The collagen-binding adhesin is a virulence factor in Staphylococcus aureus keratitis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3776-3779

  Rhem, Marcus N ^a   Lech, Elizabeth M ^a   Patti, Joseph M ^b,d   McDevitt, Damien ^b,e   Höök, Magnus ^b   Jones, Dan B ^a   Wilhelmus, Kirk R ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Inhibitex Inc ^*  (United States)

^d Inhibitex Inc   (United States)

^e Microbiology Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; COLLAGEN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLLAGEN; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; KERATITIS; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034075296     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.6.3776-3779.2000     Document Type: Article

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