Enterococcal surface protein Esp is not essential for cell adhesion and intestinal colonization of Enterococcus faecium in mice

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Heikens, Esther ^a   Leendertse, Masja ^a,b   Wijnands, Lucas M ^c   Van Luit Asbroek, Miranda ^a   Bonten, Marc J M ^a   Van Der Poll, Tom ^b   Willems, Rob J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENTEROCOCCAL SURFACE PROTEIN, ESP; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; C57BL MOUSE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CACO-2 CELLS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

EID: 60349128844     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-19     Document Type: Article

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