Thiago Rojas Converso

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

1. Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilms and Their Role in Disease Pathogenesis

   2022 · 267 citations

2. Resistance Mechanisms to Antimicrobial Peptides in Gram-Positive Bacteria

   2020 · 163 citations

3. Current Stage in the Development of Klebsiella pneumoniae Vaccines

   2021 · 138 citations

4. Role of Streptococcus pneumoniae Proteins in Evasion of Complement-Mediated Immunity

   2017 · 85 citations

5. The long search for a serotype independent pneumococcal vaccine

   2020 · 43 citations

6. Combined effects of lactoferrin and lysozyme on Streptococcus pneumoniae killing

   2015 · 37 citations

7. Animal models of Klebsiella pneumoniae mucosal infections

   2024 · 28 citations

8. Systemic immunization with rPotD reduces Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal colonization in mice

   2016 · 26 citations

9. A protein chimera including PspA in fusion with PotD is protective against invasive pneumococcal infection and reduces nasopharyngeal colonization in mice

   2017 · 26 citations

10. Recent advances in the therapeutic potential of cathelicidins

    2024 · 21 citations

11. Influence of the Polysaccharide Capsule on the Bactericidal Activity of Indolicidin on Streptococcus pneumoniae

    2022 · 18 citations

12. Rational selection of broadly cross-reactive family 2 PspA molecules for inclusion in chimeric pneumococcal vaccines

    2017 · 17 citations

13. Protection Against Pneumonia Induced by Vaccination with Fimbriae Subunits from Klebsiella pneumoniae

    2025 · 16 citations

14. Conjugation of PspA4Pro with Capsular Streptococcus pneumoniae Polysaccharide Serotype 14 Does Not Reduce the Induction of Cross-Reactive Antibodies

    2017 · 13 citations

15. A Combination of Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG Strains Expressing Pneumococcal Proteins Induces Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses and Protects against Pneumococcal Colonization and Sepsis

    2017 · 12 citations

16. Protective role of PhtD and its amino and carboxyl fragments against pneumococcal sepsis

    2021 · 12 citations

17. Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) prevents killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae by indolicidin

    2024 · 11 citations

18. Immunization with PhtD truncated fragments reduces nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae

    2020 · 10 citations

19. In-silico and experimental analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae fimbriae subunits for vaccine development

    2025 · 10 citations

20. Role of the polyamine transporter PotABCD during biofilm formation by Streptococcus pneumoniae

    2024 · 8 citations

21. Overcoming Immune Evasion in Staphylococcus aureus : Strategies for Rational Vaccine Design

    2025 · 8 citations

22. Corrigendum: Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms and their role in disease pathogenesis

    2025 · 7 citations

23. A fusion protein comprising pneumococcal surface protein A and a pneumolysin derivate confers protection in a murine model of pneumococcal pneumonia

    2022 · 6 citations

24. Immune response induced in mice by a hybrid rPotD-PdT pneumococcal protein

    2022 · 5 citations

25. Fusion of PspA to detoxified pneumolysin enhances pneumococcal vaccine coverage

    2023 · 5 citations

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