A new anti-infective strategy to reduce adhesion-mediated virulence in Staphylococcus aureus affecting surface proteins

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 661-672

  Artini, M ^a   Scoarughi, G L ^a   Papa, R ^a   Cellini, A ^a   Carpentieri, A ^b   Pucci, P ^b   Amoresano, A ^b   Gazzola, S ^c   Cocconcelli, P S ^c   Selan, Laura ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesin; Biofilm; Serratiopeptidase; Staphylococcus aureus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ALPHA ENOLASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AUTOLYSIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ELONGATION FACTOR G; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SECA; SERRATIOPEPTIDASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEOMICS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; FEMALE; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN CELL; SPECIES INVASION;

EID: 80055102798     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400312     Document Type: Article

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