BIBLIOGRAPHY
Vincent A. Fischetti, Ph.D.
ORIGINAL ARTICLES:
1. Fischetti, V.A., B. Barron, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1968. Studies on streptococcal bacteriophage. I. Burst size and intracellular growth of group A and group C streptococcal bacteriophages. J. Exp. Med. 127:475.
2. Fischetti, V.A., and J.B. Zabriskie. 1968. Studies on streptococcal bacteriophage. II. Adsorption studies on group A and group C streptococcal bacteriophages. J. Exp. Med. 127:489.
3. Barron, B., V.A. Fischetti, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1970. Studies of bacteriophage kinetics in multicellular systems: a statistical model for the estimation of burst size per cell in streptococci. J. Applied Bact. 33:436.
4. Ellis, R.J., C.W. Lillehei, V.A. Fischetti, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1970. Heart-reactive antibody: a measure of heart rejection in human heart transplants. Circulation, XLI and XLII, Supplement II. 81-97.
5. Fischetti, V.A., E.C. Gotschlich, and A.W. Bernheimer. 1971. Purification and physical properties of group C streptococcal phage-associated lysin. J. Exp. Med. 133:1105.
6. Zabriskie, J.B., V. Utermohlen, S.E. Read, and V. Fischetti. 1973. Streptococcus-related glomerulonephritis. Kidney Int. 3:100.
7. Read, S.E., V.A. Fischetti, V. Utermohlen, R.E. Falk, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1974. Cellular reactivity studies to streptococcal antigens. Migration inhibition studies in patients with streptococcal infections and rheumatic fever. J. Clin. Invest. 54:439.
8. Fischetti, V.A., G. Siviglia, J.B. Zabriskie, and E.C. Gotschlich. 1976. Radioiodination of non-ionic detergents of the alkyl-phenol class: Triton X-100. Anal. Biochem. 73:65.
9. Fischetti, V.A., E.C. Gotschlich, G. Siviglia, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1976. Streptococcal M-proteins extracted by non-ionic detergent. I. Properties of the antiphagocytic and type-specific molecules. J. Exp. Med. 144:32.
10. Read, S.E., H. Reid, T. Poon-King, V.A. Fischetti, J.B. Zabriskie, and F.T. Rapaport. 1977. HLA and predisposition to the non-suppurative sequelae of group A streptococcal infection. Transplantation Proc. IX (1):543-546.
11. Fischetti, V.A. 1977. Streptococcal M protein extracted by non-ionic detergent. II. Analysis of the antibody response to the multiple antigenic determinants of the M protein molecule. J. Exp. Med. 146:1108.
12. Fischetti, V.A., E.C. Gotschlich, G. Siviglia, and J.B. Zabriskie.1977. Streptococcal M protein: an antiphagocytic molecule assembled on the cell wall. J. Infect. Dis. 136:S222-S233.
13. Fischetti, V.A. 1978. Streptococcal M protein extracted by non-ionic detergent. III. Correlation between immunological cross-reactions and structural similarities with implications for antiphagocytosis. J. Exp. Med. 47:1771.
14. Villarreal, H., Jr., V.A. Fischetti, I. van de Rijn, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1979. The occurrence of a protein in the extracellular products of streptococci isolated from patients with acute glomerulonephritis. J. Exp. Med. 149:459.
15. Hosein, B., M. McCarty, and V.A. Fischetti. 1979. Amino acid sequence and physicochemical similarities between streptococcal M-protein and mammalian tropomyosin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76:3765.
16. Manjula, B.N., and V.A. Fischetti. 1980. Studies on group A streptococcal M-proteins. Purification of type 5 M-protein and comparison of its amino terminal sequence with two immunologically unrelated M-protein molecules. J. Immunol. 124:261-267.
17. Manjula, B.N., and V.A. Fischetti. 1980. A tropomyosin-like seven residue periodicity in three immunologically distinct streptococcal M-proteins and its implications for the antiphagocytic property of the molecule. J. Exp. Med. 151:695-708.
18. van de Rijn, I. and V.A. Fischetti. 1981. Immunochemical analysis of intact M protein secreted from cell wall-less streptococci. Infect. Immun. 32:86-91.
