2002
Pathogenicity Islands of Shigella
Ingersoll M, Groisman E, Zychlinsky A. Pathogenicity Islands of Shigella. Current Topics In Microbiology And Immunology 2002, 264/2: 49-65. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-56031-6_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntestinal epithelial barrierResident tissue macrophagesAbdominal crampsLymphoid folliclesMild diarrheaSevere formTissue macrophagesEpithelial barrierEnteric pathogensShigella speciesBacillary dysenteryM cellsDisease rangeCausative agentShigellaeHost cell cytoplasmHuman pathogensShigellaPathogenicity islandDisease symptoms
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
1996
Identification of a pathogenicity island required for Salmonella survival in host cells.
Ochman H, Soncini FC, Solomon F, Groisman EA. Identification of a pathogenicity island required for Salmonella survival in host cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 7800-7804. PMID: 8755556, PMCID: PMC38828, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.15.7800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogenicity islandType III secretion systemSalmonella typhimurium chromosomeWild-type levelsEpithelial cell invasionWild-type strainSPI genesSecretion systemPutative regulatorHost cellsSecretory apparatusCell invasionSecreted proteaseVirulence determinantsSpi(-) mutantsGenesProteinProteaseSalmonella survivalEnteric pathogensMutantsChromosomesIslandsCulture supernatantsForms of flagellin
1995
The evolution off invasion by enteric bacteria
Ochman H, Groisman EA. The evolution off invasion by enteric bacteria. Canadian Journal Of Microbiology 1995, 41: 555-561. PMID: 7641138, DOI: 10.1139/m95-074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic distributionGenomic locationPlant pathogensDivergent pathogensSecretory pathwayVirulence proteinsGene complexHost rangeHost cellsSimilar machineryEnteric bacteriaPathogensProteinDisease pathologyEnteric pathogensMachineryBacteriaPathwayShigella sppSppAnalogous structuresSequenceInvasionCellsComplexes