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List of works by Mikael Skurnik

A Toxicity Screening Approach to Identify Bacteriophage-Encoded Anti-Microbial Proteins

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

A minireview on the in vitro and in vivo experiments with anti-Escherichia coli O157:H7 phages as potential biocontrol and phage therapy agents

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A real-time PCR assay for the specific identification of serotype O:9 of Yersinia enterocolitica

scientific article published on 19 April 2005

Absence of YbeY RNase compromises the growth and enhances the virulence plasmid gene expression of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3.

scientific article published on 21 November 2014

Adhesins of human pathogens from the genus Yersinia.

scientific article published on January 2011

Apolipoprotein A-I Exerts Bactericidal Activity against Yersinia enterocolitica Serotype O:3

scientific article published on September 6, 2011

Bacterial Cell Surface Structures in Yersinia enterocolitica

scientific article published on April 8, 2012

Bacteriophages of Yersinia pestis.

scientific article published on January 2016

Bacteriophages reduce Yersinia enterocolitica contamination of food and kitchenware

scientific article published on 7 February 2018

Biological and molecular characterization of fEg-Eco19, a lytic bacteriophage active against an antibiotic-resistant clinical Escherichia coli isolate

scientific article published in 2022

Bioprospecting Staphylococcus Phages with Therapeutic and Bio-Control Potential

scientific article published on 23 January 2020

Biotechnological challenges of phage therapy.

scientific article published on 16 March 2007

Characterisation of non-pathogenic Yersinia pseudotuberculosis-like strains isolated from food and environmental samples.

scientific article published on 21 November 2008

Characterization and biological role of the O-polysaccharide gene cluster of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:9

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Characterization of anti-ECA antibodies in rabbit antiserum against rough Yersinia enterocolitica O:3.

scientific article published on July 2011

Characterization of complement factor H binding to Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3.

scientific article published on 14 July 2008

Characterization of the genome, proteome, and structure of yersiniophage ϕR1-37.

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Characterization of the six glycosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 lipopolysaccharide outer core

scientific article published on July 2010

Characterization of the specific O-polysaccharide structure and biosynthetic gene cluster of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:15.

scientific article published on December 2009

Characterization of vB_ApiM_fHyAci03, a novel lytic bacteriophage that infects clinical Acinetobacter strains

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

Characterization of vB_SauM-fRuSau02, a Twort-Like Bacteriophage Isolated from a Therapeutic Phage Cocktail

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

Clinical isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica Biotype 1A represent two phylogenetic lineages with differing pathogenicity-related properties

scientific article published on September 17, 2012

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Escherichia Phages Isolated from Wastewater in Finland.

scientific article published on 31 May 2018

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Klebsiella pneumoniae Phages Isolated as Part of an International Effort

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

Deciphering the Antibacterial Mode of Action of Alpha-Mangostin on Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A Through an Integrated Transcriptomic and Proteomic Approach

scientific article published on 06 February 2019

Detection and quantification of five major periodontal pathogens by single copy gene-based real-time PCR.

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Discovery of Three Toxic Proteins of Klebsiella Phage fHe-Kpn01

scientific article published on 15 May 2020

ECA-immunogenicity of Proteus mirabilis strains

scientific article published on 31 March 2009

Endogenous hepcidin and its agonist mediate resistance to selected infections by clearing non-transferrin-bound iron.

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Enterobacterial common antigen and O-specific polysaccharide coexist in the lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3.

scientific article published on 19 June 2013

Experimental pig yersiniosis to assess attenuation of Yersinia enterocolitica O:8 mutant strains.

scientific article published on August 2006

Expression of heterologous O-antigen in Yersinia pestis KIM does not affect virulence by the intravenous route.

scientific article published on April 2003

Expression of the Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 LPS O-antigen and outer core gene clusters is RfaH-dependent

scientific article published on 12 March 2015

Expression of the Yersinia enterocolitica pYV-encoded type III secretion system is modulated by lipopolysaccharide O-antigen status

scientific article published on 18 December 2006

First analysis of a bacterial collagen-binding protein with collagen Toolkits: promiscuous binding of YadA to collagens may explain how YadA interferes with host processes

