Staphylococcus aureus sarA regulates inflammation and colonization during central nervous system biofilm formation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Snowden, Jessica N ^a   Beaver, Matt ^a   Beenken, Karen ^b   Smeltzer, Mark ^b   Horswill, Alexander R ^c   Kielian, Tammy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOFILMS; BRAIN; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84893532039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084089     Document Type: Article

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