Invariant natural killer T cells recognize glycolipids from pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria Y Kinjo, P Illarionov, JL Vela, B Pei, E Girardi, X Li, Y Li, M Imamura, ... Nature immunology 12 (10), 966-974, 2011 | 401 | 2011 |
Pneumococcal neuraminidases A and B both have essential roles during infection of the respiratory tract and sepsis S Manco, F Hernon, H Yesilkaya, JC Paton, PW Andrew, A Kadioglu Infection and immunity 74 (7), 4014-4020, 2006 | 257 | 2006 |
Role of Manganese-Containing Superoxide Dismutase in Oxidative Stress and Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae H Yesilkaya, A Kadioglu, N Gingles, JE Alexander, TJ Mitchell, ... Infection and immunity 68 (5), 2819-2826, 2000 | 217 | 2000 |
The cop operon is required for copper homeostasis and contributes to virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae S Shafeeq, H Yesilkaya, TG Kloosterman, G Narayanan, M Wandel, ... Molecular microbiology 81 (5), 1255-1270, 2011 | 179 | 2011 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae and reactive oxygen species: an unusual approach to living with radicals H Yesilkaya, VF Andisi, PW Andrew, JJE Bijlsma Trends in microbiology 21 (4), 187-195, 2013 | 126 | 2013 |
The ability to utilize mucin affects the regulation of virulence gene expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae H Yesilkaya, S Manco, A Kadioglu, VS Terra, PW Andrew FEMS microbiology letters 278 (2), 231-235, 2008 | 110 | 2008 |
Host glycan sugar-specific pathways in Streptococcus pneumonia: galactose as a key sugar in colonisation and infection L Paixão, J Oliveira, A Veríssimo, S Vinga, EC Lourenço, MR Ventura, ... PloS one 10 (3), e0121042, 2015 | 90 | 2015 |
Host stress hormone norepinephrine stimulates pneumococcal growth, biofilm formation and virulence gene expression S Sandrini, F Alghofaili, P Freestone, H Yesilkaya BMC microbiology 14, 1-12, 2014 | 87 | 2014 |
Lactate dehydrogenase is the key enzyme for pneumococcal pyruvate metabolism and pneumococcal survival in blood P Gaspar, FAY Al-Bayati, PW Andrew, AR Neves, H Yesilkaya Infection and immunity 82 (12), 5099-5109, 2014 | 76 | 2014 |
Pyruvate formate lyase is required for pneumococcal fermentative metabolism and virulence H Yesilkaya, F Spissu, SM Carvalho, VS Terra, KA Homer, R Benisty, ... Infection and immunity 77 (12), 5418-5427, 2009 | 76 | 2009 |
Characterization of Novel β-Galactosidase Activity That Contributes to Glycoprotein Degradation and Virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae VS Terra, KA Homer, SG Rao, PW Andrew, H Yesilkaya Infection and immunity 78 (1), 348-357, 2010 | 74 | 2010 |
Sensitivities of human monocytes and epithelial cells to pneumolysin are different RA Hirst, H Yesilkaya, E Clitheroe, A Rutman, N Dufty, TJ Mitchell, ... Infection and immunity 70 (2), 1017-1022, 2002 | 74 | 2002 |
Molecular Characterization of N-glycan Degradation and Transport in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its Contribution to Virulence M Robb, JK Hobbs, SA Woodiga, S Shapiro-Ward, MDL Suits, ... PLoS pathogens 13 (1), e1006090, 2017 | 70 | 2017 |
Thiol peroxidase is an important component of Streptococcus pneumoniae in oxygenated environments B Hajaj, H Yesilkaya, R Benisty, M David, PW Andrew, N Porat Infection and immunity 80 (12), 4333-4343, 2012 | 68 | 2012 |
The pneumococcal response to oxidative stress includes a role for Rgg ME Bortoni, VS Terra, J Hinds, PW Andrew, H Yesilkaya Microbiology 155 (12), 4123-4134, 2009 | 68 | 2009 |
Evolutionary Relationships among Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Few Copies of IS6110 JW Dale, H Al-Ghusein, S Al-Hashmi, P Butcher, AL Dickens, ... Journal of bacteriology 185 (8), 2555-2562, 2003 | 61 | 2003 |
Treatment of tuberculosis in a region with high drug resistance: outcomes, drug resistance amplification and re-infection M Bonnet, M Pardini, F Meacci, G Orrù, H Yesilkaya, T Jarosz, PW Andrew, ... PLoS One 6 (8), e23081, 2011 | 60 | 2011 |
Deacetylation of sialic acid by esterases potentiates pneumococcal neuraminidase activity for mucin utilization, colonization and virulence HF Kahya, PW Andrew, H Yesilkaya PLoS pathogens 13 (3), e1006263, 2017 | 56 | 2017 |
Characteristics of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Abkhazia (Georgia), a high-prevalence area in Eastern Europe M Pardini, S Niemann, F Varaine, E Iona, F Meacci, G Orru, H Yesilkaya, ... Tuberculosis 89 (4), 317-324, 2009 | 55 | 2009 |
Evaluation of molecular-Beacon, TaqMan, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer probes for detection of antibiotic resistance-conferring single nucleotide polymorphisms in … H Yesilkaya, F Meacci, S Niemann, D Hillemann, S Rüsch-Gerdes, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 44 (10), 3826-3829, 2006 | 49 | 2006 |