| Life after death: the critical role of extracellular DNA in microbial biofilms NS Jakubovics, RC Shields, N Rajarajan, JG Burgess Letters in applied microbiology 57 (6), 467-475, 2013 | 210 | 2013 |
| Efficacy of a marine bacterial nuclease against biofilm forming microorganisms isolated from chronic rhinosinusitis RC Shields, N Mokhtar, M Ford, MJ Hall, JG Burgess, MR ElBadawey, ... PLoS One 8 (2), e55339, 2013 | 101 | 2013 |
| Biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis: what is new and where next? Y Ramakrishnan, RC Shields, MR Elbadawey, JA Wilson The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 129 (8), 744-751, 2015 | 49 | 2015 |
| Genomewide Identification of Essential Genes and Fitness Determinants of Streptococcus mutans UA159 RC Shields, L Zeng, DJ Culp, RA Burne mSphere 3 (1), e00031-18, 2018 | 48 | 2018 |
| A new arginine-based dental adhesive system: formulation, mechanical and anti-caries properties S Geraldeli, EF Soares, AJ Alvarez, T Farivar, RC Shields, MAC Sinhoreti, ... Journal of dentistry 63, 72-80, 2017 | 45 | 2017 |
| A critical role for extracellular DNA in dental plaque formation N Rostami, RC Shields, SA Yassin, AR Hawkins, L Bowen, TL Luo, ... Journal of dental research 96 (2), 208-216, 2017 | 43 | 2017 |
| Removal of biofilms from tracheoesophageal speech valves using a novel marine microbial deoxyribonuclease A Shakir, MR ElBadawey, RC Shields, NS Jakubovics, JG Burgess Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery 147 (3), 509-514, 2012 | 41 | 2012 |
| Bidirectional signaling in the competence regulatory pathway of Streptococcus mutans M Son, RC Shields, SJ Ahn, RA Burne, SJ Hagen FEMS Microbiology Letters 362 (19), fnv159, 2015 | 38 | 2015 |
| Repurposing the Streptococcus mutans CRISPR-Cas9 System to Understand Essential Gene Function RC Shields, AR Walker, N Maricic, B Chakraborty, SAM Underhill, ... PLoS Pathogens 16 (3), e1008344, 2020 | 34 | 2020 |
| Intracellular Signaling by the comRS System in Streptococcus mutans Genetic Competence SAM Underhill, RC Shields, JR Kaspar, M Haider, RA Burne, SJ Hagen MSphere 3 (5), 10.1128/msphere. 00444-18, 2018 | 33* | 2018 |
| Intercellular Communication via the comX-Inducing Peptide (XIP) of Streptococcus mutans J Kaspar, SAM Underhill, RC Shields, A Reyes, S Rosenzweig, SJ Hagen, ... Journal of Bacteriology 199 (21), 10.1128/jb. 00404-17, 2017 | 26 | 2017 |
| Fluorescence Tools Adapted for Real-Time Monitoring of the Behaviors of Streptococcus Species RC Shields, JR Kaspar, K Lee, SAM Underhill, RA Burne Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85 (15), e00620-19, 2019 | 25 | 2019 |
| Genome-wide screens reveal new gene products that influence genetic competence in Streptococcus mutans RC Shields, G O'Brien, N Maricic, A Kesterson, M Grace, SJ Hagen, ... Journal of Bacteriology 200 (2), 10.1128/jb. 00508-17, 2018 | 25 | 2018 |
| Growth of Streptococcus mutans in biofilms alters peptide signaling at the sub-population level RC Shields, RA Burne Frontiers in Microbiology 7, 206363, 2016 | 23 | 2016 |
| Carbohydrate and PepO control bimodality in competence development by Streptococcus mutans SAM Underhill, RC Shields, RA Burne, SJ Hagen Molecular microbiology 112 (5), 1388-1402, 2019 | 18 | 2019 |
| Competence inhibition by the XrpA peptide encoded within the comX gene of Streptococcus mutans J Kaspar, RC Shields, RA Burne Molecular microbiology 109 (3), 345-364, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
| The bare necessities: uncovering essential and condition‐critical genes with transposon sequencing RC Shields, PA Jensen Molecular oral microbiology 34 (2), 39-50, 2019 | 15 | 2019 |
| Interspecies competition in oral biofilms mediated by Streptococcus gordonii extracellular deoxyribonuclease SsnA N Rostami, RC Shields, HJ Serrage, C Lawler, JL Brittan, S Yassin, ... npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 8 (1), 96, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |
| Conserved and divergent functions of RcrRPQ in Streptococcus gordonii and S. mutans RC Shields, RA Burne FEMS Microbiology Letters 362 (16), fnv119, 2015 | 7 | 2015 |
| Development and antibacterial properties of 4-[4-(anilinomethyl)-3-phenylpyrazol-1-yl] benzoic acid derivatives as fatty acid biosynthesis inhibitors S Roy, HR Kc, J Roberts, J Hastings, DF Gilmore, RC Shields, MA Alam Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 66 (19), 13622-13645, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
Robert A. BurneDistinguished Professor of Oral Biology, University of FloridaVerified email at dental.ufl.edu
