Surface protein adhesins of Staphylococcus aureus. Academic Article uri icon

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.

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