster
The N-terminal A domain of fibronectin-binding proteins A and B promotes adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to elastin.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2004;279(37):38433-40.
2004: Pyong Woo Park; Timothy J Foster; Eiichiro Nishi; Sheila J Duncan; Michael Klagsbrun; Ye Chen
Activation of syndecan-1 ectodomain shedding by Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin and beta-toxin.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2004;279(1):251-8.
2003: Fiona M Roche; Mary Meehan; Timothy J Foster
The Staphylococcus aureus surface protein SasG and its homologues promote bacterial adherence to human desquamated nasal epithelial cells.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2003;149(Pt 10):2759-67.
2003: Carles Ubeda; M Angeles Tormo; Carme Cucarella; Pilar Trotonda; Timothy J Foster; Iñigo Lasa; José R Penadés
Sip, an integrase protein with excision, circularization and integration activities, defines a new family of mobile Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity islands.
Molecular microbiology 2003;49(1):193-210.
2003: Fiona M Roche; Ruth Massey; Sharon J Peacock; Nicholas P J Day; Livia Visai; Pietro Speziale; Alex Lam; Mark Pallen; Timothy J Foster
Characterization of novel LPXTG-containing proteins of Staphylococcus aureus identified from genome sequences.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2003;149(Pt 3):643-54.
2003: Fionnuala McAleese; Timothy J Foster
Analysis of mutations in the Staphylococcus aureus clfB promoter leading to increased expression.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2003;149(Pt 1):99-109.
2003: Battouli Saïd-Salim; Paul Dunman; Fionnuala McAleese; Daphne Macapagal; Ellen Murphy; P J McNamara; S Arvidson; Timothy J Foster; Steven Projan; Barry N Kreiswirth
Global regulation of Staphylococcus aureus genes by Rot.
Journal of bacteriology 2003;185(2):610-9.
2002: Louise M O'Brien; Evelyn J Walsh; Ruth C Massey; Sharon J Peacock; Timothy J Foster
Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor B (ClfB) promotes adherence to human type I cytokeratin 10: implications for nasal colonization.
Cellular microbiology 2002;4(11):759-70.
2002: Mary C McElroy; David J Cain; Christine Tyrrell; Timothy J Foster; Christopher Haslett
Increased virulence of a fibronectin-binding protein mutant of Staphylococcus aureus in a rat model of pneumonia.
Infection and immunity 2002;70(7):3865-73.
2002: Carme Cucarella; M Angeles Tormo; Erwin Knecht; Beatriz Amorena; Iñigo Lasa; Timothy J Foster; José R Penadés
Expression of the biofilm-associated protein interferes with host protein receptors of Staphylococcus aureus and alters the infective process.
Infection and immunity 2002;70(6):3180-6.
2002: Louise O'Brien; Steven W Kerrigan; Gideon Kaw; Michael Hogan; José R Penadés; David Litt; Desmond J Fitzgerald; Timothy J Foster; Dermot Cox
Multiple mechanisms for the activation of human platelet aggregation by Staphylococcus aureus: roles for the clumping factors ClfA and ClfB, the serine-aspartate repeat protein SdrE and protein A.
Molecular microbiology 2002;44(4):1033-44.
2002: Joseph J Dajcs; Megan S Austin; Gregory D Sloop; Judy M Moreau; Emma B H Hume; Hilary W Thompson; Fionnuala McAleese; Timothy J Foster; Richard J O'Callaghan
Corneal pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus strain Newman.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2002;43(4):1109-15.
2002: Robert Downer; Fiona M Roche; Pyong Woo Park; Robert P Mecham; Timothy J Foster
The elastin-binding protein of Staphylococcus aureus (EbpS) is expressed at the cell surface as an integral membrane protein and not as a cell wall-associated protein.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2002;277(1):243-50.
2001: S Perkins; Evelyn J Walsh; Champion C S Deivanayagam; Sthanam V L Narayana; Timothy J Foster; Magnus Höök
Structural organization of the fibrinogen-binding region of the clumping factor B MSCRAMM of Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2001;276(48):44721-8.
