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V. Masignani

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V. Masignani — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 43
Works: 136
Citations: 14K

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Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: implications for the microbial "pan-genome".
H. Tettelin, V. Masignani, M. Cieslewicz, C. Donati +42 more
2005Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2,504 citations Open access
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The microbial pan-genome.
D. Medini, C. Donati, H. Tettelin, V. Masignani +1 more
2005Current Opinion in Genetics and Development1,248 citations
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A universal vaccine for serogroup B meningococcus.
M. Giuliani, J. Adu‐Bobie, M. Comanducci, B. Aricó +26 more
2006Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America764 citations Open access
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Identification of a Universal Group B Streptococcus Vaccine by Multiple Genome Screen
D. Maione, I. Margarit, C. D. Rinaudo, V. Masignani +23 more
2005Science567 citations Open access
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SARS — beginning to understand a new virus
K. Stadler, V. Masignani, M. Eickmann, S. Becker +3 more
2003Nature Reviews Microbiology546 citations Open access
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Complete genome sequence and comparative genomic analysis of an emerging human pathogen, serotype V Streptococcus agalactiae
H. Tettelin, V. Masignani, M. Cieslewicz, J. Eisen +39 more
2002Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America523 citations Open access
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A pneumococcal pilus influences virulence and host inflammatory responses.
M. Barocchi, J. Ries, X. Zogaj, C. Hemsley +16 more
2006Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America511 citations Open access
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Vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis Using Three Variants of the Lipoprotein GNA1870
V. Masignani, M. Comanducci, M. Giuliani, S. Bambini +13 more
2003Journal of Experimental Medicine448 citations Open access
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Structure and dynamics of the pan-genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae and closely related species
C. Donati, N. Hiller, H. Tettelin, A. Muzzi +14 more
2010Genome Biology391 citations Open access
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Neisseria meningitidis NadA is a new invasin which promotes bacterial adhesion to and penetration into human epithelial cells
B. Capecchi, J. Adu‐Bobie, F. Di Marcello, L. Ciucchi +5 more
2004Molecular Microbiology259 citations Open access
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A Second Pilus Type in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Prevalent in Emerging Serotypes and Mediates Adhesion to Host Cells
F. Bagnoli, M. Moschioni, C. Donati, V. Dimitrovska +13 more
2008Journal of Bacteriology208 citations Open access
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The Development of a Vaccine Against Meningococcus B Using Reverse Vaccinology
V. Masignani, M. Pizza, E. Moxon
2019Frontiers in Immunology145 citations Open access
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Pilus Subunits Protect Mice against Lethal Challenge
Claudia Gianfaldoni, S. Censini, M. Hilleringmann, M. Moschioni +7 more
2006Infection and Immunity145 citations Open access
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Defining a protective epitope on factor H binding protein, a key meningococcal virulence factor and vaccine antigen
E. Malito, A. Faleri, Paola Lo Surdo, D. Veggi +23 more
2013Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America136 citations Open access
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Pneumococcal Pili Are Composed of Protofilaments Exposing Adhesive Clusters of Rrg A
M. Hilleringmann, F. Giusti, B. Baudner, V. Masignani +4 more
2008PLoS Pathogens131 citations Open access
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The pan-genome: towards a knowledge-based discovery of novel targets for vaccines and antibacterials.
A. Muzzi, V. Masignani, R. Rappuoli
2007Drug Discovery Today130 citations
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Streptococcus pneumoniae contains 3 rlrA pilus variants that are clonally related.
M. Moschioni, C. Donati, A. Muzzi, V. Masignani +9 more
2008Journal of Infectious Diseases115 citations
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BibA: a novel immunogenic bacterial adhesin contributing to group B Streptococcus survival in human blood
Isabella Santi, M. Scarselli, M. Mariani, Alfredo Pezzicoli +5 more
2007Molecular Microbiology109 citations
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The Region Comprising Amino Acids 100 to 255 of Neisseria meningitidis Lipoprotein GNA 1870 Elicits Bactericidal Antibodies
M. Giuliani, L. Santini, B. Brunelli, A. Biolchi +10 more
2005Infection and Immunity100 citations Open access
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Genome-based approaches to develop vaccines against bacterial pathogens.
D. Serruto, L. Serino, V. Masignani, M. Pizza
2009Vaccine86 citations
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Meningococcal B vaccine (4CMenB): the journey from research to real world experience
R. Rappuoli, M. Pizza, V. Masignani, K. Vadivelu
2018Expert Review of Vaccines84 citations Open access
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Expression of factor H binding protein in meningococcal strains can vary at least 15-fold and is genetically determined
M. Biagini, M. Spinsanti, Gabriella de Angelis, S. Tomei +23 more
2016Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America79 citations Open access
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Neisseria meningitidis factor H-binding protein fHbp: a key virulence factor and vaccine antigen
Kate L. Seib, M. Scarselli, M. Comanducci, D. Toneatto +1 more
2015Expert Review of Vaccines73 citations
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Structure of the meningococcal vaccine antigen NadA and epitope mapping of a bactericidal antibody
E. Malito, Marco Biancucci, A. Faleri, I. Ferlenghi +19 more
2014Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America66 citations Open access
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Supramolecular Organization of the Repetitive Backbone Unit of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Pilus
G. Spraggon, Eric J. Koesema, M. Scarselli, E. Malito +11 more
2010PLoS ONE65 citations Open access
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Emerging experience with meningococcal serogroup B protein vaccines
D. Toneatto, M. Pizza, V. Masignani, R. Rappuoli
2017Expert Review of Vaccines64 citations Open access
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Biotechnology and vaccines: application of functional genomics to Neisseria meningitidis and other bacterial pathogens.
