PROTEIN-MEDIATED ADHESION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS TO SILICONE IMPLANT POLYMER
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 20 (2) , 249-253
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-20-2-249
Abstract
Summary Investigation was made of the role of protein A and clumping factor in the adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to the silicone polymer used for manufacture of cerebrospinal fluid shunting systems. The two proteins were judged to contribute non-specifically to adhesion. S. aureus was also shown to be capable of hydrophobic binding, but this was found to be distinct from the demonstrated protein-mediated adhesion.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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