Purification and characterization of the staphylococcal slime-associated antigen and its occurrence among Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates

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作者
Baldassarri, L
Donelli, G
Gelosia, A
Voglino, MC
Simpson, AW
Christensen, GD
机构
[1] IST SUPER SANITA,ULTRASTRUTTURE LAB,I-00161 ROME,ITALY
[2] UNIV MISSOURI,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,COLUMBIA,MO
[3] HARRY S TRUMAN MEM VET HOSP,COLUMBIA,MO
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10.1128/IAI.64.8.3410-3415.1996
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The Staphylococcus epidermidis slime-associated antigen (SAA) was purified and characterized. N-Acetyl-glucosamine accounted for 70% of the dry weight of SAA, which was immunolocalized on the ruthenium red-positive material produced by slime-positive strains. A total of 59% of slime-producing S. epidermidis clinical isolates expressed SAA, while the phenotype slime(-) SAA(+) was never recovered.
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