J. Musser

J. Musser, S. Ramaswamy, J M Musser, 1998, Tubercle and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Interacting networks of resistance, virulence and core machinery genes identified by genome-wide epistasis analysis

Marcin J. Skwark, Jukka Corander, Paul Turner, 2016, bioRxiv.

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

Fangfang Xia, James J. Davis, Thomas Brettin, 2017, mBio.

Absence of Patient-to-Patient Intrahospital Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus as Determined by Whole-Genome Sequencing

Randall J. Olsen, James M. Musser, S. Wesley Long, 2014, mBio.

Restricted structural gene polymorphism in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex indicates evolutionarily recent global dissemination.

T. Whittam, J. Musser, N. Connell, 1997, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Genome-wide analysis of synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms: resolution of genetic relationships among closely related microbial strains.

Edward A Graviss, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2002, Genetics.

Evidence for Recombination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Yun-Xin Fu, Xiaoming Liu, J. Musser, 2006, Journal of bacteriology.

Association of Erythrodermic Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Superantigen-Positive Staphylococcus aureus, and Oligoclonal T-Cell Receptor Vβ Gene Expansion

J. Musser, M. Duvic, C. Jackow, 1997 .

Contribution of Phages to Group A Streptococcus Genetic Diversity and Pathogenesis

J. Musser, S. Beres, D. Banks, 2005 .

Genome sequence of a serotype M3 strain of group A Streptococcus: Phage-encoded toxins, the high-virulence phenotype, and clone emergence

Meng-Yao Liu, Todd M. Smith, Benfang Lei, 2002, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Evidence for the introduction of a multiresistant clone of serotype 6B Streptococcus pneumoniae from Spain to Iceland in the late 1980s.

A. Tomasz, J. Musser, J M Musser, 1993, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Intercontinental spread of a multiresistant clone of serotype 23F Streptococcus pneumoniae.

A. Tomasz, B. Spratt, J. Musser, 1991, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Frequent acquisition of multiple strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by healthcare workers in an endemic hospital environment.

J. Musser, D. Dickensheets, S. Opal, 1990 .

Clonal analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from intercontinental sources: association of the mec gene with divergent phylogenetic lineages implies dissemination by horizontal transfer and recombination

J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1992, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Molecular differentiation of historic phage-type 80/81 and contemporary epidemic Staphylococcus aureus

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, A. Whitney, 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus: Evolution, Reemergence, and Strain Diversification

J. Musser, N. Green, S. Beres, 2006 .

The agr Radiation: an Early Event in the Evolution of Staphylococci

J. Musser, R. Novick, R. Corrigan, 2005, Journal of bacteriology.

spa Typing Method for Discriminating among Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: Implications for Use of a Single Marker To Detect Genetic Micro- and Macrovariation

James M. Musser, Edward A. Graviss, J. Musser, 2004, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Evolutionary genomics of Staphylococcus aureus: Insights into the origin of methicillin-resistant strains and the toxic shock syndrome epidemic

James M. Musser, Steven R. Gill, J. Musser, 2001, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains recovered in Houston: identification and molecular characterization of multiple clones.

J. Lupski, J. Musser, J. Versalovic, 1993, The Journal of infectious diseases.

CountingtheHomeless:APreviouslyIncalculable TuberculosisRiskandItsSocialDeterminants

J. Musser, E. Graviss, M. Feske, 2013 .

Counting the homeless: a previously incalculable tuberculosis risk and its social determinants.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, M. Feske, 2013, American journal of public health.

Tuberculosis Disparity between US-born Blacks and Whites, Houston, Texas, USA

J. Musser, E. Graviss, J. Serpa, 2009, Emerging infectious diseases.

Infectious disease control

A. Klovdahl, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2002 .

Epidemiologic differences between United States- and foreign-born tuberculosis patients in Houston, Texas.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, H. Soini, 2001, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Transmission Dynamics and Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with Low Copy Numbers of IS6110

James M. Musser, Edward A. Graviss, Xi Pan, 2001, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Whole-Genome Sequencing of a Human Clinical Isolate of emm28 Streptococcus pyogenes Causing Necrotizing Fasciitis Acquired Contemporaneously with Hurricane Harvey

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2017, Genome Announcements.

Molecular dissection of the evolution of carbapenem-resistant multilocus sequence type 258 Klebsiella pneumoniae

R. Olsen, J. Musser, R. Bonomo, 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Phenotypic Variation in the Group A Streptococcus Due to Natural Mutation of the Accessory Protein-Encoding Gene rocA

J. Musser, P. Sumby, I. Jain, 2018, mSphere.

Group A Streptococcus Gene Expression in Humans and Cynomolgus Macaques with Acute Pharyngitis

J. Musser, M. Graham, E. Graviss, 2003, Infection and Immunity.

Clonal population structure of encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae

J. Musser, E. Moxon, R. Selander, 1988, Infection and immunity.

Identification of Rgg-Regulated Exoproteins ofStreptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, J. Smoot, M. Chaussee, 2001, Infection and Immunity.

Genetic diversity among Mycobacterium avium complex strains recovered from children with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection.

J. Musser, R. Yogev, M. Brady, 1998, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Molecular evolution and host adaptation of Bordetella spp.: phylogenetic analysis using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and typing with three insertion sequences

F. Mooi, J. Musser, J. V. van Embden, 1997, Journal of bacteriology.

Comparative antimycobacterial activities of rifampin, rifapentine, and KRM-1648 against a collection of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates with known rpoB mutations

J. Musser, B. Kreiswirth, C. K. Stover, 1996, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.

Interferon-γ receptor 1 promoter polymorphisms: population distribution and functional implications

A. Schäffer, J. Yim, S. Holland, 2004 .

Interferon-gamma receptor 1 promoter polymorphisms: population distribution and functional implications.

A. Schäffer, J. Yim, S. Holland, 2004, Clinical immunology.

Expression of the Haemophilus influenzae transferrin receptor is repressible by hemin but not elemental iron alone

J. Musser, D. Morton, T. Stull, 1993, Infection and immunity.

Molecular Architecture of Early Dissemination and Massive Second Wave of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in a Major Metropolitan Area

James J. Davis, D. Boutz, M. Nguyen, 2020, mBio.

Molecular Architecture of Early Dissemination and Massive Second Wave of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in a Major Metropolitan Area

James J. Davis, D. Boutz, M. Nguyen, 2020, medRxiv.

Inhibition of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis β-Ketoacyl ACP synthase by isoniazid

David A. Mead, Richard A. Slayden, James M. Musser, 1998 .

Isoniazid Activation Defects in Recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Catalase-Peroxidase (KatG) Mutants Evident in InhA Inhibitor Production

J. Musser, B. Lei, S. Tu, 2003, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

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

A. Bretscher, J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, 2002, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Characterization by automated DNA sequencing of mutations in the gene (rpoB) encoding the RNA polymerase beta subunit in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from New York City and Texas

J. Musser, V. Kapur, B. Kreiswirth, 1994, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Characterization of rpsL and rrs mutations in streptomycin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from diverse geographic localities

J. Musser, S. Sreevatsan, Diana J L Williams, 1996, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.

Lateral gene transfer of streptococcal ICE element RD2 (region of difference 2) encoding secreted proteins

J. Musser, N. Green, I. Sitkiewicz, 2011, BMC Microbiology.

Rgg Influences the Expression of Multiple Regulatory Loci To Coregulate Virulence Factor Expression in Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, M. Graham, D. Sturdevant, 2002, Infection and Immunity.

Rgg Coordinates Virulence Factor Synthesis and Metabolism in Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, L. Reitzer, M. Chaussee, 2003, Journal of bacteriology.

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

J. Musser, Ronan K. Carroll, 2011, Molecular microbiology.

Natural Variation in the Promoter of the Gene Encoding the Mga Regulator Alters Host-Pathogen Interactions in Group A Streptococcus Carrier Strains

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Shelburne, 2013, Infection and Immunity.

The current state of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.

J. Musser, B. Rodriguez-Iturbe, 2008, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN.

Genomic Landscape of Intrahost Variation in Group A Streptococcus: Repeated and Abundant Mutational Inactivation of the fabT Gene Encoding a Regulator of Fatty Acid Synthesis

R. Olsen, J. Musser, F. DeLeo, 2016, Infection and Immunity.

A single amino acid replacement in the sensor kinase LiaS

R. Olsen, J. Musser, A. Flores, 2015 .

bvg Repression of alcaligin synthesis in Bordetella bronchiseptica is associated with phylogenetic lineage

J. Musser, J. Miller, B. Akerley, 1995, Journal of bacteriology.

Molecular pathogenesis of necrotizing fasciitis.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2010, Annual review of pathology.

New understanding of the group A Streptococcus pathogenesis cycle.

J. Musser, A. H. Tart, M. Walker, 2007, Trends in microbiology.

Activation of a 66-kilodalton human endothelial cell matrix metalloprotease by Streptococcus pyogenes extracellular cysteine protease

A. M. Marciel, J. Musser, E. H. Burns, 1996, Infection and immunity.

Analysis of the oxyR-ahpC region in isoniazid-resistant and -susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms recovered from diseased humans and animals in diverse localities

J. Musser, S. Sreevatsan, V. Deretic, 1997, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.

The IS1167 Insertion Sequence Is a Phylogenetically Informative Marker Among Isolates of Serotype 6B Streptococcus pneumoniae

J. Musser, D. Robinson, D. Briles, 1998, Journal of Molecular Evolution.

Molecular population genetic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from cows

T. Whittam, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1995, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Staphylococcus aureus Aconitase Inactivation Unexpectedly Inhibits Post-Exponential-Phase Growth and Enhances Stationary-Phase Survival

J. Musser, L. Reitzer, D. Dorward, 2002, Infection and Immunity.

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

E. Kaplan, J. Bale, J. Musser, 2004, Pediatrics.

Diagnostic associations between pleural and pulmonary tuberculosis.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, L. Teeter, 2006, The Journal of infection.

by Human Neutrophils to Avoid Destruction Staphylococcus aureus Insights into Mechanisms Used by

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, A. Whitney, 2017 .

Insights into Mechanisms Used by Staphylococcus aureus to Avoid Destruction by Human Neutrophils1

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, A. Whitney, 2005, The Journal of Immunology.

This information is current as by Human Neutrophils to Avoid Destruction Staphylococcus aureus Insights into Mechanisms Used by and

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, A. Whitney, 2005 .

Genetic diversity and evidence for acquired antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a large hospital in South India.

J. Musser, B. Kreiswirth, M. Lalitha, 2000, International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.

Human lactoferrin binding in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.

