Surface Adhesins of Staphylococcus aureus

Advances in Microbial Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages 187-224

  Clarke, Simon R ^a   Foster, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; FERROPORTIN 1; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN A; SCLEROPROTEIN; SERINE; TEICHOIC ACID;

BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL SURFACE; COVALENT BOND; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THROMBOCYTE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748927643     PISSN: 00652911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2911(06)51004-5     Document Type: Review

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