Matrix-binding proteins of Staphylococcus aureus: Functional analysis of mutant and hybrid molecules

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2497-2505

  Hartford, Orla ^a   McDevitt, Damien ^b,c   Foster, Timothy J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SmithKline Beecham   (United States)

Author keywords

Clumping factor; Collagen binding protein; Dipeptide repeat; Fibrinogen binding protein; Staphylococcus naureus

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ASPARTIC ACID; BINDING PROTEIN; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; COLLAGEN; SERINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0032831980     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-9-2497     Document Type: Article

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