D. Serruto, J. Adu‐Bobie, B. Capecchi, R. Rappuoli +2 more
2004Journal of Biotechnology63 citations
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Neisseria Adhesin A Variation and Revised Nomenclature Scheme
S. Bambini, Matteo De Chiara, A. Muzzi, Marirosa Mora +9 more
2014Clinical and Vaccine Immunology59 citations Open access
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Identification of a new OmpA‐like protein in Neisseria gonorrhoeae involved in the binding to human epithelial cells and in vivo colonization
L. Serino, Barbara Nesta, R. Leuzzi, M. Fontana +7 more
2007Molecular Microbiology55 citations Open access
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The Streptococcus pneumoniae Pilus-1 Displays a Biphasic Expression Pattern
Gabriella de Angelis, M. Moschioni, A. Muzzi, Alfredo Pezzicoli +7 more
2011PLoS ONE52 citations Open access
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Human protective response induced by meningococcus B vaccine is mediated by the synergy of multiple bactericidal epitopes
M. Giuliani, E. Bartolini, B. Galli, L. Santini +18 more
2018Scientific Reports50 citations Open access
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Genome‑based vaccine development: A short cut for the future
D. G. Moriel, M. Scarselli, L. Serino, Marirosa Mora +2 more
2008Human Vaccines49 citations Open access
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Solution Structure of the Immunodominant Domain of Protective Antigen GNA1870 of Neisseria meningitidis*
F. Cantini, S. Savino, M. Scarselli, V. Masignani +6 more
2006Journal of Biological Chemistry49 citations Open access
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RrgB321, a Fusion Protein of the Three Variants of the Pneumococcal Pilus Backbone RrgB, Is Protective In Vivo and Elicits Opsonic Antibodies
C. Harfouche, Sara Filippini, Claudia Gianfaldoni, P. Ruggiero +21 more
2011Infection and Immunity47 citations Open access
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Genome-Based Approach Delivers Vaccine Candidates Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
I. Bianconi, B. Alcalá-Franco, M. Scarselli, M. Dalsass +5 more
2019Frontiers in Immunology46 citations Open access
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HadA is an atypical new multifunctional trimeric coiled‐coil adhesin of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius, which promotes entry into host cells
D. Serruto, T. Spadafina, M. Scarselli, S. Bambini +13 more
2009Cellular Microbiology46 citations Open access
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The Two Variants of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Pilus 1 RrgA Adhesin Retain the Same Function and Elicit Cross-Protection In Vivo
M. Moschioni, Carla Emolo, M. Biagini, Silvia Maccari +10 more
2010Infection and Immunity45 citations Open access
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NarE: a novel ADP‐ribosyltransferase from Neisseria meningitidis
V. Masignani, E. Balducci, F. Di Marcello, S. Savino +10 more
2003Molecular Microbiology44 citations
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Neisserial Heparin Binding Antigen (NHBA) Contributes to the Adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to Human Epithelial Cells
I. Vacca, E. Del Tordello, G. Gasperini, Alfredo Pezzicoli +12 more
2016PLoS ONE43 citations Open access
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Two cross‐reactive monoclonal antibodies recognize overlapping epitopes on Neisseria meningitidis factor H binding protein but have different functional properties
A. Faleri, L. Santini, S. Brier, W. Pansegrau +13 more
2014The FASEB Journal38 citations
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Phylogeny of the SARS Coronavirus
M. Eickmann, S. Becker, H. Klenk, H. Doerr +12 more
2003Science38 citations
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Prevalence of pilus-encoding islets among acute otitis media Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Israel.
M. Moschioni, Gabriella de Angelis, Sara Melchiorre, V. Masignani +3 more
2010Clinical Microbiology and Infection37 citations Open access
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Preclinical studies on new proteins as carrier for glycoconjugate vaccines.
M. Tontini, M. R. Romano, D. Proietti, Evita Balducci +6 more
2016Vaccine32 citations Open access
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Immunization with the RrgB321 fusion protein protects mice against both high and low pilus-expressing Streptococcus pneumoniae populations.
M. Moschioni, Gabriella de Angelis, C. Harfouche, Esmeralda Bizzarri +7 more
2012Vaccine30 citations
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Towards a universal group B Streptococcus vaccine using multistrain genome analysis
H. Tettelin, D. Medini, C. Donati, V. Masignani
2006Expert Review of Vaccines30 citations
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In silico identification of novel bacterial ADP-ribosyltransferases.
V. Masignani, E. Balducci, D. Serruto, D. Veggi +4 more
2004International Journal of Medical Microbiology30 citations
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Cell entry machines: a common theme in nature?
M. Barocchi, V. Masignani, R. Rappuoli
2005Nature Reviews Microbiology29 citations Open access
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Structural and Functional Characterization of the Streptococcus pneumoniae RrgB Pilus Backbone D1 Domain*
M. Gentile, Sara Melchiorre, Carla Emolo, M. Moschioni +11 more
2011Journal of Biological Chemistry26 citations Open access
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Exploring host-pathogen interactions through genome wide protein microarray analysis
L. Scietti, K. Sampieri, Irene Pinzuti, E. Bartolini +23 more
2016Scientific Reports23 citations Open access
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Simple Sequence Repeats and Genome Plasticity in Streptococcus agalactiae
Robert Janulczyk, V. Masignani, D. Maione, H. Tettelin +2 more
2010Journal of Bacteriology22 citations Open access
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