2001: OM Hartford; L O'Brien; K Schofield; J Wells; Timothy J Foster
The Fbe (SdrG) protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis HB promotes bacterial adherence to fibrinogen.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2001;147(Pt 9):2545-52.
2001: Fionnuala McAleese; Evelyn J Walsh; M Sieprawska; Jan Potempa; Timothy J Foster
Loss of clumping factor B fibrinogen binding activity by Staphylococcus aureus involves cessation of transcription, shedding and cleavage by metalloprotease.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2001;276(32):29969-78.
2001: OM Hartford; Elisabeth R Wann; Magnus Höök; Timothy J Foster
Identification of residues in the Staphylococcus aureus fibrinogen-binding MSCRAMM clumping factor A (ClfA) that are important for ligand binding.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2001;276(4):2466-73.
2001: J Ross Fitzgerald; SR Monday; Timothy J Foster; Gregory A Bohach; Patrick J Hartigan; William J Meaney; Cyril J Smyth
Characterization of a putative pathogenicity island from bovine Staphylococcus aureus encoding multiple superantigens.
Journal of bacteriology 2001;183(1):63-70.
2000: T Fowler; Elisabeth R Wann; D Joh; S Johansson; Timothy J Foster; Magnus Höök
Cellular invasion by Staphylococcus aureus involves a fibronectin bridge between the bacterial fibronectin-binding MSCRAMMs and host cell beta1 integrins.
European journal of cell biology 2000;79(10):672-9.
2000: Jörg Hartleib; N Köhler; R B Dickinson; Gursharan S Chhatwal; Jan J Sixma; OM Hartford; Timothy J Foster; Georg Peters; Beate Kehrel; Mathias Herrmann
Protein A is the von Willebrand factor binding protein on Staphylococcus aureus.
Blood 2000;96(6):2149-56.
2000: José M Entenza; Timothy J Foster; D Ni Eidhin; Pierre Vaudaux; Patrick Francioli; Philippe Moreillon
Contribution of clumping factor B to pathogenesis of experimental endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus.
Infection and immunity 2000;68(9):5443-6.
2000: Kirk W McCrea; OM Hartford; S Davis; D N Eidhin; G Lina; P Speziale; Timothy J Foster; Magnus Höök
The serine-aspartate repeat (Sdr) protein family in Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 2000;146 ( Pt 7)():1535-46.
2000: S N Fitzgerald; Timothy J Foster
Molecular analysis of the tagF gene, encoding CDP-Glycerol:Poly(glycerophosphate) glycerophosphotransferase of Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 14990.
Journal of bacteriology 2000;182(4):1046-52.
2000: Patrice Francois; Jacques Schrenzel; C Stoerman-Chopard; H Favre; M Herrmann; Timothy J Foster; Daniel Lew; Pierre Vaudaux
Identification of plasma proteins adsorbed on hemodialysis tubing that promote Staphylococcus aureus adhesion.
The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine 2000;135(1):32-42.
1999: Mary C McElroy; H R Harty; G E Hosford; G M Boylan; J F Pittet; Timothy J Foster
Alpha-toxin damages the air-blood barrier of the lung in a rat model of Staphylococcus aureus-induced pneumonia.
Infection and immunity 1999;67(10):5541-4.
1999: B Sinha; P P François; Oliver Nüsse; M Foti; OM Hartford; Pierre Vaudaux; Timothy J Foster; Daniel Lew; Mathias Herrmann; K H Krause
Fibronectin-binding protein acts as Staphylococcus aureus invasin via fibronectin bridging to integrin alpha5beta1.
Cellular microbiology 1999;1(2):101-17.
1999: OM Hartford; Damien McDevitt; Timothy J Foster
Matrix-binding proteins of Staphylococcus aureus: functional analysis of mutant and hybrid molecules.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 1999;145 ( Pt 9)():2497-505.
1999: S J Peacock; G Lina; Jerome Etienne; Timothy J Foster
Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. schleiferi expresses a fibronectin-binding protein.