19. Phillips, G.N., P.F. Flicker, C. Cohen, B.N. Manjula, and V.A. Fischetti. 1981. Streptococcal M protein: "-helical coiled-coil structure and arrangement on the cell surface . Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 78:4689-4693.
20. Fischetti, V.A., 1983. Requirements for opsonic activity of human IgG directed to type 6 group A streptococci: Net basic charge and intact Fc region. J. Immunol. 130:896-902.
21. Schutzer, S.E., V.A. Fischetti, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1983. Toxic shock syndrome and lysogeny in Staphylococcus aureus. Science. 120:316-318.
22. Ohkuni, H., J. Friedman, I. Van de Rijn, V.A. Fischetti, T. Poon-King and J.B. Zabriskie. 1983. Immunological studies on post-streptococcal sequelae: I. Serological studies with an extracellular protein associated with nephritogenic streptococci. Clin. Exp. Immun. 54:185-193.
23. Manjula, B.N., S.M. Mische and V.A. Fischetti. 1983. Primary structure of streptococcal pep M5 protein: Absence of extensive sequence repeats. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 80:5475-5479.
24. Acharya, A.S., A. Di Donato, B.N. Manjula, V.A. Fischetti, and J.M. Manning. 1983. Influence of trifluroacetic acid on retention times of histidine-containing tryptic peptides in reverse phase HPLC. Int. J. Peptide Protein Res. 22:78-82.
25. Scott, J.R., V.A. Fischetti. 1983. Expression of streptococcal M protein in E. coli. Science, 221:758-760.
26. Manjula, B.N., A.S Acharya, S.M. Mische, T. Fairwell and V.A. Fischetti. 1984. Complete amino acid sequence of a biologically active 197 residue fragment of M protein isolated from type 5 streptococci. J. Biol. Chem. 259:3686-3693.
27. Fischetti, V.A., K.F. Jones, B.N. Manjula, and J.R. Scott. 1984. Streptococcal M protein expressed in Escherichia coli: Purification, characterization, and comparison with streptococcal derived M protein. J. Exp. Med. 159:1083-1095.
28. Friedman, J., I. van de Rijn, H. Ohkuni, V.A. Fischetti, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1984. Immunological studies of post-streptococcal sequelae: evidence for presence of streptococcal antigens in circulating immune complexes. J. Clin Invest. 74:1027-1034.
29. Scott, J.R., W.M. Pulliam, S.K. Hollingshead and V.A. Fischetti. 1985. Relationship of M protein genes in group A streptococci. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 82:1822-1826.
30. Manjula, B.N., B. Trus, and V.A. Fischetti. 1985. The presence of two distinct regions in the coiled-coil structure of streptococcal pep M5 protein: Relation to mammalian coiled-coil proteins and implications to its biological properties. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 82:1064-1068.
31. Jones, K.F., B.N. Manjula, K.H. Johnston, S.K. Hollingshead, J.R. Scott and V.A. Fischetti. 1985. The location of variable and conserved epitopes among the variable serotypes of streptococcal M protein. J. Exp. Med. 161:623-628.
32. Fischetti, V.A., K.F. Jones, and J.R. Scott. 1985. Size variation of the M protein in group A streptococci. J. Exp. Med. 161:1384-1401.
33. Manjula, B.N., M. Schmidt, and V.A. Fischetti. 1985. Unimpaired function of human phagocytes in the presence of phagocytosis-resistant group A streptococci. Infect. Immun. 50:610-613.
34. Hollingshead, S., V.A. Fischetti, and J.R. Scott. 1985. The complete nucleotide sequence of the streptococcal M6 protein: Identification of repeat sequence and membrane anchor region. J. Biol Chem. 261:1677-1686.
35. Chalovich, J.M. and V.A. Fischetti. 1985. Crosslinking of actin filaments and inhibition of S-1 ATPase activity by streptococcal M6 protein. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 245:37-43.
36. Manjula, B.N., A.S. Acharya, T. Fairwell, and V.A. Fischetti. 1985. Antigenic domains of the streptococcal Pep M5 protein: Localization of epitopes cross- reactive with type 6 M protein and identification of a hypervariable region of the M molecule. J. Exp. Med. 163:129-138.