J. Musser, A. Forsgren, A. S. Naidu, 1991, Journal of medical microbiology.

Mycobacterium simiae pseudo-outbreak resulting from a contaminated hospital water supply in Houston, Texas.

J. Musser, R. Wallace,, E. Graviss, 2002, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Identification and subspecific differentiation of Mycobacterium scrofulaceum by automated sequencing of a region of the gene (hsp65) encoding a 65-kilodalton heat shock protein

J. Musser, Xi Pan, X. Pan, 1996, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis: a disease of target populations in Houston, Texas.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, L. Teeter, 2006, The Journal of infection.

Routine rapid Mycobacterium species assignment based on species-specific allelic variation in the 65-kilodalton heat shock protein gene (hsp65).

J. Musser, X. Pan, N. Esen, 1997, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

Molecular, serological, and clinical features of 16 consecutive cases of invasive streptococcal disease. Southeastern Minnesota Streptococcal Working Group.

J. Musser, W. Harmsen, K. E. Holley, 1998, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Regulation of Polysaccharide Utilization Contributes to the Persistence of Group A Streptococcus in the Oropharynx

J. Musser, E. Graviss, S. Shelburne, 2007, Infection and Immunity.

Maltodextrin Utilization Plays a Key Role in the Ability of Group A Streptococcus To Colonize the Oropharynx

J. Musser, S. Shelburne, P. Sumby, 2006, Infection and Immunity.

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

S. D. Butler, Michal J. Nagiec, J. Musser, 2006, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Inactivation of the group A Streptococcus regulator srv results in chromosome wide reduction of transcript levels, and changes in extracellular levels of Sic and SpeB.

J. Musser, D. Sturdevant, C. Doern, 2006, FEMS immunology and medical microbiology.

Genetic Diversity among Type emm28 Group A Streptococcus Strains Causing Invasive Infections and Pharyngitis

J. Musser, E. Graviss, N. Green, 2005, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Genome-wide analysis of group A Streptococcus

J. Musser, N. Green, 2005 .

Longitudinal analysis of the group A Streptococcus transcriptome in experimental pharyngitis in cynomolgus macaques.

J. Musser, M. Graham, I. Babar, 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Streptococcus pyogenes causing toxic-shock-like syndrome and other invasive diseases: clonal diversity and pyrogenic exotoxin expression.

J. Musser, R. Selander, P. Schlievert, 1991, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

5' dinucleotide repeat polymorphism of NRAMP1 and susceptibility to tuberculosis among Caucasian patients in Houston, Texas.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, R. Awe, 2002, The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Sequence-Based Identification ofMycobacterium Species Using the MicroSeq 500 16S rDNA Bacterial Identification System

J. Musser, J. Patel, I. Nachamkin, 2000, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Molecular diagnosis of mycobacteria.

J. Musser, H. Soini, Hanna Soini, 2001, Clinical chemistry.

Subspecific differentiation of Mycobacterium avium complex strains by automated sequencing of a region of the gene (hsp65) encoding a 65-kilodalton heat shock protein.

R. Frothingham, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1997, International journal of systematic bacteriology.

Diversity and sources of rapidly growing mycobacteria associated with infections following cardiac surgery.

J. Musser, R. Wallace,, R. Selander, 1989, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Extensive Cross-Contamination of Specimens withMycobacterium tuberculosis in a Reference Laboratory

J. Musser, H. Soini, M. Villares, 1999, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Number of negative acid-fast smears needed to adequately assess infectivity of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, R. Awe, 2005, Chest.

Asymptomatic Carriage of Group A Streptococcus Is Associated with Elimination of Capsule Production

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Shelburne, 2014, Infection and Immunity.

Streptococcus pyogenes of Identification of Rgg-Regulated Exoproteins

J. Musser, J. Smoot, M. Chaussee, 2001 .

Early transfusion of a large cohort of COVID-19 patients with high titer anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein IgG convalescent plasma confirms a signal of significantly decreased mortality

R. Olsen, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2020, medRxiv.

Comparison of Methods Based on Different Molecular Epidemiological Markers for Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains: Interlaboratory Study of Discriminatory Power and Reproducibility

R. Frothingham, J. Musser, W. Haas, 1999, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

A Single Amino Acid Replacement in Penicillin-Binding Protein 2X in Streptococcus pyogenes Significantly Increases Fitness on Subtherapeutic Benzylpenicillin Treatment in a Mouse Model of NecrotizingMyositis

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Luchang Zhu, 2020 .

A Single Amino Acid Replacement in Penicillin Binding Protein 2X in Streptococcus pyogenes Significantly Increases Fitness upon Subtherapeutic Benzylpenicillin Treatment in a Mouse Model of Necrotizing Myositis.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Luchang Zhu, 2020, The American journal of pathology.

Independent origin of mono-rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with AIDS.

J. Musser, V. Kapur, A. Moss, 1996, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

Fluoroquinolone resistance associated with specific gyrase mutations in clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

J. Musser, S. Sreevatsan, B. Kreiswirth, 1996, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant tuberculosis in New York City

T. Frieden, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1995, The Lancet.

Recurrent tuberculosis in Houston, Texas: a population-based study.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, H. Soini, 2004, The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Mortality associated with central nervous system tuberculosis.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, Xi Pan, 2007, The Journal of infection.

rpoB Gene Mutations and Molecular Characterization of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Shandong Province, China

J. Musser, E. Graviss, Xi Pan, 2006, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Extracellular Cysteine Protease Produced by Streptococcus pyogenes Participates in the Pathogenesis of Invasive Skin Infection and Dissemination in Mice

J. Musser, C. A. Montgomery, G. Adams, 1999, Infection and Immunity.

An outbreak of invasive group A streptococcal disease associated with high carriage rates of the invasive clone among school-aged children.

J. Musser, M. Osterholm, P. Schlievert, 1997, JAMA.

Geographic and temporal distribution and molecular characterization of two highly pathogenic clones of Streptococcus pyogenes expressing allelic variants of pyrogenic exotoxin A (Scarlet fever toxin).

D. Musher, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1993, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis: characterization of strains by multilocus enzyme genotype, M and T protein serotype, and pyrogenic exotoxin gene probing

M. Pichichero, J. Musser, P. Schlievert, 1992, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Real-time molecular epidemiologic analysis of an outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes invasive disease in US Air Force trainees.

J. Musser, V. Kapur, Ling-ling Li, 1994, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

Characterization and clonal distribution of four alleles of the speA gene encoding pyrogenic exotoxin A (scarlet fever toxin) in Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, R. Selander, P. Schlievert, 1991, The Journal of experimental medicine.

Genetic diversity and relationships among serotype M1 strains of Streptococcus pyogenes.

J. Musser, V. Kapur, X. Pan, 1995, Developments in biological standardization.

Proteolytically active streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B cleaves monocytic cell urokinase receptor and releases an active fragment of the receptor from the cell surface.

J. Musser, S. L. Gonias, V. Kapur, 1994, The Journal of biological chemistry.

A novel superantigen isolated from pathogenic strains of Streptococcus pyogenes with aminoterminal homology to staphylococcal enterotoxins B and C.

J. Musser, R. Cook, R. Rich, 1993, The Journal of clinical investigation.

Human Infections Caused by Clonally Related African Clade (Clade III) Strains of Candida auris in the Greater Houston Region

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Integrated analysis of population genomics, transcriptomics and virulence provides novel insights into Streptococcus pyogenes pathogenesis

Emily R. Davenport, A. Clark, J. Corander, 2019, Nature Genetics.

Subtyping of common pediatric pneumococcal serotypes from invasive disease and pharyngeal carriage in Finland.

M. Leinonen, J. Musser, E. Tarkka, 1996, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Geographic distribution of penicillin-resistant clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae: characterization by penicillin-binding protein profile, surface protein A typing, and multilocus enzyme analysis.

A. Tomasz, J. Musser, D. Briles, 1992, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Rapid Publication Inactivation of Streptococcus pyogenes Extracellular Cysteine Protease Significantly Decreases Mouse Lethality of Serotype M 3 and M 49 Strains

J. Musser, S. Sreevatsan, A. Podbielski, 2018 .

Group A Streptococcus emm Gene Types in Pharyngeal Isolates, Ontario, Canada, 2002–2010

J. Musser, P. Shea, N. Fittipaldi, 2011, Emerging infectious diseases.

PCR and Sequence Analysis of a Polymorphic Direct Repeat ( DR ) Chromosomal Region

J. Musser, N. Hoe, X. Pan, 2009 .

Stable isotope labeling of a Group A Streptococcus virulence factor using a chemically defined growth medium.

J. Musser, Pamela D Vise, G. Daughdrill, 2003, Protein expression and purification.

Molecular Analysis of Group A Streptococcus Type emm18 Isolates Temporally Associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever Outbreaks in Salt Lake City, Utah

J. Musser, L. G. Veasy, E. Korgenski, 2002, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Opsonophagocytosis-Inhibiting Mac Protein of Group A Streptococcus: Identification and Characteristics of Two Genetic Complexes

J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, B. Lei, 2002, Infection and Immunity.

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Heme-Associated Cell Surface Protein Made by Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, B. Lei, F. DeLeo, 2002, Infection and Immunity.

Identification and Immunogenicity of Group AStreptococcus Culture Supernatant Proteins

J. Musser, B. Lei, S. Mackie, 2000, Infection and Immunity.

Invasive group A streptococcal disease in the Netherlands: evidence for a protective role of anti-exotoxin A antibodies.

J. Schellekens, L. Schouls, J. Musser, 2000, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Human immune response to streptococcal inhibitor of complement, a serotype M1 group A Streptococcus extracellular protein involved in epidemics.

M. Pichichero, T. Cate, J. Musser, 2000, The Journal of infectious diseases.

A natural variant of the cysteine protease virulence factor of group A Streptococcus with an arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) motif preferentially binds human integrins αvβ3 and αIIbβ3

J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, S. Bodary, 1999 .

6 The revival of group A streptococcal diseases, with a commentary on staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome

J. Musser, R. Krause, 1998 .

Streptococcal superantigen, mitogenic factor, and pyrogenic exotoxin B expressed by Streptococcus pyogenes. Structure and function.

J. Musser, 1997, Preparative biochemistry & biotechnology.

Inactivation of Streptococcus pyogenes extracellular cysteine protease significantly decreases mouse lethality of serotype M3 and M49 strains.

J. Musser, S. Sreevatsan, A. Podbielski, 1997, The Journal of clinical investigation.

Streptococcal cysteine protease augments lung injury induced by products of group A streptococci

J. Musser, V. Kapur, P. Ward, 1996, Infection and immunity.

Phylogenetic distribution of streptococcal superantigen SSA allelic variants provides evidence for horizontal transfer of ssa within Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, D. Goela, V. Kapur, 1996, Infection and immunity.

