Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adherence protein contributes to biofilm formation in the presence of serum

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-147

  Thompson, Karl M ^a   Abraham, Nabil ^a   Jefferson, Kimberly K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; EAP; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXTRACELLULAR ADHERENCE PROTEIN; NEUTRAL PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EAP-N PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; IRON; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL NEUTRAL PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SERUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; HUMANS; IRON; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SERUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77949598783     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01918.x     Document Type: Article

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