Heparin stimulates Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4596-4606

  Shanks, Robert M Q ^a   Donegan, Niles P ^a   Graber, Martha L ^b   Buckingham, Sarah E ^a   Zegans, Michael E ^a,b   Cheung, Ambrose L ^a   O'Toole, George A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; DERMATAN SULFATE; DEXTRAN SULFATE; HEPARAN SULFATE; HEPARIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BIOFILM; CATHETER; CELL INTERACTION; HLA GENE; ICA GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SARA GENE; SIGB GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CELL COMMUNICATION; HEPARIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23344440202     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.8.4596-4606.2005     Document Type: Article

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