Distribution of fibronectin-binding proteins among group A streptococci of different M types.

J. Musser, M. Caparon, S. Sela, 1995, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Fatal group A streptococcal meningitis and toxic shock-like syndrome: case report.

W. Dunne, J. Musser, H. Hawkins, 1994, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Temporal variation in bacterial disease frequency: molecular population genetic analysis of scarlet fever epidemics in Ottawa and in eastern Germany.

J. Musser, V. Kapur, R. Selander, 1993, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Molecular population genetic evidence of horizontal spread of two alleles of the pyrogenic exotoxin C gene (speC) among pathogenic clones of Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, V. Kapur, R. Selander, 1992, Infection and immunity.

Evidence consistent with horizontal transfer of the gene (emm12) encoding serotype M12 protein between group A and group G pathogenic streptococci

J. Musser, W. Simpson, P. Cleary, 1992, Infection and immunity.

Murine model of cutaneous infection with gram-positive cocci

J. Musser, G. Reed, L. Wheeler, 1992, Infection and immunity.

Evidence Consistent withHorizontal Transfer oftheGene(emml2) Encoding Serotype M12Protein between GroupA and GroupG Pathogenic Streptococci

J. Musser, W. Simpson, P. Patrickcleary, 1992 .

Clinical relevance of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins in streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome and other severe invasive infections.

J. Musser, 1992, Pediatric annals.

RocA Has Serotype-Specific Gene Regulatory and Pathogenesis Activities in Serotype M28 Group A Streptococcus

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2018, Infection and Immunity.

Virulence of serotype M3 Group A Streptococcus strains in wax worms (Galleria mellonella larvae)

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2011, Virulence.

Lower respiratory tract infection in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) infected with group A Streptococcus.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, P. Cagle, 2010, Microbial pathogenesis.

A direct link between carbohydrate utilization and virulence in the major human pathogen group A Streptococcus

J. Musser, R. Brennan, E. Graviss, 2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Evasion of human innate and acquired immunity by a bacterial homolog of CD11b that inhibits opsonophagocytosis

J. Musser, M. Graham, M. Federle, 2001, Nature Medicine.

M Types of Group A Streptococcal Isolates Submitted to the National Centre for Streptococcus (Canada) from 1993 to 1999

J. Musser, G. Tyrrell, N. Hoe, 2002, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Epidemiology of invasive streptococcal infections.

J. Musser, P. Schlievert, F. Cockerill, 1998, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Severe Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

R. Olsen, J. Musser, B. Kreiswirth, 2008, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Molecular genetic analysis of 675 group A streptococcus isolates collected in a carrier study at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, N. Hoe, 2003, The Journal of infectious diseases.

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

J. Musser, S. Shelburne, P. Sumby, 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Growth Characteristics of and Virulence Factor Production by Group A Streptococcus during Cultivation in Human Saliva

J. Musser, S. Shelburne, I. Sitkiewicz, 2005, Infection and Immunity.

Virulence control in group A Streptococcus by a two-component gene regulatory system: Global expression profiling and in vivo infection modeling

J. Musser, M. Graham, M. Federle, 2002, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

A Naturally Occurring Single Nucleotide Mutation Significantly Impairs Necrotizing Fasciitis (“Flesh Eating”) Capacity of Group A Streptococcus (GAS)

Adeline R. Whitney, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2008 .

Engagement of the Pathogen Survival Response Used by Group A Streptococcus to Avert Destruction by Innate Host Defense

J. Musser, D. Sturdevant, S. Porcella, 2004, The Journal of Immunology.

Genome-wide protective response used by group A Streptococcus to evade destruction by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

J. Musser, B. Lei, D. Sturdevant, 2003, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Increased Pilus Production Conferred by a Naturally Occurring Mutation Alters Host-Pathogen Interaction in Favor of Carriage in Streptococcus pyogenes

R. Olsen, J. Musser, J. Voyich, 2017, Infection and Immunity.

Natural Variant of Collagen-Like Protein A in Serotype M3 Group A Streptococcus Increases Adherence and Decreases Invasive Potential

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Anthony R. Flores, 2015, Infection and Immunity.

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

Adeline R. Whitney, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Nonpolar Inactivation of the Hypervariable Streptococcal Inhibitor of Complement Gene (sic) in Serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes Significantly Decreases Mouse Mucosal Colonization

J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, N. Hoe, 2000, Infection and Immunity.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteraemia: experience from a non-endemic urban centre.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, L. Teeter, 2014, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Evaluation of large genotypic Mycobacterium tuberculosis clusters: contributions from remote and recent transmission.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, W. Cronin, 2013, Tuberculosis.

The effect of mannose binding lectin gene polymorphisms on susceptibility to tuberculosis in different ethnic groups

J. Musser, E. Graviss, H. E. El Sahly, 2004, Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases.

Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of Streptococcus pyogenes in Human Saliva

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2017, mSphere.

Contribution of Secreted NADase and Streptolysin O to the Pathogenesis of Epidemic Serotype M1 Streptococcus pyogenes Infections.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, F. DeLeo, 2017, The American journal of pathology.

Gene fitness landscape of group A streptococcus during necrotizing myositis

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2018, bioRxiv.

Reduced In Vitro Susceptibility of Streptococcus pyogenes to β-Lactam Antibiotics Associated with Mutations in the pbp2x Gene Is Geographically Widespread

R. Olsen, J. Musser, T. Palzkill, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Genetic Inactivation of an Extracellular Cysteine Protease (SpeB) Expressed by Streptococcus pyogenes Decreases Resistance to Phagocytosis and Dissemination to Organs

J. Musser, A. Podbielski, P. Wyde, 1998, Infection and Immunity.

Intrahost sequence variation in the streptococcal inhibitor of complement gene in patients with human pharyngitis.

J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, N. Hoe, 2003, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Polymorphisms in RocA Contribute to the Molecular Pathogenesis of Serotype M28 Group A Streptococcus.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Luchang Zhu, 2019, The American journal of pathology.

Spread of Virulent Group A Streptococcus Type emm59 from Montana to Wyoming, USA

Christopher C. Brown, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2014, Emerging infectious diseases.

Early signals of significantly increased vaccine breakthrough, decreased hospitalization rates, and less severe disease in patients with COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Houston, Texas

R. Olsen, J. Musser, R. Olson, 2022, medRxiv.

Convalescent plasma anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ectodomain and receptor binding domain IgG correlate with virus neutralization.

J. Dye, A. Herbert, S. W. Long, 2020, The Journal of clinical investigation.

Vaccination with streptococcal extracellular cysteine protease (interleukin-1 beta convertase) protects mice against challenge with heterologous group A streptococci.

J. Musser, V. Kapur, G. Adams, 1994, Microbial pathogenesis.

Identification of srv, a PrfA-Like Regulator of Group A Streptococcus That Influences Virulence

J. Musser, S. Reid, Alison G. Montgomery, 2004, Infection and Immunity.

Molecular characteristics of pharyngeal and invasive emm3 Streptococcus pyogenes strains from Norway, 1988–2003

J. Musser, D. Caugant, R. Meisal, 2009, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

Synthesis and Deformylation of Staphylococcus aureus δ-Toxin Are Linked to Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Activity

J. Musser, A. Peschel, M. Otto, 2003, Journal of bacteriology.

Streptococcus pyogenes and human neutrophils: a paradigm for evasion of innate host defense by bacterial pathogens.

J. Musser, F. DeLeo, J. Voyich, 2004, Microbes and infection.

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

J. Musser, F. DeLeo, H. Malech, 2003, Journal of leukocyte biology.

Avert Destruction by Innate Host Defense to Streptococcus Response Used by Group A Engagement of the Pathogen Survival

J. Musser, M. Otto, J. Voyich, 2004 .

Acute Pharyngitis Humans and Cynomolgus Macaques with Gene Expression in Streptococcus Group A

J. Musser, M. Graham, E. Graviss, 2003 .

Reply to “Streptococcus pyogenes and phagocytic killing”

J. Musser, B. Lei, F. DeLeo, 2002, Nature Medicine.

Mutations in genes associated with drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Italy.

J. Musser, A. Amin, S. Ramaswamy, 1999, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Genome-Wide Screens Identify Group A Streptococcus Surface Proteins Promoting Female Genital Tract Colonization and Virulence.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2020, The American journal of pathology.

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

J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, B. Lei, 2004, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Signaling by a Conserved Quorum Sensing Pathway Contributes to Growth Ex Vivo and Oropharyngeal Colonization of Human Pathogen Group A Streptococcus

R. Olsen, J. Musser, M. Kumaraswami, 2018, Infection and Immunity.

A natural variant of the cysteine protease virulence factor of group A Streptococcus with an arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) motif preferentially binds human integrins alphavbeta3 and alphaIIbbeta3.

J. Musser, S. Bodary, J. Coburn, 1999, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Different forms of streptolysin O produced by Streptococcus pyogenes and by Escherichia coli expressing recombinant toxin: cleavage by streptococcal cysteine protease

J. Musser, V. Kapur, S. Bhakdi, 1995, Infection and immunity.

Cleavage of interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta) precursor to produce active IL-1 beta by a conserved extracellular cysteine protease from Streptococcus pyogenes.

J. Musser, R. Black, V. Kapur, 1993, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Streptococcus pyogenes genes that promote pharyngitis in primates.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, T. Palzkill, 2020, JCI insight.

Differential Virulence Gene Expression of Group A Streptococcus Serotype M3 in Response to Co-Culture with Moraxella catarrhalis

J. Musser, A. van Belkum, J. Hays, 2013, PloS one.

A non-human primate model of acute group a Streptococcus pharyngitis.

J. Musser, P. Sumby, A. H. Tart, 2008, Methods in molecular biology.

Virulence gene expression in vivo.

J. Musser, S. Shelburne, 2004, Current opinion in microbiology.

Urogenital, maternal and neonatal isolates of Haemophilus influenzae: identification of unusually virulent serologically non-typable clone families and evidence for a new Haemophilus species.

J. Musser, R. Selander, A. Smith, 1990, Journal of general microbiology.

Identification of an Unusual Pattern of Global Gene Expression in Group B Streptococcus Grown in Human Blood

J. Musser, N. Green, I. Sitkiewicz, 2009, PloS one.

Extensive Adaptive Changes Occur in the Transcriptome of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus) in Response to Incubation with Human Blood

J. Musser, N. Green, I. Sitkiewicz, 2008, PloS one.

The role of complex carbohydrate catabolism in the pathogenesis of invasive streptococci.

J. Musser, S. Shelburne, Michael T. Davenport, 2008, Trends in microbiology.

The next chapter in reverse vaccinology

J. Musser, 2006, Nature Biotechnology.

Identification and Characterization of HtsA, a Second Heme-Binding Protein Made by Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, B. Lei, 2003, Infection and Immunity.