37. Scott, J.R., S.K. Hollingshead and V.A. Fischetti. 1986. Homologous regions within M protein genes in group A streptococci. Infect. Immun. 52:609-612.
38. Fischetti, V.A., M. Jarymowycz, K.F. Jones, S. Hollingshead, and J.R. Scott. 1986. Streptococcal M protein size mutants occur at high frequency within a single strain. J. Exp. Med. 164:971-980.
39. Jones, K.F., S.A. Kahn, B.W. Erickson, S.K. Hollingshead, J.R. Scott and V.A. Fischetti. 1986. Immunochemical localization and amino acid sequence of cross reactive epitopes within the group A streptococcal M6 protein. J. Exp. Med. 164:1226-1238.
40. Manjula, B.N. and V.A. Fischetti. 1986. Sequence homology of group A streptococcal PepM5 protein with other coiled-coil proteins. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 140:684-690.
41. Read, S.E., H.F.M. Reid, V.A. Fischetti, T. Poon-King, R. Ramkissoon, M. McDowell and J.B. Zabriskie. 1986. Serial studies on the cellular immune response to streptococcal antigens in acute and convalescent rheumatic fever patients in Trinidad. J. Clin. Immunol. 6:1-9.
42. Scott, J.R., P.C. Guenthner, L.M. Malone, and V.A. Fischetti. 1986 Conversion of an M- group A streptococcus to M+ by transfer of a plasmid containing an M6 gene. J. Exp. Med. 164:1641-1651.
43. Jones, K.F. and V.A. Fischetti. 1987. Biological and immunological identity of M protein on group G streptococci with M protein on group A streptococci. Infect. Immun. 55:502-506.
44. Mische, S.M., B.N. Manjula, and V.A. Fischetti. 1987. Relation of Streptococcal M protein with human and rabbit tropomyosin: The complete amino acid sequence of human cardiac alpha tropomyosin, a highly conserved contractile protein. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 142:813-818.
45. Hollingshead, S.K., V.A. Fischetti, and J.R. Scott. 1987. Size variation in group A streptococcal M protein is generated by homologous recombination between intragenic repeats. Molec. Gen.Genet. 207:196-203.
46. Hollingshead, S.K., V.A. Fischetti, and J.R. Scott. 1987. A highly conserved region present in transcripts encoding heterologous M proteins of group A streptococci. Infect. Immun. 55:3237-3239.
47. Jones, K.F. and V.A. Fischetti. 1988. Importance of the location of antibody binding on the M6 protein for opsonization and phagocytosis of group A M6 streptococci. J. Exp. Med. 167:1114-1123.
48. Tylewska, S.K., V.A. Fischetti, and R.J. Gibbons. 1988. The binding selectively of Streptococcus pyogenes and M protein to epithelial cells differs from that of lipoteichoic acid. Current Microbiol. 16:209-216.
49. Horstmann, R.D., J. Sievertsen, J. Knoblock and V.A. Fischetti. 1988. Antiphagocytic activity of streptococcal M protein: Selective binding of complement control protein Factor H. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 85:1657-1661.
50. Fischetti, V.A., D.A.D. Parry, B.F. Trus, S.K. Hollingshead, J.R. Scott, and B.N. Manjula. 1988. Conformational characteristics of the complete sequence of streptococcal M6 protein. Proteins: Struct. Funct. Gen. 3:60-69.
51. Cheung, A. and V.A. Fischetti. 1988. Selective expression of cell wall proteins on Staphylococcus aureus grown on solid and liquid media. Infect. Immun. 56:1061-1065.
52. Bessen, D. and V. A. Fischetti. 1988. Passive acquired immunity to group A streptococci by secretory immunoglobulin A. J. Exp. Med. 167:1945-1950.
53. Pancholi, V. and V.A. Fischetti. 1988. Isolation and characterization of the cell-associated region of group A streptococcal M6 protein. J. Bacteriol. 170:2618-2624.
54. Hruby, D.E., Hodges, W.M., Wilson, E.M., Franke, C.A., and V.A. Fischetti. 1988. Expression of streptococcal M protein in mammalian cells. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 85: 5714-5717.
