Nasal Colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus Depends upon Clumping Factor B Binding to the Squamous Epithelial Cell Envelope Protein Loricrin

Crystal Structures Reveal the Multi-Ligand Binding Mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus ClfB

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Structural and Biochemical Characterization ofStaphylococcus aureusClumping Factor B/Ligand Interactions

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Are Host Genetics the Predominant Determinant of Persistent NasalStaphylococcus aureusCarriage in Humans?

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Surface proteins that promote adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to human desquamated nasal epithelial cells

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Iron-Regulated Surface Determinant Protein A Mediates Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to Human Corneocyte Envelope Proteins

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Reclassification ofStaphylococcus aureusNasal Carriage Types

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Differential roles of sortase-anchored surface proteins and wall teichoic acid in Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization

(2008) Christopher Weidenmaier et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Nasal carriage of S. aureus increases the risk of surgical site infection after major heart surgery

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Host Polymorphisms in Interleukin 4, Complement Factor H, and C‐Reactive Protein Associated with Nasal Carriage ofStaphylococcus aureusand Occurrence of Boils

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Identification of the Staphylococcus aureus MSCRAMM clumping factor B (ClfB) binding site in the  C-domain of human fibrinogen

(2008) E. J. Walsh et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

agr function in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates

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Key Role for Clumping Factor B in Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization of Humans

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