Characterization and distribution of insertion sequence IS1239 in Streptococcus pyogenes.

J. Musser, V. Kapur, L. L. Li, 1994, Gene.

Clonal diversity and host distribution in Bordetella bronchiseptica

J. Musser, R. Selander, D. Bemis, 1987, Journal of bacteriology.

Natural Disruption of Two Regulatory Networks in Serotype M3 Group A Streptococcus Isolates Contributes to the Virulence Factor Profile of This Hypervirulent Serotype

J. Musser, Jeanette Treviño, Zhuyun Liu, 2014, Infection and Immunity.

Clinical Laboratory Response to a Mock Outbreak of Invasive Bacterial Infections: a Preparedness Study

R. Lynfield, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2014, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Genomic Analysis of emm59 Group A Streptococcus Invasive Strains, United States

R. Olsen, J. Musser, N. Fittipaldi, 2012, Emerging infectious diseases.

Frequent Acquisition of Multiple Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Healthcare Workers in an Endemic Hospital Environment

J. Musser, D. Dickensheets, S. Opal, 1990, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Extra-pulmonary manifestations in a large metropolitan area with a low incidence of tuberculosis.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, G. Adams, 2003, The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Adaptation of Group A Streptococcus to Human Amniotic Fluid

J. Musser, N. Green, I. Sitkiewicz, 2010, PloS one.

Characterization of the immune response to collagen-like proteins Scl1 and Scl2 of serotype M1 and M28 group A Streptococcus.

J. Musser, E. Lukomska, N. Hoe, 2007, FEMS microbiology letters.

emm typing of invasive T28 group A streptococci, 1995-2004, Finland.

J. Musser, N. Hoe, J. Vuopio‐Varkila, 2006, Journal of medical microbiology.

Predicting β-lactam resistance using whole genome sequencing in Klebsiella pneumoniae: the challenge of β-lactamase inhibitors.

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2020, Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease.

Genetic characterization of a cryptic genospecies of Haemophilus causing urogenital and neonatal infections

J. Musser, A. Goudeau, C. Martín, 1993, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Antigenic relationships among the porin proteins of encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae clones

J. Musser, D. Martin, J. Hamel, 1990, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Host and Bacterial Factors Associated with Haemophilus influenzae Type b Disease in Minnesota Children Vaccinated with Type b Polysaccharide Vaccine

J. Musser, M. Osterholm, D. Granoff, 1989 .

A population genetic framework for the study of invasive diseases caused by serotype b strains of Haemophilus influenzae.

J. Musser, D. Granoff, R. Selander, 1985, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Inhibition of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis beta-ketoacyl ACP synthase by isoniazid.

D. Mead, J. Musser, D. Crane, 1998, Science.

Rapid molecular genetic subtyping of serotype M1 group A Streptococcus strains.

J. Musser, N. Hoe, M. García, 1999, Emerging infectious diseases.

Insight of Host Immune Evasion Mediated by Two Variants of Group A Streptococcus Mac Protein*

J. Musser, P. Sun, B. Lei, 2004, Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Structure-function and pathogenesis studies of Streptococcus pyogenes extracellular cysteine protease.

A. M. Marciel, J. Musser, E. H. Burns, 1997, Advances in experimental medicine and biology.

Histidine and Aspartic Acid Residues Important for Immunoglobulin G Endopeptidase Activity of the Group A Streptococcus Opsonophagocytosis-Inhibiting Mac Protein

Michal J. Nagiec, J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, 2003, Infection and Immunity.

Identification of a high-virulence clone of type III Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) causing invasive neonatal disease.

J. Musser, R. Selander, A. Goudeau, 1989, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Identification and trajectory of growth of concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants in Houston, Texas, January through April 2021 based on 11,568 genome sequences

M. Nguyen, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2021, medRxiv.

Genetic evolution of invasive emm28 Streptococcus pyogenes strains and significant association with puerperal infections in young women in Finland

J. Musser, T. Kallonen, S. Beres, 2020, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Genetic heterogeneity of the Spy1336/R28—Spy1337 virulence axis in Streptococcus pyogenes and effect on gene transcript levels and pathogenesis

R. Olsen, J. Musser, F. DeLeo, 2020, PloS one.

Remodeling of the Streptococcus agalactiae Transcriptome in Response to Growth Temperature

J. Musser, N. Green, I. Sitkiewicz, 2008, PloS one.

Expression and Characterization of Group AStreptococcus Extracellular Cysteine Protease Recombinant Mutant Proteins and Documentation of Seroconversion during Human Invasive Disease Episodes

J. Musser, D. Low, S. Gubba, 1998, Infection and Immunity.

Insights into Mechanisms Used by Staphylococcus aureus to Avoid Destruction by Human Neutrophils

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, D. Sturdevant, 2005 .

Deletion of atoR from Streptococcus pyogenes Results in Hypervirulence in a Mouse Model of Sepsis and is LuxS Independent

J. Musser, I. Sitkiewicz, 2017, Polish journal of microbiology.

Rapid Neutrophil Destruction following Phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus

Adeline R. Whitney, S. Holland, J. Musser, 2010, Journal of Innate Immunity.

Analysis of the ARTIC Version 3 and Version 4 SARS-CoV-2 Primers and Their Impact on the Detection of the G142D Amino Acid Substitution in the Spike Protein

Rick L. Stevens, James J. Davis, R. Stevens, 2021, bioRxiv.

Delta Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Cause Significantly Increased Vaccine Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases in Houston, Texas

James J. Davis, M. Nguyen, S. W. Long, 2021, The American Journal of Pathology.

Rapid, widespread, and preferential increase of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant in Houston, TX, revealed by 8,857 genome sequences

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2021, medRxiv.

Genetic inactivation of the extracellular cysteine protease enhances in vitro internalization of group A streptococci by human epithelial and endothelial cells.

J. Musser, A. Podbielski, S. Lukomski, 1998, Microbial pathogenesis.

Relationship between Anti-Spike Protein Antibody Titers and SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro Virus Neutralization in Convalescent Plasma

Jason J. Lavinder, J. Dye, A. Herbert, 2020, bioRxiv.

DNA fingerprinting of pathogenic bacteria by fluorophore-enhanced repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction.

J. Lupski, T. Whittam, J. Musser, 1995, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

Extrathoracic tuberculosis lymphadenitis in adult HIV seronegative patients: a population-based analysis in Houston, Texas, USA.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, L. Teeter, 2003, The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Sequence-Based Identiﬁcation of Mycobacterium Species Using the MicroSeq 500 16S rDNA Bacterial Identiﬁcation System

J. Musser, J. Patel, I. Nachamkin, 1999 .

Transmission history of SARS-CoV-2 in humans and white-tailed deer

James J. Davis, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2022, Scientific Reports.

Rapid Emergence of a New Clone Impacts the Population at Risk and Increases the Incidence of Type emm89 Group A Streptococcus Invasive Disease

R. Olsen, J. Musser, N. Fittipaldi, 2017, Open forum infectious diseases.

Development and Evaluation of a Novel Protein-Based Assay for Specific Detection of KPC β-Lactamases from Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates

S. W. Long, J. Musser, T. Palzkill, 2020, mSphere.

Postpartum Group A Streptococcus Case Series: Reach Out to Infection Prevention!

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2018, Open forum infectious diseases.

Genome-Wide Assessment of Streptococcus agalactiae Genes Required for Survival in Human Whole Blood and Plasma

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2020, Infection and Immunity.

Response to the Letter submitted by R. Brooks Robey

J. Musser, F. DeLeo, H. Malech, 2003 .

Bacteriologic epidemiology of Hemophilus influenzae type b strains causing invasive infections in Finland.

J. Musser, R. Selander, P. Mäkelä, 1989, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Molecular characterization of an invasive phenotype of group A Streptococcus arising during human infection using whole genome sequencing of multiple isolates from the same patient.

Miguel A. Saldaña, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2014, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Polymorphisms in Regulator of Cov Contribute to the Molecular Pathogenesis of Serotype M28 Group A Streptococcus

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Luchang Zhu, 2019 .

Identification, cloning, and sequencing of DNA essential for encapsulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae

D. Musher, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1995, Current Microbiology.

Treatment of isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis in southeastern Texas.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, R. Awe, 2001, Chest.

Identiﬁcation of Rgg-Regulated Exoproteins of Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, J. Smoot, M. Chaussee, 2001 .

Group A and group B streptococcal vaccine development. A round table presentation.

D. Kasper, J. Musser, J. Zabriskie, 1997, Advances in experimental medicine and biology.

New name for the positive regulator of the M protein of group A Streptococcus

J. Musser, A. Podbielski, S. Hollingshead, 1995, Molecular microbiology.

Isolation and characterization of a novel streptococcal superantigen.

J. Musser, R. Cook, R. Rich, 1992, Transactions of the Association of American Physicians.

Signals of Significantly Increased Vaccine Breakthrough, Decreased Hospitalization Rates, and Less Severe Disease in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Caused by the Omicron Variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Houston, Texas

James J. Davis, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2022, The American Journal of Pathology.

Evolutionary genetics of the encapsulated strains of Haemophilus influenzae.

J. Musser, E. Moxon, R. Selander, 1988, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

The Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on COVID-19 Patient Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

A. Casadevall, L. Pirofski, J. Musser, 2021 .

TCA cycle inactivation in Staphylococcus aureus alters nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 cells

J. Musser, C. Massilamany, A. Gangaplara, 2011, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.

Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates with Altered Phagocytosis by Human Macrophages Due to a Truncated Lipoarabinomannan*

J. Musser, J. Belisle, P. Brennan, 2008, Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Identification of Haemophilus influenzae type b by a monoclonal antibody coagglutination assay

J. Musser, R. Selander, A. Belmaaza, 1987, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Association of erythrodermic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, superantigen-positive Staphylococcus aureus, and oligoclonal T-cell receptor V beta gene expansion.

J. Musser, M. Duvic, C. Jackow, 1997, Blood.

Epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae type b invasive disease in Wales.

J. Musser, S. Palmer, A. Howard, 1991, BMJ.

InvasiveHaemophilus influenzae in the Republic of Ireland

J. Musser, P. Clarke, A. Moloney, 1997, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Methods ofMultilocus EnzymeElectrophoresis forBacterial Population Genetics andSystematics

H. Ochman, J. Musser, 1986 .

Effective short-course treatment of acute group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis. Ten days of penicillin V vs 5 days or 10 days of cefpodoxime therapy in children.

M. Pichichero, J. Musser, R. Jacobs, 1994, Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine.

Global genetic structure and molecular epidemiology of encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae.

