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ArticleInfection and immunity2018

Identification and Characterization of Serotype-Specific Variation in Group A Streptococcus Pilus Expression.

Gregory Calfee, Jessica L Danger, Ira Jain, Eric W Miller, Poulomee Sarkar, Brian Tjaden, Bernd Kreikemeyer, Paul Sumby

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 24 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gregory CalfeeDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Jessica L DangerDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Ira JainDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Eric W MillerDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Poulomee SarkarDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Brian TjadenComputer Science Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.
Bernd KreikemeyerInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Paul SumbyDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA psumby@med.unr.edu.
University of Nevada, Reno · USWellesley College · US

Funding

Outreach/Diversity/Pipeline ProjectP20GM103440 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI Eduardo A Robleto · 2012 to 2026
$58.0M
System and Methods for Analysis of Bacterial TranscriptomesR15GM102755 · NIGMS · WELLESLEY COLLEGE · PI TJADEN, BRIAN · 2013 to 2024
$1.5M
Puerperal sepsis and group A Streptococcus heterogeneityR03AI128290 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI SUMBY, PAUL · 2017 to 2018
$144k
NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI128290NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103440NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM102755
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isolates of a given bacterial pathogen often display phenotypic variation, and this can negatively impact public health, for example, by reducing the efficacy of preventative measures. Here, we identify that the human pathogen group A

Indexed as

Biological Variation, PopulationSerogroupBacterial AdhesionBacterial ProteinsBlood Bactericidal ActivityFimbriae, BacterialGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansMicrobial ViabilityStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesTranscription FactorsBacterial ProteinsNra protein, Streptococcus pyogenesTranscription Factorsbacterial virulencegene regulationphenotypic variationpiliStreptococcus pyogenes

Identifiers

PMID29158432
PMCPMC5778356
OpenAlexW2769707612

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