Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1997 Apr;65(4):1522-6.
doi: 10.1128/iai.65.4.1522-1526.1997.

Expression of slime interferes with in vitro detection of host protein receptors of Staphylococcus epidermidis

L Baldassarri  1 , G Donelli, A Gelosia, A W Simpson, G D Christensen
Affiliations

Expression of slime interferes with in vitro detection of host protein receptors of Staphylococcus epidermidis

L Baldassarri et al. Infect Immun. 1997 Apr.

Abstract

We hypothesized that slime may mask bacterial molecules important in the attachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis to inanimate surfaces. In support of this hypothesis, we found that slime-negative strains attached significantly better to fibrinogen or fibronectin than the parent strains and exhibited greater surface hydrophobicity. Comparable results were obtained with 53 clinical isolates.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. J Clin Microbiol. 1985 Dec;22(6):996-1006 - PubMed
    1. Biomaterials. 1994 Aug;15(10):805-14 - PubMed
    1. Eur J Clin Microbiol. 1986 Oct;5(5):518-22 - PubMed
    1. Infect Immun. 1987 Dec;55(12):2870-7 - PubMed
    1. J Infect Dis. 1988 Jan;157(1):71-7 - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources