1997
The Genetic Basis of Microbial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides
Groisman E, Aspedon A. The Genetic Basis of Microbial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides. Methods In Molecular Biology 1997, 78: 205-215. PMID: 9276306, DOI: 10.1385/0-89603-408-9:205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cationic peptidesAntimicrobial peptidesPathogen Salmonella typhimuriumDivergent organismsMillions of yearsMammalian hostsCationic peptidesGenetic basisAnimal hostsHost defense peptidesDiverse arrayHost tissuesInnate immunityVirulence propertiesDefense peptidesHostChemical barrierSalmonella typhimuriumMicroorganismsMicrobial resistanceS. typhimuriumPeptidesEnteric pathogensAntibiotic propertiesOpportunistic microorganisms
1994
How bacteria resist killing by host-defense peptides
Groisman E. How bacteria resist killing by host-defense peptides. Trends In Microbiology 1994, 2: 444-449. PMID: 7866702, DOI: 10.1016/0966-842x(94)90802-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Molecular genetic analysis of the Escherichia coli phoP locus
Groisman EA, Heffron F, Solomon F. Molecular genetic analysis of the Escherichia coli phoP locus. Journal Of Bacteriology 1992, 174: 486-491. PMID: 1530848, PMCID: PMC205741, DOI: 10.1128/jb.174.2.486-491.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeduced amino acid sequenceIsogenic wild-type strainE. coli genomePhoP geneMajor virulence regulatorAmino acid sequenceWild-type strainTwo-component systemMolecular genetic analysisColi genomePhoP locusVirulence regulatorIntramacrophage survivalAcid sequenceGenetic analysisEnteric speciesPhoP mutantE. coliGenesMagainin 2Cationic peptidesPhagocytic cellsGenomeHomologMutants