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Transcription of Clumping Factor A in Attached and Unattached Staphylococcus aureus In Vitro and during Device-Related Infection
1 Jun 2002
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Staphylococcus aureus is one of the pathogens most frequently isolated in device-related infections. S. aureus is equipped with surface-associated proteins promoting specific binding to matrix molecules. Clumping factor A (ClfA, encoded by clfA) mediates adhesion to fibrinogen. Whereas the contribution of ClfA to pathogenicity is well documented, the influence of different growth and host parameters on gene...
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