SarZ is a key regulator of biofilm formation and virulence in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1254-1262

  Wang, Li ^a   Li, Min ^b   Dong, Dandan ^a   Bach, Thanh Huy L ^b   Sturdevant, Daniel E ^b   Vuong, Cuong ^b,c   Otto, Michael ^b   Gao, Qian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN SARZ; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOLYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 43049125091     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/586714     Document Type: Article

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