55. Bessen, D.B. and V.A. Fischetti. 1988. Influence of Intranasal immunization with synthetic peptides corresponding to conserved epitopes of M protein on mucosal colonization by streptococci. Infect. Immun. 56:2666-2672.
56. Jones, K.F., S.K. Hollingshead, J.R. Scott, and V.A. Fischetti. 1988. Spontaneous M6 protein size mutants of group A streptococci display variation in antigenic and opsonogenic epitopes. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 85:8271-8275.
57. Fischetti, V.A. and M. Windels. 1988. Mapping the immunodeterminants of the complete streptococcal M6 protein molecule: Identification of an immunodominant region. J.Immunol. 141:3592-3599.
58. Bessen, D. and Fischetti, V.A. 1988. Evidence for two distinct classes of streptococcal M protein and their association with rheumatic fever. J. Exp. Med. 169:269-283.
59. Fenderson, P.G., V.A. Fischetti, M. Cunningham. 1989. Tropomyosin shares immunologic epitopes with group A streptococcal M proteins. J. Immunol. 142:2475-2481.
60. Cheung, A. and Fischetti, V.A. 1989. Role of surface proteins in staphylococcal adherence to fibers in vitro. J. Clin. Invest. 83: 2041-2049.
61. Fischetti, V.A. 1989. Streptococcal M protein: Molecular design and biological behavior. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 2:285-314.
62. Fischetti, V.A. W.M. Hodges, and D.E. Hruby. 1989. Protection against pharyngeal colonization with a vaccinia virus:M protein recombinant. Science. 244:1487-1490.
63. Pancholi, V. and V.A. Fischetti. 1989. Identification of an endogenous membrane anchor-cleaving enzyme for group A streptococcal M protein: Its implications for the attachment of surface proteins in gram-positive bacteria. J. Exp. Med. 170: 2119-2133.
64. Bessen, D. and V.A. Fischetti. 1990. A human IgG receptor of group A streptococci is associated with tissue site of infection and streptococcal class. J. Infect. Dis. 161:747-754.
65. Cheung, A.L. and V.A. Fischetti. 1990. The role of fibrinogen in staphylococcal adherence to catheters in vitro. J. Infect. Dis. 161:1177-1186.
66. Schneewind, O., K.F. Jones, and V.A. Fischetti. 1990. Sequence and structural characterization of the trypsin-resistant T6 surface protein of group A streptococci. J. Bacteriol. 172:3310-3317.
67. Bessen, D. and V.A. Fischetti. 1990. Synthetic peptide vaccine against mucosal colonization by streptococci: Further definition of conserved protective epitopes and protection against heterologous M types. J. Immunol. 145:1251-1256.
68. Fischetti, V.A., V. Pancholi, and O. Schneewind. 1990. Conservation of a hexapeptide sequence in the anchor region of the surface proteins of gram-positive cocci. Mol. Microbiol.4:1603-1605.
69. Bessen, D.E. and V.A. Fischetti. 1990. Differentiation between two biologically distinct classes of group A streptococci by limited substitutions of amino acids within the shared region of M protein-like molecules. J. Exp. Med. 172:1757-1764.
70. Cheung, A.L. and V.A. Fischetti. 1991. The role of fibrinogen in mediating staphylococcal adherence to fibers. J. Surg. Res. 50:150-155.
71. Cheung, A.L., M. Krishnan, E.A. Jaffe, and V.A. Fischetti. 1991. Fibrinogen acts as a bridging molecule in the adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to cultured human endothelial cells. J. Clin. Invest. 87:2236-2245.
72. Cheung, A.L., Ying, P. and V.A. Fischetti 1991. A method to detect protease activity using unprocessed X-ray film. Anal. Biochem. 193: 20-23.
73. Fischetti, V.A. 1991. Streptococcal M protein. Scientific American. 264:58-65.
74. Hruby, D.E., O. Schneewind, E.M. Wilson, and V.A. Fischetti. 1991. Assembly and analysis of a functional vaccinia virus "amplicon" containing the C-repeat region from the M protein of Streptococcus pyogenes. Proc.Nat.Acad.Sci. 88:3190-3194.
