Abstract
Cell wall-attached fibronectin-binding proteins are important multifunctional virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. This review describes recent advances in the understanding of the function of these proteins on a molecular level and of their role in infections.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2291-2298 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Microbes and Infection |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2006 |
Keywords
- Adhesion
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Fibronectin
- Internalization
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pyogenes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases