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Incremental Contributions of FbaA and Other Impetigo-Associated Surface Proteins to Fitness and Virulence of a Classical Group A Streptococcal Skin Strain by Rouchon, Candace N, Ly, Anhphan T, Noto, John P, Luo, Feng, Lizano, Sergio, Bessen, Debra E

“…Group A streptococci (GAS) are highly prevalent human pathogens whose primary ecological niche is the superficial epithelial layers of the throat and/or skin…”
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Utilizing glycoside hydrolases to improve the quantitation and visualization of biofilm bacteria by Fleming, Derek, Redman, Whitni, Welch, Garrett S., Mdluli, Nontokozo V., Rouchon, Candace N., Frank, Kristi L., Rumbaugh, Kendra P.

“…The complexity of microbial biofilms offers several challenges to the use of traditional means of microbial research. In particular, it can be difficult to…”
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The Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide Activity of Lysozyme Reduces Viable Enterococcus faecalis Cells in Biofilms by Rouchon, Candace N, Harris, Joann, Zubair-Nizami, Zahra, Weinstein, Arielle J, Roky, Mohammad, Frank, Kristi L

“…Enterococcus faecalis, a leading cause of health care-associated infections, forms biofilms and is resistant to many antimicrobial agents. Planktonic-phase E…”
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Disruption of the tagF Orthologue in the epa Locus Variable Region of Enterococcus faecalis Causes Cell Surface Changes and Suppresses an eep -Dependent Lysozyme Resistance Phenotype by Rouchon, Candace N, Weinstein, Arielle J, Hutchison, Carissa A, Zubair-Nizami, Zahra B, Kohler, Petra L, Frank, Kristi L

“…The disease-producing capacity of the opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis is enhanced by the ability of the bacterium to evade killing by…”
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Diverse Enterococcus faecalis strains show heterogeneity in biofilm properties by Schaffer, Scott D., Hutchison, Carissa A., Rouchon, Candace N., Mdluli, Nontokozo V., Weinstein, Arielle J., McDaniel, Dennis, Frank, Kristi L.

“…Biofilm formation is important for Enterococcus faecalis to cause healthcare-associated infections. It is unclear how E. faecalis biofilms vary in parameters…”
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