The alternative sigma factor sigma B of Staphylococcus aureus modulates virulence in experimental central venous catheter-related infections

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-223

  Lorenz, Udo ^a   Hüttinger, Christian ^a   Schäfer, Tina ^a   Ziebuhr, Wilma ^a   Thiede, Arnulf ^a   Hacker, Jörg ^a   Engelmann, Susanne ^b   Hecker, Michael ^b   Ohlsen, Knut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Central venous catheter; Infection model; Mice; Sigma factor B; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

SIGMA B; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; MALE; MICE; POINT MUTATION; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

MUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 40949163492     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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