| Literature DB >> 10948180 |
J M Entenza1, T J Foster, D Ni Eidhin, P Vaudaux, P Francioli, P Moreillon.
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus Newman with an insertion mutation in clfB, the gene encoding clumping factor B, only marginally decreased infection rate (P>0.05) in rats with experimental endocarditis. In contrast, clfB complementation on a multicopy plasmid significantly increased infectivity (P<0.05) over the deleted mutants. Although clfB could affect endovascular infection, its importance in experimental endocarditis was limited.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10948180 PMCID: PMC101814 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.5443-5446.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441