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Et al and Materials Vol. 4. 2002 (pages 39-60) DOI: HarrisCells European S. ISSN. aureus1473-2262. adhesins AN INTRODUCTION TO STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, AND TECHNIQUES FOR. IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING S. AUREUS ADHESINS IN RELATION TO. ADHESION TO BIOMATERIALS: REVIEW. Harris1,2*, Foster 2, and Richards1. 1. AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse, CH 7270 Davos, Switzerland; 2 Dept. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK. Abstract INTRODUCTION The ability of Staphylococcus aureus to adhere to the ex- The staphylococci tracellular matrix and plasma proteins deposited on staphylococci are Gram-positive bacteria, with diameters biomaterials is a significant factor in the pathogenesis of of m and characterised by individual cocci, orthopaedic-device related infections.
The Staphylococci Staphylococci are Gram-positive bacteria, with diameters of 0.5 – 1.5 µm and characterised by individual cocci, which divide in more than one plane to form grape-like clusters. To date, there are 32 species and eight sub-spe-cies in the genus Staphylococcus, many of which prefer-entially colonise the human body (Kloos and ...
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