Staphylococcus aureusadhesion to bone matrix and bone-associated biomaterials
Open Access
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 173 (2) , 279-284
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13514.x
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent cause of orthopedic infections in humans. The bacterium expresses several adhesins that facilitate bacterial bindKeywords
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