| Literature DB >> 15731088 |
Yufeng Yao1, Daniel E Sturdevant, Amer Villaruz, Lin Xu, Qian Gao, Michael Otto.
Abstract
Virulence mechanisms of the leading nosocomial pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis are poorly understood. We used microarray-based genome-wide comparison of clinical and commensal S. epidermidis strains to identify putative virulence determinants. Our study revealed high genetic variability of the S. epidermidis genome, new markers for invasiveness of S. epidermidis, and potential targets for drug development against S. epidermidis infections.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15731088 PMCID: PMC1064939 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.3.1856-1860.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441