Essential role for the major autolysin in the fibronectin-binding protein-mediated Staphylococcus aureus biofilm phenotype

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1153-1165

  Houston, Patrick ^a   Rowe, Sarah E ^a   Pozzi, Clarissa ^a   Waters, Elaine M ^a   O'Gara, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; AUTOLYSIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN SARA; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; POLYANETHOLESULFONIC ACID; POLYSTYRENE; PROTEIN AGR; PROTEIN SIGB; PROTEINASE; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 79952302523     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00364-10     Document Type: Article

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