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Clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus exhibit diversity in fnb genes and adhesion to human fibronectin.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jul 2000
Peacock S J, Day N P, Thomas M G, Berendt A R, Foster T J
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OBJECTIVES: The fibronectin-binding proteins (FnBPs) of Staphylococcus aureus are involved in the pathogenesis of infection, but their characteristics in clinical isolates are incompletely defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the FnBPs of a large collection of recent isolates. METHODS: The adherence of 163 S. aureus isolates to immobilized fibronectin was...
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