Staphylococcal and enterococcal virulence - A review

Central-European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-64

  Podbielska, Adrianna ^a   Gałkowska, Hanna ^a   Olszewski, Waldemar L ^a  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Infection; Staphylococcus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ANTIBIOTIC AS 48; CAROTENOID; CATALASE; COAGULASE; COLLAGEN BINDING PROTEIN; ELASTIN; ELASTIN BINDING PROTEIN; EXFOLIATIN; EXOTOXIN; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; HYALURONIDASE; INVASIN; LEUKOCIDIN; LEUKOTOXIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN C; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN D; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN E; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN G; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ABSCESS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE CASSETTE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHAGOCYTE; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79953778266     PISSN: 14263912     EISSN: 16444124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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