75. Jones, K.F., O. Schneewind, J.M. Koomey, and V.A. Fischetti. 1991. Genetic diversity among the T protein genes of group A streptococci. Molec. Microbiol. 5:2947-2952.
76. Cheung, A., J.M. Koomey, S. Lee, E.A. Jaffe, and V.A. Fischetti. 1991. Recombinant human tumor necrosis factor alpha promotes adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to cultured endothelial cells. Infect. Immun. 59:3827-3831.
77. Cunningham, M.W., S.M. Antone, J.M. Gulizia, B.M. McManus, V.A. Fischetti, and C.J. Gauntt. 1992. Cytotoxic and viral neutralizing antibodies crossreact with streptococcal M protein, enteroviruses and human cardiac myosin. Proc.Nat.Acad.Sci. 89:1320-1324.
78. Cheung, A. and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. Regulation of exoprotein expression in Staphylococcus aureus by a locus (sar) distinct from agr. Proc.Nat.Acad.Sci. 89:6462-6466.
79. Schneewind, O., P. Model and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. Sorting of protein A to the staphylococcal cell wall. Cell. 70:1-20.
80. Bessen, D. and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. Nucleotide sequence of two adjacent M or M-like protein genes of group A streptococci: Different RNA transcript levels and identification of a unique IgA-binding protein. Infect. Immun: 60:124-135.
81. Pozzi, G., M. Contorni, M.R. Oggioni, R. Manganelli, M. Tommasino, F. Cavalieri, and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. The delivery and expression of a heterologous antigen on the surface of streptococci. Infect. Immun. 60:1902-1907.
82. Pozzi, G., M.R. Oggioni, R. Manganelli and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. Expression of M6 protein gene of Streptococcus pyogenes in Streptococcus gordonii after chromosomal integration and transcriptional fusion. Res. Microbiol. 143:449-457.
83. Pancholi, V., and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. A major surface molecule on group A streptococci is a glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase with multiple binding activity. J.Exp.Med.176:415-426.
84. Horstmann, R.D., H.J. Sievertsen, M. Leippe and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. Role of fibrinogen in complement inhibition by streptococcal M protein. Infect.Immun.60:5036-5041.
85. Fischetti, V.A., G.M Landau, P. Sellers, and J.P. Schmidt. 1993. Identifying periodic occurrences of a template with applications to protein structure. Inf.Proc.Let. 45: 11-18.
86. Vashishtha, A. and V.A. Fischetti. 1993. Surface-exposed conserved region of the streptococcal M protein induces antibodies cross-reactive with denatured forms of myosin. J.Immunol:150:4693-4701.
87. Pancholi, V. and V.A. Fischetti. 1993. The surface glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase on group A streptococci is also an ADP-ribosylating enzyme. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA. 90:8154-8158.
88. Fischetti, V.A., D. Medaglini, M. Oggioni, G. Pozzi. 1993. Expression of foreign proteins on Gram-positive commensal bacteria for mucosal vaccine delivery. Curr.Opinion in Biotech. 4:603-610.
89. Pozzi, G. , M.R. Oggioni, R. Manganelli, D. Medaglini, V.A. Fischetti, D. Fenoglio, M.T. Valle, A. Kunkl, F. Manca. 1994. Human T helper cell recognition of an immunodominant epitope of HIV-1 gp120 expressed on the surface of Streptococcus gordonii. Vaccine. 12:1071-1077.
90. Ren, K., V. Pancholi, J. Bannen, A. Cheung, V.A. Fischetti, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1994. Purification, characterization and biological properties of a new toxin from Staphylococcus aureus inducing TSS-like illness in rabbits. J. Exp. Med. 180:1675-1683.
91. Cheung, A. and V.A. Fischetti. 1994. Rapid assay for the isolation of RNA from gram-positive bacteria and mycobacteria. Anal.Biochem. 222:.511-514.
92. Fischetti, V.A., R. Horstmann, and V. Pancholi. 1995. Location of the complement factor H binding site in streptococcal M6 protein. Infect.Immun. 63: 149-153.
93. Rakonjac, J.V., J.C. Robbins, and V.A. Fischetti. 1995. DNA sequence of the serum opacity factor of class II group A streptococci: Identification of a fibronectin binding repeat domain. Infect.Immun. 63:622-631.
