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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2017

Modulation of Staphylococcus aureus Response to Antimicrobials by the Candida albicans Quorum Sensing Molecule Farnesol.

Eric F Kong, Christina Tsui, Sona Kucharíková, Patrick Van Dijck, Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eric F KongGraduate Program in Life Sciences, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Christina TsuiDepartment of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences, Dental School, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Sona KucharíkováLaboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven-Heverlee Flanders, Belgium.
Patrick Van DijckLaboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven-Heverlee Flanders, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1542-897X
Mary Ann Jabra-RizkDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA mrizk@umaryland.edu.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · USVIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology · BE

Funding

C. albicans and S. aureus Catheter Infections: Clinical Implications and TherapyR01AI130170 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI JABRA-RIZK, MARY ANN Y · 2017 to 2020
$1.5M
Cryo Upgrade of UMB EM Core FacilityS10RR026870 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI HSIA, RU-CHING · 2010 to 2010
$421k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR026870NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI130170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In microbial biofilms, microorganisms utilize secreted signaling chemical molecules to coordinate their collective behavior. Farnesol is a quorum sensing molecule secreted by the fungal species

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C ProteinsBacterial ProteinsBiofilmsCandida albicansCulture Media, ConditionedDrug ToleranceFarnesolMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMicrobial ViabilityProtein IsoformsQuorum SensingReactive Oxygen SpeciesStaphylococcus aureusSymbiosisAnti-Bacterial AgentsATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCulture Media, ConditionedFarnesolNorA protein, StaphylococcusProtein IsoformsReactive Oxygen SpeciesVancomycinC. albicansdrug resistancemicrobial biofilmsquorum sensingS. aureussecreted molecules

Identifiers

PMID28893777
PMCPMC5700358
OpenAlexW2756288589

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