Article
The abilities of a Staphylococcus epidermidis wild-type strain and its slime-negative mutant to induce endocarditis in rabbits are comparable.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1998
Perdreau-Remington F, Sande M A, Peters G, Chambers H F
Abstract excerpt
The abilities of a parent and mutant pair of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains, the slime-producing parent RP62A and its slime-negative mutant, to establish endocarditis in a rabbit model of aortic valve endocarditis and to accumulate and adhere to surfaces in vitro were compared. Vegetation tit...
Topics
- Animals
- Aortic Valve
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Bacterial Proteins
- Catheters, Indwelling
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Fibronectins
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Mutation
- Rabbits
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus epidermidis