Fibronectin-binding proteins of gram-positive cocci. Academic Article

abstract

• Cell wall-attached fibronectin-binding proteins are important multifunctional virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. This review describes recent advances in the understanding of the function of these proteins on a molecular level and of their role in infections.

authors

• Hook, Magnus

published proceedings

• Microbes Infect

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Schwarz-Linek, U., Hk, M., & Potts, J. R.

citation count

• 101

complete list of authors

• Schwarz-Linek, Ulrich||Höök, Magnus||Potts, Jennifer R

publication date

• January 2006

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Microbes and Infection  Journal

keywords

• Adhesins, Bacterial
• Humans
• Staphylococcal Infections
• Staphylococcus Aureus
• Streptococcal Infections
• Streptococcus Pyogenes
• Virulence Factors

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.micinf.2006.03.011

start page

• 2291

end page

• 2298

volume

• 8

issue

• 8

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2006.03.011