The intercellular adhesin involved in biofilm accumulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis is a linear β-1,6-linked glucosaminoglycan: Purification and structural analysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 175-183

  Mack, Dietrich ^a   Fischer, Werner ^b   Krokotsch, Andreas ^a   Leopold, Klaus ^b   Hartmann, Rudolf ^c   Egge, Heinz ^c   Laufs, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030065904     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.1.175-183.1996     Document Type: Article

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