W. Edward Swords

Indirect Pathogenicity of <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> and <i>Moraxella catarrhalis</i> in Polymicrobial Otitis Media Occurs via Interspecies Quorum Signaling

Chelsie E. Armbruster, Wenzhou Hong, Bing Pang et al. · mBio · 2010 · 220 citations · Full text

The <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> HMW1 adhesin is glycosylated in a process that requires HMW1C and phosphoglucomutase, an enzyme involved in lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis

Susan Grass, Amy Z. Buscher, W. Edward Swords et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2003 · 167 citations

<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>Forms Surface‐Attached Communities in the Middle Ear of Experimentally Infected Chinchillas

Sean D. Reid, Wenzhou Hong, Kristin E. Dew et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2009 · 109 citations · Full text

Coinfection with<i>Haemophilus influenzae</i>Promotes Pneumococcal Biofilm Formation during Experimental Otitis Media and Impedes the Progression of Pneumococcal Disease

Kristin E. D. Weimer, Chelsie E. Armbruster, Richard A. Juneau et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2010 · 102 citations · Full text

RbsB (NTHI_0632) mediates quorum signal uptake in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae strain 86-028NP

Chelsie E. Armbruster, Bing Pang, Kyle A. Murrah et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2011 · 90 citations · Full text

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