Infection and immunity 1999;67(8):4272-5.
1999: Elisabeth R Wann; Bruno Dassy; Jean-Michel Fournier; Timothy J Foster
Genetic analysis of the cap5 locus of Staphylococcus aureus.
FEMS microbiology letters 1999;170(1):97-103.
1998: E Josefsson; Kirk W McCrea; D Ní Eidhin; D O'Connell; J Cox; Magnus Höök; Timothy J Foster
Three new members of the serine-aspartate repeat protein multigene family of Staphylococcus aureus.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 1998;144 ( Pt 12)():3387-95.
1998: E Josefsson; D O'Connell; Timothy J Foster; Isabelle Durussel; Jos A Cox
The binding of calcium to the B-repeat segment of SdrD, a cell surface protein of Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of biological chemistry 1998;273(47):31145-52.
1998: D Ní Eidhin; S Perkins; Patrice Francois; Pierre Vaudaux; M Höök; Timothy J Foster
Clumping factor B (ClfB), a new surface-located fibrinogen-binding adhesin of Staphylococcus aureus.
Molecular microbiology 1998;30(2):245-57.
1998: D P O'Connell; T Nanavaty; Damien McDevitt; Sivashankarappa Gurusiddappa; Magnus Höök; Timothy J Foster
The fibrinogen-binding MSCRAMM (clumping factor) of Staphylococcus aureus has a Ca2+-dependent inhibitory site.
The Journal of biological chemistry 1998;273(12):6821-9.
1998: Pierre Vaudaux; V Monzillo; Patrice Francois; Daniel Lew; Timothy J Foster; Brigitte Berger-Bächi
Introduction of the mec element (methicillin resistance) into Staphylococcus aureus alters in vitro functional activities of fibrinogen and fibronectin adhesins.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1998;42(3):564-70.
1997: OM Hartford; Patrice Francois; Pierre Vaudaux; Timothy J Foster
The dipeptide repeat region of the fibrinogen-binding protein (clumping factor) is required for functional expression of the fibrinogen-binding domain on the Staphylococcus aureus cell surface.
Molecular microbiology 1997;25(6):1065-76.
1997: Subrata Sau; N Bhasin; Elisabeth R Wann; J C Lee; Timothy J Foster; Chia Y Lee
The Staphylococcus aureus allelic genetic loci for serotype 5 and 8 capsule expression contain the type-specific genes flanked by common genes.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 1997;143 ( Pt 7)():2395-405.
1997: Richard J O'Callaghan; M C Callegan; Judy M Moreau; LC Green; Timothy J Foster; OM Hartford; Lee S Engel; James M Hill
Specific roles of alpha-toxin and beta-toxin during Staphylococcus aureus corneal infection.
Infection and immunity 1997;65(5):1571-8.
1996: P François; Pierre Vaudaux; Timothy J Foster; Daniel Lew
Host-bacteria interactions in foreign body infections.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 1996;17(8):514-20.
1996: C Greene; Pierre Vaudaux; Patrice Francois; R A Proctor; Damien McDevitt; Timothy J Foster
A low-fibronectin-binding mutant of Staphylococcus aureus 879R4S has Tn918 inserted into its single fnb gene.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 1996;142 ( Pt 8)():2153-60.
1996: C Wolz; Damien McDevitt; Timothy J Foster; Ambrose L Cheung
Influence of agr on fibrinogen binding in Staphylococcus aureus Newman.
Infection and immunity 1996;64(8):3142-7.
1995: Philippe Moreillon; José M Entenza; Patrick Francioli; Patrice Francois; Timothy J Foster; P François; Pierre Vaudaux
Role of Staphylococcus aureus coagulase and clumping factor in pathogenesis of experimental endocarditis.
Infection and immunity 1995;63(12):4738-43.
1995: C Greene; Damien McDevitt; Patrice Francois; Pierre Vaudaux; Daniel Lew; Timothy J Foster
Adhesion properties of mutants of Staphylococcus aureus defective in fibronectin-binding proteins and studies on the expression of fnb genes.
