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h-index: 19
Works: 40
Citations: 1,621

Most-cited papers

Genetic and Functional Diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lipopolysaccharide
J. S. Lam, Véronique L. Taylor, Salim T. Islam, Youai Hao +1 more
2011Front. Microbio.291 citations Open access
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Synthesis of bacterial polysaccharides via the Wzx/Wzy-dependent pathway.
Salim T. Islam, J. Lam
2014Canadian Journal of Microbiology (print)264 citations Open access
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The mechanism of force transmission at bacterial focal adhesion complexes
Laura M. Faure, J. Fiche, Leon Espinosa, A. Ducret +13 more
2016Nature130 citations Open access
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Membrane Topology Mapping of the O-Antigen Flippase (Wzx), Polymerase (Wzy), and Ligase (WaaL) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Reveals Novel Domain Architectures
Salim T. Islam, Véronique L. Taylor, Meng Qi, J. Lam
2010mBio114 citations Open access
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Wzx flippase-mediated membrane translocation of sugar polymer precursors in bacteria.
Salim T. Islam, J. Lam
2013Environmental Microbiology111 citations
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Identification of the lipooligosaccharide biosynthetic gene cluster from Mycobacterium marinum
Huiping Ren, Lynn G. Dover, Salim T. Islam, D. Alexander +3 more
2007Molecular Microbiology93 citations Open access
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Differential productions of lipid virulence factors among BCG vaccine strains and implications on BCG safety.
Jeffrey M. Chen, Salim T. Islam, Huiping Ren, Jun Liu
2007Vaccine72 citations
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The mysterious nature of bacterial surface (gliding) motility: A focal adhesion-based mechanism in Myxococcus xanthus.
Salim T. Islam, T. Mignot
2015Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology69 citations
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Dual Conserved Periplasmic Loops Possess Essential Charge Characteristics That Support a Catch-and-Release Mechanism of O-antigen Polymerization by Wzy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Salim T. Islam, Alexander C. Gold, Véronique L. Taylor, Erin M. Anderson +2 more
2011Journal of Biological Chemistry50 citations Open access
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Conserved-residue mutations in Wzy affect O-antigen polymerization and Wzz-mediated chain-length regulation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Salim T. Islam, Steven M. Huszczynski, Timothy Nugent, Alexander C. Gold +1 more
2013Scientific Reports47 citations Open access
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A cationic lumen in the Wzx flippase mediates anionic O-antigen subunit translocation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01
Salim T. Islam, R. Fieldhouse, Erin M. Anderson, Véronique L. Taylor +3 more
2012Molecular Microbiology44 citations Open access
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Proton-Dependent Gating and Proton Uptake by Wzx Support O-Antigen-Subunit Antiport Across the Bacterial Inner Membrane
Salim T. Islam, P. Eckford, Michelle L. Jones, Timothy Nugent +3 more
2013mBio42 citations Open access
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Modulation of bacterial multicellularity via spatio-specific polysaccharide secretion
Salim T. Islam, Israel Vergara Alvarez, Fares Saïdi, Annick Guiseppi +15 more
2020PLoS Biology40 citations Open access
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Milestones in the development of Myxococcus xanthus as a model multicellular bacterium
Lee Kroos, Daniel Wall, Salim T. Islam, David E. Whitworth +13 more
2025Journal of Bacteriology35 citations Open access
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The D3 Bacteriophage α-Polymerase Inhibitor (Iap) Peptide Disrupts O-Antigen Biosynthesis through Mimicry of the Chain Length Regulator Wzz in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Véronique L. Taylor, Molly L. Udaskin, Salim T. Islam, J. Lam
2013Journal of Bacteriology28 citations Open access
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Harmonizing Prokaryotic Nomenclature: Fixing the Fuss over Phylum Name Flipping
Adyasha Panda, Salim T. Islam, Gaurav Sharma
2022mBio27 citations Open access
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Unmasking of the von Willebrand A-domain surface adhesin CglB at bacterial focal adhesions mediates myxobacterial gliding motility
Salim T. Islam, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Clémence Cuzin, A. Belgrave +14 more
2023Science Advances24 citations Open access
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Polysaccharide Export (OPX) Proteins Occupy Three Structural Classes with Selective β-Barrel Porin Requirements for Polymer Secretion
Fares Saïdi, Utkarsha Mahanta, Adyasha Panda, Ahmad A. Kezzo +9 more
2022bioRxiv24 citations Open access
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Topological mapping methods for α-helical bacterial membrane proteins – an update and a guide
Salim T. Islam, J. Lam
2013MicrobiologyOpen24 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Azido 3-Deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic Acid (Kdo) Analogues for Click Chemistry-Mediated Metabolic Labeling of Myxococcus xanthus DZ2 Lipopolysaccharide
