The Fibrinogen Binding Protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis is a Target for Opsonic Antibodies

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3081-3083

  Rennermalm, Anna ^a   Nilsson, Martin ^b   Flock, Jan Ingmar ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; AUTOLYSIN E; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN BINDING PROTEIN; OPSONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SCREENING; INFECTION PREVENTION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TARGETING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MICE; OPSONIN PROTEINS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RABBITS; RATS; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 2142805917     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.5.3081-3083.2004     Document Type: Article

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