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Joseph A. Merriman

h-index: 16
Works: 29
Citations: 1,974

Most-cited papers

Lactobacillus reuteri induces gut intraepithelial CD4+CD8αα+ T cells
L. Cervantes-Barragan, Jiani N. Chai, M. Tianero, B. Di Luccia +10 more
2017Science790 citations Open access
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A Novel Core Genome-Encoded Superantigen Contributes to Lethality of Community-Associated MRSA Necrotizing Pneumonia
G. Wilson, K. Seo, Robyn A. Cartwright, T. Connelley +8 more
2011PLoS Pathogens204 citations Open access
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Superantigens Are Critical for Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis, Sepsis, and Acute Kidney Injury
Wilmara Salgado-Pabón, L. Breshears, A. R. Spaulding, Joseph A. Merriman +4 more
2013mBio150 citations Open access
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The Staphylococcus aureus Global Regulator MgrA Modulates Clumping and Virulence by Controlling Surface Protein Expression
H. A. Crosby, P. Schlievert, Joseph A. Merriman, Jessica M. King +2 more
2016PLoS Pathogens148 citations Open access
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The Classical Lancefield Antigen of Group A Streptococcus is a Virulence Determinant with Implications for Vaccine Design
N. V. van Sorge, J. Cole, Kirsten Kuipers, A. Henningham +21 more
2014Cell Host and Microbe146 citations Open access
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Staphylococcus aureus β-toxin production is common in strains with the β-toxin gene inactivated by bacteriophage.
Wilmara Salgado-Pabón, Alfa Herrera, B. Vu, Christopher S. Stach +3 more
2014Journal of Infectious Diseases79 citations Open access
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Immunity to Staphylococcus aureus Secreted Proteins Protects Rabbits from Serious Illnesses
A. R. Spaulding, Ying-Chi Lin, Joseph A. Merriman, A. J. Brosnahan +2 more
2012Vaccine79 citations Open access
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Vaccination against Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
A. R. Spaulding, Wilmara Salgado-Pabón, Joseph A. Merriman, Christopher S. Stach +4 more
2014Journal of Infectious Diseases75 citations Open access
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Menaquinone Analogs Inhibit Growth of Bacterial Pathogens
P. Schlievert, Joseph A. Merriman, Wilmara Salgado-Pabón, Elizabeth A. Mueller +5 more
2013Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy52 citations Open access
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Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus strains for ability to cause infective endocarditis and lethal sepsis in rabbits
A. R. Spaulding, Erin A. Satterwhite, Ying-Chi Lin, O. N. Chuang-Smith +6 more
2012Front. Cell. Inf. Microbio.52 citations Open access
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Novel Tissue Level Effects of the Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxin Gene Cluster Are Essential for Infective Endocarditis
Christopher S. Stach, B. Vu, Joseph A. Merriman, Alfa Herrera +3 more
2016PLoS ONE47 citations Open access
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Staphylococcus aureus β-Toxin Mutants Are Defective in Biofilm Ligase and Sphingomyelinase Activity, and Causation of Infective Endocarditis/Sepsis
Alfa Herrera, B. Vu, Christopher S. Stach, Joseph A. Merriman +3 more
2016Biochemistry34 citations Open access
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Temporal and Racial Differences Associated with Atopic Dermatitis Staphylococcus aureus and Encoded Virulence Factors
Joseph A. Merriman, Elizabeth A. Mueller, Michael P. Cahill, L. Beck +10 more
2016Msphere31 citations Open access
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Novel Antimicrobial Peptides That Inhibit Gram Positive Bacterial Exotoxin Synthesis
Joseph A. Merriman, Kimberly A. Nemeth, P. Schlievert
2014PLoS ONE20 citations Open access
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Central carbon flux controls growth/damage balance for Streptococcus pyogenes
Joseph A. Merriman, Wei Xu, M. Caparon
2023PLoS Pathogens16 citations Open access
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Novel Staphylococcus aureus Secreted Protein Alters Keratinocyte Proliferation and Elicits a Proinflammatory Response In Vitro and In Vivo
Joseph A. Merriman, A. Klingelhutz, D. Diekema, D. Leung +1 more
2015Biochemistry16 citations Open access
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Enterococcus faecalis Inhibits Superantigen Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1-Induced Interleukin-8 from Human Vaginal Epithelial Cells through Tetramic Acids
A. J. Brosnahan, Joseph A. Merriman, Wilmara Salgado-Pabón, B. Ford +1 more
2013PLoS ONE13 citations Open access
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Rifampin resistance mutations in the rpoB gene of Enterococcus faecalis impact host macrophage cytokine production.
D. Urusova, Joseph A. Merriman, Ananya Dutta Gupta, Liang Chen +3 more
2022Cytokine8 citations
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Identification of human skin microbiome odorants that manipulate mosquito landing behavior
I. Coutinho-Abreu, Omid Jamshidi, Robyn R. Raban, Katayoon Atabakhsh +3 more
2023bioRxiv5 citations Open access
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Volatile profiling distinguishes Streptococcus pyogenes from other respiratory streptococcal species
A. Berna, Joseph A. Merriman, Leah Mellett, Danealle K. Parchment +2 more
2023bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Identification, Purification, and Characterization of Staphylococcal Superantigens.
Joseph A. Merriman, P. Schlievert
2016Methods in molecular biology3 citations
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Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1, not α-toxin, mediated Bundaberg fatalities.
Elizabeth A. Mueller, Joseph A. Merriman, P. Schlievert
2015Microbiology3 citations Open access
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Are we close to a vaccination against Staphylococcus aureus?
Joseph A. Merriman, P. Schlievert
2014Future Microbiology2 citations
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Reply to Dupieux et al.
P. Schlievert, Wilmara Salgado-Pabón, Alfa Herrera, B. Vu +2 more
2015Journal of Infectious Diseases1 citations
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Secreted Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors and their role in chronic wound development and persistence
Joseph A. Merriman
20151 citations Open access
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Corrigendum to "Rifampicin resistance mutations in the rpoB gene of Enterococcus faecalis affect the production of cytokines by host macrophages" Cytokine 151 (2022) 155788.
D. Urusova, Joseph A. Merriman, Ananya Dutta Gupta, Liang Chen +3 more
2022Cytokine0 citations Open access
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Choice Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 , not a-toxin , mediated Bundaberg fatalities
Elizabeth A. Mueller, Joseph A. Merriman, P. Schlievert
20150 citations
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Abstract 11644: Infective Endocarditis Due to Staphylococcus Aureus and Lethality Are Critically Dependent on the Action of Superantigens
Christopher S. Stach, B. Vu, Joseph A. Merriman, Alfa Herrera +2 more
20140 citations
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Genetics and virulence role of the classical group A Streptococcus Lancefield antigen (790.2)
J. Cole, N. Sorge, Kirsten Kuipers, A. Henningham +19 more
20140 citations
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M. Caparon×5

Alfa Herrera×5

M. Peterson×4

Elizabeth A. Mueller×4

O. N. Chuang-Smith×3

A. Horswill×3

J. Cole×2