Polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) protects Staphylococcus epidermidis against major components of the human innate immune system
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- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Cellular Microbiology
- Vol. 6 (3), 269-275
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-5822.2004.00367.x
Abstract
The skin commensal and opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis is the leading cause of nosocomial and biofilm-associated infections. Little is known about the mechanisms by which S. epiderm...Keywords
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