Introduction of the mec element (methicillin resistance) into staphylococcus aureus alters in vitro functional activities of fibrinogen and fibronectin adhesins

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 564-570

  Vaudaux, Pierre E ^a   Monzillo, Vincenza ^a,d   Francois, Patrice ^a   Lew, Daniel P ^a   Foster, Tim J ^b   Berger Bächi, Brigitte ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Ist di Clin di Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; FIBRONECTIN; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031943925     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.3.564     Document Type: Article

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