Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis as a model device-related infection: phenotypic adaptation, the staphylococcal cell envelope and infection.

Abstract excerpt

During the development of infection, pathogens are translocated from one body site to another and so must readily adapt to changing environmental conditions. The influence of host environment on bacterial behaviour and virulence gene expression is, however, often overlooked. Environmental signals such as temperature, pH and nutrient (especially iron) availability which inform pathogens of their living conditions...

Topics

• Animals
• Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
• Coagulase
• Diffusion Chambers, Culture
• Humans
• In Vitro Techniques
• Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
• Peritonitis
• Phenotype
• Rats