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4. Jinghua Yang, Yasuo Yoshida, John O. Cisar*.Genetic Basis of coaggeragation receptor polysaccharide biosynthesis inStreptococcus sanguinisand related species.Molecular Oral Microbiology, 2014, 29:24-31.(IF=2.925)
5. Jinghua Yang, Moon H. Nahm, C. Allen Bush, and John O. Cisar*.Comparative structural and molecular characterization ofStreptococcus pneumoniaecapsular polysaccharide serogroup 10.Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011, 286(41), 35813-35822. (IF=4.106)
6. Jinghua Yang, Shelat N. Y,C. Allen Bush, and John O. Cisar*.Structure and molecular characterization ofStreptococcus pneumoniaecapsular polysaccharide 10F by carbohydrate engineering inStreptococcus oralis,Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2010, 285(31):24217-24227. (IF=4.106)
7. Jinghua Yang,Ritchey M.,Yoshida Y,C. Allen Bush, and John O. Cisar*.Comparative Structural and Molecular characterization of Ribitol-5-Phosphate-ContainingStreptococcus oralisCaggregation Receptor Polysaccharides.Journal of Bacteriology. 2009, 191:1891-1900. (IF=3.234)
8. Jinghua Yang,John O. Cisar and C. Allen Bush*.Structure of type 3Gn coaggregation receptor polysaccharide forStreptococcus cristatusLS4.Carbohydrate Research, 2011; 346:1342-1346. (IF=1.873)