title: agr-dependent bacterial interference has no impact on long-term colonization of Staphylococcus aureus during persistent airway infection of cystic fibrosis patients.
abstract: The agr specificity group distribution of persistent Staphylococcus aureus clones recovered from the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients did not differ from that of isolates recovered from various clinical infections and healthy nasal carriers. The success of CF clones in terms of cocolonization and/or infection with S. aureus, prevalence of clones, or persistence appeared to be independent of agr group specificity.
authors: Institute of Medical of Microbiology. Institute for Hygiene, University of Muenster, Muenster 48149, Germany. kahl@uni-muenster.de
authors: Barbara C
authors: BC
authors: Kahl
authors: Karsten
authors: K
authors: Becker
authors: Alexander W
authors: AW
authors: Friedrich
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Clasen
authors: Bhanu
authors: B
authors: Sinha
authors: Christof
authors: C
authors: Von Eiff
authors: Georg
authors: G
authors: Peters
mesh_terms: D000898:Antibiosis / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development*; D013997:Time Factors; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: C095698:Agr protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators