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Surface proteins that promote adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to human desquamated nasal epithelial cells
BACKGROUND: The natural habitat of Staphylococcus aureus is the moist squamous epithelium in the anterior nares. About 20% of the human population carry S. aureus permanently in their noses and another 60% of individuals are intermittent carriers. The ability of S. aureus to colonize the nasal epith...
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BioMed Central
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642834/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19183486 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-22 |