Leonardo Furi

A random six-phase switch regulates pneumococcal virulence via global epigenetic changes

Ana Sousa Manso, Melissa Hui Chieh Chai, John M. Atack et al. · Nature Communications · 2014 · 244 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Evaluation of Reduced Susceptibility to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Bisbiguanides in Clinical Isolates and Laboratory-Generated Mutants of Staphylococcus aureus

Leonardo Furi, Maria Laura Ciusa, Daniel R. Knight et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2013 · 115 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

A novel resistance mechanism to triclosan that suggests horizontal gene transfer and demonstrates a potential selective pressure for reduced biocide susceptibility in clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus

Maria Laura Ciusa, Leonardo Furi, Daniel R. Knight et al. · International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents · 2012 · 102 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

The Role of Host and Microbial Factors in the Pathogenesis of Pneumococcal Bacteraemia Arising from a Single Bacterial Cell Bottleneck

Alice Gerlini, Leonarda Colomba, Leonardo Furi et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2014 · 78 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Significant Differences Characterise the Correlation Coefficients between Biocide and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles in Staphylococcus aureus

Marco R. Oggioni, Joana Rosado Coelho, Leonardo Furi et al. · Current Pharmaceutical Design · 2015 · 44 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology +15