The Sortase A Substrates FnbpA, FnbpB, ClfA and ClfB Antagonize Colony Spreading of Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that is renowned both for its rapid transmission within hospitals and the community, and for the formation of antibiotic resistant biofilms on medical implants. Recently, it was shown that S. aureus is able to spread over wet surfaces. This motil...

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Main Authors: Tsompanidou, Eleni, Denham, Emma L., Sibbald, Mark J. J. B., Yang, Xiao-mei, Seinen, Jolien, Friedrich, Alexander W., Buist, Girbe, van Dijl, Jan Maarten
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3436756/