Key Role for Clumping Factor B in Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization of Humans

BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus permanently colonizes the vestibulum nasi of one-fifth of the human population, which is a risk factor for autoinfection. The precise mechanisms whereby S. aureus colonizes the nose are still unknown. The staphylococcal cell-wall protein clumping factor B (ClfB) pro...

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Autores principales: Wertheim, Heiman F. L, Walsh, Evelyn, Choudhurry, Roos, Melles, Damian C, Boelens, Hélène A. M, Miajlovic, Helen, Verbrugh, Henri A, Foster, Timothy, van Belkum, Alex
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2194749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18198942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050017

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2194749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18198942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050017

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