Molecular microbiology 1995;17(6):1143-52.
1995: D C Shields; Damien McDevitt; Timothy J Foster
Evidence against concerted evolution in a tandem array in the clumping factor gene of Staphylococcus aureus.
Molecular biology and evolution 1995;12(5):963-5.
1995: R B Dickinson; J A Nagel; Damien McDevitt; Timothy J Foster; Richard A Proctor; Stuart L Cooper
Quantitative comparison of clumping factor- and coagulase-mediated Staphylococcus aureus adhesion to surface-bound fibrinogen under flow.
Infection and immunity 1995;63(8):3143-50.
1995: Damien McDevitt; Patrice Francois; Pierre Vaudaux; Timothy J Foster
Identification of the ligand-binding domain of the surface-located fibrinogen receptor (clumping factor) of Staphylococcus aureus.
Molecular microbiology 1995;16(5):895-907.
1995: Damien McDevitt; Timothy J Foster
Variation in the size of the repeat region of the fibrinogen receptor (clumping factor) of Staphylococcus aureus strains.
Microbiology (Reading, England) 1995;141 ( Pt 4)():937-43.
1995: Pierre Vaudaux; P François; Richard A Proctor; Patrice Francois; Timothy J Foster; R M Albrecht; Daniel Lew; H Wabers; Stuart L Cooper
Use of adhesion-defective mutants of Staphylococcus aureus to define the role of specific plasma proteins in promoting bacterial adhesion to canine arteriovenous shunts.
Infection and immunity 1995;63(2):585-90.
1994: LM Baddour; M M Tayidi; E Walker; Damien McDevitt; Timothy J Foster
Virulence of coagulase-deficient mutants of Staphylococcus aureus in experimental endocarditis.
Journal of medical microbiology 1994;41(4):259-63.
1994: Timothy J Foster; Damien McDevitt
Surface-associated proteins of Staphylococcus aureus: their possible roles in virulence.
FEMS microbiology letters 1994;118(3):199-205.
1994: Damien McDevitt; Patrice Francois; Pierre Vaudaux; Timothy J Foster
Molecular characterization of the clumping factor (fibrinogen receptor) of Staphylococcus aureus.
Molecular microbiology 1994;11(2):237-48.
1993: C O'Connell; P A Pattee; Timothy J Foster
Sequence and mapping of the aroA gene of Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4.
Journal of general microbiology 1993;139(7):1449-60.
1993: Bruno Dassy; T Hogan; Timothy J Foster; Jean-Michel Fournier
Involvement of the accessory gene regulator (agr) in expression of type 5 capsular polysaccharide by Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of general microbiology 1993;139 Pt 6():1301-6.
1993: L M Vaughan; P R Smith; Timothy J Foster
An aromatic-dependent mutant of the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida is attenuated in fish and is effective as a live vaccine against the salmonid disease furunculosis.
Infection and immunity 1993;61(5):2172-81.
1993: Damien McDevitt; Elisabeth R Wann; Timothy J Foster
Recombination at the coagulase locus in Staphylococcus aureus: plasmid integration and amplification.
Journal of general microbiology 1993;139(4):695-706.
1993: J Cooney; Z Kienle; Timothy J Foster; P W O'Toole
The gamma-hemolysin locus of Staphylococcus aureus comprises three linked genes, two of which are identical to the genes for the F and S components of leukocidin.
Infection and immunity 1993;61(2):768-71.
1992: A H Patel; J Kornblum; Barry N Kreiswirth; R Novick; Timothy J Foster
Regulation of the protein A-encoding gene in Staphylococcus aureus.
Gene 1992;114(1):25-34.
1992: Damien McDevitt; Pierre Vaudaux; Timothy J Foster
Genetic evidence that bound coagulase of Staphylococcus aureus is not clumping factor.
Infection and immunity 1992;60(4):1514-23.
