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Description of a new group of variants of the Staphylococcus aureus elastin-binding protein that lacks an entire DNA segment of 180 bp.
The International journal of artificial organs - 1 Sept 2009
Campoccia Davide, Montanaro Lucio, Ravaioli Stefano, Cangini Ilaria, Speziale Pietro, Arciola Carla Renata
Abstract excerpt
The elastin-binding protein (EbpS) is a microbial surface component recognizing adhesive matrix molecule (MSCRAMM) found in Staphylococcus aureus that mediates bacterial cell binding to soluble elastin and tropoelastin. In scientific literature it is well established that the gene encoding for the elastin-binding protein (ebpS) is present in the vast majority of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates. The...
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