The intercellular adhesion (ica) locus is present in Staphylococcus aureus and is required for biofilm formation

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 5427-5433

  Cramton, Sarah E ^a   Gerke, Christiane ^a   Schnell, Norbert F ^b   Nichols, Wright W ^b   Götz, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032830634     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.10.5427-5433.1999     Document Type: Article

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