Whole-Genome Sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus Strain RN4220, a Key Laboratory Strain Used in Virulence Research, Identifies Mutations That Affect Not Only Virulence Factors but Also the Fitness of the Strain

Dhanalakshmi R. Nair, Guido Memmi, David Hernández, +5

Journal of Bacteriology

Pathogenic MicrobiologyStaphylococcus Aureus Rn4220GeneticsRn4220 DiffersCloning Intermediate +15

<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> PBP4 Is Essential for β-Lactam Resistance in Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Strains

Guido Memmi, Sérgio R. Filipe, Mariana G. Pinho, +2

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Common Ca-mrsa Isolatesβ-Lactam ResistanceAntibiotic ResistanceBacterial PathogensCa-mrsa Infections +15

Staphylococcus aureus activates type I IFN signaling in mice and humans through the Xr repeated sequences of protein A

Francis J. Martin, Marisa I. Gómez, Dawn M. Wetzel, +5

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Innate Immune SystemImmunologyStaphylococcus AureusBacterial PathogensInflammation +17

Pneumococcal zinc metalloproteinase ZmpC cleaves human matrix metalloproteinase 9 and is a virulence factor in experimental pneumonia

Marco R. Oggioni, Guido Memmi, Tiziana Maggi, +3

Molecular Microbiology

Inflammatory Lung DiseaseImmunologyPathologyZmpc GeneS. Pneumoniae +14

The staphylococcal respiratory response regulator SrrAB induces <i>ica</i> gene transcription and polysaccharide intercellular adhesin expression, protecting <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from neutrophil killing under anaerobic growth conditions

Martina Ulrich, Mike Bastian, Sarah E. Cramton, +8

Molecular Microbiology

Microbial PathogensInnate Immune SystemImmunologyBacteriologySrrab Deletion‐replacement Mutants +19

MgrA Represses Biofilm Formation in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

María Pilar Trotonda, Sandeep Tamber, Guido Memmi, +1

Infection and Immunity

Pathogenic MicrobiologyBacteriologyMolecular BiologyBacterial PathogensBacterial Pathogenesis +14

The expression of alpha-haemolysin is required for<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>phagosomal escape after internalization in CFT-1 cells

Todd M. Jarry, Guido Memmi, Ambrose L. Cheung

Cellular Microbiology

Protein SecretionMicrobial PathogensS. Aureus EscapeInnate Immune SystemImmunology +21

Role of<i>mgrA</i>and<i>sarA</i>in Methicillin‐Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Autolysis and Resistance to Cell Wall–Active Antibiotics

María Pilar Trotonda, Yan Q. Xiong, Guido Memmi, +2

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Characterization of MazF _<i>Sa</i> , an Endoribonuclease from <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Zhibiao Fu, Niles P. Donegan, Guido Memmi, +1

Journal of Bacteriology

Pathogenic MicrobiologyBacteriologyStaphylococcus AureusMolecular BiologyBacterial Pathogens +14

Overexpression of MazF _Sa in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Induces Bacteriostasis by Selectively Targeting mRNAs for Cleavage

Zhibiao Fu, Sandeep Tamber, Guido Memmi, +2

Journal of Bacteriology

ApoptosisBacteriologyImmunologyMolecular BiologyCell Death +15