The presence of icaADBC is detrimental to the colonization of human skin by Staphylococcus epidermidis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 6155-6157

  Rogers, K L ^a   Rupp, M E ^a   Fey, P D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

COMPETITION MODELS; EPIDERMIDIS; HEALTHY HUMANS; HUMAN SKINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

SKIN;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN ICAADBC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADHESIN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COLONIZATION; FITNESS; HOMINID; POLYSACCHARIDE; SKIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; BACTERIAL COUNT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 54449085533     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01017-08     Document Type: Article

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