94. Cheung, A., S. Projan, R.E. Edelstein and V.A. Fischetti. 1995. Cloning, expression and sequence of a Staphylococcus aureus protein that binds fibrinogen. lnfect.Immun. 63: 1914-1920.
95. Medaglini, D., G. Pozzi, T.P. King, V.A. Fischetti. 1995. Mucosal and systemic immune responses to a recombinant fusion protein expressed on the surface of the oral commensal bacterium Streptococcus gordonii after oral colonization. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 92:6868-6872.
96. Bessen, D.E., L.G. Veasy, H.R. Hill, N.H. Augustine, and V.A. Fischetti. 1995. Serologic evidence for a class I group A streptococcal infection among rheumatic fever patients. J. Infect. Dis. 172:1608-1611.
97. Khanna, A.K., Y. Nomura, V.A. Fischetti, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1997. Antibodies in the sera of acute rheumatic fever patients binds to human cardiac tropomyosin. J. of Autoimmunity 10:99-106.
98. Piard, J.-C., I. Hautefort, V.A. Fischetti, S.D. Erlich, M. Fons, and A. Gruss. 1997.Cell wall anchoring of the Streptococcus pyogenes M6 protein in various lactic acid bacteria. J. Bact. 179:3068-3072.
99. Pancholi, V. and V.A. Fischetti. 1997. Regulation of phosphorylation of human pharyngeal cell proteins by group A streptococcal surface dehydrogenase (SDH): Signal transduction between streptococci and pharyngeal cells. J. Exp. Med. 186:1633-1643.
100. Flueckiger, U., K.F. Jones and V.A. Fischetti. 1998. Affinity purified immunoglobulins against the M protein of group A streptococci decrease adherence and internalization to human pharyngeal cells. Infect. Immun. 66:974-979.
101. Blackmore, T.K., V.A. Fischetti, T.A. Sadlon, H.M. Ward, and D.L. Gordon. 1998. M protein of group A streptococus binds to the seventh short consensus repeat of human complement factor H. Infect. Immun. 66:1427-1431.
102. Pancholi, V. and V.A. Fischetti. 1998. "-Enolase, a novel strong plasmin(ogen) binding protein on the surface of pathogenic streptococci. J. Biol. Chem. 273:14503-14515.
103. Horn, D., R. Austrian, P.P. Cleary, J.J. Ferretti, V.A. Fischetti, E.C. Gotschlich, E.L. Kaplan, M. McCarty, S.M. Opal, R.B. Roberts, A. Tomasz, Y. Wachtfort, and J.B. Zabriskie. 1998. Why have group A streptococci remained susceptible to penicillin? Streptococcal resistance/susceptibility. Clin Infect Dis. 26:1341-1345.
104. Berneman, A., L. Belec, V.A. Fischetti, and J-P Bouvet. 1998. Different specificities of secretory immunoglobulin G (sIgG) and serum IgG in humans. Infect. Immun. 66:4163-4168.
105. Quinn, A., K. Ward, V.A. Fischetti. M. Hemric, and M. Cunningham. 1998. Immunological relationship between the class I epitope of streptococcal M protein and myosin. Infect. Immun. 66:4418-4424.
106. Rambukkana, A., H. Yamada, G. Zanazi, T. Mathus, J.L. Salzer, P.D. Yurchenco, K.P. Campbell, and V.A. Fischetti. 1998. Role of "-Distroglycan as a Schwann cell receptor for M. leprae. Science, 282:2076-2079.
107. Shimoji, Y. and V.A. Fischetti. 1999. Immunological Characterization of a protective antigen of Erysipleothrix rhusiopathiae: Identification of the region responsible for protective immunity. Infect. Immun. 67:1646-1651.
108. Facklam, R., B. Beall, A. Efstratiou, V.A. Fischetti, E. Kaplan, P. Kriz, M. Lovgren, D. Martin, B. Schwartz, and A. Totolian. 1999. Report on an international Workshop "Demonstration of emm typing and validation of provisional M-types for group A streptococci. Emerg. Infect. Diseases, 5:247-253.
109. Rocha, C. and V.A. Fischetti. 1999. Isolation and characterization of a novel fibronectin binding protein on the surface of group A streptococci. Infect. Immun. 67:2720-2728.
