List of works - James M Musser

Decreased necrotizing fasciitis capacity caused by a single nucleotide mutation that alters a multiple gene virulence axis

scientific article

Prophage induction and expression of prophage-encoded virulence factors in group A Streptococcus serotype M3 strain MGAS315.

scientific article

A molecular trigger for intercontinental epidemics of group A Streptococcus

scientific article

Multi high-throughput approach for highly selective identification of vaccine candidates: the Group A Streptococcus case.

scientific article

Genome sequence of a Lancefield group C Streptococcus zooepidemicus strain causing epidemic nephritis: new information about an old disease

scientific article published in 2008

Rgg Coordinates Virulence Factor Synthesis and Metabolism in Streptococcus pyogenes

scientific article published on October 1, 2003

New understanding of the group A Streptococcus pathogenesis cycle

scientific article published on 23 May 2007

Identification of new candidate vaccine antigens made by Streptococcus pyogenes: purification and characterization of 16 putative extracellular lipoproteins

scientific article published on 22 December 2003

Identification and characterization of HtsA, a second heme-binding protein made by Streptococcus pyogenes

scientific article

The agr radiation: an early event in the evolution of staphylococci

scientific article

Secreted bacterial phospholipase A2 enzymes: better living through phospholipolysis.

scientific article published on 27 December 2006

Group A Streptococcus gene expression in humans and cynomolgus macaques with acute pharyngitis

scientific article

A chemokine-degrading extracellular protease made by group A Streptococcus alters pathogenesis by enhancing evasion of the innate immune response

scientific article

Naturally occurring single amino acid replacements in a regulatory protein alter streptococcal gene expression and virulence in mice.

scientific article

A decade of molecular pathogenomic analysis of group A Streptococcus

scientific article published on September 2009

Maltodextrin utilization plays a key role in the ability of group A Streptococcus to colonize the oropharynx

scientific article

Central role of a bacterial two-component gene regulatory system of previously unknown function in pathogen persistence in human saliva

scientific article

Genome diversification in Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular evolution of a highly variable chromosomal region encoding the Staphylococcal exotoxin-like family of proteins

scientific article

Full-genome dissection of an epidemic of severe invasive disease caused by a hypervirulent, recently emerged clone of group A Streptococcus

scientific article published on 11 February 2012

Growth characteristics of and virulence factor production by group A Streptococcus during cultivation in human saliva

scientific article

Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates with altered phagocytosis by human macrophages due to a truncated lipoarabinomannan

scientific article published on 10 September 2008

Complete nucleotide sequence analysis of plasmids in strains of Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 reveals a high level of identity among isolates with closely related core genome sequences

scientific article

Structure and distribution of an unusual chimeric genetic element encoding macrolide resistance in phylogenetically diverse clones of group A Streptococcus

scientific article

Absence of patient-to-patient intrahospital transmission of Staphylococcus aureus as determined by whole-genome sequencing.

scientific article

Identification and characterization of an antigen I/II family protein produced by group A Streptococcus.

scientific article

From transcription to activation: how group A streptococcus, the flesh-eating pathogen, regulates SpeB cysteine protease production

scientific article published on June 24, 2011

Evidence for recombination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

scientific article

Temporal association of the appearance of mucoid strains of Streptococcus pyogenes with a continuing high incidence of rheumatic fever in Utah

scientific article published on March 2004

Group A Streptococcus emm gene types in pharyngeal isolates, Ontario, Canada, 2002-2010.

scientific article published in November 2011

Phylogeography of the spring and fall waves of the H1N1/09 pandemic influenza virus in the United States

scientific article

rpoB Gene mutations and molecular characterization of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Shandong Province, China

scientific article published on September 2006

Extensive adaptive changes occur in the transcriptome of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) in response to incubation with human blood

scientific article

Emergence of a bacterial clone with enhanced virulence by acquisition of a phage encoding a secreted phospholipase A2.

scholarly article

Trading Capsule for Increased Cytotoxin Production: Contribution to Virulence of a Newly Emerged Clade of emm89 Streptococcus pyogenes

scientific article published on October 6, 2015

A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection

scientific article

M types of group a streptococcal isolates submitted to the National Centre for Streptococcus (Canada) from 1993 to 1999.

scientific article

Molecular characterization of group A Streptococcus maltodextrin catabolism and its role in pharyngitis

scientific article published on July 2008

Human disease isolates of serotype m4 and m22 group a streptococcus lack genes required for hyaluronic acid capsule biosynthesis

scientific article

Expression microarray and mouse virulence analysis of four conserved two-component gene regulatory systems in group a streptococcus

scientific article published on February 2006

Protein array profiling of tic patient sera reveals a broad range and enhanced immune response against Group A Streptococcus antigens

scientific article

Lack of a major role of Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin in lower respiratory tract infection in nonhuman primates

scientific article

Insight into the molecular basis of pathogen abundance: group A Streptococcus inhibitor of complement inhibits bacterial adherence and internalization into human cells

scientific article

Genome sequence survey identifies unique sequences and key virulence genes with unusual rates of amino Acid substitution in bovine Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article

Population Genomic Analysis of 1,777 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates, Houston, Texas: Unexpected Abundance of Clonal Group 307.

scientific article

Inhibitor of streptokinase gene expression improves survival after group A streptococcus infection in mice

scientific article

Characterization of the Manila family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

scientific article

Association between interleukin-8 gene alleles and human susceptibility to tuberculosis disease

scientific article

An apoptosis-differentiation program in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes facilitates resolution of inflammation

scientific article

Postgenomic analysis of four novel antigens of group a streptococcus: growth phase-dependent gene transcription and human serologic response

scientific article

Characterization of an extracellular virulence factor made by group A Streptococcus with homology to the Listeria monocytogenes internalin family of proteins

scientific article

List of works by James M Musser

Decreased necrotizing fasciitis capacity caused by a single nucleotide mutation that alters a multiple gene virulence axis

Prophage induction and expression of prophage-encoded virulence factors in group A Streptococcus serotype M3 strain MGAS315.

