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Insertional inactivation of Eap in Staphylococcus aureus strain Newman confers reduced staphylococcal binding to fibroblasts.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 2002
Hussain Muzaffar, Haggar Axana, Heilmann Christine, Peters Georg, Flock Jan-Ingmar, Herrmann Mathias
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To initiate invasive infection, Staphylococcus aureus must adhere to host substrates, such as the extracellular matrix or eukaryotic cells, by virtue of different surface proteins (adhesins). Recently, we identified a 60-kDa cell-secreted extracellular adherence protein (Eap) of S. aureus strain...
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