Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. schleiferi expresses a fibronectin-binding protein.
Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. schleiferi is associated with a range of nosocomial infections, but the pathogenic mechanisms by which these occur are poorly understood. This study provides phenotypic and genotypic evidence for the expression of a cell wall-anchored fibronectin-binding protein by this species.
Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. sharon.peacock@ndp.ox.ac.uk
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D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000737:chemistry*
D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005353:Fibronectins; C078635:fibronectin-binding proteins, bacterial