Reconsideration of the role of fibronectin binding in endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1876-1878

  Flock, J I ^a   Hienz, S A ^a   Heimdahl, A ^a   Schennings, T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0029936504     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.5.1876-1878.1996     Document Type: Article

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