An introduction to Staphylococcus aureus, and techniques for identifyingand quantifying S. aureus adhesins in relation to adhesion to biomaterials:Review

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 4, Issue , 2002, Pages 39-60

  Harris, Llinos G ^a,b   Foster, S J ^b   Richards, R G ^a   Lambert, P ^c   Stickler, D ^c   Eley, A ^c  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adhesin; Biomaterials; Infection; Resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; Surface protein

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ANTIBODY; BIOMATERIAL; CLUMPING FACTOR A ANTIBODY; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GOLD; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LYSOSTAPHIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN A ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ANTIBODY LABELING; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL BOND; COVALENT BOND; EXTRACTION; GROWTH CURVE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SOLUBILIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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