Predictive genetic risk markers for strong biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus: FnbB gene and SCCmec type III

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 539-541

  Lim, Yong ^a   Shin, Hyo J ^a   Kwon, An S ^a   Reu, Jong H ^a   Park, Geon ^a   Kim, Jungmin ^b  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agr; Biofilm; FnbB; SCCmec type; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN BINDING PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; LAMININ BINDING PROTEIN; METICILLIN; PROTEIN A;

AGR GENE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CLFA GENE; CLFB GENE; CNA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENO GENE; FIB GENE; FNBA GENE; FNBB GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IS256 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAP GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCCMEC TYPE III; SDR C GENE; SDR D GENE; SPA GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGR; BIOFILM; FNBB; SCCMEC TYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84880732320     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.04.021     Document Type: Article

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