The Role of Gram-Positive Surface Proteins in Bacterial Niche- and Host-Specialization

by Amy C. Pickering, J. Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2020-10-01

Staphylococcus aureus secreted lipases do not inhibit innate immune killing mechanisms [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

by Fiona Sargison, Joana Alves, Amy Pickering, J Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2020-12-01

Population Genomics of Legionella longbeachae and Hidden Complexities of Infection Source Attribution

by Rodrigo Bacigalupe, Diane Lindsay, Giles Edwards, J. Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2017-05-01

Molecular correlates of host specialization in Staphylococcus aureus.

by Lisa Herron-Olson, J Ross Fitzgerald, James M Musser, Vivek Kapur
Published 2007-10-01

Adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during chronic endobronchial infection of a cystic fibrosis patient.

by Paul R McAdam, Anne Holmes, Kate E Templeton, J Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2011-01-01

Staphylococcus aureus secreted lipases do not inhibit innate immune killing mechanisms [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

by Fiona Sargison, Mariya I Goncheva, Joana Alves, Amy Pickering, J Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2021-06-01

Molecular longitudinal tracking of Mycobacterium abscessus spp. during chronic infection of the human lung.

by Kaj M Kreutzfeldt, Paul R McAdam, Pauline Claxton, Anne Holmes, A Louise Seagar, Ian F Laurenson, J Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2013-01-01

Host-specialized fibrinogen-binding by a bacterial surface protein promotes biofilm formation and innate immune evasion.

by Amy C Pickering, Pauline Vitry, Valeriia Prystopiuk, Brandon Garcia, Magnus Höök, Jeffrey Schoenebeck, Joan A Geoghegan, Yves F Dufrêne, J Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2019-06-01

A structural model of the Staphylococcus aureus ClfA-fibrinogen interaction opens new avenues for the design of anti-staphylococcal therapeutics.

by Vannakambadi K Ganesh, Jose J Rivera, Emanuel Smeds, Ya-Ping Ko, M Gabriela Bowden, Elisabeth R Wann, Shivasankarappa Gurusiddappa, J Ross Fitzgerald, Magnus Höök
Published 2008-11-01

Evolutionary Dynamics of Pandemic Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus ST398 and Its International Spread via Routes of Human Migration

by Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Paul R. McAdam, Sean B. Sullivan, Justin R. Knox, Hossein Khiabanian, Raul Rabadan, Peter R. Davies, J. Ross Fitzgerald, Franklin D. Lowy, Robert Daum, Richard P. Novick
Published 2017-01-01

Evolutionary and Functional Analysis of Coagulase Positivity among the Staphylococci

by Amy C. Pickering, Gonzalo Yebra, Xiangyu Gong, Mariya I. Goncheva, Bryan A. Wee, Alison C. MacFadyen, Lukas F. Muehlbauer, Joana Alves, Robyn A. Cartwright, Gavin K. Paterson, J. Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2021-08-01

Radical genome remodelling accompanied the emergence of a novel host-restricted bacterial pathogen.

by Gonzalo Yebra, Andreas F Haag, Maan M Neamah, Bryan A Wee, Emily J Richardson, Pilar Horcajo, Sander Granneman, María Ángeles Tormo-Más, Ricardo de la Fuente, J Ross Fitzgerald, José R Penadés
Published 2021-05-01

Staphylococcus aureus Lipase 1 Enhances Influenza A Virus Replication

by Mariya I. Goncheva, Carina Conceicao, Stephen W. Tuffs, Hui-Min Lee, Marlynne Quigg-Nicol, Ian Bennet, Fiona Sargison, Amy C. Pickering, Saira Hussain, Andrew C. Gill, Bernadette M. Dutia, Paul Digard, J. Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2020-07-01

A novel core genome-encoded superantigen contributes to lethality of community-associated MRSA necrotizing pneumonia.

by Gillian J Wilson, Keun Seok Seo, Robyn A Cartwright, Timothy Connelley, Olivia N Chuang-Smith, Joseph A Merriman, Caitriona M Guinane, Joo Youn Park, Gregory A Bohach, Patrick M Schlievert, W Ivan Morrison, J Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2011-10-01

Developing Novel Host-Based Therapies Targeting Microbicidal Responses in Macrophages and Neutrophils to Combat Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance

by Katie Watson, Katie Watson, Clark D. Russell, Clark D. Russell, Clark D. Russell, J. Kenneth Baillie, Kev Dhaliwal, J. Ross Fitzgerald, Timothy J. Mitchell, A. John Simpson, Stephen A. Renshaw, David H. Dockrell, David H. Dockrell
Published 2020-06-01

Molecular basis of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus mastitis.

by Caroline Le Maréchal, Nubia Seyffert, Julien Jardin, David Hernandez, Gwenaël Jan, Lucie Rault, Vasco Azevedo, Patrice François, Jacques Schrenzel, Maarten van de Guchte, Sergine Even, Nadia Berkova, Richard Thiéry, J Ross Fitzgerald, Eric Vautor, Yves Le Loir
Published 2011-01-01

The Staphylococcus aureus superantigen SElX is a bifunctional toxin that inhibits neutrophil function.

by Stephen W Tuffs, David B A James, Jovanka Bestebroer, Amy C Richards, Mariya I Goncheva, Marie O'Shea, Bryan A Wee, Keun Seok Seo, Patrick M Schlievert, Andreas Lengeling, Jos A van Strijp, Victor J Torres, J Ross Fitzgerald
Published 2017-09-01

Phylogenetic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus CC398 reveals a sub-lineage epidemiologically associated with infections in horses.

by Mohamed M H Abdelbary, Anne Wittenberg, Christiane Cuny, Franziska Layer, Kevin Kurt, Lothar H Wieler, Birgit Walther, Robert Skov, Jesper Larsen, Henrik Hasman, J Ross Fitzgerald, Tara C Smith, J A Wagenaar, Annalisa Pantosti, Marie Hallin, Marc J Struelens, Giles Edwards, R Böse, Ulrich Nübel, Wolfgang Witte
Published 2014-01-01

Outcomes of respiratory viral-bacterial co-infection in adult hospitalized patients

by Yingzhi Liu, Lowell Ling, Sunny H Wong, Maggie HT Wang, J.Ross Fitzgerald, Xuan Zou, Shisong Fang, Xiaodong Liu, Xiansong Wang, Wei Hu, Hung Chan, Yan Wang, Dan Huang, Qing Li, Wai T Wong, Gordon Choi, Huachun Zou, David SC Hui, Jun Yu, Gary Tse, Tony Gin, William KK Wu, Matthew TV Chan, Lin Zhang
Published 2021-07-01