Staphylococcus and biofilms

By F. Götz. Molecular Microbiology, 2002

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Subfields: Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology

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In Infectious Diseases

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• A Continuum of Anionic Charge: Structures and Functions of d-Alanyl-Teichoic Acids in Gram-Positive Bacteria (2003, background): “The involvement of LTA in the adhesion process and the role of the D-alanine esters in the ATR further emphasize the importance of D-alanyl-LTA in plaque and biofilm formation (188, 193).”
• Genetic requirements for Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation and persistence in host tissues (2009, background): “aureus elaborates two carbohydrate structures, capsular polysaccharide (CPS) (25) and poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG) (26).”
• Healthcare-associated infections, medical devices and biofilms: risk, tolerance and control. (2015, background): “Indeed, HCAIs such as SSIs can be avoided if conscientious hygiene procedures are practised (Percival et al., 2014a).”
• The evolution of flea-borne transmission in Yersinia pestis. (2005, background): “HmsR has 39% identity and 58% amino acid sequence similarity to IcaA, an N-acetylglucosamine transferase that functions to polymerize UDP-N-acetylglusosamine units; and HmsF has 23% identity and 41% similarity to IcaB, a poly (β-1, 6) N-acetylglocosamine deacetylase that removes N-acetyl groups from”
• Biofilms in chronic wounds (2008, background): “The staphylococci are also well-known biofilm formers.(21) DGGE analysis of the wounds revealed patterns ranging from two bands to 13 distinct bands, with the majority of the specimens having more than four bands.”
• Bacterial biofilms: from the Natural environment to infectious diseases (2004, background): “Owing to a great increase in the number of medical biofilm papers, however, space does not allow a comprehensive review of the medically relevant biofilms and the readers are referred to several review”
• The Genera Staphylococcus and Macrococcus (2006, background): “Slime production and biofilm formation are regulated by a number of environmental parameters and stress factors, which were summarized by Götz (2002).”
• Biofilm in Implant Infections: Its Production and Regulation (2005, background): “AtlE protein exhibits a vitronectin-binding activity and is thought to have a role in staphylococcal adherence to hydrophobic surfaces (7, 8).”