J. Musser, E. Moxon, D. Granoff, 1990, Reviews of infectious diseases.

Bacteremia and chorioamnionitis due to cryptic genospecies ofHaemophilus Influenzae biotype I

B. Cunha, J. Musser, P. Schoch, 1995, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Clonal analysis of Haemophilus influenzae type b isolates in the United Kingdom.

J. Musser, G. Urwin, M. Yuan, 1995, Journal of medical microbiology.

Nosocomial transmission of disease caused by nontypeable strains of Haemophilus influenzae.

J. Musser, M. Goetz, J. Ward, 1994, The American journal of medicine.

Molecular epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae within families in Santiago, Chile.

D. Maneval, M. Levine, J. Musser, 1991, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Genetic population structure, clonal phylogeny, and pathogenicity of Salmonella paratyphi B

T. Whittam, J. Musser, N. Smith, 1990, Infection and immunity.

Host and bacterial factors associated with Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Minnesota children vaccinated with type b polysaccharide vaccine.

J. Musser, D. Granoff, R. Selander, 1990, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Molecular Epidemiology of multiply resistant Haemophilus influenzae type b in day care centers.

J. Musser, R. Selander, A. Smith, 1987, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Characterization of M-Type-Specific Pilus Expression in Group A Streptococcus

J. Musser, P. Sumby, I. Jain, 2022, Journal of bacteriology.

Immunoreactivity of the two common allozymes of murine glucosephosphate isomerase

M. Oster-Granite, J. Musser, J. Gearhart, 1981, Biochemical Genetics.

S. Burt Wolbach, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and blood-sucking arthropods: triumph of an early investigative pathologist.

J. Musser, 2013, The American journal of pathology.

Extracellular deoxyribonuclease made by group A Streptococcus assists pathogenesis by enhancing evasion of the innate immune response.

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, P. Sumby, 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Multi High-Throughput Approach for Highly Selective Identification of Vaccine Candidates: the Group A Streptococcus Case*

J. Musser, G. Bensi, I. Margarit, 2012, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics.

Bacterial pathogens modulate an apoptosis differentiation program in human neutrophils

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, T. Schwan, 2003, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

A molecular trigger for intercontinental epidemics of group A Streptococcus.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, F. DeLeo, 2015, The Journal of clinical investigation.

Genome-Wide Transposon Mutagenesis Screens Identify Group A Streptococcus Genes Affecting Susceptibility to β-Lactam Antibiotics

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2022, Journal of bacteriology.

Genomic Characteristics Behind the Spread of Bacteremic Group A Streptococcus Type emm89 in Finland, 2004–2014

J. Musser, J. Ollgren, O. Lyytikäinen, 2016, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Musser et al. Reply to “Emergence of the Same Successful Clade among Distinct Populations of emm89 Streptococcus pyogenes in Multiple Geographic Regions”

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Luchang Zhu, 2015, mBio.

Real-world Assessment of 2879 COVID-19 Patients Treated With Monoclonal Antibody Therapy: A Propensity Score–Matched Cohort Study

J. Musser, E. Graviss, K. Perez, 2021, Open forum infectious diseases.

Human M1 macrophages express unique innate immune response genes after mycobacterial infection to defend against tuberculosis

J. Musser, C. Jagannath, E. Graviss, 2022, Communications Biology.

Human Disease Isolates of Serotype M4 and M22 Group A Streptococcus Lack Genes Required for Hyaluronic Acid Capsule Biosynthesis

J. Musser, N. Fittipaldi, S. Beres, 2012, mBio.

Using Genome Sequence Data to Predict SARS-CoV-2 Detection Cycle Threshold Values

M. Nguyen, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2022, medRxiv.

Within-host genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in the context of large-scale hospital-associated genomic surveillance

A. Mushegian, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2022, medRxiv.

Interactome analysis of longitudinal pharyngeal infection of cynomolgus macaques by group A Streptococcus

F. Wright, W. Barry, J. Musser, 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Systems biology analysis of human genomes points to key pathways conferring spina bifida risk

O. Elemento, G. Shaw, Ekta Khurana, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Nicole M. Bouvier, Patrick W. Johnson, A. Casadevall, 2021, Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Antimicrobial agent resistance in mycobacteria: molecular genetic insights

J. Musser, J M Musser, 1995, Clinical microbiology reviews.

Targeting Tuberculosis and Malaria through Inhibition of Enoyl Reductase

David Alland, Hiroyuki Iwamoto, James C Sacchettini, 2003, Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Streptococcus pyogenes pili promote pharyngeal cell adhesion and biofilm formation

J. Musser, G. Bensi, E. Graviss, 2007, Molecular microbiology.

Population Genetics of Bacterial Pathogenesis

J. Musser, R. Selander, 1990 .

Methods of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for bacterial population genetics and systematics

T. Whittam, H. Ochman, J. Musser, 1986, Applied and environmental microbiology.

Adherence to human cells of a cryptic Haemophilus genospecies responsible for genital and neonatal infections

J. Musser, A. Goudeau, P. Sizaret, 1993, Infection and immunity.

Molecular Genetic Analysis of Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Ethambutol Resistance in Human Isolates ofMycobacterium tuberculosis

J. Musser, B. Kreiswirth, A. Amin, 2000, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Ethambutol resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: critical role of embB mutations

A. Telenti, W. Jacobs, J. Musser, 1997, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.

Genetic characterization of clones of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes causing epidemic disease.

J. Musser, R. Selander, J. Rocourt, 1989, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

STAT3 mutations in the hyper-IgE syndrome.

Bodo Grimbacher, Alejandro A Schäffer, Adeline R. Whitney, 2007, The New England journal of medicine.

Integrating rapid diagnostics and antimicrobial stewardship improves outcomes in patients with antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteremia.

Leif E. Peterson, James R. Davis, R. Olsen, 2014, The Journal of infection.

Integrating rapid pathogen identification and antimicrobial stewardship significantly decreases hospital costs.

Leif E. Peterson, James R. Davis, R. Olsen, 2013, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

Integrating Rapid Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Two Community Hospitals Improved Process Measures and Antibiotic Adjustment Time

R. Olsen, J. Musser, P. Cernoch, 2016, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Genome Sequence of a Lancefield Group C Streptococcus zooepidemicus Strain Causing Epidemic Nephritis: New Information about an Old Disease

J. Musser, S. Porcella, F. DeLeo, 2008, PloS one.

Molecular population genetic analysis of emerged bacterial pathogens: selected insights.

J. Musser, 1996, Emerging infectious diseases.

Molecular Correlates of Host Specialization in Staphylococcus aureus

James M. Musser, Vivek Kapur, J. Musser, 2007, PloS one.

Transcriptome Adaptation of Group B Streptococcus to Growth in Human Amniotic Fluid

J. Musser, N. Green, I. Sitkiewicz, 2009, PloS one.

Epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Recent clonal expansion and diversification

Liang Chen, James M. Musser, Michael Otto, 2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Selection of antibiotic-resistant bacterial mutants: allelic diversity among fluoroquinolone-resistant mutations.

J. Musser, J. Domagala, Xilin Zhao, 2000, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Clonal diversity in Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae

J. Musser, R. Selander, V. Rapp, 1987, Infection and immunity.

In Vitro Serial Passage of Staphylococcus aureus: Changes in Physiology, Virulence Factor Production, and agr Nucleotide Sequence

J. Musser, F. DeLeo, S. Beres, 2002, Journal of bacteriology.

Environmental pH and peptide signaling control virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes via a quorum-sensing pathway

R. Olsen, J. Musser, M. Kumaraswami, 2019, Nature Communications.

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Bacteremia Caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum: Analysis of 56 Cases

K. Itani, J. Musser, J. Brooks, 2004 .

Contribution of AmyA, an extracellular α‐glucan degrading enzyme, to group A streptococcal host–pathogen interaction

J. Musser, Ronan K. Carroll, S. Beres, 2009, Molecular microbiology.

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

J. Musser, R. Brennan, N. Horstmann, 2008, Molecular microbiology.

Negligible genetic diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis host immune system protein targets: evidence of limited selective pressure.

J. Musser, A. Amin, S. Ramaswamy, 2000, Genetics.

Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis 15,000 years old?

T. Whittam, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1994, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Virulence of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolate in mice is determined by failure to induce Th1 type immunity and is associated with induction of IFN-α/β

G. Kaplan, J. Musser, L. Tsenova, 2001, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Bacterial genomics in infectious disease and the clinical pathology laboratory.

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2012, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

High‐throughput RNA sequencing of a formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded autopsy lung tissue sample from the 1918 influenza pandemic

J. Taubenberger, J. Musser, Z. Sheng, 2013, The Journal of pathology.

Analysis of the transcriptome of group A Streptococcus in mouse soft tissue infection.

F. Wright, W. Barry, J. Musser, 2006, The American journal of pathology.

Genome-Wide Analysis of Group A Streptococci Reveals a Mutation That Modulates Global Phenotype and Disease Specificity

Edward A Graviss, Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, 2006, PLoS pathogens.

Evolutionary genomics of pathogenic bacteria.

J. Musser, J. Fitzgerald, 2001, Trends in microbiology.

Multilocus analysis of extracellular putative virulence proteins made by group A Streptococcus: Population genetics, human serologic response, and gene transcription

J. Musser, B. Lei, N. Green, 2001, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

The emb operon, a gene cluster of Mycobacterium tuberculosis involved in resistance to ethambutol

A. Telenti, W. Jacobs, J. Musser, 1997, Nature Medicine.

Significantly Decreased Mortality in a Large Cohort of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients Transfused Early with Convalescent Plasma Containing High-Titer Anti–Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Spike Protein IgG

R. Olsen, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2020, The American Journal of Pathology.

Significantly decreased mortality in a large cohort of COVID-19 patients transfused early with convalescent plasma containing high titer anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein IgG

R. Olsen, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2020, The American Journal of Pathology.

Group A Streptococcus transcriptome dynamics during growth in human blood reveals bacterial adaptive and survival strategies.

F. Wright, W. Barry, J. Musser, 2005, The American journal of pathology.

Toward a population genetic analysis of Salmonella: genetic diversity and relationships among strains of serotypes S. choleraesuis, S. derby, S. dublin, S. enteritidis, S. heidelberg, S. infantis, S. newport, and S. typhimurium.