A molecular trigger for intercontinental epidemics of group A Streptococcus

Multi high-throughput approach for highly selective identification of vaccine candidates: the Group A Streptococcus case.

Genome sequence of a Lancefield group C Streptococcus zooepidemicus strain causing epidemic nephritis: new information about an old disease

Rgg Coordinates Virulence Factor Synthesis and Metabolism in Streptococcus pyogenes

New understanding of the group A Streptococcus pathogenesis cycle

Identification of new candidate vaccine antigens made by Streptococcus pyogenes: purification and characterization of 16 putative extracellular lipoproteins

Identification and characterization of HtsA, a second heme-binding protein made by Streptococcus pyogenes

The agr radiation: an early event in the evolution of staphylococci

Secreted bacterial phospholipase A2 enzymes: better living through phospholipolysis.

Group A Streptococcus gene expression in humans and cynomolgus macaques with acute pharyngitis

A chemokine-degrading extracellular protease made by group A Streptococcus alters pathogenesis by enhancing evasion of the innate immune response

Naturally occurring single amino acid replacements in a regulatory protein alter streptococcal gene expression and virulence in mice.

A decade of molecular pathogenomic analysis of group A Streptococcus

Maltodextrin utilization plays a key role in the ability of group A Streptococcus to colonize the oropharynx

Central role of a bacterial two-component gene regulatory system of previously unknown function in pathogen persistence in human saliva

Genome diversification in Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular evolution of a highly variable chromosomal region encoding the Staphylococcal exotoxin-like family of proteins

Full-genome dissection of an epidemic of severe invasive disease caused by a hypervirulent, recently emerged clone of group A Streptococcus

Growth characteristics of and virulence factor production by group A Streptococcus during cultivation in human saliva

Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates with altered phagocytosis by human macrophages due to a truncated lipoarabinomannan

Complete nucleotide sequence analysis of plasmids in strains of Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 reveals a high level of identity among isolates with closely related core genome sequences

Structure and distribution of an unusual chimeric genetic element encoding macrolide resistance in phylogenetically diverse clones of group A Streptococcus

Absence of patient-to-patient intrahospital transmission of Staphylococcus aureus as determined by whole-genome sequencing.

Identification and characterization of an antigen I/II family protein produced by group A Streptococcus.

From transcription to activation: how group A streptococcus, the flesh-eating pathogen, regulates SpeB cysteine protease production

Evidence for recombination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Temporal association of the appearance of mucoid strains of Streptococcus pyogenes with a continuing high incidence of rheumatic fever in Utah

Group A Streptococcus emm gene types in pharyngeal isolates, Ontario, Canada, 2002-2010.

Phylogeography of the spring and fall waves of the H1N1/09 pandemic influenza virus in the United States

rpoB Gene mutations and molecular characterization of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Shandong Province, China

Extensive adaptive changes occur in the transcriptome of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) in response to incubation with human blood

Emergence of a bacterial clone with enhanced virulence by acquisition of a phage encoding a secreted phospholipase A2.

Trading Capsule for Increased Cytotoxin Production: Contribution to Virulence of a Newly Emerged Clade of emm89 Streptococcus pyogenes

A combination of independent transcriptional regulators shapes bacterial virulence gene expression during infection

M types of group a streptococcal isolates submitted to the National Centre for Streptococcus (Canada) from 1993 to 1999.

Molecular characterization of group A Streptococcus maltodextrin catabolism and its role in pharyngitis

Human disease isolates of serotype m4 and m22 group a streptococcus lack genes required for hyaluronic acid capsule biosynthesis

Expression microarray and mouse virulence analysis of four conserved two-component gene regulatory systems in group a streptococcus

Protein array profiling of tic patient sera reveals a broad range and enhanced immune response against Group A Streptococcus antigens

Lack of a major role of Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin in lower respiratory tract infection in nonhuman primates

Insight into the molecular basis of pathogen abundance: group A Streptococcus inhibitor of complement inhibits bacterial adherence and internalization into human cells

Genome sequence survey identifies unique sequences and key virulence genes with unusual rates of amino Acid substitution in bovine Staphylococcus aureus

Population Genomic Analysis of 1,777 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates, Houston, Texas: Unexpected Abundance of Clonal Group 307.

Inhibitor of streptokinase gene expression improves survival after group A streptococcus infection in mice

Characterization of the Manila family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Association between interleukin-8 gene alleles and human susceptibility to tuberculosis disease

An apoptosis-differentiation program in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes facilitates resolution of inflammation

Postgenomic analysis of four novel antigens of group a streptococcus: growth phase-dependent gene transcription and human serologic response

Characterization of an extracellular virulence factor made by group A Streptococcus with homology to the Listeria monocytogenes internalin family of proteins