Enterococcal surface protein esp is important for biofilm formation of Enterococcus faecium E1162

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 8233-8240

  Heikens, Esther ^a   Bonten, Marc J M ^a   Willems, Rob J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYSTYRENE; PROTEIN ESP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 36549020645     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01205-07     Document Type: Article

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