Andrew Heath

A Two-Component Regulatory System, CsrR-CsrS, Represses Expression of Three <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Virulence Factors, Hyaluronic Acid Capsule, Streptolysin S, and Pyrogenic Exotoxin B

Andrew Heath, Victor J. DiRita, Neil L. Barg et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1999 · 232 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Spontaneous Mutations in the CsrRS Two‐Component Regulatory System of<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>Result in Enhanced Virulence in a Murine Model of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection

N. Cary Engleberg, Andrew Heath, Alita A. Miller et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2001 · 198 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Specific binding of the activator Mga to promoter sequences of the emm and scpA genes in the group A streptococcus

Kevin S. McIver, Andrew Heath, B D Green et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 1995 · 107 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17

Regulation of virulence by environmental signals in group A streptococci: influence of osmolarity, temperature, gas exchange, and iron limitation on emm transcription

Kevin S. McIver, Andrew Heath, June R. Scott · Infection and Immunity · 1995 · 101 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Plasminogen Enhances Virulence of Group A Streptococci by Streptokinase‐Dependent and Streptokinase‐Independent Mechanisms

Jinmo Khil, Michael M. Im, Andrew Heath et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2003 · 68 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Host-pathogen Interactions +16