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Functional mapping of YadA- and Ail-mediated binding of human factor H to Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3.

scientific article published on 2 September 2008

Functional recruitment of the human complement inhibitor C4BP to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis outer membrane protein Ail.

scientific article published on 30 March 2012

Generation of a CRISPR database for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis complex and role of CRISPR-based immunity in conjugation.

scientific article published on 25 February 2015

Genetic characterisation and structural analysis of the O-specific polysaccharide of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:1c

scientific article published on 23 April 2010

Genomic Characterization of Sixteen Yersinia enterocolitica-Infecting Podoviruses of Pig Origin

scientific article published on 3 April 2018

Genomic characterization of four novel Staphylococcus myoviruses

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Host Langerin (CD207) is a receptor for Yersinia pestis phagocytosis and promotes dissemination.

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Human Microbiome: When a Friend Becomes an Enemy

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Human dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-grabbing nonintegrin (CD209) is a receptor for Yersinia pestis that promotes phagocytosis by dendritic cells.

scientific article published on 19 February 2008

Identification and Functional Analysis of Temperate Siphoviridae Bacteriophages of Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on 31 May 2020

Identification and role of a 6-deoxy-4-keto-hexosamine in the lipopolysaccharide outer core of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3.

scientific article published on September 2009

Identification of distinct lipopolysaccharide patterns among Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. enterocolitica-like bacteria

scientific article published on July 2011

Identification of the lipopolysaccharide core of Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis as the receptor for bacteriophage φA1122.

scientific article published on 15 July 2011

Identification of three oligo-/polysaccharide-specific ligases in Yersinia enterocolitica

scientific article published on 28 November 2011

Identifying components required for OMP biogenesis as novel targets for antiinfective drugs.

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

Interaction of human mannose-binding lectin (MBL) with Yersinia enterocolitica lipopolysaccharide

scientific article published on 08 July 2015

Interacts With SIGNR1 (CD209b) for Promoting Host Dissemination and Infection

scientific article published on 12 March 2019

Isolation and Characterization of <i>Klebsiella</i> Phages for Phage Therapy

scientific article published on 17 March 2021

Isolation and characterization of Yersinia-specific bacteriophages from pig stools in Finland

scientific article published on 9 January 2015

Isolation of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica strains from different sources in Izmir region, Turkey.

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Isolation, characterization and complete genome sequence of PhaxI: a phage of Escherichia coli O157 : H7.

scientific article published on 15 May 2013

Lectin pathway factors in patients suffering from juvenile idiopathic arthritis

scientific article published on 13 April 2017

LuxCDE-luxAB-based promoter reporter system to monitor the Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 gene expression in vivo

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Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in discrimination of sporadic and outbreak-related strains of Yersinia enterocolitica

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Nonessential genes of phage phiYeO3-12 include genes involved in adaptation to growth on Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3.

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Parallel independent evolution of pathogenicity within the genus Yersinia

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Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica strains increase the outer membrane permeability in response to environmental stimuli by modulating lipopolysaccharide fluidity and lipid A structure

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Phylogeographic separation and formation of sexually discrete lineages in a global population of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

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Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function

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Plasminogen activator Pla of Yersinia pestis utilizes murine DEC-205 (CD205) as a receptor to promote dissemination.

scientific article published on 23 July 2008

Population structure of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis complex according to multilocus sequence typing

scientific article published on 27 September 2011

Primary Amine Oxidase of Escherichia coli Is a Metabolic Enzyme that Can Use a Human Leukocyte Molecule as a Substrate

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Proper expression of the O-antigen of lipopolysaccharide is essential for the virulence of Yersinia enterocolitica O:8 in experimental oral infection of rabbits

scientific article published on September 2003

Quality and safety requirements for sustainable phage therapy products

scientific article published on 14 January 2015

RNA-Sequencing Reveals the Progression of Phage-Host Interactions between φR1-37 and Yersinia enterocolitica.