J. Wells, J. Musser, A. Cravioto, 1988, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Typing of urogenital, maternal, and neonatal isolates of Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae in correlation with clinical source of isolation and evidence for a genital specificity of H. influenzae biotype IV

J. Musser, R. Selander, A. Goudeau, 1989, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the phenotype characteristic of strains from patients with cystic fibrosis

J. Musser, R. Selander, S. Farmer, 1990, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Fibrinogen Cleavage by the Streptococcus pyogenes Extracellular Cysteine Protease and Generation of Antibodies That Inhibit Enzyme Proteolytic Activity

J. Musser, S. Olmsted, Y. Matsuka, 1999, Infection and Immunity.

Horizontal gene transfer among group A streptococci: implications for pathogenesis and epidemiology.

J. Musser, V. Kapur, M. Kehoe, 1996, Trends in microbiology.

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

J. Musser, E. Graviss, L. Teeter, 2003, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Group A Streptococcus Vaccine Research

J. Musser, K. Virtaneva, S. Reid, 2003 .

Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer

James J. Davis, C. Maranas, R. Olsen, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Is alcohol use associated with cavitary disease in tuberculosis?

J. Musser, E. Graviss, L. Teeter, 2007, Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research.

Genetic heterogeneity of the Spy1336/R28—Spy1337 virulence axis in Streptococcus pyogenes and effect on gene transcript levels and pathogenesis

R. Olsen, J. Musser, F. DeLeo, 2019, bioRxiv.

Comparative Whole Genome Sequencing of Community‐Associated Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 8 from Primary Care Clinics in a Texas Community

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2015, Pharmacotherapy.

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

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, F. Tenover, 2010, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Unique Footprint in the scl1.3 Locus Affects Adhesion and Biofilm Formation of the Invasive M3-Type Group A Streptococcus

R. Berisio, J. Musser, D. Keene, 2016, Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol..

Giving TB wheels: Public transportation as a risk factor for tuberculosis transmission.

Edward A Graviss, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2011, Tuberculosis.

Rapidly progressive, fatal, inhalation anthrax-like infection in a human: case report, pathogen genome sequencing, pathology, and coordinated response.

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2011, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

Evolutionary pathway to increased virulence and epidemic group A Streptococcus disease derived from 3,615 genome sequences

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Identification of Point Mutations in Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Strains That Produce Small-Colony Variants Auxotrophic for Menadione

Randall J. Olsen, James M. Musser, S. Wesley Long, 2014, Infection and Immunity.

Integrative Reverse Genetic Analysis Identifies Polymorphisms Contributing to Decreased Antimicrobial Agent Susceptibility in Streptococcus pyogenes

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2022, mBio.

Population genetic analysis of Helicobacter pylori by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis: extensive allelic diversity and recombinational population structure

D. Graham, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1996, Journal of bacteriology.

Genotypic heterogeneity of strains of Citrobacter diversus expressing a 32-kilodalton outer membrane protein associated with neonatal meningitis

J. Musser, P. Beltrán, R. Selander, 1990, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Sequence Analysis of 20,453 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Genomes from the Houston Metropolitan Area Identifies the Emergence and Widespread Distribution of Multiple Isolates of All Major Variants of Concern

James J. Davis, R. Olson, S. W. Long, 2021, The American Journal of Pathology.

Rapidly progressive, fatal, inhalation anthrax-like infection in a human

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2011 .

Phylogeography of the Spring and Fall Waves of the H1N1/09 Pandemic Influenza Virus in the United States

Jiang Fan, Cecile Viboud, Edward C. Holmes, 2010, Journal of Virology.

Multiple spillovers and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in free-living and captive white-tailed deer

James J. Davis, C. Maranas, R. Olsen, 2021, bioRxiv.

Correlation of Acetate Catabolism and Growth Yield in Staphylococcus aureus: Implications for Host-Pathogen Interactions

James M. Musser, J. Musser, B. Kreiswirth, 2003, Infection and Immunity.

Transcriptome Remodeling Contributes to Epidemic Disease Caused by the Human Pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Corander, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2016, mBio.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) infection of white-tailed deer

James J. Davis, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2022, bioRxiv.

Sequence Analysis of 20,453 SARS-CoV-2 Genomes from the Houston Metropolitan Area Identifies the Emergence and Widespread Distribution of Multiple Isolates of All Major Variants of Concern

R. Olson, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2021, medRxiv.

Evidence favouring the efficacy of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 therapy

Nicole M. Bouvier, Patrick W. Johnson, A. Casadevall, 2020, medRxiv.

Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients with Convalescent Plasma

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2020, The American Journal of Pathology.

Treatment of COVID-19 Patients with Convalescent Plasma

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2020, The American Journal of Pathology.

Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients with Convalescent Plasma Reveals a Signal of Significantly Decreased Mortality

R. Olsen, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2020, The American Journal of Pathology.

Alleles of the NRAMP1 gene are risk factors for pediatric tuberculosis disease.

K. C. Smith, J. Musser, L. Abel, 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in Mycobacterium tuberculosis structural genes.

J. Musser, 2001, Emerging infectious diseases.

Niche‐specific contribution to streptococcal virulence of a MalR‐regulated carbohydrate binding protein

R. Olsen, J. Musser, R. Brennan, 2011, Molecular microbiology.

A Combination of Independent Transcriptional Regulators Shapes Bacterial Virulence Gene Expression during Infection

R. Olsen, J. Musser, R. Brennan, 2010, PLoS pathogens.

MalE of Group A Streptococcus Participates in the Rapid Transport of Maltotriose and Longer Maltodextrins

J. Musser, D. Chow, E. Graviss, 2007, Journal of bacteriology.

Origin and interstate spread of a New York City multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clone family.

J. T. Crawford, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1996, JAMA.

Contribution of Exogenous Genetic Elements to the Group A Streptococcus Metagenome

James M. Musser, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2007, PloS one.

Molecular complexity of successive bacterial epidemics deconvoluted by comparative pathogenomics

Yuriy Fofanov, Christiane Honisch, William D Wheaton, 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Molecular genetic anatomy of inter- and intraserotype variation in the human bacterial pathogen group A Streptococcus.

Michal J. Nagiec, J. Musser, P. Sumby, 2006, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Full-Exon Resequencing Reveals Toll-Like Receptor Variants Contribute to Human Susceptibility to Tuberculosis Disease

A. Clark, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2007, PloS one.

Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients with Convalescent Plasma

Jason J. Lavinder, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2020, The American Journal of Pathology.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis CDC1551 induces a more vigorous host response in vivo and in vitro, but is not more virulent than other clinical isolates.

P. Haslett, G. Kaplan, J. Musser, 1999, Journal of immunology.

Comprehensive analysis of antibody responses to streptococcal and tissue antigens in patients with acute rheumatic fever.

A. Phansalkar, J. Musser, L. G. Veasy, 2008, International immunology.

Single Amino Acid Replacements in RocA Disrupt Protein-Protein Interactions To Alter the Molecular Pathogenesis of Group A Streptococcus

R. Olsen, J. Musser, M. Bogdanov, 2020, Infection and Immunity.

Intergenic Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism Upstream of rocA Alters Toxin Production and Enhances Virulence in Streptococcus pyogenes

R. Olsen, J. Musser, N. Horstmann, 2016, Infection and Immunity.

Phosphorylation Events in the Multiple Gene Regulator of Group A Streptococcus Significantly Influence Global Gene Expression and Virulence

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Misu A. Sanson, 2015, Infection and Immunity.

Polymorphisms in regulator of protease B (RopB) alter disease phenotype and strain virulence of serotype M3 Group A Streptococcus

R. Olsen, J. Musser, G. Tyrrell, 2012, The Journal of infectious diseases.

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

R. Olsen, J. Musser, P. Shea, 2011, The Journal of clinical investigation.

Of the Innate Immune Response Alters Pathogenesis by Enhancing Evasion Streptococcus Protease Made by Group a a Chemokine-degrading Extracellular Supplemental Material

James M. Musser, Guido Grandi, Adeline R. Whitney, 2007 .

Molecular population genetic analysis of the streptokinase gene of Streptococcus pyogenes: mosaic alleles generated by recombination

T. Whittam, S. Sawyer, J. Musser, 1995, Molecular microbiology.

Functional Insights into the High-Molecular-Mass Penicillin-Binding Proteins of Streptococcus agalactiae Revealed by Gene Deletion and Transposon Mutagenesis Analysis

R. Olsen, J. Musser, A. Mishra, 2021, Journal of bacteriology.

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

R. Olsen, J. Musser, G. Tyrrell, 2012, The American journal of pathology.

Genetic Basis Underlying the Hyperhemolytic Phenotype of Streptococcus agalactiae Strain CNCTC10/84

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2020, Journal of Bacteriology.

Genetic relationships of serologically nontypable and serotype b strains of Haemophilus influenzae

J. Musser, D. Granoff, R. Selander, 1986, Infection and immunity.

Crystal structure of the zymogen form of the group A Streptococcus virulence factor SpeB: an integrin-binding cysteine protease.

J. Musser, H. Baker, E. Baker, 2000, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Genetic diversity and relationships among Streptococcus pyogenes strains expressing serotype M1 protein: recent intercontinental spread of a subclone causing episodes of invasive disease

J. Musser, V. Kapur, Xi Pan, 1995, Infection and immunity.

The Majority of 9,729 Group A Streptococcus Strains Causing Disease Secrete SpeB Cysteine Protease: Pathogenesis Implications

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2015, Infection and Immunity.

A conserved Streptococcus pyogenes extracellular cysteine protease cleaves human fibronectin and degrades vitronectin.

J. Musser, V. Kapur, S. Topouzis, 1993, Microbial pathogenesis.

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

J. Musser, I. Sitkiewicz, M. Larsen, 2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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

J. Musser, S. Porcella, K. Barbian, 2003, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Opacification Domain of Serum Opacity Factor Inhibits Beta-Hemolysis and Contributes to Virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Luchang Zhu, 2017, mSphere.

Protein Array Profiling of Tic Patient Sera Reveals a Broad Range and Enhanced Immune Response against Group A Streptococcus Antigens

J. Musser, G. Bensi, I. Margarit, 2009, PloS one.

Horizontal transfer of multiple penicillin‐binding protein genes, and capsular biosynthetic genes, in natural populations of Streptococcus pneumoniae

J. Zhou, B. Spratt, J. Musser, 1991, Molecular microbiology.

PBP2a Mutations Causing High-Level Ceftaroline Resistance in Clinical Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2014, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Genome Diversification in Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular Evolution of a Highly Variable Chromosomal Region Encoding the Staphylococcal Exotoxin-Like Family of Proteins

A. Järvinen, J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, 2003, Infection and Immunity.

Genome Sequence Survey Identifies Unique Sequences and Key Virulence Genes with Unusual Rates of Amino Acid Substitution in Bovine Staphylococcus aureus

J. Musser, V. Kapur, E. Retzel, 2002, Infection and Immunity.

Evolutionary origin and emergence of a highly successful clone of serotype M1 group a Streptococcus involved multiple horizontal gene transfer events.

