Mutation of tagO reveals an essential role for wall teichoic acids in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm development

Microbiology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 408-418

  Holland, Linda M ^a   Conlon, Brian ^a   O'Gara, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; EXTRACELLULAR DNA; PERIODATE SODIUM; POLYSACCHARIDE INTERCELLULAR ADHESIN; POLYSTYRENE; PROTEINASE K; TEICHOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TAGO BACTERIAL GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELL WALL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MUTATION; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE DELETION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 79951498487     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.042234-0     Document Type: Article

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