Immunoglobulins to surface-associated biofilm immunogens provide a novel means of visualization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 6612-6619

  Brady, Rebecca A ^a   Leid, Jeff G ^b   Kofonow, Jennifer ^b   Costerton, J William ^c   Shirtliff, Mark E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELL GROWTH; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOLOGY; PROTEINS;

CELL WALLS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA);

BIOFILMS;

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; LAGOMORPH; PROTEIN; VISUALIZATION;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RABBIT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BIOFILMS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 35448961158     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00855-07     Document Type: Article

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