J. Musser, M. Graham, P. Sumby, 2005, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Genome sequence of a serotype M28 strain of group a streptococcus: potential new insights into puerperal sepsis and bacterial disease specificity.

Michal J. Nagiec, J. Musser, S. Porcella, 2005, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Synthetic repertoires derived from convalescent COVID-19 patients enable discovery of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies and a novel quaternary binding modality

Thomas H. Segall-Shapiro, R. A. Hughes, E. Marcotte, 2021, bioRxiv.

Genetic diversity and relationships in populations of Bordetella spp

E. Hewlett, J. Musser, R. Selander, 1986, Journal of bacteriology.

Antibody escape and cryptic cross-domain stabilization in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein

Thomas H. Segall-Shapiro, D. Boutz, A. Ellington, 2022, bioRxiv.

Mutations associated with pyrazinamide resistance in pncA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms

J. Musser, S. Sreevatsan, Ying Zhang, 1997, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.

Amino Acid Sequence Determinants of Extended Spectrum Cephalosporin Hydrolysis by the Class C P99 β-Lactamase*

Yang Yu, James M. Musser, Timothy Palzkill, 2001, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Amino acid sequence determinants of extended spectrum cephalosporin hydrolysis by the class C P99 beta-lactamase.

J. Musser, T. Palzkill, J M Musser, 2001, The Journal of biological chemistry.

Rapid selection of complement-inhibiting protein variants in group A Streptococcus epidemic waves

Yun-Xin Fu, A. Schuchat, J. Musser, 1999, Nature Network Boston.

Hypervariability generated by natural selection in an extracellular complement-inhibiting protein of serotype M1 strains of group A Streptococcus.

J. Musser, A. Cravioto, K. Stockbauer, 1998, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Distribution of streptococcal inhibitor of complement variants in pharyngitis and invasive isolates in an epidemic of serotype M1 group A Streptococcus infection.

J. Musser, M. Vaara, N. Hoe, 2001, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Spontaneous Bacterial Pericarditis with Tamponade Due to Ureaplasma spp

R. Olsen, J. Musser, P. Cernoch, 2009, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

No evidence for association between the polymorphism in the 3' untranslated region of interleukin-12B and human susceptibility to tuberculosis.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, Xi Pan, 2003, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Group A Streptococcus AdcR Regulon Participates in Bacterial Defense against Host-Mediated Zinc Sequestration and Contributes to Virulence

R. Olsen, J. Musser, J. Helmann, 2020, Infection and Immunity.

systematics.bacterial population genetics and Methods of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis

T. Whittam, H. Ochman, J. Musser, 2013 .

Evolutionary genetic relationships of clones of Salmonella serovars that cause human typhoid and other enteric fevers

J. Musser, N. Smith, A. Cravioto, 1990, Infection and immunity.

Population genetics of pathogenic bacteria.

T. Whittam, J. Musser, D. Caugant, 1987, Microbial pathogenesis.

Including the third dimension: a spatial analysis of TB cases in Houston Harris County.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, M. Feske, 2011, Tuberculosis.

Population Genomic Molecular Epidemiological Study of Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Iceland, 1995 to 2016: Identification of a Large Clonal Population with a pbp2x Mutation Conferring Reduced In Vitro β-Lactam Susceptibility

J. Musser, S. Beres, K. Kristinsson, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Population genomic molecular epidemiological study of macrolide resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Iceland, 1995-2016: Identification of a large clonal population with a pbp2x mutation conferring reduced in vitro β-lactam susceptibility

J. Musser, S. Beres, K. Kristinsson, 2020, bioRxiv.

Leaderless secreted peptide signaling molecule alters global gene expression and increases virulence of a human bacterial pathogen

M. Savitski, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Genome sequence analysis of emm89 Streptococcus pyogenes strains causing infections in Scotland, 2010–2016

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2017, Journal of medical microbiology.

Genome-wide molecular dissection of serotype M3 group A Streptococcus strains causing two epidemics of invasive infections.

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, 2004, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

A single clone of Staphylococcus aureus causes the majority of cases of toxic shock syndrome.

J. Musser, R. Selander, P. Schlievert, 1990, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Genomic Analysis of the Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

J. Musser, F. DeLeo, Scott D. Kobayashi, 2012, mBio.

Characterization of an Extracellular Virulence FactorMade by Group A Streptococcus with Homology to theListeria monocytogenes Internalin Family ofProteins

J. Musser, Mengyao Liu, B. Lei, 2003, Infection and Immunity.

Single-nucleotide polymorphism-based population genetic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from 4 geographic sites.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, B. Kreiswirth, 2006, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic distribution of the streptococcal superantigen gene (ssa) from Streptococcus pyogenes

J. Musser, V. Kapur, R. Rich, 1994, Infection and immunity.

Pediatric Tuberculosis: The Litmus Test for Tuberculosis Control

J. Musser, E. Graviss, M. Feske, 2012, The Pediatric infectious disease journal.

Vaccine Protection against Bacillus cereus-Mediated Respiratory Anthrax-Like Disease in Mice

J. Musser, D. Missiakas, O. Schneewind, 2013, Infection and Immunity.

Improving positive blood culture removal time significantly decreases total processing time.

James R. Davis, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2015, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

New Pathogenesis Mechanisms and Translational Leads Identified by Multidimensional Analysis of Necrotizing Myositis in Primates

J. Corander, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2020, mBio.

Relating the size of molecularly defined clusters of tuberculosis to the duration of symptoms.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, H. Soini, 2004, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Susceptibility to levofloxacin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients with HIV‐related tuberculosis and characterization of a strain with levofloxacin monoresistance

John P. Matts, James M. Musser, J. Musser, 1997 .

Molecular mechanisms underlying group A streptococcal pathogenesis

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Shelburne, 2009, Cellular microbiology.

Toward a genome-wide systems biology analysis of host-pathogen interactions in group A Streptococcus.

J. Musser, F. DeLeo, 2005, The American journal of pathology.

Epidemiology of Pediatric Tuberculosis Using Traditional and Molecular Techniques: Houston, Texas

K. C. Smith, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2004, Pediatrics.

Identification of a W variant outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via population-based molecular epidemiology.

R. Frothingham, J. Musser, P. Bifani, 1999, JAMA.

The contribution of ethnicity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain clustering.

J. Musser, E. Graviss, H. Soini, 2001, The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Characterization of the catalase-peroxidase gene (katG) and inhA locus in isoniazid-resistant and -susceptible strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by automated DNA sequencing: restricted array of mutations associated with drug resistance.

D van Soolingen, J. Musser, D. van Soolingen, 1996, The Journal of infectious diseases.

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

R. Olsen, J. Musser, Luchang Zhu, 2015, mBio.

Comparison of a New ESAT-6/CFP-10 Peptide-Based Gamma Interferon Assay and a Tuberculin Skin Test for Tuberculosis Screening in a Moderate-Risk Population

J. Musser, E. Graviss, G. Delclos, 2006, Clinical and Vaccine Immunology.

Expression Microarray and Mouse Virulence Analysis of Four Conserved Two-Component Gene Regulatory Systems in Group A Streptococcus

J. Musser, I. Sitkiewicz, 2006, Infection and Immunity.

The heterogeneity of endemic community pediatric group a streptococcal pharyngeal isolates and their relationship to invasive isolates.

Dwight R. Johnson, E. Kaplan, R. Thomson,, 2002, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Group A Streptococcus: allelic variation, population genetics, and host-pathogen interactions.

J. Musser, N. Hoe, L. Smoot, 2001, The Journal of clinical investigation.

Toward a genome-scale understanding of group A Streptococcus pathogenesis.

J. Musser, M. Graham, B. Lei, 2001, Current opinion in microbiology.

Identification and Characterization of thescl Gene Encoding a Group A StreptococcusExtracellular Protein Virulence Factor with Similarity to Human Collagen

J. Musser, R. Ireland, S. Reid, 2000, Infection and Immunity.

J. Musser, R. Ireland, S. Reid, 2000 .

Genetic and phenotypic diversity among ampicillin-resistant, non-beta-lactamase-producing, nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates

J. Musser, R. Selander, D. Chaffin, 1987, Infection and immunity.

A Chimeric Penicillin Binding Protein 2X Significantly Decreases In Vitro Beta-Lactam Susceptibility and Increases In Vivo Fitness of Streptococcus pyogenes.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, S. Beres, 2022, The American journal of pathology.

A decade of molecular pathogenomic analysis of group A Streptococcus.

J. Musser, S. Shelburne, 2009, The Journal of clinical investigation.

Limited window for donation of convalescent plasma with high live-virus neutralizing antibody titers for COVID-19 immunotherapy

R. Olsen, J. Musser, M. Ferrari, 2020, Communications Biology.

Identification and Characterization of a Second Extracellular Collagen-Like Protein Made by Group AStreptococcus: Control of Production at the Level of Translation

J. Musser, E. Graviss, S. Lukomski, 2001, Infection and Immunity.

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

R. Olsen, J. Musser, P. Cagle, 2010, The American journal of pathology.

Postgenomic Analysis of Four Novel Antigens of Group A Streptococcus: Growth Phase-Dependent Gene Transcription and Human Serologic Response

J. Musser, T. Palzkill, F. DeLeo, 2002, Journal of bacteriology.

Seasonal H3N2 influenza A virus fails to enhance Staphylococcus aureus co-infection in a non-human primate respiratory tract infection model

H. Feldmann, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2013, Virulence.

How to approach genome wars in sepsis?

J. Musser, J. Hawiger, 2011, Critical care.

Analysis of growth-phase regulated genes in Streptococcus agalactiae by global transcript profiling

J. Musser, I. Sitkiewicz, 2009, BMC Microbiology.

A naturally occurring single amino acid replacement in multiple gene regulator of group A Streptococcus significantly increases virulence.

R. Olsen, J. Musser, C. Karmonik, 2015, The American journal of pathology.

Non‐congruent relationships between variation in emm gene sequences and the population genetic structure of group A streptococci

J. Musser, V. Kapur, D. Sullivan, 1994, Molecular microbiology.

Sequence variation in group A Streptococcus pili and association of pilus backbone types with lancefield T serotypes.

J. Musser, I. Margarit, G. Grandi, 2008, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Identification of a polymorphic nucleotide in oxyR specific for Mycobacterium bovis

J. Musser, S. Sreevatsan, P. Bifani, 1996, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Distinct signatures of diversifying selection revealed by genome analysis of respiratory tract and invasive bacterial populations

J. Musser, P. Webb, P. Shea, 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

MMAS-1, the Branch Point Between cis- and trans-Cyclopropane-containing Oxygenated Mycolates in Mycobacterium tuberculosis*

J. Musser, S. Sreevatsan, C. Barry, 1997, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Substitution of cysteine 192 in a highly conserved Streptococcus pyogenes extracellular cysteine protease (interleukin 1beta convertase) alters proteolytic activity and ablates zymogen processing

J. Musser, V. Kapur, K. Stockbauer, 1996, Infection and immunity.

Clonal analysis of Hemophilus influenzae isolated from children from Pakistan with lower respiratory tract infections.

