George Y. Liu

Publications

• Targeting the Host-pathogen Interface for Treatment of Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
  Seminars in Immunopathology. Mar, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22089960
• Intranasal Application of S. Epidermidis Prevents Colonization by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Mice
  PloS One. 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21998712
• Survival and Transmission of Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus from Fomites
  American Journal of Infection Control. Apr, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21458684
• Carotenoid-related Alteration of Cell Membrane Fluidity Impacts Staphylococcus Aureus Susceptibility to Host Defense Peptides
  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Feb, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21115796
• Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Overexpression in Mouse Myelomonocytic Cells Augments Resistance to Listeria and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Dec, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20937811
• Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes Mediate Staphylococcus Aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-induced Lung Inflammation and Injury
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Mar, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20231457
• Staphylococcus Aureus Evades Lysozyme-based Peptidoglycan Digestion That Links Phagocytosis, Inflammasome Activation, and IL-1beta Secretion
  Cell Host & Microbe. Jan, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20114027
• Staphylococcus Aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Targets Muscle Tissues in a Child with Myositis and Necrotizing Fasciitis
  Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Jan, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 19995216
• Color Me Bad: Microbial Pigments As Virulence Factors
  Trends in Microbiology. Sep, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19726196
• Staphylococcus Aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Contributes to Inflammation and Muscle Tissue Injury
  PloS One. 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19633710
• Inhibition of Staphyloxanthin Virulence Factor Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus Aureus: in Vitro, in Vivo, and Crystallographic Results
  Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Jul, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19456099
• Molecular Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
  Pediatric Research. May, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19190527
• High Power Wavelength Linearly Swept Mode Locked Fiber Laser for OCT Imaging
  Optics Express. Sep, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18773019
• Group B Streptococcus Induces Trophoblast Death
  Microbial Pathogenesis. Sep, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18599257
• Electrostatic Forward-viewing Scanning Probe for Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography Using a Dissipative Polymer Catheter
  Optics Letters. Apr, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18382508
• A Cholesterol Biosynthesis Inhibitor Blocks Staphylococcus Aureus Virulence
  Science (New York, N.Y.). Mar, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18276850
• Role of Staphylococcus Aureus Catalase in Niche Competition Against Streptococcus Pneumoniae
  Journal of Bacteriology. Apr, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18223076
• A Group B Streptococcal Pilus Protein Promotes Phagocyte Resistance and Systemic Virulence
  FASEB Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Jun, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18198218
• Impairment of Innate Immune Killing Mechanisms by Bacteriostatic Antibiotics
  FASEB Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Apr, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17215486
• DNase Expression Allows the Pathogen Group A Streptococcus to Escape Killing in Neutrophil Extracellular Traps
  Current Biology : CB. Feb, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16488874
• Staphylococcus Aureus Golden Pigment Impairs Neutrophil Killing and Promotes Virulence Through Its Antioxidant Activity
  The Journal of Experimental Medicine. Jul, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16009720
• IKKalpha Limits Macrophage NF-kappaB Activation and Contributes to the Resolution of Inflammation
  Nature. Apr, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15858576
• Virulence Role of Group B Streptococcus Beta-hemolysin/cytolysin in a Neonatal Rabbit Model of Early-onset Pulmonary Infection
  The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Apr, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15776375
• Sword and Shield: Linked Group B Streptococcal Beta-hemolysin/cytolysin and Carotenoid Pigment Function to Subvert Host Phagocyte Defense
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Oct, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15381763
• Group B Streptococcal Beta-hemolysin/cytolysin Activates Neutrophil Signaling Pathways in Brain Endothelium and Contributes to Development of Meningitis
  The Journal of Clinical Investigation. Sep, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12952922