Ultrastructural organization and regulation of a biomaterial adhesin of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 537-541

  Veenstra, Gert Jan C ^a,b,d   Cremers, Fons F M ^b   Van Dijk, Hans ^a   Fleer, André ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CATHETER INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030042535     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.2.537-541.1996     Document Type: Article

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