Polymorphism of the cell wall-anchoring domain of the autolysin-adhesin AtlE and its relationship to sequence type, as revealed by multilocus sequence typing of invasive and commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1839-1843

  Sivadon, V ^a   Rottman, M ^a   Quincampoix, J C ^a   Prunier, E ^a   De Mazancourt, P ^b   Bernard, L ^b   Lortat Jacob, A ^b   Piriou, P ^b   Judet, T ^b   Gaillard, J L ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AUTOLYSIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN ATLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATLE GENE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMMENSALISM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33646580041     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1839-1843.2006     Document Type: Article

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