David Mirelman

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
• 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
• 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
• 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• Antimicrobial properties of allicin from garlic.

  Serge Ankri;David Mirelman

  1865
  Citations

• Adherence of Escherichia coli to human mucosal cells mediated by mannose receptors

  I. Ofek;D. Mirelman;N. Sharon

  957
  Citations

• Prevention of Colonization of the Urinary Tract of Mice with Escherichia coli by Blocking of Bacterial Adherence with Methyl α-d-Mannopyranoside

  M. Aronson;O. Medalia;L. Schori;D. Mirelman

  470
  Citations

• The mode of action of allicin: its ready permeability through phospholipid membranes may contribute to its biological activity.

  Talia Miron;Aharon Rabinkov;David Mirelman;Meir Wilchek

  439
  Citations

• BACTERIAL ADHERENCE TO SURGICAL SUTURES. A POSSIBLE FACTOR IN SUTURE INDUCED INFECTION

  Shmuel Katz;Mordechai Izhar;David Mirelman

  423
  Citations

• Effect of purified allicin, the major ingredient of freshly crushed garlic, on cancer cell proliferation

  Keren Hirsch;Michael Danilenko;Judith Giat;Talia Miron

  329
  Citations

• Inhibition of fungal growth by wheat germ agglutinin

  David Mirelman;Esra Galun;Nathan Sharon;Reuben Lotan

  318
  Citations

• Aromatic alpha-glycosides of mannose are powerful inhibitors of the adherence of type 1 fimbriated Escherichia coli to yeast and intestinal epithelial cells.

  N Firon;S Ashkenazi;D Mirelman;I Ofek

  286
  Citations

• Allicin from garlic strongly inhibits cysteine proteinases and cytopathic effects of Entamoeba histolytica.

  Serge Ankri;Talia Miron;Aharon Rabinkov;Meir Wilchek

  283
  Citations

• Mannose residues on phagocytes as receptors for the attachment of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi.

  Zvi Bar-Shavit;Itzhak Ofek;Rachel Goldman;David Mirelman

  276
  Citations

• Virulence of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites. Effects of bacteria, microaerobic conditions, and metronidazole.

  Rivka Bracha;D. Mirelman

  272
  Citations

• Isolation of a mannose-specific lectin from Escherichia coli and its role in the adherence of the bacteria to epithelial cells.

  Yuval Eshdat;Itzhak Ofek;Yehudit Yashouv-Gan;Nathan Sharon

  195
  Citations

• Antimalarial Activity of Allicin, a Biologically Active Compound from Garlic Cloves

  Alida Coppi;Melissa Cabinian;David Mirelman;Photini Sinnis

  194
  Citations

• Transcriptional silencing of an amoebapore gene in Entamoeba histolytica: molecular analysis and effect on pathogenicity.

  Rivka Bracha;Yael Nuchamowitz;David Mirelman

  186
  Citations

• Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteinases with interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme (ICE) activity cause intestinal inflammation and tissue damage in amoebiasis.

  Zhi Zhang;Lei Wang;Karl B. Seydel;Ellen Li

  177
  Citations

• An ex-vivo human intestinal model to study Entamoeba histolytica pathogenesis.

  Devendra Bansal;Patrick Ave;Sophie Kerneis;Pascal Frileux

  174
  Citations

• DNA probes specific for Entamoeba histolytica possessing pathogenic and nonpathogenic zymodemes.

  L I Garfinkel;M Giladi;M Huber;C Gitler

  173
  Citations

• Comparison of use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based kits and PCR amplification of rRNA genes for simultaneous detection of Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar.

  D Mirelman;Y Nuchamowitz;T Stolarsky

  169
  Citations

• Adherence of Shigella flexneri to guinea pig intestinal cells is mediated by a mucosal adhesion.

  M Izhar;Y Nuchamowitz;D Mirelman

  167
  Citations

• Screening of bacterial isolates for mannose-specific lectin activity by agglutination of yeasts.

  D Mirelman;G Altmann;Y Eshdat

  167
  Citations

• Bacterial adherence to surgical sutures: A possible factor in suture-induced infection

  Errikos Constant;S. Katz;M. Izhar;D. Mirelman

  1
  Citations