Adhesion of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus to human intestinal mucus

Current Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-224

  Pultz, Nicole J ^a   Vesterlund, Satu ^b   Ouwehand, Arthur C ^b   Donskey, Curtis J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 33644616279     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-0244-2     Document Type: Article

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