Surface protein adhesins of Staphylococcus aureus. Academic Article

abstract

• Staphylococcus aureus can colonize the host to initiate infection by adhering to components of the extracellular matrix. Adherence is mediated by surface protein adhesins (MSCRAMMs). Ligand binding by these fibronectin-, fibrinogen- and collagen-binding proteins occurs by distinct mechanisms that are being investigated at the molecular level.

authors

• Hook, Magnus

published proceedings

• Trends Microbiol

altmetric score

• 9

author list (cited authors)

• Foster, T. J., & Hk, M.

citation count

• 778

complete list of authors

• Foster, TJ||Höök, M

publication date

• January 1998

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY  Journal

keywords

• Adhesins, Bacterial
• Animals
• Bacterial Proteins
• Carrier Proteins
• Collagen
• Fibronectins
• Humans
• Phosphate-binding Proteins
• Staphylococcus Aureus

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01400-0

start page

• 484

end page

• 488

volume

• 6

issue

• 12

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01400-0