Lack of the extracellular 19-kilodalton fibrinogen-binding protein from Staphylococcus aureus decreases virulence in experimental wound infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 5284-5289

  Palma, M ^a   Nozohoor, S ^a   Schennings, T ^a   Heimdahl, A ^a   Flock, J I ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRONECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0029843565     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.12.5284-5289.1996     Document Type: Article

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