The metalloprotease S ep A governs processing of accumulation‐associated protein and shapes intercellular adhesive surface properties in S taphylococcus epidermidis

The otherwise harmless skin inhabitant Staphylococcus epidermidis is a major cause of healthcare‐associated medical device infections. The species' selective pathogenic potential depends on its production of surface adherent biofilms. The Cell wall‐anchored protein Aap promotes biofilm formatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Molecular microbiology 2017-03, Vol.103 (5), p.860-874
Hauptverfasser: Paharik, Alexandra E., Kotasinska, Marta, Both, Anna, Hoang, Tra‐My N., Büttner, Henning, Roy, Paroma, Fey, Paul D., Horswill, Alexander R., Rohde, Holger
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