Staphylococcus aureus accessory regulators: Expression within biofilms and effect on adhesion

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 633-637

  Pratten, Jonathan ^a   Foster, Simon J ^b   Chan, Pan F ^b   Wilson, Michael ^a   Nair, Sean P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory regulators; Adhesion; Biofilms

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; GLASS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC CODE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AGRA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034973430     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(01)01418-6     Document Type: Article

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