Kazumitsu Nakashima

Identification and Characterization of the <i>scl</i> Gene Encoding a Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> Extracellular Protein Virulence Factor with Similarity to Human Collagen

Kazumitsu Nakashima, Iman Abdi, Vincent J. Cipriano et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2000 · 177 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +16

Rapid selection of complement-inhibiting protein variants in group A Streptococcus epidemic waves

Nancy P. Hoe, Kazumitsu Nakashima, Diana Grigsby et al. · Nature Medicine · 1999 · 122 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +16

Rapid Molecular Genetic Subtyping of Serotype M1 Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> Strains

Nancy P. Hoe, Kazumitsu Nakashima, Diana Grigsby et al. · Emerging infectious diseases · 1999 · 118 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics +17

Identification and Characterization of a Second Extracellular Collagen-Like Protein Made by Group A <i>Streptococcus</i> : Control of Production at the Level of Translation

Kazumitsu Nakashima, Iman Abdi, Vincent J. Cipriano et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2001 · 114 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +10

A Clinical and Bacteriologic Investigation of Invasive Streptococcal Infections in Japan on the Basis of Serotypes, Toxin Production, and Genomic DNA Fingerprints

Kazumitsu Nakashima, Satoshi Ichiyama, Yoshitsugu Iinuma et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1997 · 53 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17