Ana Rita Narciso

Peptidoglycan Branched Stem Peptides Contribute to Streptococcus pneumoniae Virulence by Inhibiting Pneumolysin Release

Neil G. Greene, Ana Rita Narciso, Sérgio R. Filipe et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2015 · 54 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17

Neuronal death in pneumococcal meningitis is triggered by pneumolysin and RrgA interactions with β-actin

Mahebali Tabusi, Sigrun Thorsdottir, Maria Lysandrou et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2021 · 38 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Membrane particles evoke a serotype-independent cross-protection against pneumococcal infection that is dependent on the conserved lipoproteins MalX and PrsA

Ana Rita Narciso, Federico Iovino, Sigrun Thorsdottir et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2022 · 21 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

A molecular link between cell wall biosynthesis, translation fidelity, and stringent response in <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>

Surya D. Aggarwal, Adrian J. Lloyd, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2021 · 20 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17

Persistence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains in the host for long periods of time: relationship between phylogenetic groups and virulence factors

Ana Rita Narciso, Francisco Nunes, T. Amores et al. · European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases · 2011 · 17 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +15