Impact of the agr quorum-sensing system on adherence to polystyrene in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1688-1693

  Filmer, Deon ^a   Hammer, Jeffrey S ^b   Pritchett, Lant H ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Development Research Group   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AUTOLYSIN; POLYSTYRENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOFILMS; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; POLYSTYRENES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033697445     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317606     Document Type: Article

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