What drives bacteria to produce a biofilm?JEFFERSON, Kimberly K.FEMS microbiology letters. 2004, Vol 236, Num 2, pp 163-173, issn 0378-1097, 11 p.Article

The Bacterial Etiology of Preterm BirthJEFFERSON, Kimberly K.Advances in applied microbiology. 2012, Vol 80, pp 1-22, issn 0065-2164, 22 p.Article

Effect of growth conditions on poly-N-acetylglucosamine expression and biofilm formation in Escherichia coliCERCA, Nuno; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K.FEMS microbiology letters. 2008, Vol 283, Num 1, pp 36-41, issn 0378-1097, 6 p.Article

A low molecular weight component of serum inhibits biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureusABRAHAM, Nabil M; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K.Microbial pathogenesis. 2010, Vol 49, Num 6, pp 388-391, issn 0882-4010, 4 p.Article

Staphylococcus aureus clumping factor B mediates biofilm formation in the absence of calciumABRAHAM, Nabil M; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K.Microbiology (Reading). 2012, Vol 158, pp 1504-1512, issn 1350-0872, 9 p., 6Article

Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adherence protein contributes to biofilm formation in the presence of serumTHOMPSON, Karl M; ABRAHAM, Nabil; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K et al.FEMS microbiology letters. 2010, Vol 305, Num 2, pp 143-147, issn 0378-1097, 5 p.Article

Regulation of the Intercellular Adhesin Locus Regulator (icaR) by SarA, σ^B, and IcaR in Staphylococcus aureusCERCA, Nuno; BROOKS, Jamie L; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K et al.Journal of bacteriology. 2008, Vol 190, Num 19, pp 6530-6533, issn 0021-9193, 4 p.Article

Staphylococcal Biofilms: Quest for the Magic BulletBROOKS, Jamie L; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K.Advances in applied microbiology. 2012, Vol 81, pp 63-87, issn 0065-2164, 25 p.Article

Analysis of adherence, biofilm formation and cytotoxicity suggests a greater virulence potential of Gardnerella vaginalis relative to other bacterial-vaginosis-associated anaerobesPATTERSON, Jennifer L; STULL-LANE, Annica; GIRERD, Philippe H et al.Microbiology (Reading). 2010, Vol 156, pp 392-399, issn 1350-0872, 8 p., 2Article

Effect of biofilm phenotype on resistance of Gardnerella vaginalis to hydrogen peroxide and lactic acidPATTERSON, Jennifer L; GIRERD, Philippe H; KARJANE, Nicole W et al.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 2007, Vol 197, Num 2, pp 170-171, issn 0002-9378, 2 p.Article

Comparative antibody-mediated phagocytosis of Staphylococcus epidermidis cells grown in a biofilm or in the planktonic stateCERCA, Nuno; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K; OLIVEIRA, Rosario et al.Infection and immunity. 2006, Vol 74, Num 8, pp 4849-4855, issn 0019-9567, 7 p.Article

The teicoplanin-associated locus regulator (tcaR) and the intercellular adhesin locus regulator (IcaR) are transcriptional inhibitors of the ica locus in Staphylococcus aureusJEFFERSON, Kimberly K; PIER, Danielle B; GOLDMANN, Donald A et al.Journal of bacteriology. 2004, Vol 186, Num 8, pp 2449-2456, issn 0021-9193, 8 p.Article

Chelating agents exert distinct effects on biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus depending on strain background: role for clumping factor BABRAHAM, Nabil M; LAMLERTTHON, Supaporn; FOWLER, Vance G et al.Journal of medical microbiology. 2012, Vol 61, Num 8, pp 1062-1070, issn 0022-2615, 9 p.Article

Poly-N-acetylglucosamine production in Staphylococcus aureus is essential for virulence in murine models of systemic infectionKROPEC, Andrea; MAIRA-LITRAN, Tomas; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K et al.Infection and immunity. 2005, Vol 73, Num 10, pp 6868-6876, issn 0019-9567, 9 p.Article

Effects of growth in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin on Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus biofilmsCERCA, Nuno; MARTINS, Silvia; SILLANKORVA, Sanna et al.Applied and environmental microbiology (Print). 2005, Vol 71, Num 12, pp 8677-8682, issn 0099-2240, 6 p.Article

Molecular basis for preferential protective efficacy of antibodies directed to the poorly acetylated form of staphylococcal poly -N -acetyl -β(1-6) -glucosamineCERCA, Nuno; JEFFERSON, Kimberly K; MAIRA-LITRAN, Tomas et al.Infection and immunity. 2007, Vol 75, Num 7, pp 3406-3413, issn 0019-9567, 8 p.Article

Comparative assessment of antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci in biofilm versus planktonic culture as assessed by bacterial enumeration or rapid XTT colorimetryCERCA, Nuno; MARTINS, Silvia; CERCA, Filipe et al.Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (Print). 2005, Vol 56, Num 2, pp 331-336, issn 0305-7453, 6 p.Article