Adherence of Staphylococcus epidermidis to human endothelial cells is associated with a polysaccharidic component of its extracellular mucous layer

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Krevvata, Maria I ^a   Spiliopoulou, Anastasia ^a   Anastassiou, Evangelos D ^a   Karamanos, Nikos ^b   Kolonitsiou, Fevronia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

adherence; endothelial cells; glycosaminoglycans; polysaccharide; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL ADHESION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOTIN; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMANS; MUCUS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; STAINING AND LABELING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 79955677151     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: 16078438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03008207.2010.505309     Document Type: Article

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