Joseph A. Kirk

New class of precision antimicrobials redefines role of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> S-layer in virulence and viability

Joseph A. Kirk, Dana Gebhart, Anthony M. Buckley et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2017 · 90 citations

Heat shock increases conjugation efficiency in Clostridium difficile

Joseph A. Kirk, Robert P. Fagan · Anaerobe · 2016 · 85 citations · Full text

Structure and assembly of the S-layer in C. difficile

Paola Lanzoni-Mangutchi, Oishik Banerji, Jason S. Wilson et al. · Nature Communications · 2022 · 67 citations · Full text

An RNA-centric global view of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> reveals broad activity of Hfq in a clinically important gram-positive bacterium

Manuela Fuchs, Vanessa Lamm‐Schmidt, Johannes Sulzer et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2021 · 63 citations · Full text

Spatial organization of Clostridium difficile S-layer biogenesis

Peter Oatley, Joseph A. Kirk, Shuwen Ma et al. · Scientific Reports · 2020 · 35 citations · Full text

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