Insertional inactivation of the gene for collagen-binding protein has a pleiotropic effect on the phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5327-5329

  Hienz, Stefan A ^a   Palma, Marco ^a   Flock, Jan Ingmar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL AGGREGATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029788393     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5327-5329.1996     Document Type: Article

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