Fares Saïdi, Oscar Javier Gamboa Marin, José Ignacio Veytia-Bucheli, Evgeny Vinogradov +9 more
2022ACS Omega14 citations Open access
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Bacterial Glycocalyx Integrity Impacts Tolerance of Myxococcus xanthus to Antibiotics and Oxidative-Stress Agents
Fares Saïdi, Razieh Bitazar, Nicholas Y Bradette, Salim T. Islam
2022Biomolecules12 citations Open access
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Bacterial glycocalyx integrity drives multicellular swarm biofilm dynamism
Fares Saïdi, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, D. J. Lemon, Arnaldo Nakamura +4 more
2021Molecular Microbiology12 citations Open access
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Bacterial glycocalyx integrity drives multicellular swarm biofilm dynamism
Fares Saïdi, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, D. J. Lemon, Arnaldo Nakamura +3 more
2020bioRxiv12 citations Open access
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Chitosan Films for Microfluidic Studies of Single Bacteria and Perspectives for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
J. Tréguier, L. Bugnicourt, G. Gay, Mamoudou Diallo +6 more
2019mBio11 citations Open access
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Molecular Dynamics of Outer Membrane-Embedded Polysaccharide Secretion Porins Reveals Closed Resting-State Surface Gates Targetable by Virtual Fragment Screening for Drug Hotspot Identification
T. França, Fares Saïdi, Alain Ajamian, Salim T. Islam +1 more
2023bioRxiv10 citations Open access
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CglB adhesins secreted at bacterial focal adhesions mediate gliding motility
Salim T. Islam, L. My, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, A. Belgrave +13 more
2020bioRxiv6 citations Open access
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Integrin-like adhesin CglD confers traction and stabilizes bacterial focal adhesions involved in myxobacterial gliding motility
Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Endao Han, A. Belgrave, Fares Saïdi +20 more
2023bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Reply to Oren et al., “New Phylum Names Harmonize Prokaryotic Nomenclature”
Gaurav Sharma, Salim T. Islam, P. Rahi, M. Silby +13 more
2022mBio3 citations Open access
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Integrin-Like Tethering of Motility Complexes at Bacterial Focal Adhesions
Salim T. Islam, A. Belgrave, B. Fleuchot, Nicolas Y. Jolivet +11 more
20183 citations Open access
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Mechanism of trans-envelope bacterial polysaccharide secretion in Class-3 outer-membrane polysaccharide export (OPX) protein systems
Abdelkader Mellouk, Kenny Ngo, Ahmad A. Kezzo, Cyrielle Martini +4 more
2026Nature Communications2 citations Open access
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SI/II Pocket of Ras: An Opportunity for a Once “Undruggable” Target
T. França, Michael Maddalena, Imène Kouidmi, Yann Ayotte +2 more
2025ACS Omega2 citations Open access
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Integrative Mechanistic Studies Identify Reticulon-3 as a Critical Modulator of Infectious Exosome-Driven Dengue Pathogenesis
Razieh Bitazar, Clinton Njinju Asaba, Saina Shegefti, Tatiana Noumi +4 more
2025Viruses2 citations Open access
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Isatin–pyridine oxime hybrids as potential reactivators of A-242-inhibited acetylcholinesterase
Amanda M. V. Pinto, Dipanjan Bhattacharyya, Munique C. J. da Silva, D. Kitagawa +7 more
2026Archives of Toxicology1 citations Open access
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Modulation of bacterial multicellularity via spatiotemporal polysaccharide secretion
Salim T. Islam, Israel Vergara Alvarez, Fares Saïdi, Annick Giuseppi +13 more
2020bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Structural and Functional Characterization of O-Antigen Translocation and Polymerization in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Salim T. Islam
20131 citations
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Author Correction: Mechanism of trans-envelope bacterial polysaccharide secretion in Class-3 outer-membrane polysaccharide export (OPX) protein systems
Abdelkader Mellouk, Kenny Ngo, Ahmad A. Kezzo, Cyrielle Martini +4 more
2026Nature Communications0 citations Open access
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PROTAC-Mediated Ternary Complex Stability with Ricin Toxin A: A Computational Perspective
F. D. Botelho, Salim T. Islam, Steven R. Laplante, T. França
2026ACS Omega0 citations
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Biosurfactant polysaccharide drives dispersal of exopolysaccharide-coated myxospores in Myxococcus xanthus
Antoine Bignet, Nada Rezania, Ahmad A. Kezzo, Niharika Saraf +4 more
2026bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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The D 3 bacteriophage α-polymerase-inhibitor ( Iap ) peptide disrupts O-antigen 1 biosynthesis through mimicry of the chain length regulator Wzz in Pseudomonas 2 aeruginosa
Véronique L. Taylor, Molly L. Udaskin, Salim T. Islam, J. Lam
20130 citations
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Dual Conserved Periplasmic Loops Possess Essential Charge Characteristics That Support a Catch-and-Release Mechanism of O-antigen Polymerization by Wzy in
Salim T. Islam, Alexander C. Gold, L. Taylor, Erin M. Anderson +2 more
20110 citations
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