Article
The Fbe (SdrG) protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis HB promotes bacterial adherence to fibrinogen.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Sept 2001
Hartford Orla, O'Brien Louise, Schofield Karin, Wells Jerry, Foster Timothy J
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus epidermidis strains HB and K28 express surface proteins called Fbe or SdrG, respectively, that have sequence similarity to the clumping factors ClfA and ClfB of Staphylococcus aureus. A mutation in the fbe gene of strain HB was isolated by directed plasmid integration using the bro...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