110. Bouvet, J-P. and V.A. Fischetti 1999. Diverse sources of antibody-mediated immunity at the mucosal barrier. Infect. Immun. 67:2687-2691
111. Shimoji, Y, V. Ng, K. Matsumura, V.A. Fischetti, and A. Rambukkana. 1999. A 21 kDa surface protein of Mycobacterium leprae binds peripheral nerve laminin-2 and mediates Schwann cell invasion. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 96:9857-9862.
112. Tak, C.I., V.A. Fischetti, and J.P. Schmidt. 1999. An algorithm for identifying similar amino acid clusters among different alpha-helical coiled-coil proteins using their secondary structure. Algorithmica, 25: 330-346.
113. Fontan, PA, V. Pancholi, Marcelo M. Nociari and V.A.Fischetti. 2000. Antibodies to streptococcal surface enolase (SEN) react with human a-enolase: Implications in post-streptococcal sequelae. J. Infect. Dis. (In press)
114. Jones, K.F., S. Whitehead, M. Cunningham, and V.A. Fischetti. 2000. Reactivity of rheumatic fever patient sera with group A streptococcal M protein, myosin and tropomyosin: a retrospective study. (Submitted).
115. Ryan, P., V. Pancholi, and V.A. Fischetti, 2000. Identification of a sialic acid binding motif in the M protein of group A streptococci. (Submitted).
116. Baker, B. S., D.W. Brown, V.A. Fischetti, W. Porter, C. Hardman, A. Powles and L. Fry 2000. T cell response to group A streptococcal cell wall antigens in chronic plaque psoriasis. (Submitted)
117. Broudy, T. V. Pancholi, and V.A. Fischetti. 2000. Induction of streptococcal lysogenic bacteriophage after coculture with human pharyngeal cells (submitted).
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Zabriskie, J.B., S.E. Read, and V.A. Fischetti. 1972. Lysogeny of streptococci. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases, L.W. Wannamaker and J.M. Matsen, Editors, Academic Press, New York, Chap. 7. p 99.
2. Read, S.E., J.B. Zabriskie, V. Fischetti, V. Utermohlen, and R.E. Falk. 1974. Studies on cellular reactivity to streptococcal antigens in patients with streptococcal infections and their sequelae. In: Streptococcal Disease and the Community, M.J. Haverkorn, Ed., Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam, p 85.
3. Fischetti, V.A., J.B. Zabriskie, and E.C. Gotschlich. 1974. Physical, chemical and biological properties of streptococcal M-protein extracted with purified streptococcal phage-associated lysin. In: Streptococcal Disease and the Community, M.J. Haverkorn, Editor, Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam. p 26.
4. Bloom, B.R., G. Stoner, V.A. Fischetti, M. Nowakowski, R. Muschel, and A. Rubinstein. 1974. Products of activated lymphocytes (PALs) and the virus plaque assay. In: Progress in Immunology, vol. 3, L. Brent and J. Holborow, Editors, North-Holland Publishing Company, pp133.
5. Zabriskie, J.B., V.A. Fischetti, I. van de Rijn, H.M. Fillit, and H. Villarreal, Jr. 1978. Biological implications of cross-reactions between group A streptococci and renal tissues. In: Biology and Chemistry of the Basement Membrane, N. Kefalides, Editor, Academic Press, New York, pp 453.
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33. Hollingshead, S.K., K.F. Jones, V.A. Fischetti. 1991. Isolation of spontaneous antigenic variants of group A streptococci that exhibit antigenic drift in the M6.1 protein. In: Genetics and Molecular Biology of Streptococci, Lactococci, and Enterococci, G.M. Dunny, P.P. Cleary, and L.L. McKay editors. ASM publications. pp. 174-178.
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35. Robbins, J.C. and V.A. Fischetti. 1991. The evolution of the emm6 gene of Streptococcus pyogenes. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp. 183-185.
36. Jones, K.F., O. Schneewind, J.M. Koomey, V.A. Fischetti. 1991. DNA hybridization analysis of group A streptococcal T protein genes. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. 177-179.
