SgrA, a nidogen-binding LPXTG surface adhesin implicated in biofilm formation, and EcbA, a collagen binding MSCRAMM, are two novel adhesins of hospital-acquired Enterococcus faecium.

SgrA, a nidogen-binding LPXTG surface adhesin implicated in biofilm formation, and EcbA, a collagen binding MSCRAMM, are two novel adhesins of hospital-acquired Enterococcus faecium. Infect Immun. 2009 Nov; 77(11):5097-106.

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subject areas

Adhesins, Bacterial
Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Adhesion
Biofilms
Blotting, Southern
Blotting, Western
Collagen
Cross Infection
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Enterococcus faecium
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Gene Expression
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Humans
Membrane Glycoproteins
Molecular Sequence Data
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Antonius Hendrickx