scientific article published on 22 April 2016

Real-time multiplex PCR assay for detection of Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

scientific article published on January 2009

Revision of the O-polysaccharide structure of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis O:1a; confirmation of the function of WbyM as paratosyltransferase

scientific article published on 26 December 2011

Role of DEAD-box RNA helicase genes in the growth of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis IP32953 under cold, pH, osmotic, ethanol and oxidative stresses

scientific article published on 09 July 2019

Role of YadA, Ail, and Lipopolysaccharide in Serum Resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica Serotype O:3.

scientific article published on April 2005

Screening of the two-component-system histidine kinases of Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e. LiaS is needed for growth under heat, acid, alkali, osmotic, ethanol and oxidative stresses

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Sequencing of virulence genes shows limited genetic variability in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

scientific article published on 15 November 2012

Serotype O:8 isolates in the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis complex have different O-antigen gene clusters and produce various forms of rough LPS.

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Several Hfq-dependent alterations in physiology of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 are mediated by derepression of the transcriptional regulator RovM.

scientific article published on 23 December 2016

Similarities of Kawasaki disease and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection epidemiology

scientific article published on July 2007

Simultaneous real-time PCR detection of Bacillus anthracis, Francisella tularensis and Yersinia pestis.

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Stand-Alone EAL Domain Proteins Form a Distinct Subclass of EAL Proteins Involved in Regulation of Cell Motility and Biofilm Formation in Enterobacteria.

scientific article published on 26 June 2017

Structure and genetic basis of Yersinia similis serotype O:9 O-specific polysaccharide

scientific article published on 20 December 2013

The O-specific polysaccharide structure and biosynthetic gene cluster of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:11.

scientific article published on 3 May 2009

The O-specific polysaccharide structure and gene cluster of serotype O:12 of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis complex, and the identification of a novel L-quinovose biosynthesis gene

scientific article published on 16 October 2012

The Removal of Endo- and Enterotoxins From Bacteriophage Preparations

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

The Yersinia adhesin YadA collagen-binding domain structure is a novel left-handed parallel beta-roll

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The Yersinia pseudotuberculosis outer membrane protein Ail recruits the human complement regulatory protein factor H.

scientific article published on 5 September 2012

The ail gene is present in some Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A strains

scientific article published on 23 January 2011

The genetics and structure of the O-specific polysaccharide of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype O:10 and its relationship with Escherichia coli O111 and Salmonella enterica O35.

scientific article published on 14 February 2011

The relationship between phylogenetic classification, virulence and antibiotic resistance of extraintestinal pathogenic in İzmir province, Turkey

scientific article published on 24 August 2018

The structure of the O-specific polysaccharide of the lipopolysaccharide from Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:50 strain 3229.

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

Unique cell adhesion and invasion properties of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3, the most frequent cause of human Yersiniosis.

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Use of O-Antigen Gene Cluster-Specific PCRs for the Identification and O-Genotyping of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia pestis

scientific article published on November 1, 2003

Validated 5' nuclease PCR assay for rapid identification of the genus Brucella.

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YerA41, a Yersinia ruckeri Bacteriophage: Determination of a Non-Sequencable DNA Bacteriophage Genome via RNA-Sequencing

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Yersinia Phages and Food Safety

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

Yersinia adhesins: An arsenal for infection.

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Yersinia enterocolitica adhesin A induces production of interleukin-8 in epithelial cells.

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Yersinia enterocolitica serum resistance proteins YadA and ail bind the complement regulator C4b-binding protein

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Yersinia enterocolitica-Specific Infection by Bacteriophages TG1 and ϕR1-RT Is Dependent on Temperature-Regulated Expression of the Phage Host Receptor OmpF.

scientific article published on 24 June 2016

Yersinia pestis Ail recruitment of C4b-binding protein leads to factor I-mediated inactivation of covalently and noncovalently bound C4b.

scientific article published on March 2014

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Exploits CD209 Receptors for Promoting Host Dissemination and Infection.

scientific article published on 19 December 2018

Yersinia surface structures and bacteriophages.

scientific article published on January 2012

Yersiniophage  R1-37 is a tailed bacteriophage having a 270 kb DNA genome with thymidine replaced by deoxyuridine

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interacts with CD209 receptors to promote host dissemination and infection

scientific article published on 23 July 2019