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    Staphylococcal Virulence Factors

    The adherence of staphylococci to the unmodified or host factor-coated surface of a medical device is the first critical event in the establishment of a device-associated infection with these serious pathogens. S...

    Christine Heilmann, Friedrich Götz in Biomaterials Associated Infection (2013)

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    Structure and DNA-Sequence Analysis of the Staphylococcal Lantibiotics Epidermin and Gallidermin

    Lantibiotics are small, 19 to 34 amino acids long, polypeptides with antibacterial activity. A main feature of lantibiotics is the presence of several sulphide rings consisting of the unusual amino acids mesol...

    Friedrich Götz, Karl-Dieter Entian in Pathogenesis of Wound and Biomaterial-Asso… (1990)