1992: BJ Sheehan; Timothy J Foster; Charles J Dorman; S Park; G S Stewart
Osmotic and growth-phase dependent regulation of the eta gene of Staphylococcus aureus: a role for DNA supercoiling.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG 1992;232(1):49-57.
1991: Timothy J Foster
Potential for vaccination against infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
Vaccine 1991;9(4):221-7.
1991: R Sloane; J C de Azavedo; J P Arbuthnott; P J Hartigan; B Kreiswirth; R Novick; Timothy J Foster
A toxic shock syndrome toxin mutant of Staphylococcus aureus isolated by allelic replacement lacks virulence in a rabbit uterine model.
FEMS microbiology letters 1991;62(2-3):239-44.
1990: M O'Reilly; B Kreiswirth; Timothy J Foster
Cryptic alpha-toxin gene in toxic shock syndrome and septicaemia strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
Molecular microbiology 1990;4(11):1947-55.
1990: P Phonimdaeng; M O'Reilly; P Nowlan; A J Bramley; Timothy J Foster
The coagulase of Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4. Sequence analysis and virulence of site-specific coagulase-deficient mutants.
Molecular microbiology 1990;4(3):393-404.
1989: A J Bramley; A H Patel; M O'Reilly; R Foster; Timothy J Foster
Roles of alpha-toxin and beta-toxin in virulence of Staphylococcus aureus for the mouse mammary gland.
Infection and immunity 1989;57(8):2489-94.
1989: A H Patel; Timothy J Foster; P A Pattee
Physical and genetic mapping of the protein A gene in the chromosome of Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4.
Journal of general microbiology 1989;135(7):1799-807.
1988: J Cooney; M Mulvey; J P Arbuthnott; Timothy J Foster
Molecular cloning and genetic analysis of the determinant for gamma-lysin, a two-component toxin of Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of general microbiology 1988;134(8):2179-88.
1988: M J Storrs; P Courvalin; Timothy J Foster
Genetic analysis of gentamicin resistance in methicillin- and gentamicin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Dublin hospitals.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 1988;32(8):1174-81.
1988: P Phonimdaeng; M O'Reilly; P W O'Toole; Timothy J Foster
Molecular cloning and expression of the coagulase gene of Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4.
Journal of general microbiology 1988;134(1):75-83.
1988: Timothy J Foster; M O'Reilly; A H Patel; A J Bramley
Genetic studies of Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 1988;54(5):475-82.
1987: P W O'Toole; Timothy J Foster
Nucleotide sequence of the epidermolytic toxin A gene of Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of bacteriology 1987;169(9):3910-5.
1986: P W O'Toole; Timothy J Foster
Molecular cloning and expression of the epidermolytic toxin A gene of Staphylococcus aureus.
Microbial pathogenesis 1986;1(6):583-94.
1986: M O'Reilly; J C de Azavedo; S Kennedy; Timothy J Foster
Inactivation of the alpha-haemolysin gene of Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4 by site-directed mutagenesis and studies on the expression of its haemolysins.
Microbial pathogenesis 1986;1(2):125-38.
1986: David C Coleman; M Cafferkey; Conor T Keane; L Baxter; H Pomeroy; Timothy J Foster; R Hone; M Mulvey; J P Arbuthnott
Mechanisms of pathogenicity of multi-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of hospital infection 1986;7 Suppl A():29-35.
1985: J C de Azavedo; Timothy J Foster; P J Hartigan; J P Arbuthnott; M O'Reilly; B N Kreiswirth; Richard novick
Expression of the cloned toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 gene (tst) in vivo with a rabbit uterine model.
Infection and immunity 1985;50(1):304-9.
1985: David C Coleman; H Pomeroy; J K Estridge; Conor T Keane; M T Cafferkey; R Hone; Timothy J Foster
Susceptibility to antimicrobial agents and analysis of plasmids in gentamicin- and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Dublin hospitals.
Journal of medical microbiology 1985;20(2):157-67.
1981: M O'Reilly; G Dougan; Timothy J Foster; J P Arbuthnott
Plasmids in epidermolytic strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of general microbiology 1981;124(1):99-107.