Willie F. Vann

The Structure of the Capsular Polysaccharide (K5 Antigenn) of Urinary-Tract-Infective Escherichia coli 010:K5:H4. A Polymer Similar to Desulfo-Heparin

Willie F. Vann, Markus A. Schmidt, Barbara Jann et al. · European Journal of Biochemistry · 1981 · 267 citations · Full text

Encapsulation and capsular types in isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from different sources and relationship to phage types

D Sompolinsky, Zmira Samra, Walter W. Karakawa et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1985 · 219 citations · Full text

Phage Type, Microbial Contamination, Bovine Mastitis Milk +14

Predominance of two newly described capsular polysaccharide types among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Robert D. Arbeit, Walter W. Karakawa, Willie F. Vann et al. · Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease · 1984 · 178 citations

Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Staphylococcus Aureus, Microbiology +7

Capsular antibodies induce type-specific phagocytosis of capsulated Staphylococcus aureus by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Walter W. Karakawa, A Sutton, Rachel Schneerson et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1988 · 169 citations · Full text

Mucosal Vaccination, Medical Microbiology, Capsular Antibodies +13

Method for the serological typing of the capsular polysaccharides of Staphylococcus aureus

Walter W. Karakawa, Joëlle Fournier, Willie F. Vann et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1985 · 144 citations · Full text

Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Teichoic Acid Antisera, Antibiotic Adjuvant +12