An extracellular <it>Staphylococcus epidermidis</it> polysaccharide: relation to Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin and its implication in phagocytosis

An extracellular <it>Staphylococcus epidermidis</it> polysaccharide: relation to Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin and its implication in phagocytosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The skin commensal and opportunistic pathogen <it>Staphylococcus epidermidis</it> is a leading cause of hospital-acquired and biomaterial-associated infections. The polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA), a homoglycan...

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Main Authors: Spiliopoulou Anastasia I, Krevvata Maria I, Kolonitsiou Fevronia, Harris Llinos G, Wilkinson Thomas S, Davies Angharad P, Dimitracopoulos Georgios O, Karamanos Nikos K, Mack Dietrich, Anastassiou Evangelos D
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/76

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