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Modulation of the Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin (PIA) Expression in Biofilm Forming Staphylococcus Epidermidis

Analysis of Genetic Mechanisms

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Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract Virulence

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  1. Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie, Röntgenring 11, 97070, Würzburg, Germany

    Wilma Ziebuhr, Isabel Lößner, Shwan Rachid, Katja Dietrich & Jörg Hacker

  2. Mikrobielle Genetik, Waldhäuser Str. 70/8, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Friedrich Götz

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Ziebuhr, W., Lößner, I., Rachid, S., Dietrich, K., Götz, F., Hacker, J. (2002). Modulation of the Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin (PIA) Expression in Biofilm Forming Staphylococcus Epidermidis . In: Emoődy, L., Pál, T., Hacker, J., Blum-Oehler, G. (eds) Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract Virulence. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 485. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46840-9_21

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