| Genome sequence of an M3 strain of Streptococcus pyogenes reveals a large-scale genomic rearrangement in invasive strains and new insights into phage evolution I Nakagawa, K Kurokawa, A Yamashita, M Nakata, Y Tomiyasu, ... Genome research 13 (6a), 1042-1055, 2003 | 335 | 2003 |
| Inhibitory effect of oolong tea polyphenols on glycosyltransferases of mutans Streptococci K Nakahara, S Kawabata, H Ono, K Ogura, T Tanaka, T Ooshima, ... Applied and Environmental Microbiology 59 (4), 968-973, 1993 | 286 | 1993 |
| Fba, a novel fibronectin‐binding protein from Streptococcus pyogenes, promotes bacterial entry into epithelial cells, and the fba gene is positively transcribed … Y Terao, S Kawabata, E Kunitomo, J Murakami, I Nakagawa, S Hamada Molecular microbiology 42 (1), 75-86, 2001 | 234 | 2001 |
| The importance of fimbriae in the virulence and ecology of some oral bacteria S Hamada, A Amano, S Kimura, I Nakagawa, S Kawabata, I Morisaki Oral microbiology and immunology 13 (3), 129-138, 1998 | 211 | 1998 |
| Oolong tea polyphenols inhibit experimental dental caries in SPF rats infected with mutatis streptococci T Ooshima, T Minami, W Aono, A Izumitani, S Sobue, T Fujiwara, ... Caries research 27 (2), 124-129, 1993 | 204 | 1993 |
| Functional Differences among FimA Variants of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Their Effects on Adhesion to and Invasion of Human Epithelial Cells I Nakagawa, A Amano, M Kuboniwa, T Nakamura, S Kawabata, ... Infection and immunity 70 (1), 277-285, 2002 | 202 | 2002 |
| Multifunctional glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of Streptococcus pyogenes is essential for evasion from neutrophils Y Terao, M Yamaguchi, S Hamada, S Kawabata Journal of Biological Chemistry 281 (20), 14215-14223, 2006 | 201 | 2006 |
| Silkworm pathogenic bacteria infection model for identification of novel virulence genes C Kaito, K Kurokawa, Y Matsumoto, Y Terao, S Kawabata, S Hamada, ... Molecular microbiology 56 (4), 934-944, 2005 | 199 | 2005 |
| Oral passive immunization against dental caries in rats by use of hen egg yolk antibodies specific for cell-associated glucosyltransferase of Streptococcus mutans S Hamada, T Horikoshi, T Minami, S Kawabata, J Hiraoka, T Fujiwara, ... Infection and immunity 59 (11), 4161-4167, 1991 | 195 | 1991 |
| Contributions of three glucosyltransferases to sucrose-dependent adherence of Streptococcus mutans T Ooshima, M Matsumura, T Hoshino, S Kawabata, S Sobue, T Fujiwara Journal of dental research 80 (7), 1672-1677, 2001 | 179 | 2001 |
| Identification of a new variant of fimA gene of Porphyromonas gingivalis and its distribution in adults and disabled populations with periodontitis I Nakagawa, A Amano, Y Ohara‐Nemoto, N Endoh, I Morisaki, S Kimura, ... Journal of periodontal research 37 (6), 425-432, 2002 | 176 | 2002 |
| Distribution and Molecular Characterization ofPorphyromonas gingivalis Carrying a New Type offimA Gene I Nakagawa, A Amano, RK Kimura, T Nakamura, S Kawabata, S Hamada Journal of clinical microbiology 38 (5), 1909-1914, 2000 | 162 | 2000 |
| Group A streptococcal cysteine protease degrades C3 (C3b) and contributes to evasion of innate immunity Y Terao, Y Mori, M Yamaguchi, Y Shimizu, K Ooe, S Hamada, ... Journal of biological chemistry 283 (10), 6253-6260, 2008 | 144 | 2008 |
| Molecular Characterization of a Novel Fibronectin-binding Protein of Streptococcus pyogenesStrains Isolated from Toxic Shock-like Syndrome Patients Y Terao, S Kawabata, M Nakata, I Nakagawa, S Hamada Journal of Biological Chemistry 277 (49), 47428-47435, 2002 | 143 | 2002 |
| Novel Laminin-Binding Protein of Streptococcus pyogenes, Lbp, Is Involved in Adhesion to Epithelial Cells Y Terao, S Kawabata, E Kunitomo, I Nakagawa, S Hamada Infection and immunity 70 (2), 993-997, 2002 | 137 | 2002 |
| Systemic and Mucosal Immunizations with Fibronectin-Binding Protein FBP54 Induce Protective Immune Responses against Streptococcus pyogenes Challenge in … S Kawabata, E Kunitomo, Y Terao, I Nakagawa, K Kikuchi, K Totsuka, ... Infection and immunity 69 (2), 924-930, 2001 | 135 | 2001 |
| α-Enolase of Streptococcus pneumoniae induces formation of neutrophil extracellular traps Y Mori, M Yamaguchi, Y Terao, S Hamada, T Ooshima, S Kawabata Journal of Biological Chemistry 287 (13), 10472-10481, 2012 | 126 | 2012 |
| Influenza A Virus-Infected Hosts Boost an Invasive Type of Streptococcus pyogenes Infection in Mice S Okamoto, S Kawabata, I Nakagawa, Y Okuno, T Goto, K Sano, ... Journal of virology 77 (7), 4104-4112, 2003 | 121 | 2003 |
| Synergistic effects of streptococcal glucosyltransferases on adhesive biofilm formation M Tamesada, S Kawabata, T Fujiwara, S Hamada Journal of dental research 83 (11), 874-879, 2004 | 112 | 2004 |
| Biofilm formation or internalization into epithelial cells enable Streptococcus pyogenes to evade antibiotic eradication in patients with pharyngitis T Ogawa, Y Terao, H Okuni, K Ninomiya, H Sakata, K Ikebe, Y Maeda, ... Microbial pathogenesis 51 (1-2), 58-68, 2011 | 110 | 2011 |
