Nasal Colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus Depends upon Clumping Factor B Binding to the Squamous E...
Nasal Colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus Depends upon Clumping Factor B Binding to the Squamous Epithelial Cell Envelope Protein Loricrin
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Staphylococcus aureus asymptomatically colonises the anterior nares, but the host and bacterial factors that facilitate colonisation remain incompletely understood. The S. aureus surface protein ClfB has been shown to mediate adherence to squamous epithelial cells in vitro and to promote nasal colonisation in both mice and humans. Here, we demonstr...
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Nasal Colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus Depends upon Clumping Factor B Binding to the Squamous Epithelial Cell Envelope Protein Loricrin
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289112162
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289112162
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1553-7374,1553-7366
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1553-7374
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1003092