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38. Bessen, D.E. and V.A. Fischetti. 1991. Characterization of two evolutionary divergent classes of group A streptococci and their relationship to pathogenicity: M protein structure and IgG-Fc and IgA-Fc receptors. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp 212-213.
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41. Schneewind, O., Pancholi, V. and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. The role of the "LPSTGE" motif and C-terminal hydrophobic domain of streptococcal M6 protein of membrane anchoring. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp 174-176.
42. Jones, K.F., Schneedwind, O., Koomey, J.M. and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. DNA hybridization analysis of group A streptococcal T protein genes. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp 177-179.
43. Robbins, J.C. and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. A "leucine zipper' motif within the amino termini of group A streptococcal M protein. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp 183-185.
44. Bessen, D.E. and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. M protein-based vaccines against mucosal colonization by group A streptococci of a heterologous serotype. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp 200-202.
45. Robbins, J.C. and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. The evolution of the emm6 gene of streptococcus pyogenes. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp 208-209.
46. Schneewind, O., Jones, K.F., and V.A. Fischetti. 1992. Structure of group A streptococcal T6 protein. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp 214-215.
47. Khanna, A.K., Fischetti, V.A. and J.B. Zabriskie. 1992. Heart reactive antibodies in the sera of acute rheumatic fever patients bind to human cardiac tropomyosin. In: Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases XI. G. Orefici, editor. pp 285-286.
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52. Fischetti, V.A. 1994. Nomenclature of M and M-like proteins. In, Pathogenic Streptococci: Present and Future. A. Totolian Editor. Lancer Publications, St. Petersburg, Russia. p 109.
53. Medaglini, D. G. Pozzi, T.P. King, and V.A. Fischetti. 1994. Expression of an allergin from white-faced hornet venom on the surface of Streptococcus gordonii for mucosal vaccine delivery. In, Pathogenic Streptococci: Present and Future. A. Totolian Editor. Lancer Publications, St. Petersburg, Russia. Pages 166-168.
54. Vashishtha, V. and V.A. Fischetti. 1994. Role of hydeophobic residues of streptococcal M protein in the cross-reactivity between a C-region peptide and denatured forms of myosin. In. Pathogenic Streptococci: Present and Future. A. Totolian Editor. Lancer Publications, St. Petersburg, Russia. Pages 460-461.
55. Robbins, J.C., Rakonjac, J.A. and V.A. Fischetti. 1995. Variation of the serum opacity factor locus (sof) of Streptococcus pyogenes. Dev Biol Stand. 1995; 85: 175-177.
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57. Fischetti, V.A. 1996. Gram-positive commensal bacteria deliver antigens to elicit mucosal and systemic immunity. ASM News. 62:405-410.
58. Fischetti, V.A. 1996. Use of gram-positive commensal bacteria as live mucosal vaccine vectors. IBC Biomedical Library Series. Nancy Mulford Editor. International Business Communications. p 1.3.1 - 1.3.27.
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62. Fischetti, V.A. 1997. Gram-positive commensal bacteria deliver antigens to elicit mucosal and systemic immunity. ASM News. 62:405-410.
63. Fischetti, V.A. 1997. The streptococcus and the host: Present and future challenges. ASM News, 63:541-545.
66. Fluckiger, U. and V.A. Fischetti. 1997. Immunoglobulins inhibit adherence and internalization Streptococcus pyogenes to human pharyngeal cells. Adv.Exp.Med.Biol.418:909-911.
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69. Pancholi V, Fischetti VA. 1997. A novel plasminogen/plasmin binding protein on the surface of group A streptococci. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 418:597-599
70. Piard JC, Jimenez-Diaz R, Fischetti VA, Ehrlich SD, Gruss. 1997. A The M6 protein of Streptococcus pyogenes and its potential as a tool to anchor biologically active molecules at the surface of lactic acid bacteria. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 418:545-550
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72. Motin, V., K.F. Jones, L.M. de la Mazza, V.A. Fischetti, and E.M. Peterson. 1998. Display of the Variable domain 4 (VD4) of Chlamydia trachomonas MOPS on the surface of Streptococcus gordonii. in. Chlamydial Infections, R.S. Stephens, G.I. Byrnes et al editors, pp 547-550.
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