J. Musser, A. Ghafoor, D. Granoff, 1989, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Replacement of Histidine 340 with Alanine Inactivates the Group A Streptococcus Extracellular Cysteine Protease Virulence Factor

J. Musser, S. Gubba, Vincent J. Cipriano, 2000, Infection and Immunity.

Genetic identification of cryptic genospecies of Haemophilus causing urogenital and neonatal infections by PCR using specific primers targeting genes coding for 16S rRNA

J. Musser, R. Christen, R. Ruimy, 1996, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Axis of coinfection evil.

J. Musser, F. DeLeo, 2010, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Characterization of group A Streptococcus strains recovered from Mexican children with pharyngitis by automated DNA sequencing of virulence-related genes: unexpectedly large variation in the gene (sic) encoding a complement-inhibiting protein

J. Musser, A. Cravioto, K. Stockbauer, 1997, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Metal sensing and regulation of adaptive responses to manganese limitation by MtsR is critical for group A streptococcus virulence

R. Olsen, J. Musser, J. Helmann, 2019, Nucleic acids research.

Analysis of the Genomics and Mouse Virulence of an Emergent Clone of Streptococcus dysgalactiae Subspecies equisimilis

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2023, Microbiology spectrum.

Integrated analysis of population genomics, transcriptomics and virulence provides novel insights into Streptococcus pyogenes pathogenesis

Emily R. Davenport, A. Clark, J. Corander, 2019, Nature Genetics.

Haemagglutinin mutations and glycosylation changes shaped the 2012/13 influenza A(H3N2) epidemic, Houston, Texas.

Timothy B. Stockwell, T. Stockwell, R. Olsen, 2015, Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin.

Genotypic characterization of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Peru.

J. Musser, H. Soini, Xi Pan, 1998, Tubercle and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Crystal structure of group A streptococcus Mac-1: insight into dimer-mediated specificity for recognition of human IgG.

Mengyao Liu, Peter D Sun, Michal J. Nagiec, 2006, Structure.

Trajectory of Growth of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variants in Houston, Texas, January through May 2021, Based on 12,476 Genome Sequences

James J. Davis, Ilya J. Finkelstein, R. Olson, 2021, The American Journal of Pathology.

Limited window for donation of convalescent plasma with high live-virus neutralizing antibody titers for COVID-19 immunotherapy

R. Olsen, J. Musser, M. Ferrari, 2021, Communications biology.

Molecular population genetic analysis of a Streptococcus pyogenes bacteriophage-encoded hyaluronidase gene: recombination contributes to allelic variation.

A. M. Marciel, J. Musser, V. Kapur, 1997, Microbial pathogenesis.

Crystal Structure of Peroxide Stress Regulator from Streptococcus pyogenes Provides Functional Insights into the Mechanism of Oxidative Stress Sensing*

R. Olsen, J. Musser, J. Helmann, 2013, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Mechanisms of isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: enzymatic characterization of enoyl reductase mutants identified in isoniazid-resistant clinical isolates.

W. Jacobs, J. Musser, R. Zheng, 1998, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization ofMycobacterium africanum Isolates from West Africa

P. L. Strickland, R. Frothingham, J. Musser, 1999, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Characterization of the phylogenetic distribution and chromosomal insertion sites of five IS6110 elements in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: non-random integration in the dnaA-dnaN region.

J. Musser, N. Connell, S. Sreevatsan, 1998, Tubercle and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Molecular modelling predicts SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 protein and human complement Factor 1 catalytic domain sharing common binding site on complement C3b

Caio A. S. Coelho, J. Dye, F. Pasquier, 2020 .

ablates zymogen processing. and 1beta convertase) alters proteolytic activity extracellular cysteine protease (interleukin conserved Streptococcus pyogenes Substitution of cysteine 192 in a highly

J. Musser, V. Kapur, K. Stockbauer, 2013 .

Characterization of the Manila Family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

James M. Musser, James T. Douglas, J. Musser, 2003, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Adhesin competence repressor (AdcR) from Streptococcus pyogenes controls adaptive responses to zinc limitation and contributes to virulence

R. Olsen, J. Musser, M. Kumaraswami, 2014, Nucleic acids research.

Molecular epidemiology of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus blood isolates from neonates with persistent bacteremia and children with central venous catheter infections.

J. Musser, R. Shulman, S. Kaplan, 1994, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Characterization of Two Novel Pyrogenic Toxin Superantigens Made by an Acute Rheumatic Fever Clone of Streptococcus pyogenes Associated with Multiple Disease Outbreaks

J. Musser, L. G. Veasy, D. Ohlendorf, 2002, Infection and Immunity.

Complete nucleotide sequence and genomic structure of the human NRAMP1 gene region on Chromosome region 2q35

T. Hudson, J. Musser, P. Lepage, 2000, Mammalian Genome.

Global differential gene expression in response to growth temperature alteration in group A Streptococcus

Morag R. Graham, James M. Musser, James C. Smoot, 2001, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Environmental pH and peptide signaling control virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes via a quorum-sensing pathway

R. Olsen, J. Musser, M. Kumaraswami, 2019, Nature Communications.

Descriptive Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Data from Ambulatory Patients

T. Korves, M. Bertagnolli, S. Piantadosi, 2023, medRxiv.

Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Use and COVID-19 Infection Outcomes

A. Amin, M. Bertagnolli, S. Piantadosi, 2023, JAMA network open.

Subspecific Differentiation of Mycobacteriunz avium Complex Strains by Automated Sequencing of a Region of the Gene ( hsp 6 . 7 ) Encoding a 65-Kilodalton Heat Shock Protein

R. Frothingham, J. Musser, K. Stockbauer, 2022 .

Complex transmission dynamics of clonally related virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis associated with barhopping by predominantly human immunodeficiency virus-positive gay men.

R. Frothingham, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 1999, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Rapid Mycobacterium species assignment and unambiguous identification of mutations associated with antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by automated DNA sequencing.

A. Telenti, K. Yuen, W. Jacobs, 1995, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

Recombination of Salmonella phase 1 flagellin genes generates new serovars

T. Whittam, J. Musser, N. Smith, 1990, Journal of bacteriology.

Prophage Induction and Expression of Prophage-EncodedVirulence Factors in Group A Streptococcus Serotype M3 StrainMGAS315

James M. Musser, Benfang Lei, J. Musser, 2003, Infection and Immunity.

Molecular Architecture of Early Dissemination and Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Metropolitan Houston, Texas

M. Nguyen, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2020, bioRxiv.

Reduced in vitro functional activity of human NRAMP1 (SLC11A1) allele that predisposes to increased risk of pediatric tuberculosis disease

B. Finlay, J. Musser, P. Gros, 2007, Genes and Immunity.

Molecular population genetic analysis of the enn subdivision of group A streptococcal emm‐like genes: horizontal gene transfer and restricted variation among enn genes

J. Musser, V. Kapur, M. Kehoe, 1995, Molecular microbiology.

An amino‐terminal signal peptide of Vfr protein negatively influences RopB‐dependent SpeB expression and attenuates virulence in Streptococcus pyogenes

R. Olsen, J. Musser, T. Palzkill, 2011, Molecular microbiology.

Structural and functional analysis of RopB: a major virulence regulator in S treptococcus pyogenes

R. Olsen, J. Musser, M. Kumaraswami, 2016, Molecular microbiology.

Evolution of diversity in epidemics revealed by analysis of the human bacterial pathogen group A Streptococcus.

J. Musser, P. Sumby, I. Sitkiewicz, 2011, Epidemics.

Invasive group A streptococcal disease in the Netherlands: evidence for a protective role of anti-exotoxin A antibodies.

J. Schellekens, J. Musser, J. Verhoef, 2000, The Journal of infectious diseases.

Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 cause significantly increased 1 vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 cases in Houston, Texas 2

M. Nguyen, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2021 .

Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 cause significantly increased 1 vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 cases in Houston, Texas 2

M. Nguyen, S. W. Long, R. Olsen, 2021 .

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

Adeline R. Whitney, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Evolutionary genomics of Staphylococcus aureus: Insights into the origin of methicillin-resistant strains and the toxic shock syndrome epidemic

J. Musser, S. Gill, D. Sturdevant, 2001, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Molecular Genetic Analysis of Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Ethambutol Resistance in Human Isolates ofMycobacterium tuberculosis

J. Musser, B. Kreiswirth, A. Amin, 2000, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Integrating rapid pathogen identification and antimicrobial stewardship significantly decreases hospital costs.

Leif E. Peterson, James R. Davis, R. Olsen, 2013, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.

Severe Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

R. Olsen, J. Musser, B. Kreiswirth, 2008, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Transmission Dynamics and Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with Low Copy Numbers of IS6110

J. Musser, E. Graviss, H. Soini, 2001, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Draft Genome Sequence of Candida auris Strain LOM, a Human Clinical Isolate from Greater Metropolitan Houston, Texas

S. W. Long, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2019, Microbiology Resource Announcements.

Genetic Diversity andRelationships inPopulations of Bordetella spp.

E. Hewlett, J. Musser, R. Selander, 1986 .

A decade of molecular pathogenomic analysis of group A Streptococcus.

J. Musser, S. Shelburne, 2009, The Journal of clinical investigation.

A Chemokine-Degrading Extracellular Protease Made by Group A Streptococcus Alters Pathogenesis by Enhancing Evasion of the Innate Immune Response

Adeline R. Whitney, J. Musser, E. Graviss, 2008, Infection and Immunity.

Contribution of Exogenous Genetic Elements to the Group A Streptococcus Metagenome

J. Musser, Stephen B. Beres, 2007, PloS one.

Analysis of the transcriptome of group A Streptococcus in mouse soft tissue infection.

F. Wright, W. Barry, J. Musser, 2006, The American journal of pathology.

Seasonal H3N2 influenza A virus fails to enhance Staphylococcus aureus co-infection in a non-human primate respiratory tract infection model

H. Feldmann, R. Olsen, J. Musser, 2013, Virulence.

Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates with Altered Phagocytosis by Human Macrophages Due to a Truncated Lipoarabinomannan*

J. Musser, J. Belisle, P. Brennan, 2008, Journal of Biological Chemistry.

A Genomic Day in the Life of a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

J. Musser, P. Cernoch, Dawn Williams, 2013, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.