| Literature DB >> 15815035 |
Fidelma Fitzpatrick1, Hilary Humphreys, James P O'Gara.
Abstract
Synthesis of a polysaccharide adhesin by icaADBC-encoded enzymes is currently the best-understood mechanism of staphylococcal biofilm development. In four methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates, environmental activation of icaADBC did not always correlate with increased biofilm production. Moreover, glucose-mediated biofilm development in these isolates was icaADBC independent. Apparently, an environmentally regulated, ica-independent mechanism(s) of biofilm development exists in S. aureus clinical isolates.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15815035 PMCID: PMC1081404 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1973-1976.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948